Ryanair fails again!
Well I had a few more posts in the bag before this one but I am in a hotel room that I do not want to be in, in a place I am not supposed to be in, all because of Ryanair.
Kuwait – Family Portraits
Whilst I was in Kuwait last week I got the opportunity on one of the days to get some portraits of my Niece and Nephew. My Nephew as ever whilst in the apartment wasn’t too co-operative so I had to get some candid shots whilst he was playing with toys.
Travel Photography – Egypt – Aswan
Aswan is probably best known to former Geography students of a certain age due to the Aswan dams, and more specifically the Aswan High dam. The building of the High Dam formed Lake Nasser, this vast reservoir stretches from Aswan down to into the Sudan where it is refered to as Lake Nubia. When the [...]
Travel Photography – Egypt – Kom Ombo
The Templeof Kom Ombo is actually a double temple dedicated to two gods, the falcon god Horus and the crocodile god Sobek. The temple was built and added to by the Ptolemys, but like a lot of ancient Egyptian temples it was also used by Coptic Christians as a church, and hence some of the [...]
Travel Photography – Egypt – Temple of Horus
The Temple of Horus is known to be the best preserved acient temple in Egypt and second in size only to Karnak temple in Luxor. The strange thing you will find as a photographer is that you can get up close and personal with the ruins and the hieroglyphics and large inscribed pictures. This strikes [...]
Travel Photography – Egypt – Valley of the Queens and The Colossi of Memnon
The Valley of the Queens is close the Valley of the Kings and is another large necropolis where many Egyptian Queens and princes were buried, the most famous of which is the tomb of Nefertari, the principle consort to the Pharaoh Rameses II although this is closed to the Public. In much the same way [...]
Travel Photography – Egypt – Valley of the Kings
Having chosen to go on a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan and back it seemed a good opportunity to put the Canon 5D MKII through its paces.
After the delayed flight and late arrival and the first night on the MS Da Vinci we went on a tour of the Valley of the Kings with [...]
Visiting the Folks
So after Moscow and a bit more work on the house I went off to Spain for a few days to see my parents last week. It wasn’t exciting, nor full of incident, but I enjoyed it all the same, just seeing them. Most people reading this won’t know that my Dad was pretty ill [...]
First Moscow Visit – Part 3: Quiet reflections
We are on the flight on the way home now and I am enjoying a beer, and listening to last weeks TWIT podcast quietly reflecting on our brief Moscow experience. Well after our meal last night it is clear that the people are very friendly, and being in the city has affected us in such [...]
