Masjid Al-Noor

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I wanted to shoot this magnificent masjid from far away for ages now, but currently the best spot from the bridge of El-Abasiya is not good because of the construction work there infront of the masjid.

But during last Eid after witnessing the sunrise, with my lovely wife, that day; I parked the car on the bridge!! I am talking about 6th of October bridge!!! Crazy? YES may be, but I had to do it. Plus, on a Friday and about 6:30am, there wasn't much traffic to hold me back :)

I got very lucky with those clouds..alhamodlillah

Psst..I know that I seem like an HDR freak (which I AM), but this is NOT HDR btw...!! This is a single RAW shot that I played around with in Lightroom.
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  1. Hermes <3er, .. . .. . .. . .., adнaм*, Aveen L♥ve, and 928 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Stolen Pictures [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

    lovely

  3. Dr. Bahraini ™ (56 months ago | reply)

    excellent shot

  4. Hashem Elassar [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

    looks fantastic, love the contrast and the sky

  5. adнaм* (56 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot....amazing pic buddy : )

  6. Aveen L♥ve (56 months ago | reply)

    very good light tones
    against the rich blue sky....

  7. Tanveer Farooqui (56 months ago | reply)

    Beeeauuuuuuuuutiful !!

  8. Miz@work (56 months ago | reply)

    Amazing Shot love the colour of the sky

  9. Mohsan' (56 months ago | reply)

    Just Excellent !

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  10. < Ad > (56 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant. The framing and the saturation is great.

  11. Amr O (56 months ago | reply)

    Super shot. Fantastic view and great sky. great colours too.
    but forgive me, am a freak, i think it needs rotation 0.25 degree ccw.

  12. Mohd Al-Harbi (56 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors and shadows ...

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  13. kalim123 (56 months ago | reply)

    this is great from egypt

  14. a_sufian_k (56 months ago | reply)

    V, nice PIC``.,

  15. ~ єяνα ~ (56 months ago | reply)

    excellent shot

  16. HeavenYoura (56 months ago | reply)

    Lucky you. Lovely.
    I don't know.. I think the view wouldn't have been that clear if it wasn't in dawn or early morning.

  17. Harraz (56 months ago | reply)

    Great shot, the composition is wonderful and the colors are amazing..!!
    Great shot full of spiritual feelimgs..1

  18. SBA73 (56 months ago | reply)

    Great contrasts. Even better if there's no HDR, which I found makes the pictures quite artificial

  19. ♥ Nooda (56 months ago | reply)

    very nice .. !

  20. cairo2world (56 months ago | reply)

    excellent shot ya Korayem , and well done for the processing !
    and i like ur angle, taking only what u want in the frame. .
    great one !

  21. Mohamed Eissa (56 months ago | reply)

    amaaaaaaaaaaazing !!!!!!!!
    begad Perfect I like it so much !!

  22. Sarah Rifaat (56 months ago | reply)

    Wooow!! Amazing - great colors and composition! Bravo for being brave enough to park on 6th of October bridge - it was definitely worth it!

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  23. maha. [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

    simply wonderful
    towards the heavens

  24. Vedia... (56 months ago | reply)

    soo beautiful, ı really loved...

  25. fedfed82 (56 months ago | reply)

    Great shot......its simply beautiful...especially the clouds and the color of the sky

  26. HUSTON PHOTOGRAPHY [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

    Amazing shot and beautiful place!

  27. photogenic™ (56 months ago | reply)

    Wow, mashallah, you got very lucky with the weather!

  28. ALtammar Q8 (56 months ago | reply)

    amazing shot (-;

  29. kmorsy13 (56 months ago | reply)

    gamda geddan, but u v forgot to add ur signature

  30. negra223 (56 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Envy (invited images only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    Beautiful colors and detail! Awesome capture!
    ;0}

  31. kyledg07 (56 months ago | reply)

    Very nice!! Great reatment as well as a great pic!

  32. -Chad Johnson (56 months ago | reply)

    Excellent photo, love the vignette!

  33. aamir.waheed (56 months ago | reply)

    You have been invited to add this image to Ultimate Shots!
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  34. tassie303 (56 months ago | reply)

    Great symmetry and colour - nice work
    Seen in Flickr Envy (invited images only).

  35. miss_vieira [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best Photographers / Melhores Fotografos, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  36. islamcrunch (56 months ago | reply)

    All glory and praises belong to Allah the Almighty. Great shot, Sidi Korayem!

  37. M. Asif - AWAY ! (56 months ago | reply)

    A great capture. Beautiful sky.

  38. s0mE1 (56 months ago | reply)

    Probably, this is the best spot to take such a shot from over the bridge....I've always wanted to take it but the traffic has no mercy!!
    May be I'll try a night long exposure one someday.
    Thank you for sharing !!

  39. Sandra Bögels Fotografie (56 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Breathtaking eye-catcher (Invite needed) !, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    Wonderful this makes me happy XXX San

  40. mohammad.yousry (56 months ago | reply)

    eh el wahm dahhhhhhhhhh
    enta m3ady 3ala fekra
    to7faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  41. MaxRab (56 months ago | reply)

    fantastic

  42. Bussabar (56 months ago | reply)

    Great work...............

  43. shady_hs (56 months ago | reply)

    simply beautiful

  44. radio4 (56 months ago | reply)

    This really is a most beautiful mosque and you have captured it so very well

    I saw this in Ultimate Shot ~ Post Invited Images Only!
    ultimate

  45. bashmohandes (56 months ago | reply)

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW This looks GREAT

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