Al Shohadaa, a photo from Cairo, Delta

Photographer's Note

In the bottom centre is part of the underground Al Shohadaa Metro exit for the El Fath Mosque at right. Taken from the rooftop of my hotel near Rameses train station whilst the overzealous security guard who told me 'no photos' wasn't looking. Locals were taking photos with their cell phones so I followed suit!

Royaldevon, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, jean113, pajaran, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, macjake heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Fis2 (170807) 2021-03-07 1:26

Witaj Chris!
Interesting night picture.
I like POV, colors and light.
Photo has atmosphere.
Well done.
Have a nice sunday.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-03-07 2:21

Hello Chris,

Wow, this is an interesting view of Cairo, one which I have never seen before!
The space, in the f/g, makes a fine composition, with the city radiating out from this part!
There is lots of artificial lighting in the f/g, warm coloured. As it moves outwards, it turns to bluey/white light, almost like a direction guide!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (221659) 2021-03-07 3:15

Ciao Chris, fascinating noturne shoot,. great POV on beautiful square, superb exposure, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (102732) 2021-03-07 3:51

Hello Chris,
It would have been more fun to be down there among all the people, but the rooftop offered a great photo opportunity. The green and yellow lights and the crowds of people create an exciting ambience. I wonder if the security guard knew himself why no photos were allowed.
Regards,
Gert

lousat (139298) 2021-03-07 4:21

Hi Chris,this isn't a common pic from Egypt,excellent way to take this opportunity offered by the window of your hotel,impressive capture very sharp and bright despite the distance and the difficult light! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (114494) 2021-03-07 4:22

Bonjour Chris,

L'étendue de la place donne de la profondeur à la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir l'action sur la place et les détails des immeubles. La lumière environnante a un bel effet sur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

jhm (211736) 2021-03-07 6:06

Hello Chris,

Many lovely details are to see beneath.
Also in foreground see we the place with much people.
Composition and presentation are very nice.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jean113 (27887) 2021-03-07 7:51

Hello Chris, I like the lines of street lights emanating from the main square; they lead our eyes out towards the horizon.
There is lots of activity below you, pedestrians and traffic.
I am glad that you managed to get a shot.
A very interesting scene.
Kind regards, Jean.

pajaran (115941) 2021-03-07 8:01

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep trg sa posetiocima i zgrade u noci, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lepa fotografija i deo grada.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Tue (92402) 2021-03-07 10:28

Hello Chris,
Fantastic bird's eye perspective of the large square with lots of people and cars seen in the foreground. The buildings are very nicely illuminated and their golden tones make a great contrast with the deep blue areas.
Lars

PaulVDV (62944) 2021-03-07 14:15

Hello Chris,
For a moment I thought it was Tahrir Square. But it is just as big.
I wonder why it wasn't allowed to take this kind of picture ...
Quite a few pedestrians down in the square.
Just taken within the blue hour.
The photo gives a good idea of the enormous size of the Egyptian capital.
Best regards, Paul

ifege (48135) 2021-03-07 21:28

Hi Chris
Well done beating the security guard for this great night time photo.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116542) 2021-03-07 22:52

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
fantastic view from above....
wow!!!!!
how many people down there!!!
greetings for the quality
of the photo...
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147184) 2021-03-07 23:28

Hi Chris,
Nice night shot of the town, interesting POV. Well managed, perfect capture and sharpness, interesting, tfs.

mkamionka (74481) 2021-03-08 11:54

Hi Chris,
indeed these people who prohibit photography are quite annoying. Most of the time is is a way to show that they have some power over you because rarely there is a sense in it.
Fantastic view from the hotel. Very busy square. There is so much going on. One could spend ages trying to figure out all fragments of it.
Very well done,
M

macjake (98456) 2021-03-10 13:53

Hi Chris
very cool indeed. Funny to hear about the security guard, I like that guy haha. cool to see the odd color green lighting of the streets, and that's certainly one busy little hub down there. awesome rooftop shot
cheers
Craig

jmdias (115208) 2021-03-18 9:14

chris

looks there are so many people there at night.
I remember once in a colombian town (medellin I guess) there was so many crowds in the city late at night and with no reason and I became surprised, big brazilian cities became empty during the night.
nice golden effects of the light. it would be nice to walk free by this city, but I guess I would be afraid to do that alone.

take care

jorge