Thanks! most of my shots were just instinctive snapshots but I do take special care in composition and exposure (shoot in M and AV depending on the lighting conditions). Perhaps being finally there for the first time after reading so much and seen Egypt on travel mags and TV, it really blew me away especially seeing the Great Pyramid with my own eyes.
For #1 - Since it is THE place to go when visiting Egypt, I tried to capture it from a different angle than those seen in travel shots, usually in landscape orientation. So, I shot in vertical with the rocks on the foreground and mid-ground serve as interesting pattern with the diagonal line leading the viewer's eyes.
For #2 - I like horses, and shot it quickly just in time before the owner led them away to find gullible tourists to ride on them. But I think he had a hard time, most tourists would opt for camel rides instead.
For #3 - This is inside the Citadel, the whole architecture of the place is simple amazing! I was taking pictures of the beautiful dome, looking up all the time and almost missed this shot if I didn't turn around. It was almost sunset time and the lights shining through that door was superb! With the many tourists gather around the entrance, it's just perfect setting to get the backlit subjects and soft long shadows.
I have a few more pics of this trip posted in the
Land/City-scapes and Travel gallery
