Good Morning Luxor! Photo

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Overlooking the Nile from a hotel room in Luxor towards the Theban Hills on the west bank, an early morning.

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Maged (1518) 2008-07-26 2:52

Hello Christian
Excellent shot for Luxor, I'am Egyptian But till now i didn't visited Luxor , Great atmosphere with pretty colors, the mountain looks like under spot light.
Well Done
Regards
Maged

Herquin (4508) 2008-07-26 3:04

Bonjour Christian,
belle dominante rougeatre sur le Nil , la mongolfière apporte un plus a ta photo .
Bien vu .
Bon week-end .
Christian .

dumbo (4368) 2008-07-26 4:53

Hej Christian,
Absolutely fantastic picture with mysterious and calm mood and beautiful colors. I like this composition and POV.
Good job!

Hälsningar,
Eino

jenna923 (6) 2008-07-26 6:42

This is a beautiful photo!!! I love how you caught the hot air baloon in it as well- it turned out great!

Dpbours (220) 2008-07-26 8:34

Hello Christian,

A nice composition with very nice early reds. The light just hitting the top of that hill and the balloon in the air as a little bonus.
I like the compo, but it feels a bit overly soft. The mist is still pulling away from in between the trees at the other side of the water, but the foreground feels a bit soft as well. Might have been in the scanning of the negatives.
But a nice compo it is!

Greetings, Dennis

robiuk (10763) 2008-07-27 13:45

Hi Christian,
I don't know if colours in this shot correspond 100% to
what it can be seen by the naked eye. Saying that, I know
how red light can be on the Nile, especially in the early
morning - it's just that here I feel there's a wee bit
too much of a magenta hue going on. Is it due to
shooting with Velvia? Or am I completely wrong?
Apart from that, I like the shot and what it shows. The
frame is well composed and that baloon is just like a
whipped cream on top of an ice cream. Sweet memories
from Egypt are coming back with each of your shots!
Thank you,
Robi

euryan (8351) 2008-07-28 23:27

Good to see you posting again. I love seeing these pinks and lavenders from good old Velvia film. Seems like a dream. Keep'em coming.
Regards,
Ryan

Photo Information

Copyright: Christian Stocker (ChristianS) (2997)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-01-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon F6, AF Nikkor 80-200 mm f/2.8 D, Fuji Velvia 50, B+W KR-1,5 Skylight
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-26 2:43