Egypt photo gallery - DPChallenge Forums

Canon RF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM

01/17/2008 11:52:53 PM · #1

Thought some of you might like to browse a
gallery from my recent trip to Egypt:

//www.flickr.com/gp/8995460@N04/29923E

Feel free to comment, either here or on Flickr!

Venom

Canon EOS R

01/18/2008 12:02:46 AM · #2

"Smoking the Hookah Pipe" that's a great one!

Stiger

Canon EOS-60D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/18/2008 12:07:01 AM · #3

Very cool set of photos. Egypt is near the top of my list to visit someday.

jaysonmc

Nikon D200

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

01/18/2008 12:08:07 AM · #4

You have some terrific shots in there. Looks like it was a very fun trip.

Tuesday

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/18/2008 12:13:29 AM · #5

beautiful shots! I really liked living vicariously through your trip!! LOL

*Tuesday*

Beetle

01/18/2008 12:21:59 AM · #6

*sigh* now I'm jealous. I've always wanted to see Egypt, but the thought of the day time heat scares me. How bad was it?

Oh and let me know if you ever get around to doing captions. I'd love to revisit your lovely photos if there was a bit of info about exactly what I'm looking at.

shadowdoc31

Sony Alpha a7R II

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

01/18/2008 12:33:56 AM · #7

Originally posted by Beetle:

#1. Wasn't hot... was cool... that's why we're all wearing coats in many of the photos... ;-) Seriously, in the 70's (cooler at night and in the morning)

#2. They're essentially ALL captioned already... I shoulda said this in my original post... click on "view as slideshow" after you follow the link; then in the center of the image to turn on captions.

aliqui

Nikon D300s

01/18/2008 05:24:51 AM · #8

I didn't know they did light shows on the structures. While it's very cool looking, I can't help but think it's horribly wrong.

I would absolutely love to visit that area. Such a wonderful experience it must have been!

Pug-H

Pentax K10D

Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax

01/18/2008 06:32:31 AM · #9

Originally posted by aliqui:

I didn't know they did light shows on the structures. While it's very cool looking, I can't help but think it's horribly wrong.

They've been doing it for decades. It's called Son et Lumiere (Sound and Light). I'm sure one of the Roger Moore James Bond films features it.

Makka

01/18/2008 06:57:06 AM · #10

What? No Zahi Hawass in any photos? I thought he was everywhere in Egypt these days! :)

Egypt is the one place I'd really like to visit one day. You've made me jealous. Some great pictures there!

Makka

01/18/2008 06:58:08 AM · #11

Originally posted by Pug-H:

They've been doing it for decades. It's called Son et Lumiere (Sound and Light). I'm sure one of the Roger Moore James Bond films features it.

I think it was the Spy Who Loved Me!

Message edited by author 2008-01-18 07:09:31.

anotherday

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/18/2008 07:01:22 AM · #12

Very cool pictures! Now I wanna go Egypt!

PGerst

Canon EOS-20D

01/18/2008 07:03:07 AM · #13

Very nice photos!

There just seems something very wrong about firing up some lasers at those objects.....

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

01/18/2008 07:45:42 AM · #14

Thanks for sharing ! I have been to Egypt several times and I love the country, Luxor is an amazing place as is Cairo

Mike

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

01/18/2008 08:29:41 AM · #15

Wow! I watch a fair bit of Discovery Channel, always hoping to see things like this. You've put the travel mags to shame, IMO. I've always wanted to visite Egypt, but never had the chance. :-( I really enjoyed the slideshow, it's an amazing and interesting collection. The pyramid shots at the beginning do a great job of communicating their enormity such as I've never seen before. The shots in the temple at the end are beautiful, the hanging candles remind me of Istanbul, another place I've never been, but seen on TV.

Thanks for sharing, it's a great way to start my day!

two thumbs up.

jeger

Canon EOS-5D

01/18/2008 08:37:52 AM · #16

Lovely photos.

Did you organize the trip yourself, or did you go with an escorted tour?

shadowdoc31

Sony Alpha a7R II

01/18/2008 11:35:51 AM · #17

Originally posted by jeger:

Lovely photos.

Did you organize the trip yourself, or did you go with an escorted tour?

- Esorted tour. Only $1,600 for 13 nights, which included all hotels (& boat),
as well as every meal except for 2, all sight entry fees, a guide, and bus
transportation. I thought $120/day was amazingly cheap for a trip of this
magnitue.

- It would be very hard to do this on your own unless you speak Arabic, or maybe
if you have an Egyptian friend.

- Scenes from "The Spy Who Loved Me", as well as "Death on the Nile", were also
shot at Karnak.

Beetle