THE ETERNAL NILE, EGYPT, a photo from Luxor, Inland

Photographer's Note

The mere mention of the name of the Nile evokes for modern man images of Pyramids, great temples, mastabas, desert,fantastic tales of mummies, and wondrous treasures. But the Nile represents life itself to the people of Egypt, ancient and modern. In fact, for thousands of years, the River has made life possible for hundreds of thousands of people and animals, and has shaped the culture we today are only beginning to truly understand.

This picture was taken in the city of Luxor on a warm still night. Two kids, a boy and a girl can be seen rowing their own boat towards the west bank of the river. They were by our boat for a while asking for food, not money but food! They will be going home tonight with enough food for dinner as the people in our boat even took food from the dining room.

Information above taken from http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/

Nikon D200
2007/04/19 07:55:23.9
RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (2592 x 3872)
Color
Lens: VR 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 56mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/40 sec - F/22
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Preset d-0
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high
Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2007 Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: On (Normal)

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arjun_das (1851) 2007-06-16 11:54

hi,
nice capture of the boat in the background of bright water. good control over exposure settings. tfs.

regards,
arjun

Cormac (26565) 2007-06-16 12:12

Wonderful shot! I like the imagery here very much, with the lone boat and two people out on the water, with no one else around. The tower in the background balances the photo very nicely, being in the opposite corner from the boat. Great light too!

chc (1468) 2007-06-17 14:50

Great shot! The composition is really stuning. Christophe

vincz (19113) 2007-06-17 16:51

I like very much the atmosphere here and the choice ofthe vertical format. These greenish colours work so well to give this very unique atmosphere. A very good one.

Benedict (7076) 2007-06-20 1:33

soft color compo of the nile river. lighting well managed.
benedict

oochappan (4880) 2007-06-24 23:56

Scaling, the small boat in frontplan on the big lake with the landscape on top a strong composed structure, maintained sober by the soft coloring, outstanding one Andre
Henk

IaKoop (819) 2007-07-23 22:13

Neat composition... the stillness of the water in the centre almost makes it look like 2 shots put together. Also intrigued by the green shade of the reflections up top. Well done.

dvlazar (6662) 2007-07-25 8:06

Andre,
I find this image very effective with the isolated boat placed in the corner of the frame. Nice green colors too.
Well done,
Dave.

arturo (31) 2008-07-23 12:52 [Comment]

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MikiM (1924) 2008-07-24 1:06

Hi Andre,
NIcely balaced comosition. I like the large calm water with the small bot. The backgroud is perfectly composed. For me this picture tells somthiung about the distance.
Miklós