Jordan - Petra - The Treasury - El-Khazneh
Petra (from πέτρα "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture.
The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site. It is one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World" as determined by the New Open World Corporation (not affiliated with UNESCO).
As it was not my first visit to this place I wanted to capture bit more unusual scene that would remind us of 'Indiana Jones and the last crusade'... or simply ancient times, however Petra is very touristic place and I had to wait for long time to capture such a timeless scene.
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/5, 0.017 sec (1/60), ISO 200, 21 mm
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1D110, MaxymZ, hadley coull, calamorlanda, and 282 other people added this photo to their favorites.
1D110 (52 months ago | reply)
Manifique couleures tres belle photo
claonaite (52 months ago | reply)
Great composition - the people add life to the photo.
Marco Sartori (52 months ago | reply)
great shot!
Trausti Ólafsson (52 months ago | reply)
Great scene, good shot.
Rod Monkey (52 months ago | reply)
Superb - the inclusion of the riders makes this different to most of the Petra shots i've seen.
hadley coull (52 months ago | reply)
you've been to a lot fo cool places! really wanna go to petra. fantastic shot...
MaxymZ (52 months ago | reply)
That is very nice! I've been there in November. This place is magnificent. I must say that you were very lucky to catch this one with those two riders. I've been there with a million other people...
Check out my shots from Jordan and Egypt if you wish :)
Roger.C (52 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture.
Very good.
gerag (52 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot. Love this reddish color.
calamorlanda (52 months ago | reply)
great
LLP (Recuperating... Extended Away) (52 months ago | reply)
Masterful! Great job.
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joshlty (52 months ago | reply)
wow, nice ! especially reminds me of 'indiana jones and the last crusade'...
Juan Rubiano (52 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture !.
Mr Din (52 months ago | reply)
superbe photo, la composition et les couleurs sont nikel!
Weir_r / (Robert) (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot, so indiana Jones did not discover it then. Awe there goes my history knowledge.
It is a beautiful place the things they could do in those days.
giulifff (52 months ago | reply)
I stay many years ago, I know the emotion and the astonishment to us that test once outside from the grip throat...... beautifulst photo...
(sorry for my english)
ilGiallo (52 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo!!!!
Bob G in Ohio (52 months ago | reply)
Such a beautiful image. Thanks for sharing your travels.
Zio Canguro (52 months ago | reply)
I was in Petra 10 years ago: what a fantastic place!
And you made a great work: fantastic shot!
rob mccoll (52 months ago | reply)
Wonderful place, your photo has done justice to it.
Suddhajit (52 months ago | reply)
Indeed you have captured a timeless scene! conrats!
Dan Wiklund (52 months ago | reply)
Lovely Petra... Definatly on my list of places to visit.
How1e (52 months ago | reply)
Great image.
Vanb1 (52 months ago | reply)
beautiful, uncommon angle
Brett Cohen (52 months ago | reply)
Hello, very nice, great composition...
arturpoz (52 months ago | reply)
Very good done..
Carlos "Conan" (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
mrlee_1979 (52 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot, love the rich red colour.
This place looks magical.
LucaPicciau (52 months ago | reply)
Magical place and capture!
LightSpectral | Ismanah photography (52 months ago | reply)
OH... this is so fantastic...
you managed to capture the magic of the place!
Have a wonderful sunday evening!
John Adkins II (52 months ago | reply)
absolutely stunning!!! I have always wanted to see this first-hand!
Mike O'C (52 months ago | reply)
wow!
likemike (52 months ago | reply)
What a great shot! Even before reading your description I was thinking that it could be a still from the new Indiana Jones movie... well done!
dougchinnery.com (52 months ago | reply)
difficult exposure handled so well
Alin B. (52 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
Have nice week!
Filippo Manaresi (52 months ago | reply)
Beautiful framing and tone!
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Rafał S (52 months ago | reply)
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Goldenpixel (52 months ago | reply)
Great and perfect shot! Only INDIANA JOHN is missing!
pickle.monger (52 months ago | reply)
I really want to visit this place!
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livetowander (52 months ago | reply)
Your patience paid off!
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I hope i'll be there!
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