Dark clouds hovered over the urban sprawl that is Cairo whilst, in the distance the sun was setting over the ancient pyramids of Giza.
Best viewed large I think. 'The Ancient and the Modern' On White
Edit: I am overwhelmed by the positive response this image has received. Thank you for your kind comments. Just to clear up on what post-processing was or wasn't done. This fairly accurately reflects the scene I saw as I recall it but, sadly, no camera is capable of recording the extreme dynamic range that the eye can see. I took a number of different exposures of the scene and eventually settled on this one which was exposed for the buildings. The sky was therfore over-exposed. I used Photomatix hdr to darken the sky but tried as best as I am able with my limited skills to remain true to what I actually saw. I did do some minimal post-processing in PS thereafter but again the attempt was to go for reality rather than to enhance the image in any particular way. In actual fact the real scene was even more beautiful because, with the naked eye, one could discern rays of sunlight striking the pyramids which were lost in my over-exposure. I may post a shot where the rays of light are in fact visible but in that shot I have concentrated almost entirely on the sky and the city is but a mere silhouette at the very bottom of the image.
Sean
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KoRaYeM 69 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HDR Egypt, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
jipol 68 months ago | reply
Une pure merveille!
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Kathy~ 67 months ago | reply
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Antti K. 66 months ago | reply
Simply amazing.
Madbuster75 66 months ago | reply
Absolutely fantastic!
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Very interesting for sure! I love the colors and the contrasts between the buildings.
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imageshark 64 months ago | reply
Im not sure if the pyramids fit well... but awesome composition
onomatoh 64 months ago | reply
IMO would be better without the HDR look.
\< 63 months ago | reply
amazing image.
taryntella2 60 months ago | reply
amazing juxtaposition and depth. nicely done!
pi c's 60 months ago | reply
amazing!!!!
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Jan's Cat 60 months ago | reply
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{HOOK} 58 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HDR Arabia, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
B.Gonçalo 57 months ago | reply
wow great cityscape...
askone 50 months ago | reply
fantastic picture mate
Bana Peter 45 months ago | reply
Very very good picture! Nice composition, how the dark and light areas are changing. Great hdr too!
SFSUMuseum 38 months ago | reply
I would like to display your photo of Cairo in an upcoming museum exhibit at our university museum. The exhibit is on environmental threats to Egypt's ancient monuments. We are free and open to the public. The exhibit is scheduled for April 2011. Could you give us permission to display a printed copy of your photo? Thank you! my email address: ELLISL@SFSU.EDU
0000007 34 months ago | reply
Respect! Good way to see the pyramids.
(I wanth to return to Cairo)
painter63 29 months ago | reply
beautiful!!
artistgal 29 months ago | reply
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