Man in the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a photo from Aswan, Inland

Photographer's Note

The red colour in the faces of the statues are residuals from the ancient era

You can see here a larger,sharper and more detailed version of the photo.

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Architecture

Hatshepsut's chancellor, royal architect Senenmut oversaw construction. Although the adjacent, earlier mortuary temple of Mentuhotep was used as a model, the two structures are nevertheless significantly different in many ways. Hatshepsut's temple employs a lengthy, colonnaded terrace that deviates from the centralised structure of Mentuhotep痴 model � an anomaly that may be caused by the decentralized location of her burial chamber. There are three layered terraces reaching 97 feet tall. Each story is articulated by a double colonnade of square piers, with the exception of the northwest corner of the central terrace, which employs Proto Doric columns to house the chapel. These terraces are connected by long ramps which were once surrounded by gardens with foreign plants including frankincense and myrrh trees.The layering of Hatshepsut's temple corresponds with the classical Theban form, employing pylons, courts, hypostyle hall, sun court, chapel and sanctuary.

Historical influence

Hatshepsut痴 temple is considered the closest Egypt came to Classical architecture. Representative of New Kingdom funerary architecture, it both aggrandizes the pharaoh and includes sanctuaries to honor the gods relevant to her afterlife.This marks a turning point in the architecture of Ancient Egypt, which forsook the megalithic geometry of the Old Kingdom for a temple which allowed for active worship, requiring the presence of participants to create the majesty. The linear axiality of Hatshepsut痴 temple is mirrored in the later New Kingdom temples. The architecture of the original temple has been considerably altered as a result of misguided reconstruction in the early twentieth century AD.

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pajaran (115751) 2016-02-28 9:23

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst o Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, sa istorijom i opisom ...
Dobar radd, lepo pokazan deo hrama i posetioc, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje.
Lepa arhitektura.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and a good text about Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, the history and description ...
Good work, nice shown part of the temple and the visitor, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors.
Beautiful architecture.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

lousat (139164) 2016-02-28 9:38

Hi Danos,it's a good idea,the man inside the pic give us an idea of the size of the stautes,i been there me too some year ago and it's always nice to see a pic from this incredible place,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ikeharel (113219) 2016-02-28 9:49

Kalispera Danos,
Excellent scale by the man in red, the ancient statues are so mighty built to impose the on-looker.
A side POV well collected, and managed the strong shine of desert daylight.
My best regards,
Ike

COSTANTINO (116349) 2016-02-28 9:51

Για σου φίλε μου
Δυναμική φωτογραφία που μιλάει μόνη της
φως και σκιά παίζουν έξοχα και τα δύο
μαζί οι σημειώσεις σου είναι εκείνες
που με βοηθησαν να καταλάβω τις αρχαίες
παραστάσεις καλή εβδομάδα
Costantino

ourania (51103) 2016-02-28 10:36

Καλησπέρα Δάνο,
η παρουσία του επισκέπτη δεν μπορεί να περάσει απαρατήρητη λόγω του έντονου κόκκινου της μπλούζας του, της θέσης, του παραστήματός του και της φωτογραφικής του τσάντας:) Μοιάζει να επεξεργάζεται ένα δίλημμα, πού να στρέψει την προσοχή του. Η παρουσία του, αν και έντονη, είναι παροδική, σε αντίθεση με τις πέτρινες μορφές που έχουν δει πολλούς να παρέρχονται. Πολύ καλή η ευκρίνεια και ωραία η απόδοση χρωμάτων και σκιών. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά καλό σου βράδυ,
Ουρανία

Fis2 (170613) 2016-02-28 12:41

Witaj Danos!
An interesting scene, statues are impressive.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

PiotrF (54514) 2016-02-28 13:21

Hello Danos
Interesting picturefrom Valley of Queen. Great vief of man with beautiful architecture. Nice composition. Thank yoy for inforative note
Regards
Piotr

ChrisJ (171794) 2016-02-28 15:33

Hi Danos,

The man's red shirt immediately grabs attention. Good sharpness and an interesting note on the ancient temple. The man contrasts well with the 3 stone statues. Tfs!

pierrefonds (114325) 2016-02-28 15:38

Hi Danos,

The presenc of the man has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details of the temple. There is a good contrast between the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

shreya2000 (2815) 2016-02-28 20:33

Hi Danos,

Quite tightly cropped image probably not to show too many people in the frame. I Think. This is a good light and composed image showing the old temples of Egypt.

Regards,
joginder

jmdias (115030) 2016-02-29 1:23

danos

excellent angle catching well the repetition of the sculptures in front these arches. nice use of personage here too.

hugs

jorge

holmertz (102588) 2016-02-29 1:39

Hello Danos,
It's interesting to see that there still is some paint remaining in the faces of the statues. The tourist is well placed and animates the view, furthermore his shirt vaguely matches the partly painted faces above him.
Kind regards,
Gert

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-02-29 2:12

Hello Danos,
It looks like the statues has a blush of shame on their cheeks by seeing the scarlet red of the man痴 T-shirt and naked arms.
I think he should have paid some more attention to these impressive statues like you did.
Good composition and high quality.
Groet Rob

eldancer1 (36343) 2016-02-29 7:25

Clever idea to include the person, it provided scale. Good pov and dof with sharp details. Well done, tfs.

Royaldevon (85856) 2016-02-29 8:40

Hello Danos,

Isn't it surprising that, after so many thousands of years, we are familiar with the name of Queen Hatshepsut and her wonderful temple!
The Ancient Egyptians did things on a massive scale and this is one of of those fine examples.
You have captured a lovely set of statues with lovely colours and sharp details. The inclusion of the male figure gives both a sense of scale and brightens the scene.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (221435) 2016-02-29 10:12

Ciao Danos, lovely composition with fantastic statues, good perspective, fine details, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2016-02-29 15:43

Hi dear Danos

I enjoy your recen Egypt series so much, Nice shot for statu/regacy + human! This one is also so nice combination and very natsural appraoch. The comparison is so wonderfyl to see.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-02-29 16:44

Hi Danos
Great subject of ancient Egypt, exquisitely detailed viewed from this elevated angle showing scale of the statues that amazed me. Love the rich colours, clarity and contrast. Fine shot, Congrats
Best regards

rychem (72187) 2016-03-01 7:44

A pharao must be higher than the ordinary man in the street, the row of figures is very well captured with a tourist in red in the FG, he is an eyecatcher, very well done
Ryszard

Tue (92272) 2016-03-01 7:46

Hello Danos,
Perfect photo in a good, vertical and tight composition, of these three impressive statues and the much smaller tourist in red in the foreground. He really adds a nice sense of scale.
Lars

adramad (72932) 2016-03-01 14:47

Hi Danos.
A beautiful composition, which captivates us three great statues preceding the temple, tourists serves to give an idea of the proportions.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; are all factors perfectly made, in this beautiful image.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2016-03-01 15:46

Ol� Danos,
imagem interessante essa mesmo, e curiosa, pois a face do homem e das est疸uas est縊 vermelhas. Gostei da compara鈬o de tamanho tamb駑.
Parab駭s e Abra輟,
Lucas

mkamionka (74291) 2016-03-02 2:59

Hi Danos,
I have couple of pictures taken in this exact spot but since I had some people in them I hesitated to share them. I have to admit that I am re-evaluating my taste, the guy in red shirt here adds a lovely touch as far as colors are concerned.
May be I should use photos with people more often, especially that sometimes one cannot avoid them...
The guy also allows to imagine the scale of the sculptures.
Very well done!
M

mcmtanyel (68369) 2016-03-04 20:13

Hello Danos,
The fellow's red T-shirt contrasts nicely with the pale statues. Are they the queen's guards?
Regards,
MT

mesutilgim (0) 2016-03-06 11:43

Hello dear Danos,
Another nice capture from Egypt in your gallery.
Very good pov and compo. Nice to see the pink tint on the sculptures, which means that also the antique Egyptians had painted their sculptures like on other sculptures of the Greek and Roman antiquity.
Many interesting and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Cricri (176) 2016-03-17 9:15

Hi Danos
Super le cadrage avec la personne donnant l'馗helle des statues, une lumi鑽e extra , un grand contraste des couleurs
belle journ馥
cricri

berek (50518) 2016-03-23 21:33

Dear Danos,
Super framing with the person giving the scale statues, extra light, high contrast colors
Best regards.
Burak Erek

shevchenko (20560) 2016-05-26 22:51

Hi Danos,

Good capture to a visitor at the temple so that we are able to estimate the size of these big statues, clear to show the artistic ancient statues, informative note for study the style of architectures in different era, interesting composition, distinct photo, good shoot.

Ally