Working in Edfu Photo

Photographer’s Note

This temple in Edfu is dedicated to the God Horus, son of the Isis Goddess and Osiris God, and is represented by the figure of a hawk.
It belongs to the Ptolemaique time (304-30 a.C.), and it is very well conserved, because most of the parts of it were under the sand during many years.
The temple is characterized by the succesion of small and more and more dark spaces that lead, finally, to the shrine (sagrad), where only can stay there, the priest and the Pharaon. This photo is from the exterior court.
In the majority of the temples, there are egyptian guards, that maintain the order and have care of it. Both guards of the photo, seems that they were a little confused.
I had to have a lot of patience with this shot, it was complicated to take because I didn't wanted tourists to appear into the photo, only the guards, and this is Very diffycult in Edfu, (and most of the Egyptian temples), because there are a lot of tourists everywhere!!!.

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RegisMinot (1317) 2004-11-19 23:58

It's a good idea to have included the two characters in your picture. It's a bit annoying however that the two characters have no legs.
You should also rotate it 2 degrees because the columns don't seem to be vertical.

pamastro (7213) 2004-11-20 2:09

Nice view with good lines. The columns stand out nicely moving the eye back to the distant wall. That wall itself has nice detail with the carvings. Perhaps the columns are a bit bright and I also wish we could see more of the two people. But it seems like a tight space. Maybe it could be skewed a bit to correct for the perspective distortion of looking up. I do especially like the light blue of the clothing of the person in front especially against the temple columns. And it is nice and crisp and clear, also. And good work keeping out other tourists. I'm sure it wasn't easy at all.

MiguelP (14336) 2004-11-20 11:24

Vuelvo del Perú y me encuentro con esta foto tuya de un pasado común de los dos: Egipto. Fuera de coñas, me gusta esta foto. Arte con referencia humana, y esta referencia actuando de forma espontánea. El fotógrafo parece desaparecer para mostrar un momento de la realidad, pero en esa presunta desaparición está su principal grandeza: La de capturar un trozo de vida.

ChristianS (2997) 2004-11-20 17:58

I like your photo Jaume, it's well composed. The tones are nice and a bit bright, but I know how difficult it is to take photos in those conditions under the bright egyptian sun. In my opinion the composition would had been even better with the exclusion of the two local guards. Regarding the tourists they are everywhere in Egypt and it is very hard to take photos avoiding tourists. I've been several times in Egypt and I have learned that the best time to avoid tourists is very early in the morning and at noon.