Avenue of Rams, a photo from Luxor, Inland

Photographer's Note

One of the 2 rows of rams lining the entrance to the Hypostyle Hall. There are very few nocturnal shots from this location and the sound and laser light show is well worth seeing. The avenue of rams used to stretch all the way to the 'Southern Sanctuary in Luxor' 2km to the south, but much of it has been destroyed over the centuries. "The rams which flank the entrance to the First Pylon of Karnak Temple combine the body of a lion with the head of a ram. The ram was a symbol of the god Amun (Amun Re), the chief deity worshipped in the Great Temple of Karnak. Each sphinx protects, between its forelegs, a standing statue of the king--originally Ramesses II (c.1279-1213 B.C.E.)." The ram was allegedly a nocturnal or underworld manifestation of Amun Re, one of the main Ancient Egyptian Gods. The sun disc was the diurnal opposite symbol. I have cloned out a couple of bg cranes that were poking up above the heads of the rams.

Source: https://www.memphis.edu/egypt/resources/colortour/luxor5.php#:~:text=The%20ram%20was%20a%20symbol,King%20Taharqa%20at%20Karnak%20Temple.

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pajaran (114995) 2021-03-04 3:29

Pozdrav.
Interentan i lep pogled u noci, dobar tekst ...
Lepa skulpture, dobro pokazano.
Lepa fotografija i uhvaceni trenutak.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

lousat (138669) 2021-03-04 3:48

Hi Chris,i lost a great experience like your to visit Karnak in the night,the effect of lights in the dark background is amazing,perfect capture of famous entrance of Hypostyle Hall very sharp and bright! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

PaulVDV (62804) 2021-03-04 4:36

Hello Chris,
It seems recommendable to visit this site in the evening. Or perhaps a second time in the evening.
This is a great nocturnal shot of the avenue of rams.
Excellently executed.
Best regards, Paul

Silvio1953 (220697) 2021-03-04 4:58

Ciao Chris, fascinating nocturne shoot, excellent exposure, wonderful colors, great perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211734) 2021-03-04 5:31

Hello Chris,

I like your exposure on your subject very well successful.
Colours and sharpness are pleasant to look at.
Lovely composition and nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Regards,
John.

holmertz (102050) 2021-03-04 6:15

Hello Chris,
I only saw this in daytime. The rams looked good in the bright sunshine too, but I missed the atmosphere created by the illuminations in the surrounding darkness.
Regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (113656) 2021-03-04 6:28

Bonjour Chris,

Les sculptures sont impressionnantes. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des sculptures. La lumičre environnante a un bel effet sur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Fis2 (169821) 2021-03-04 6:33

Witaj Chris!
A very interesting view, sculptures make impression.
Good night shot.
I like light and colors.
Excellent presentation.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

Tue (91648) 2021-03-04 12:44

Hello Chris,
A great photo of these many sculptures of rams in a row at night. The warm illuminations are wonderful and well captured with good sharpness, also the wall behind them looks good.
Lars

ifege (47043) 2021-03-04 22:06

Hi Chris
An excellent night photo of the row of rams which for some reason I don't think I've ever seen photos of.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (115605) 2021-03-04 22:48

Hello dear Chris and have a nice day
and a happy week end
excellent capture of these
sculptures
according to your useful notes
here we can see one of the
2 rows of rams lining
the entrance to the Hypostyle
Hall
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146360) 2021-03-04 23:19

Hi Chris,
Nice nightshot well managed, perfect capture with these illuminations, interesting sculptures, tfs.

Royaldevon (85640) 2021-03-05 7:55

Hello Chris,

An excellent, nocturnal photograph, perfectly sharp!
The artificial lighting adds a sense of mystery and, perhaps, anticipation, like when the floodlights go on, on a stage, before the main characters appear!
Rameses would certainly have been well protected, with all those ram/lions protecting him forever!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

mkamionka (73470) 2021-03-07 4:50

Hi Chris,
fantastic night capture of this repeated motif of the scultpures.
I remember well this entrance. Sadly I didn't have a good light there.
Excellent reportage,
M

jmdias (114340) 2021-03-14 9:07

chris

a nice nocturne view, it would be better if the focus of the light would be in the sculptures instead in the base of them, not your fault, of course, you did an excellent work.

take care

jorge