The Great Place, a photo from Luxor, Inland

Photographer's Note

This photo was taken above the Valley of the Kings after a toilsome walk on a very hot day. Situated at West Thebes, this is the place where during a period of 500 years almost all the kings of 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties were buried. The ancient name of this place was Ta Set Aat, "The Great Place" and the modern arabic name is Wadi Biban el-Muluk, "The Valley of the Doors of the Kings". The picture shows the inner central part of the valley, with the tombs of Ramesses VI and Tutankhamun in the centre along the main path, to left near the cliff ridge is the tomb of Amenhotep II and to the right the tomb of Merenptah can be seen. The valley is honeycombed with 57 tombs, most of them belonging to the kings and handfull belonging to near relatives an court friends.

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Sylv (16) 2004-11-09 11:58

Tres belle vue, presque un panorama ! Reellement etonnant quand on n'est pas famillier de ce genre de lieux (le reste de tes photos sont d'ailleurs aussi bonnes).

Juste pour la critique : la route a gauche est trop pres du bord, et a droite il y a un bout de route ou quelque chose d'approchant.

Aegean (2571) 2004-11-09 12:07

A great capture of the fantastic place Christian. Colors are so vibrant and contrasty and the atmosphere so crisp that all the details are clearly visible. Very well done!

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pulezan (841) 2004-11-10 3:01

The colours are very beautiful, honestly I don t remember this place in this way. Did you took this picture in late afternoon or there is some PP? Lucky you to have enough time to climb the hills. I don t know how you managed to have everything clear. I remember the hills were full of police, but it was in the morning when is crowded with tourists. The sky is great also. Well done.

PixelTerror (0) 2004-11-10 5:49

Hej Christian, a good capture of this unique place, I had the opportunity to discover it during the Tutankhamon exhibition that took place in Basle this summer, your photo reminds it to me, I like the colors and the good depth of your photo, it's well done Christian, thanks for sharing.

bpelvan (3798) 2004-11-10 10:17

sooner or later I'll reuse my scanner for my old Egypt pictures because of your incitements Christian..:))))) You caught the real atmosphere and the texture of the environment here. Very alive colors with good DoF and sharpness. Thanks for note and sharing...

aznegrao (10316) 2004-11-11 14:22

Excelente trabalho Christian. A nitidez nas montanhas esta excelente, muito detalhado. A combina鈬o de cores com o ceu est� fantastica. Otima nota Sauda鋏es.
aznegrao.

colinbrenchley (6431) 2004-11-11 17:54

A good viewpoint which gives allows the viewer to appreciate the vastness of the Valley of the Kings. The blue sky is enhanced by perfect well photographed cirrus clouds.