Sphinx Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Egyptian sphinx is an ancient iconic mythical creature usually comprised of a recumbent lion – an animal with sacred solar associations – with a human head, usually that of a pharaoh.

The largest and most famous is the Great Sphinx of Giza, sited on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River, facing due east, with a small temple between its paws. The face of the Great Sphinx is believed to be the head of the pharaoh Khafra,which would date its construction to the Fourth Dynasty (2723 BCE – 2563 BCE). However, there are some alternative theories that re-date the Sphinx to pre-Old Kingdom.

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fserajian (4619) 2006-06-24 10:46

Hi Stephenie,

Excellent POV, the sky is slightly over exposed in my opinion. But overall a nice photo TFS.

Fara

fayeulle (26547) 2006-06-25 3:08

Bonjour Stéphanie
Bonne photo du Sphinx. J'aurais cependant aimé que tu te décales un peu pour éviter que sa tête ne cache la grande pyramide. Tu as de la chance, il n'y a personne sur le site... Inconvénient lié à ceci : rien ne donne la taille du sphynx.
En ouvrant ton image avec Photoshop, on constate que l'histogramme fait apparaitre un léger manque de contraste et on voit aussi de nombreux artifacts liés à un trop grand taux de compression (il faut faire des fichiers plus gros). Voila pour mes conseils...
Cordialement
JP