Egypt - Wild Sea near the Fort Qaitbey in Alexandria
The Fort Qaitbey has the most visible location in Alexandria, located at the spot of the legendary lighthouse of Pharos. The fort oversees the entrance to the Eastern Harbour, and has nothing but sea in front of it. It can be quite a dramatic place when winter winds throw large waves on to the city! The fort is best seen from a distance, closer up it has taken too much of 19th century taste to appear as impressive and military as a fort should. Muhammad Ali modernized what was then a 350 year old fort, built around 1480. It is assumed that some of the stones of the fort are from the lighthouse, especially some huge red-granite pillars in the northwest section.
The Mediterranean Sea can be sometimes rough, especially during winter period. I have used as long exposure as a hand held camera allowed to capture the power of the water.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Photo Focal length: 33.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 1/8 s; ISO: 100
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Sadeq Nader Abul (29 months ago | reply)
wow!!!.. amazing capture Lucie!
Z!@ (29 months ago | reply)
beauty......truly amazing....
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stammberger13 (29 months ago | reply)
simply perfect-love everything on this picture!
Luis "Morningrise" Jordao (29 months ago | reply)
The light on those splashes is really, really great !
Well done.
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ayashok photography (29 months ago | reply)
wow
benspics.com (29 months ago | reply)
great shot
Shoestring2009 [deleted] (29 months ago | reply)
Fantastic what a super action shot. I do like this picture.
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RkRao (29 months ago | reply)
E x c e l l e n t
balticbooty (29 months ago | reply)
Totally Amazing!!!! Love it!
PixelShaping (29 months ago | reply)
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Tiago Vieira Perestrelo © (29 months ago | reply)
awesome shot, good exposure time, and a great light too
Raf Ferreira (29 months ago | reply)
good work as always
Mozzer502 (29 months ago | reply)
superb shot
Nicolas Moulin (Nimou) (29 months ago | reply)
So splendid. Congrats
Hamad A. Alajmi - www.Q8italk.com (29 months ago | reply)
amazing moment...
Toi-Vido (29 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful picture, great image processing, really well done.
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CoSurvivor (...somewhere far away..) (29 months ago | reply)
wow! what great timing with that wave...!
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Bridget Davey (www.bridgetdavey.com) (29 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Just Around the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Dostalek Images (29 months ago | reply)
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What a splash. Great shot.
Image chaser (29 months ago | reply)
Awesome. Congrats!
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pDOTeter (29 months ago | reply)
Lovely action in the sea combined with interesting setting, well done
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©Helminadia Ranford (29 months ago | reply)
wow....very nice catch!
nune (29 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
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Patrick Mayon (29 months ago | reply)
wow great shot featuring a spectacular wave.
markchadwickart (29 months ago | reply)
its a awesome shot, well done!
Shoeven (29 months ago | reply)
awesome water!!!!
Martin-James (29 months ago | reply)
Very good shot, your technique has worked very well with this scene.
Giorgio Bertocchi (29 months ago | reply)
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fraghorst (29 months ago | reply)
Super!
danirst - Daniele Pantanali Photography (29 months ago | reply)
awesome! Compliments
Styrmir Kári (29 months ago | reply)
Perfect exposure!
Love it!
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Roberto Saccon (29 months ago | reply)
Great scenery ans splashes !
Chencho Mendoza (29 months ago | reply)
Estupenda toma
Ahmad Nawawi (29 months ago | reply)
very great shot
*Chris van Dolleweerd* (29 months ago | reply)
nice capture lucie!
Joe Rainbow (29 months ago | reply)
Great shot Lucie.
♥Águeda Vázquez♥ (29 months ago | reply)
perfect!!
Patrick Doheny (29 months ago | reply)
Beautiful composition and lighting- great shot....
►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (29 months ago | reply)
Wonderful splashes Lucie!!
Jeff J....... (29 months ago | reply)
Wow! Fantastic capture!
Photography Sajjad Tufail ( in KL ) (29 months ago | reply)
amazing shot,
AYMAN-ALKANDERI (29 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo my friend....Excellent shot
Fahad Ben Hussain ( www.fhdphoto.com ) (29 months ago | reply)
nice shot :)
tu_geo (29 months ago | reply)
great capture
Andrea Cucconi (29 months ago | reply)
amazing exposure!
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JJD.Photography (29 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture!
Matt Champlin (29 months ago | reply)
cool - i was just in egypt too! Love this shot - the movement is great
Profiles of Nature (29 months ago | reply)
fabulous!!
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