Abu Simbel, a photo from Aswan, Inland

Photographer's Note

The reconstructed ruins of Abu Simbel depicting Ramesses II were built between 1264 - 1244 BC to commemorate victory over the Hittites at the battle of Kadesh in present day Syria. They were moved in 1968 to prevent being submerged by the Aswan High Dam.

Here's a shot taken in 1923 at the original location so they have done a good job replicating it here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel_temples#/media/File:S10.08_Abu_Simbel,_image_9930.jpg

More info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel_temples

The 2nd statue from the left apparently collapsed during an earthquake not long after it was completed. You can see the ear and head in front of the damaged statue.

Royaldevon, ikeharel, cornejo, pajaran, papagolf21, COSTANTINO, Fis2, Cricri, pierrefonds, jean113, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Royaldevon (52888) 2017-05-08 7:25

Hello Chris,

Oh, I'm so wishing I could be there!
But, you have given us an excellent guide from the f/g to the entrance of this amazing monument! WE can understand the size, we can see the shapes and we can easily be overawed by what we see!

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

rychem (55057) 2017-05-08 8:32

What can I say, only WOW, I admire the ancient people who designed and built this temple, excellent photo, the light is perfect and shades creat 3D effect
regards Ryszard

Silvio1953 (170901) 2017-05-08 9:37

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic monument, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

cornejo (54446) 2017-05-08 9:57

Hi Chris, very good photograph of this super interesting facade of the old temple, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy start to the week.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.

papagolf21 (126681) 2017-05-08 11:15

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Cette reconstitution du Temple semblait être une gageure, et pourtant, quel travail réalisé sauvé des eaux.
Une magnifique réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

COSTANTINO (79510) 2017-05-08 12:54

Hello dear friend a d have a nice time
no more comments because here
one photo is one thousand words
greetings to the artist and to
the architect who created this
monument
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

Fis2 (122899) 2017-05-08 13:25

Witaj Chris!
A very interesting place, view makes impression.
Very impressive sculptures.
Good frame colors and light.
Persons add flavor to this composition.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

Cricri (140770) 2017-05-08 22:35

Hi Chris
Magnifique reconstitution du temple, les personnes donne l'échelle, intéressant détails , bon cadrage et contraste avec le ciel bleu
belle journée
cricri

holmertz (70040) 2017-05-09 1:08

Hello Chris,
This is an impressive place and it is still almost incredible to imagine how these giant sculptures were cut into pieces, moved and reassembled. This photo shows the entire place, it's perfectly exposed and the figures at the entrance give us a good idea of the dimensions.
Regards,
Gert

Tue (55930) 2017-05-09 1:11

Hello Chris,
What a fantastic photo of this famous and impressive place. The sunlight and blue sky make it all look even more beautiful and the people add an excellent sense of scale.
Lars

abmdsudi (69584) 2017-05-09 1:50

Hi Chris
An interesting ancient treasure much to admire with its history. You have chosen the best spot and nicely framed saparated by contrasting deep blue sky with lovely touch of human element. Great control of your camera, Congrats.
Best regards

pierrefonds (80841) 2017-05-09 4:33

Bonjour Chris,

Le cadrage serré met les ruines en évidence. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des ruines de Abu Simbel. La bonne luminosité fait ressortir la beauté des couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

pajaran (77729) 2017-05-09 8:23

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazana stara arhitektura i detalji na fasadi, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lep Abu Simbel.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
Good work, beautiful old architecture and shown details on the facade, a good contrast and sharpness, well caught moment.
Yours Abu Simbel.
All the best.

ikeharel (89804) 2017-05-09 9:00

Good evening Chris,
Superb frontal perspective upon the mighty statues, scaled by the two person at the entrance.
Visible every small element on the scene.
Good evening,
Ike

jean113 (9156) 2017-05-09 14:02

Hello Chris,what a fantastic sight; an excellent viewpoint.
Those two people are an essential element to the composition, helping us to realise the scale.What an amazing feat of building and sculpting this was.
Regards Jean.

PaulVDV (40992) 2017-05-12 23:33

Hello Chris,
Since I was a kid I have seen similar pictures and always I found this view very impressive. The inclusion of the two people in front of the entrance give me the same feeling.
I still find the story of the displacement of this temple very fascinating.
Blut I also remember that when I visited Abu Simbel I was less impressed. Was it because of the large number of visitors at that moment ? I don't know. Inside the temple I surely was disappointed. Sometimes the expectations become too big over the years.
Anyway, this is a very beautiful picture of Abu Simbel taken on a very quiet moment.
Best regards, Paul

gervaso (22389) 2017-05-16 8:33

Hello, Chris!

These figures sculpted on the rocks look incredible, and you captured them with excellent light and textures! The monochromatic scene makes a very nice contrast with the blue sky! The people near the entrance are a good scale to the image! Wonderful place and composition!

mkamionka (45107) 2017-05-16 13:06

Hi Chris,
spectacular architecture or work of art!
I had the pleasure to visit this temple as well. I don't have great photos from this place though also because I was there in a crowd of tourists :(
Lovely frontal symmetry here, and the two people in the centre allow to better imagine the scale of this structure.
Excellent work,
M

jmdias (78403) 2017-05-16 16:44

chris

nice view of this famous and amazing façade. I can see pieces of the broken sculpture too, I imagine it would be possible to rebuild it. lovely image. a place I want to know some day.

hugs

jorge

mcmtanyel (40865) 2017-06-07 20:57

Hello Chris,
It is a lovely photo of these ancient ruins. I like the vivid colors, the symmetry and your POV using the wooden walkway as a lead-in.
Regards,
MT