Kom Ombo, a photo from Aswan, Inland

Photographer's Note

Although it is sometimes spelt as Kombo Ombo I believe the correct spelling is Kom Ombo. This temple is around 50 km north of Aswan. Taken late afternoon. It is right beside the Nile & very easy to visit. The adjacent museum allow photos no flash of a collection of mummified crocodiles. (see workshop).

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kom_Ombo

ikeharel, snunney, PaulVDV, Royaldevon, pierrefonds, worldcitizen, danos, delpeoples has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (146258) 2016-06-11 23:39

Hi Chris,
Interesting photo about thes eruins, good angle and lovely golden light, good result.

emka (157280) 2016-06-12 0:01

hello Chris,

I like these mummified crocodiles. They must be much older than 1000 years. Who could care of mummifying crocodiles 1000 years ago, when Muslims came? and they look like still living and resting on the sand. beautiful the main picture with the small temple in fabulous evening light. Splendid composition.

WArm regard s Malgo

papagolf21 (152605) 2016-06-12 0:45

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Sous cette lumière, le Temple prend encore plus de valeur et de beauté.
Très belle présentation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ikeharel (112397) 2016-06-12 1:08

This is a place I do not remember seeing at all on TE, Chris, nor knew about it.
A place I do not think I will visit any soon, so it is a good learning about the site.
Excellent light upon, enhanced the smallest elements, and people on side gave superb scale upon.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

kasianowak (17672) 2016-06-12 2:01

Hi Chris
Excellent light that really suits the subject and so does the canvas of clear blue sky. The visitors provide a sense of scale.
Best wishes
Kasia

snunney (130967) 2016-06-12 2:10

Hello Chris,
A well composed shot, which shows these interesting ruins to great effect. Your fellow visitors usefully provide scale. I like the warm lights and colours and the well rendered textural detail.

PaulVDV (62796) 2016-06-12 2:46

Hello Chris,
I know the place under the name Kom Ombo. I've visited the temple in 2004. Together with another traveller I took the train from Aswan to the village Kom Ombo (a little further away from the Nile). There were only wagons with 3rd class places and the train was full with locals. But we were offered a seat by some friendly young men. The train ride was very enjoyable and we both were the attraction for the Egyptian passengers. A memory I will never forget. But everything then was different than it is now.
I like the beautiful warm light on the temple on this picture, the hieroglyphs that are clearly visible on the columns, the angle from which you took this photo and the estimation of the dimensions of the temple which is possible with the inclusion of the visitors.
Best regards, Paul

Royaldevon (85606) 2016-06-12 2:57

Hello Chris,

For its age, it's remarkably well preserved, especially when you think how ancient, unused buildings have been robbed for their stone! The capitals are beautifully sculptured!
I'm glad you included some other people as it immediately shows size of the temple.

Can you imagine the bravery needed to capture these crocodiles, then the skill to mummify them! Amazing!

Have a great Sunday,
Bev :-)

carlo62 (81265) 2016-06-12 3:09

Ciao Chris
che bellezza questo tempio, si riescono a vedere benissimo anche le iscrizioni sulle colonne, una foto di ottima qualità con una luce calda molto bella.
Curiosa e interessante anche la foto del ws.
Saluti
Carlo

holmertz (101956) 2016-06-12 4:08

Hello Chris,
Apart from the wonderful architecture it's the warm light and golden tones that fascinate me the most in this photo. I guess at this time of late afternoon the heat was finally becoming almost bearable. The group of tourists (from some east Asian country I believe) add life and at least one red dot, as well as allowing us an estimate of the dimensions. I like their presence and I like that they don't dominate the view.
Kind regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (113552) 2016-06-12 4:10

Bonjour Chris,

Les colonnes aident à cadrer le temple. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails du temple Kom Ombo. La qualité de la lumière embellit les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (220553) 2016-06-12 5:04

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

Sergiom (117241) 2016-06-12 5:41

BOnjour Chris,

Elles sont magnifiquement bien préservées ces ruines égyptiennes. Cela parait que les talibans ne sont pas passés par là.Quelle magnifique lumière qui fait bien ressortir tous les détails.

Bon dimanche

Serge

worldcitizen (15956) 2016-06-12 10:10

Hello Chris,
This is so old, and so beautiful. The earthy colors really shine under the warm sunlight, and the tourists add some extra hues to the scene. The mummified crocodiles are a bit strange, but still interesting to see. :-)

batalay (41261) 2016-06-12 14:06

Hello Chris,

The light is magnificent, allowing the golden hues of the stonework to show up against the stark shadows. I wondered why I did not remember this temple, but I see that it is in Aswan, and we weren't able to travel that far south. The two-point perspective you chose works extraordinarily well here.

Warm regards,

Bulent

danos (110407) 2016-06-12 23:46

Hello Chris,
very nice the view of Kom Ombo with the warm afternoon light as falling on it to brings out its details making the whole scenery unique.The presentation of the visitors add scale in the image.

Regards,Danos

delpeoples (60342) 2016-06-13 1:18

Ciao Chris

Kombo Ombo kinda rolls of the tongue better and makes me smile. Excellent POV, on an angle and wonderful warm golden light. A shot where it was impossible to avoid tourists but where they provide a good sense of scale anyway. Lovely shot, thanks for your informative note.

Warm regards
Lisa

macjake (98262) 2016-06-14 11:13

Hi Chris
mummified crocodiles, now I've seen it all! why would they even do that? for what purpose?

as for this Temple, its beautiful, even in this state of despair. the light gives it that sweet golden hue, and I like the overall size and girth of it from this angle. sweet subject and shot
cheers
Craig

mkamionka (73316) 2016-06-14 12:57

Hi Chris,
I am not sure what is correct but I do memorized it as Kom Ombo.
I took part in an organized Nile River Cruise which took me to the most attractive spots in this fragment of Nile, however to Kom Ombo I arrived in the very evening so I only managed to take a couple of night shots.
In your photo in the daylight it looks even more attractive. You have couple of people who allow to imagine the scale but there are at least no crowds.
Beautiful picture!
I am glad that you are OK.
M

tulipan7 (804) 2016-11-19 10:43

Beautiful picture... Sunset seems to bring the best out of this place but then again, maybe I'm not objective because I was there at sunset too...
Photo is so sharp - I love how you can clearly see the reliefs on the columns thanks to that... I also like the human presence but I appreciate the fact they are not scattered all over the place but gathered around the tour guide, probably listening to the mysterious and intriguing stories from the ancient times...