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Iran - Palace of Darius and part of columns of The Great Palace of Xerxes in Persepolis Reflected
Persepolis - its ancient name was Parsa to ancient Persians, its modern name is Takht-e Jamshid, (Persian: Throne of Jamshid), to Iranians it was the capital of the Achaemenid kings of Iran (Persia). Persepolis is located about 50 km northeast of Shiraz in the province of Fars in southwestern Iran. It was set on fire by Alexander upon his defeat of Darius III. The Achaeminid Empire was large and important : it covered Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Macedonia (FYROM), a part of Syria, Israel and Egypt. In the North : Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan... 24 different nationalities.
Of all the preconceptions, of all the regions, of all the continents in the world, the hardest to shake is that of the Middle East. The mere mention of Iran nowadays is likely to conjure images of a war-torn desert, where women resemble black tents and bearded men burn pictures of Uncle Sam. Upon relating my Iranian adventures in a conversation, silence inevitably falls, followed by a sequence of furrowed brows, maternal concern and the unavoidable question: "Isn't it really dangerous to travel there?" On the contrary, my journey through Iran was among the safest in my travels. Reliable transport, good roads, beautiful landscapes, zero criminal incidents, stylish women in light hijabs, and an overwhelming friendliness of a people that gently transformed my journey into a string of leisurely afternoon teas and spontaneous dinners.
Persepolis itself is a fascinating place, especially for photographers, however don’t search for lake or pond anywhere near Persepolis. The day before I visited Persepolis, there was heavy rain across bigger part of Middle East, including majority of Iran and even in Kuwait where heavy rain caused power failure for few days. As a result of heavy rain, there were still water puddles around Persepolis when I got there the next day late afternoon. As it was my 4th visit to this place I wanted to capture it in new different way and the possibility of reflection was a perfect way to allow me to do that. I got some curious looks from people around as I was nearly laying on the ground trying to get the best angle however when people realized that you can get great reflections, there were more photographers trying to do the same very soon afterwards. This shot captures reflection of Palace of Darius and part of columns of The Great Palace of Xerxes.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 20.00 mm, Aperture: 5.6, Exposure time: 1/20 s, ISO: 125
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Faisal | Photography (30 months ago | reply)
So amazing!
well done...
Waleed Almotar (30 months ago | reply)
great photo Lucie :)
Toni - http://antonioalabajos.com (30 months ago | reply)
Excelent shot!!!.
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©Helminadia Ranford (30 months ago | reply)
wow so clear,...amazing composition again Lucie
antuan35mm (30 months ago | reply)
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Iris (Irene Becker) (30 months ago | reply)
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Cristo Bolaños (30 months ago | reply)
Wow, amazing, very good reflections and composition.
annelivia (30 months ago | reply)
Just amazing reflections and colours!
SajiAntony (30 months ago | reply)
wow great capture... love the refelections..love the shapes and the human silhouette makes it interesting
widgee76 [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot, love the reflections. :)
A.Alwosaibie (30 months ago | reply)
Great shot!!
albert.5 (30 months ago | reply)
Fantastico encuadre,reflejos y tonalidades
Musti Mohsin (30 months ago | reply)
super!!
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Shapour_3 (30 months ago | reply)
It's a wonderful landscape. very beautiful shot.
and thanks for your traveling story.
iamsutao (30 months ago | reply)
Very nice capture,
Love the feflection.
al-ien (30 months ago | reply)
outstanding image... bringing the foreground out....along with the reflection... well seen!
Diamond Lips -BHR (30 months ago | reply)
wow amazing
Luis Marín (30 months ago | reply)
Amazing reflections!
Fairdunnin(Means_Im_Tired) (30 months ago | reply)
Again, amazing. The coura and the backgroud just fit perfect and the reflection is amazing
© Saleh AlRashaid / www.Salehphotography.net (30 months ago | reply)
Nice 1 lucie
el tio cachi2 (30 months ago | reply)
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HORIZON (30 months ago | reply)
Perfect!!!
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nuframe (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colour and composition.
Babak (Babaky) (30 months ago | reply)
THis is a one off picture of¨Persepolis and lake????
LensEye View (30 months ago | reply)
Great reflections
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Matt Champlin (30 months ago | reply)
wow - really stunning work, jealous that you got to go there
Gaflarinn (30 months ago | reply)
Nice shot
Franz-62 (30 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot - great lighting and tones!
Helena W (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful light and atmosphere!
arshadthetrekker © (30 months ago | reply)
Great view!!!!!!!
Captain Suresh (30 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image, well composed !
Dean Forbes (30 months ago | reply)
great sky and reflections.
Styrmir Kári (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
The human silhouette really gives you the scale of the place.
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EL CUMPA (30 months ago | reply)
Great shot...Nice work.--well done--
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isahilo (30 months ago | reply)
unos reflejos magnificos
Carl Van Rooy Photography (30 months ago | reply)
Wow, the sillouette is amazing as well as the rock capture underwater.
TomRaven (30 months ago | reply)
Perfect reflections and light!
David M Hogan - Now on Google+ too (30 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic!! Wonderful silhouettes and I love how you can see the rocks underwater as well as a stunning reflection. Well done!!
Verena Sala (30 months ago | reply)
this picture is a masterpiece...wow!
RkRao (30 months ago | reply)
Love the way u are captured.
Dani℮l (30 months ago | reply)
Well seen, nice reflections!
✪ delta_mizan (30 months ago | reply)
beautiful
Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (30 months ago | reply)
The foreground detail is wonderful, as is the subdued light, silhouettes and reflections !
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Ahsan Jahanzeb (30 months ago | reply)
superb!
Pepelahuerta (30 months ago | reply)
Bellisima como siempre.Saludos