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Giza, Egypt...Lots more travel photography, plus travel movies, travel writing, budget travel tips, nude beaches and hot springs, and more on my adventure travel website: Gabrieltraveler.com
Made in Japan
Model year c.1976
Camera tripod
3 draw legs with knob screw locks cross braced and can be used at variable heights height of 54.3 cm to 1143 cm with centre column
Aluminum made
Centre raising platform/stand.
It has a full adjustable camera stand on the top which will allow you to put the camera at any desired angle either horizontal, vertical or on it’s back for sky shot
light weight for it’s size and strength: 1.150 kg.
We were told that the camel rides at the pyramids were illegal - camels have soft padded feet (perfect for walking on sand) and the sharp stoned and pathways by the pyramids are not suitable for these animals. If they hurt themselves they are likely to bite anyone nearby and throw anyone on thier backs.
"Don't tell a camel about need and want.
Look at the big lips
pursed
in perpetual kiss,
the dangerous lashes
of a born coquette.
The camel is an animal
grateful for less.
It keeps to itself
the hidden spring choked with grass,
the sharpest thorn
on the sweetest stalk.
When a voice was heard crying in the wilderness,
when God spoke
from the burning bush,
the camel was the only animal
to answer back.
Dune on stilts,
it leans into the long horizon,
bloodhounding
the secret caches of watermelon
brought forth like manna
from the sand.
It will bear no false gods
before it:
not the trader
who cinches its hump
with rope,
nor the tourist.
It has a clear sense of its place in the world:
after water and watermelon,
heat and light,
silence and science,
it is the last great hope."
~ Wislawa Szymborska, 1923- ~
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I went out with one of my photography meet-up groups to shoot in Sacramento, Ca.
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Nikon D7000 | Nikkor 17-35mm 2.8 | @ 30mm| f11 | 13 sec| ISO 100| Manual Mode| Tripod | PS CS5
The two girls at the bottom were in a scavenger hunt and needed a photo of a pyramid. Of course I was very willing to let Abby and Jack join in.
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Phonic Riot live at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring MD 25aug11. Event curated by DC Sonic Circuits.
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre), designed by I.M. Pei, is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.
The Giza pyramids, Giza, Egypt.
The pyramid of King Cheops.
The giza pyramids consist of 9 pyramids altogether, but only 6 remain today.
In ancient times, the pyramids were covered with white limestone on the outside and thus appear smooth, as opposed to the rocky appearance we see today. Some of the original limestone still can be seen at the top of the pyramid on the right.
The largest pyramid (which is the pyramid that is hailed as one of the 7 wonders of the world) belongs to King Cheops.
The second pyramid belongs to King Cheops' son, Kefren. Interestingly, King Kefren's pyramid appears as the largest pyramid among the 3 pyramids, eventhough it's not. The reason behind it is that King Kefren wanted to build a pyramid that is bigger than his father's, but it was against the law at the time. So, he strategically built his pyramid on higher grounds, and thus, would appear larger than his father's tomb. In front of his pyramid is the infamous Sphinx, to guard his eternal resting grounds.
The third pyramid belongs to King Kefren's son, Menkaure. There're 3 smaller pyramids beside Menkaure's pyramid, which is for his mother, his favorite wife, and his child, each.
(Sorry if there're any factual/historical inaccuracies)