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Aurora over Scotland (1 file)

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights displays photographed taken over Aberdeeshire in Scotland since 1989 covering some 350 events with arc, rays, coronas with a wide rnage of shapes and colours
Aurora Folding Arc AB9076334JHP Aurora Borealis Folding Arc rays Crathes Deeside Scotland Northern Lights taken near midnight on the 1st May, 1990 at the Ley near Crathes just to the east of banchory on Royal Deeside some 18 miles west of Aberdeen. After an very busy night of displays this renewed arc became active and started to bend and snake with rays climbing from it and giving the illusion of large floating curtains. The colour was mainly from nitrogen giving the mauve hue and the display continued until dawn light around 3.00am started to drown it out. Fuji slide film pushed processed to 1600asa and taken with a Nikon FM2 body and 28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens with an exposure around 15-20 seconds. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Corona, zenith, Arc, folding, Rays, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photo, photograph, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest

Egypt > Abydos & Dendara (1 file)

Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Dendara Roman Mammisi eg075610jhp Dendara Temple Birth House Roman Hathor statue platform offering ancient Egyptian located at this home of the Goddess Hathor, north of Luxor surviving as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. The photo is of the Roman birth house or mammisi built by Trajan with some of the finest carvings in Egypt, here with scenes of Hathor suckling her son Ihy and another of him behind her with the King Trajan making offering to her. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, Roman, birth, house, mammisi, Pharaoh, Trajan, Augustus, Goddess, Hathor, statue, platform, uraeus, snake, cobra, hieroglyphics, offering, suckling, protection, women, childbirth, finesse, carvings, fine, detailed, delicate, floral, capitals

Egypt > Karnak Temple (2 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Carved Wall EG074977jhp Luxor Karnak Temple Egyptian Carving Central Court wine pouring damaged near the central area of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. The photo is taken around the fourth and fifth pylon and shows possibly a Tuthmosis cartouche but they appear to be damaged, maybe deliberately, but there is hint at the beautiful craftsman ship with the section on the back right showing pouring of the wine nd the clean cut delicate nature of the carvings. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Thutmosis, Thutmose, Amun, Pharaoh, fifth, pylon, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, carvings, blocks, cartouche, kacked, damaged, libation, pouring, wine, hieroglyphs, djed, column, ankh, snake, load, white, bread, was, scepter, duck, basket
Karnak Chapel Amenhotep 1 EG074906jhp Egyptian hieroglyphs Karnak Amenhotep Alabaster Chapel Museum detail cartouche Horus was one of the original exhibits in the Open Air Museum in the Karnak complex on the East Bank of the Nile at Luxor. It is not usually part of the standard tour package so has to be entered ‘privately’ and an additional ticket purchased on entry, accessed from the First Forecourt through the eastern gate past the famous standing statue of Ramses 11. Passing through an area full of stored blocks rescued from other parts of the Karnak site, you can view restored chapels including this one of Amenhotep 1 alabaster barque chapel of whom little is recorded, who ruled around 1550-24BC and although his mummy was found in the 1881 royal mummy cache but this beautiful small chapel is one delightful reminder of his 25 year reign. There is another alabaster chapel from the reign of Thutmosis 1V, the exquisite White Chapel of Senwosret 1, the Chapelle Rouge of Hatshepsut and a recent larger addition is the reconstruction of Thutmosis IV [Thutmose] Festival Court for a quiet, contemplative and beautiful experience to the busy main Karnak tour. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, detail, open-air, museum, Amenhotep 1, chapel, alabaster, ithyphallic, Amun, carving, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, Horsu, cartouche, sun, ra, shenu, sedge, bee, shrines, sed, jubilee, pavilion, water, duck, wedjat, eye, ankh, ka, set, basket, nebet, snakes, carving

Egypt > Kom Ombo Temple (2 files)

Pictures in this gallery are of Kom Ombo Temple located by The River Nile North Of Aswan
Kom Ombo EG204331jhp Kom Ombo museum blocks Egyptian hieroglyphs beautiful iconic symbols carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, Horus, falcon, God, snakes, bread, symbols, grammar, folded, cloth, three, sprays, means, last, oryx, animal, horns, staff, language, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204323jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egypt hieroglyphs carvings blocks Wadjet Nekhet snake vulture of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, Wadjet, snake, Goddess, Nekhbet, vulture, Two, Ladies, Proectors, Lands history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000

Egypt > Luxor Deir el Medinah (1 file)

The pictures in this gallery are of the worker's village on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor and the Ptolemaic Temple, the Great Pit and small chapels of Hathor and Amun
Egyptian Painted Lintel EG051865JHP Deir al-Madinah Winged Lintel Uraeus Temple Painted Colours Blue White Photo Interior is located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and to the north a Ptolemaic Temple and other chapels. The temple is inside a mudbrick enclosure wall with good example of pan bedding and its large walls are obvious when looking over the village from the entrance. The small Temple to Hathor has some beautiful decorations, is a peaceful and spiritual place as usually free of crowds, is pleasingly compact compared to the overwhelming temples nearby and has managed to survive almost intact from Ptolemaic times. Some of the interior photos are border line for quality as the light was poor and tripods, and of course, flash are not allowed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, landscape, West Bank, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, village, workers, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abd’el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, portico, lintel, painted, winged, uraeus, snake, blue, colours, colors, sanctuaries, small, spiritual, quiet, uncrowded

Egypt > Luxor Merneptah Temple (1 file)

Photos of the recently opened Temple of Merneptah site on West Bank at Luxor with coloured reliefs, open air museum exhibits and interior carvings and paintings.
Merneptah Painted Relief EG051892JHP Temple Merneptah Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs Duck Sedge Bee Ankh Henen in museum annex for pharaoh who reigned around 1212-1202BC, is on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor and was recently opened not long before these photos were taken in 2005. It is a mixture of open air and covered museum exhibits with some remains of the temple area with column bases. Some of the coloured wall reliefs are exquisite and because of the natural light available were easily photographed despite being inside. There is also a replica of the famous Israeli Stele, the original being in the Cairo Museum. This is a visit that would have to made outwith the usual West Bank package tour although easily arranged and is easily found next to the Ramasseum. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, West Bank, River Nile, temple, Merneptah, Merenptah, pharaoh, 1212BC, landscape, upright, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, restoration, wall, reliefs, painted, ankh, duck, snake, nebet, henen, djed, ra, sun, eye, bit, bee, hebr, rush, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, hieroglyphs

Egypt > Luxor Seti 1 Temple (1 file)

Images in this gallery are of exteriors and interiors of the Temple of Seti 1, also called Qurna and Goorneh to the north of the West Bank sites.
Seti 1 Lintel EG053377JHP Temple Egyptian Warrior King Figure Lintel Ceiling Interior Seti 1 Photographer on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in an area called al-Tarif turning off eastwards instead of taking the Valley of the Kings road. Attributed to Seti it had involvement by Ramasses 1 and 11 and with recent restoration is a delightful extra addition should you have free time while in Luxor and described in the early days as Goorneh Temple. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, River Nile, West Bank, Tarif, village, Temple, Sethos, Seti, Sety, Ramses, mortuary, Dra Abu el-Naga, Qurna, Goorneh, landscape, interior, lintel, cobra, snake, uraeus, sandstone, wall, reliefs, bas, painted, coloured, colours, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, decorated

Egypt > North of Cairo (6 files)

This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Alexandria Catacombs eg961404jhp Egypt Alexandria tomb carved man snake pschent bearded walls Kom al-Shawqafah catacombs Mediterranean is no longer reminiscent of the ancient city from Pharaonic times and little of that ancient time remains. A few isolated sites can be visited and this is called Kom es-Shogafa, also spelt es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah a necropolis of catacombs and ongoing archaeology. The garden area of this site has many exhibits including sarcophagi, carved capitals as well as a reconstructed Tombs, this one is known as Tigrane [Tigran] rescued from construction work in Tigrane Pasha Street in 1952. The style of decoration in this tomb is particularly important as it shows the blending of the major influences in the City’s history-Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The City has a distinctly European rather than Egyptian feel to it; it is sometimes offered as a day trip on a Cairo package but is seldom part of the main Nile packages. I hired my own taxi and the driver was sufficiently knowledgeable to take me to the main ‘ancient’ sites I could manage in a few hours. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, northern, Delta, ancient, Alexandria, city, coast, Mediterranean, sea, Egyptology, Kom, es-Shogafa, es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah, el-Shoukafa, mound, shards, pottery, catacombs, rotunda, main, entrance, underground, submerged, flooded, columns, buttress, carved, carving, snake, bearded, pschent, Tigran, Tigrane, rescue, tomb, paintings, reliefs, Osiris, mummified, mummy, niche, carved, Horus, funerary, Anubis, Thoth, bed, palm, fronds, Goddess, Isis, Nephthys, white, stucco, Apis, bull, winged, offering, King, shelves, storage, walls, scallop, shell, reconstruction, building, garden, open, air, museum, exhibits, artefacts, carvings, granite, Coptic, Cross, early, Christian, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, sunshine, blue, sky, colours, colourful, landscape, September, 1996, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, upright
Alexandria Carved Relief eg9613914jhp Egypt Alexandria exhibits carved black granite freize Kom el-Shoukafa garden free standing Mediterranean the city is no longer reminiscent of the ancient city from Pharaonic times and little of that ancient time remains. A few isolated sites can be visited and this is called Kom es-Shogafa, also spelt es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah a necropolis of catacombs and ongoing archaeology. The garden area of this site has many exhibits including sarcophagi, carved capitals as well as a reconstructed Tombs, most well known is Tigrane [Tigran] rescued from construction work in Tigrane Pasha Street in 1952. The style of decoration in this tomb is particularly important as it shows the blending of the major influences in the City’s history-Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The City has a distinctly European rather than Egyptian feel to it; it is sometimes offered as a day trip on a Cairo package but is seldom part of the main Nile packages. I hired my own taxi and the driver was sufficiently knowledgeable to take me to the main ‘ancient’ sites I could manage in a few hours. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, northern, Delta, ancient, Alexandria, city, coast, Mediterranean, sea, Egyptology, Kom, es-Shogafa, es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah, el-Shoukafa, catacombs, rotunda, main, entrance, Tigran, Tigrane, rescue, reconstruction, building, garden, open, air, museum, exhibits, artefacts, carvings, carved, black, inons, offering, boat, snake, granite, Coptic, Cross, early, Christian, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, sunshine, blue, sky, colours, colourful, landscape, September, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, Nikkor, 28mm f2.8
Tanis Sheshonq Relief 1327EG05jhp Tanis Ancient Egypt tomb Sheshonq cobra snakes towing barque wedjat wall reliefs located site to side of main and famous Royal Tomb of Psusennes which was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. Tanis was once held to be the capital created by Ramses, now thought to be in the Quantir area but it was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. The site has a Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, Avaris, Quantir, upright, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, carvings, hieroglyphs, Royal, Necropolis, tombs, pharaoh, Shoshenq, Sheshonq, wall, reliefs, carving, offering, scenes, boats, barque, Sun, God, towing, cobra, snakes, wedjat, eye
Tanis Tomb Reliefs 1303EG05jhp Tanis Ancient Egyptian Capital Egypt tomb relief Takelot serpent uraeus in Takelot Tomb in Royal Necroplois at Tanis once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, Avaris, Quantir, landscape, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, Ramasses, Ramses, granite, carvings, hieroglyphs, Royal, Necropolis, tomb, pharaoh, Takelot, offering, food, scene, figures, relief, cobra, serpent, snake, offering, food
Tanis Painted Lintel 1297EG05jhp Tanis Ancient Egypt Royal Osorkon cartouche painted lintel snake head in his tomb in Royal Necropolis at Tanis once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, Avaris, Quantir, landscape, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, granite, carvings, door, gate, shrine, water, painted, lintel, hieroglyphs, granite, Royal, Necropolis, tombs, pharaoh, Osorkon, cobra, serpent, snake
Tanis Offering Scenes 1299EG05jhp Tanis Ancient Egyptian Egypt Royal tomb offering carving uraeus Osorkon in the Necropolis at Tanis once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, Avaris, Quantir, landscape, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, cartouche, carvings, hieroglyphs, granite, Royal, Necropolis, tombs, pharaoh, Takelot, Osorkon, Amun, God, crook, offering, food, flowers, uraeus, snake, cobra

Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (2 files)

Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara
Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512115jhp Egypt Abu Sir Sahure carved block per nu shrine hieroglyphs snake ankh art near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, art, artwork, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, per nu, shrine, snake, serpent, ankh, sign, Life, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright
Abu Ghurab Pyramid Snake EG02AA19JHP Fossilised Snake Bedrock Egyptian Abu Ghurab Sun Temple Nyuserre Closeup Photo located south of Cairo along the desert escarpment to Saqqara Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abu Ghurab, Abu Ghurob, pyramid, Sun-Temple, Nyuserre, snake, fossilised, fossil, bedrock, fossilized, landscape, archaeology, ancient, soft, erosion, limestone, death, history, desert

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (4 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA62jhp Ancient Egypt Step Pyramid King Djoser Saqqara uraeus tomb southern dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, southern, tomb, Uraeus, snakes, cobras, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Carvings EG051136jhp Saqqara Unis Causeway carvings reliefs ancient Egyptian serpent snake hieroglyphs that remain and have been built into the restored walkway from the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid and which slopes down to the Valley Temple first seen as visitors arrive at this major complex near Memphis. Recent archaeological work has discovered tombs underneath the causeway such as that of the Two Brothers while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, stele, texts, step, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, carvings, carving, relief, sandstone, cobra, serpent, pool, she, bread, loaf, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history
Saqqara Carvings EG051135jhp Saqqarah Unas Causeway carvings reliefs ancient Egyptian men pulling snake that remain and have been built into the restored walkway from the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid and which slopes down to the Valley Temple first seen as visitors arrive at this major complex near Memphis. Recent archaeological work has discovered tombs underneath the causeway such as that of the Two Brothers while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, stele, texts, step, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, carvings, carving, relief, sandstone, pulling, towing, men, rope, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051122jhp Ancient Egypt Enclosure Step Pyramid Uraeus Frieze King Djoser Saqqara south tomb decoration dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, snakes, cobra, court, altars, mortuary, temple

Scotland > Aerial over UK, Europe and Egypt (4 files)

Photos of views taken from the aircraft window on trips to and from Egypt either over the UK or enroute to Egypt
1919733jhp Aerial London Thames Aerial River snaking Thames Canary Wharf O2 BA engine London domestic flight from Aberdeen to London and on this occasion we circled for several minutes in a holding pattern before landing in a December late afternoon arrival at Heathrow. This was an overnight stay in the City to attend the BAPLA AGM and being able to pick daytime flights meant a rare chance to photograph from the plane. Keywords: Britain, London, UK, city, Thames, Heathrow, river, bridges, Eye, 02, round, tented, building, venue, events, Canary, Wharf, sky, flying, winter, afternoon, plane, window, polarised, upright, landscape, BMI, British Airways, Boeing, 737, domestic, circling, approach, holding, pattern, sky, blue, clouds, white, sun, orange, red, pink, brown, salmon, yellow, panoramic, dramatic, spectacular, 2002, Velvia, 35mm, slide, film, scanned, scan
1919731jhp Aerial London Thames Aerial sun clouds Thames snaking golden glinting engine London domestic flight from Aberdeen to London and on this occasion we circled for several minutes in a holding pattern before landing in a December late afternoon arrival at Heathrow. This was an overnight stay in the City to attend the BAPLA AGM and being able to pick daytime flights meant a rare chance to photograph from the plane. Keywords: Britain, London, UK, city, Thames, Heathrow, river, bridges, Eye, 02, round, tented, building, venue, events, Canary, Wharf, sky, flying, winter, afternoon, plane, window, polarised, upright, landscape, BMI, British Airways, Boeing, 737, domestic, circling, approach, holding, pattern, sky, blue, clouds, white, sun, orange, red, pink, brown, salmon, yellow, panoramic, dramatic, spectacular, 2002, Velvia, 35mm, slide, film, scanned, scan
1919730jhp Aerial London Aerial sunburst rays sun clouds Thames snaking shining bright engine London domestic flight from Aberdeen to London and on this occasion we circled for several minutes in a holding pattern before landing in a December late afternoon arrival at Heathrow. This was an overnight stay in the City to attend the BAPLA AGM and being able to pick daytime flights meant a rare chance to photograph from the plane. Keywords: Britain, London, UK, city, Thames, Heathrow, river, bridges, Eye, 02, round, tented, building, venue, events, Canary, Wharf, sky, flying, winter, afternoon, plane, window, polarised, sunburst, rays, landscape, BMI, British Airways, Boeing, 737, domestic, circling, approach, holding, pattern, sky, blue, clouds, white, sun, orange, red, pink, brown, salmon, yellow, panoramic, dramatic, spectacular, 2002, Velvia, 35mm, slide, film, scanned, scan
1919728jhp Aerial London Aerial aircraft window clouds Thames snaking sunshine bright London domestic flight from Aberdeen to London and on this occasion we circled for several minutes in a holding pattern before landing in a December late afternoon arrival at Heathrow. This was an overnight stay in the City to attend the BAPLA AGM and being able to pick daytime flights meant a rare chance to photograph from the plane. Keywords: Britain, London, UK, city, Thames, Heathrow, river, bridges, Eye, 02, round, tented, building, venue, events, Canary, Wharf, sky, flying, winter, afternoon, plane, window, polarised, upright, landscape, BMI, British Airways, Boeing, 737, domestic, circling, approach, holding, pattern, sky, blue, clouds, white, sun, orange, red, pink, brown, salmon, yellow, panoramic, dramatic, spectacular, 2002, Velvia, 35mm, slide, film, scanned, scan

Scotland > Clouds, Sunsets, Dawns and Weather (1 file)

The gallery has images of weather related subjects from clouds to dawns and sunrises, NLC or noctilucent clouds nights, moon to sun rings, rainbows, double rainbows, meteors, shooting stars, Perseids. The range of clouds includes cirrus, storm clouds, white puffy fair weather clouds, monster cloud formations, haar, sun beams, lenticular, mama, a wide range of different meteorological structures and types.
Deeside Sunset bnm7691jhp Deeside summer sunset evening jet trail snaking clouds sun setting hilline Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most dramatic and vibrant period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with summer sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds and in that time you are an open meal ticket for the notorious Scottish midges but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, rays, beams, jet trail, landscape, fiery, red, lenticular, wind, blown, shaped, clouds, ribbons, flecked, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, bronze, orange, yellow, brown, weather, meteorological, trees, silhouette, hilline, Nikon, 2017, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR

Scotland > Flora and Fauna (1 file)

Gallery of Scottish photographs of plants, flowers, such as bluebells, harebells, Dames Rocket, broom, gorse, fox gloves, poppies; trees such as gean, silver birch, pines, Scots Pines, larch, and a few wild animals such as birds, hare, pheasants, roe deer, red squirrels, insects, butterflies such as peacocls, red admirals, tortoiseshell, although I am not a wildlife photographer as such.
Baby Adder Snake 0784UP34jhp Tanar Glen Deeside Scottish reptile summer adder snake young viper basking near Tanar House a Glen which is a popular setting for weddings and photographs by its loch a short walk from the well known Ballroom. Glen Tanar which lies to the south of Aboyne on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland. The Glen is now a very regularly visited place with Braeloine Centre with Ranger and Visitors’ Centre, holiday cottages, fishing and easy access to many easy walks through ancient Scottish Caledonian Pine Forest and is the main route to Mount Keen. I photographed the snake on the driveway entrance to the main house sunning itself on the stone chips. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, River, Dee, tributary, Aboyne, Glen, Water of, Tanar, landscape, summer, mid-day, house, driveway, adder, snake, female, vipera, berus, poisonous, young, small, baby, zigzag, stripe, back, brown, dark, pattern, bask, basking, still, stone, chips, carpark, Bridge of Ess, Braeloine Centre, public, visitors, spring, estate, farming, agriculture, Morven, Mount Keen, Caledonian, Pine, larch, forest, forestry, commercial, ancient, preserved, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, hill, walking, wild, May, 2007, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro, DSLR, digital, camera

Scotland > Forestry & Farming (2 files)

This gallery will have photography relating to the working areas of Aberdeenshire covering farming and forestry. Includes areas of forestry where there is public access for walks such as The Deeside Way and also photographs of forest harvesting, tree cutting, and stacked logs ready for transport to the local sawmills.
Straw Pipeline Tolquhon fgh5752jhp Tolquhon Castle Tarves Aberdeenshire Scottish autumn farming bales pipeline black plastic located in a field by the Tolquhon Castle carpark in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire near the village of Tarves. Often these wrapped bales are standing separately whereas these are joined in one long snaking pipeline reminiscent of the early days of oil developments when the large overland pipes were buried southwards from St Fergus through Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Tarves, Tolquhon, Castle, landscape, autumn, harvest, bales, barley, straw, feed, snaking, black, plastic, tube, field, stubble, carpark, blue, sky, sunshine, white clouds
Straw Pipeline Tolquhon fgh5751jhp Tolquhon rural Tarves Aberdeenshire Scotland autumn farming bales snaking straw feed located in a field by the Tolquhon Castle carpark in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire near the village of Tarves. Often these wrapped bales are standing separately whereas these are joined in one long snaking pipeline reminiscent of the early days of oil developments when the large overland pipes were buried southwards from St Fergus through Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Tarves, Tolquhon, Castle, upright, autumn, harvest, bales, barley, straw, feed, snaking, black, plastic, tube, field, stubble, carpark, blue, sky, sunshine, white clouds

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