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Photo of the day (11.24.08)

by Abha Malpani (RSS feed) on Nov 24th 2008 at 5:00PM

This is an aerial shot of Lake Nasser, in Abu Simbel, Egypt, taken by flickr user BrittElizabeth. Great shot. But how must it have been taken? From a helicopter, or from a high cliff facing the lake? Or with some super lens?

I also like this shot because it's not something you expect to see when you think of Egypt. In the glory of the Pyramids and the local culture there, we forget that there exist remote, dry, desert-like spots. I also find this shot interesting as it shows arid land next to water; makes you wonder why there isn't more vegetation in this area.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bill Nov 24th 2008 9:12PM

This is an aerial photo. Located in Upper Egypt, the site is an amazing place to visit. The monuments were moved (vertically, up a hillside), in the 1960's, to keep them from being submerged in the encroaching waters of the newly constructed Aswan High Dam.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/lw/photos-ancient-egypt_abu-simbel-temple.jpg

Stephen Nov 25th 2008 11:16AM

I saw your blog and thought you might be interested in the project I did a while back “a year and a day in pictures”. I recently posted a blog entry about it…

http://thestateofthenationuk.blogspot.com/2008/11/selling-pictures-or-not-selling-to-be.html

Victoria Rodriguez Nov 25th 2008 6:05AM

It's an aerial shot. There are no higher places around the man-made hill. The structure of the "new" Abu Simbel temples was donated by Kennedy to Egypt. The visit of this place is a "must" when visiting Egypt.

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