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April 26, 2005
Saqqara Sentry
There was still plenty of light in the day when I hit up Djoser's step pyramid after Giza. It was a very nice contrast: virtually nobody was there and I felt I could really take my time in looking around.
| Camera | Konica Minolta 7d |
| Lens | Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 |
| Shutter / Aperture | 1/300s / f/11 |
| ISO | 100 |
There are sentry with rifles all over the tourist spots. It is a little eerie to consider they are there protecting you from outside forces and not primarily to keep you from doing stupid things (as it generally is in the States and Europe.) All the same, I am a little skiddish to take pictures of people with rifles, but I really liked the way this guy was perched on his camel up on the hill.
To make this image B/W I applied Russell Brown's conversion technique with some additional channel masking and mixing to bring forth the parts of the image I thought were worth bringing forth. After I was satisfied with the contrast of things I overlayed a grain field to give it that look-at-me-I'm-artsy Tri-X look.
Posted by jordanh at April 26, 2005 12:15 AM
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Ah yes, April 27th I remember it well. After several hours of fear and pain the nurses brought in the most increditable little spider monkey I have ever seen - we named him Jordan. He has brought YEARS of joy to both his mom and dad. He's also been a GREAT big brother to little man - Evan. Today and everyday I wish you Jordan happiness, joy and peace and most of all love! Happy 25th Birthday to our boy!!!!
Love, Mom
Posted by: britt kiefer at April 27, 2005 10:18 PM
For the whole world to see...thanks mom :-) Love you too!
Happy birthday to YOU tomorrow!
Posted by: Jordan at April 27, 2005 10:25 PM
::yes a very cool shot. and a excelent composition. i really think that i have to go to giza too ;-) but for the moment a stay at my bench.
Posted by: zjootsuite at April 28, 2005 6:01 AM
Cool shot, works well in b&w... Happy belated birthday to you and your mom :-)))
Posted by: flygirl at April 28, 2005 10:55 AM
Jordan,
You are truly gifted.
I have just seen today's pic, back to the rifleman
on camelback shot, my favorite so far.
Best, Ron Fields..............
Posted by: ron fields at May 3, 2005 1:36 AM
Great image. Glad I found your site.
Posted by: Tobin Rogers at May 4, 2005 11:44 AM
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very cool shot. i really like the almost-silhouette of the camel and rider. the dteal is really fine too! nice image.
Posted by: dimitri at April 27, 2005 6:25 PM