Horus at Medinet Habu, a photo from Luxor, Inland

Photographer's Note

Here is a shot of Horus the falcon headed God, at the fortified necropolis / temple of Ramses III of Medinet Habu, on the west bank of the Nile River, close to Luxor in Egypt. Large swathes of both the exterior and interior walls are still covered with such impressive bas reliefs. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was the god of the sun and moon and often called 'Ra' as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

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pierrefonds (113474) 2021-01-31 5:37

Bonjour Chris,

L'oeuvre d'art est impressionnante. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'oeuvre d'art de Horus ŕ Medinet Habu. La lumičre donne de belle teintes aux couleurs de l'imae. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (220443) 2021-01-31 5:41

Ciao Chris, fantastic testimoniance of ancient culture, fine details, splendid sharpness and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (101880) 2021-01-31 5:44

Hello Chris,
Thanks to the sharpness and fine exposure we get a good view of these marvellous reliefs. I can easily imagine the sense in my fingers if I were to touch the details of the carvings. But I guess that's not permitted, and certainly not recommended.
Regards,
Gert

jhm (211734) 2021-01-31 6:00

Hello Chris,

What a nice and sharp made picture.
You gives a good description of the relief.
I would known this not about the history.
Colours and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Fis2 (169589) 2021-01-31 6:26

Witaj Chris!
Interesting place.
Impressive bas reliefs make impression.
Excellent presentation.
Nice sunday afternoon.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (85576) 2021-01-31 11:00

Hello Chris,

These are amazing remnants of the ancient Egyptian culture.
I can imagine how Europeans felt when they first saw these treasures.
I know Egypt was very popular in Victorian Times and has been popular ever since.

You have shown excellent close-ups, with clarity that allows us to recognise the figures as well as the hieroglyphs.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

Tue (91450) 2021-01-31 11:09

Hello Chris,
A great shot of these ancient stone carvings. You captured them so clearly with a great level of details and fine textures. Also the warm tones are appealing.
Lars

lousat (138521) 2021-01-31 12:40

Hi Chris,as you know i know very well this place,and i like a lot your brave choice to show this close up, like a monochrome and with a very curious 3D effect,very well done! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

PaulVDV (62746) 2021-01-31 14:16

Hello Chris,
Excellent clear and sharp capture of the beautiful bas reliefs in the temple.
It's a pity of the many damages, but the test of time has struck here.
Best regards, Paul

ifege (46851) 2021-01-31 20:23

Hi Chris
A good one of all the sculptured detail and much clearer in the large view.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146168) 2021-01-31 23:21

Hi Chris,
Interesting view, well photographed, good contrast, perfect sharpness, interesting note, tfs.

emka (157280) 2021-02-01 0:17

Hello Chris, Fascinating view of this relief with Horus and the other gods. They have in hands the ankh cross. I had once the golden small one and I lost it in mysterious conditions.
Best regards Malgo

mkamionka (73198) 2021-02-01 2:06

Hi Chris,
I remember being very impressed when I got the chance to admire those beautiful historic places in person.
This is certainly one of the nice spots. Medinet Habu is I believe less frequented by tourists but I also managed to visit it independently.
Great reportage,
M

pajaran (114781) 2021-02-01 4:30

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep stari reljef, dobro pokazan.
Lepa fotografija i detalji na reljefu.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-02-02 21:28

Hi Chris
Fascinating Egyptian history, beautiful object. interesting and well documented that could be a postcard.
Best regards

jmdias (114150) 2021-02-10 10:55

chris

curious as horus was the god of sun and moon at same time, usually they have different gods. marvelous these carvings in the typical style of that civilization. I liked the artwork and your photo.

take care

jorge