Egypt from above, a photo from Red Sea, Inland

Photographer's Note

This is the view of Hurghada, a photo taken from the plane, not far from the airport. It is the illustration of what I wrote yesterday. Along the coast there are resorts. They are luxurious, usually all-inclusive, with swimming pools, sunbeds, pool bars and so on. But you can't go to the neighbouring resorts (I tried but had to go back), and there is nothing around, so what to do there? Often it is far from the centre, so you have to go by taxi, I do not know anything about public transportation. Or you have to go for the "City tour" with the guide and the group. I made a good choice because my hotel was 45 min on foot from the centre and I went there twice.

Quite different was in Zanzibar, where the beach was common - I could go many kilometres along the sea, without seeing sunchairs umbrellas and tourists.

In Workshop 1 - another part, identified here:

https://www.google.pl/maps/@27.0948763,33.8348142,2249m/data=!3m1!1e3

I liked the view of Cairo from above, one can see quite clearly Nile and two islands with many bridges.

All better to see in the large format.

pierrefonds, PaulVDV, aliabazari, jemaflor, Pietrow, COSTANTINO, holmertz, jhm, ikeharel, jean113, ktanska, adramad, mcmtanyel heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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BennyV (34780) 2022-02-11 13:17

Interesting view from the plane, good clarity, interesting geography with the pools and green(sprayed) grass. A bit of an artificial tourist paradise, from what I heard. This view seems to confirm that, but it certainly is an interesting view and picture. Thanks for sharing it, Malgo. CHeers.

Benny

pierrefonds (115677) 2022-02-11 13:26

Hi Malgo,

The scenery is impressive. The pointof view is showing the details of the resorts on the edge of the sea. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PaulVDV (63574) 2022-02-11 15:03

Hello Malgo,
First of all, your photo is really beautiful. Actually, it shows something fantastic.
But at the same time, the word immoral haunts my mind.
Water and greenery in abundance, even wasteful, in a barren and poor country.
Of course I've known for a long time that inequality is high in Egypt (and in so many other countries in the world).
I can only hope that these resorts provide employment to a lot of people and that their jobs make life a bit easier for them (as long as their cheap labour is not inhumanely exploited there).
I've never seen such sight from anywhere in Egypt before.
A photo that can be approached in two ways: admiration for what has been built up in Hurghada in recent decades and on the other hand a strong feeling of rejection to stay there.
Let me wander around Cairo then.
But I'm glad that you show us this picture.
Best regards, Paul

ifege (49617) 2022-02-11 19:49

Hi Malgo
Now that is somewhere where I would not stay - I don't do resort areas! It has, however, made for a good photo with all those very blue pools and the sea. Another couple of interesting ones in the WS.
cheers
Ian

aliabazari (23401) 2022-02-11 21:04

Hello Malgorzata
Beautiful view from the top of the city. I like the picture above. Good sharpness and exposure. Thanks for sharing

jemaflor (148368) 2022-02-11 22:49

Hi malgo,
nice POV, well taken from airplane, good rendering with thee blue tones, nice curve too, tfs.

Pietrow (503) 2022-02-11 22:56

O tak ! Mądre słowa no i mój ulubiony ostatnio pov. Serdeczności.

COSTANTINO (117940) 2022-02-11 23:08

Hello dear friend and have
a nice and pleasant week end
excellent photo taken perfectly
presenting so many details
from above...
a worthseeing photo taken from
the plane not far from the
airport...
well done
regards
Costantino

holmertz (103732) 2022-02-12 1:05

Hello Malgo,
This reminds me of my arrival in South Africa. When we were approaching Johannesburg it was easy to see which areas were white and which were black. The white areas had swimming-pools outside every house, the black areas didn't. This is a strange but interesting view and in a way quite beautiful, but it illustrates what I think is an absurdity of modern tourism: an area completely cut off from the regular society.
Have a nice weekend.
Gert

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jhm (211738) 2022-02-12 5:43

Hello Malgo,

I think that you chose the most beautiful as main picture, but your two addition picture are also splendid
Real a beautiful image, as panorama picture.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Excellent picture, very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Silvio1953 (223103) 2022-02-12 7:32

Ciao cara Malgo, fantastic aeriel view, splendid sharpness, wonderful colors, fine details and beautiful light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lousat (140070) 2022-02-12 9:41

Ciao Malgo,the view of Cairo in WS is really impressive, good luck in photographing it with such clean air, generally it is very dusty here, and the details are excellent. Obviously the two of Hurghada are perfect, showing the coast devastated by the resorts with their pools, in fact Hurghada is a rather boring place and also offers little both in the city and in the surrounding area. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

jean113 (28349) 2022-02-12 12:27

Hello Malgo, this is a very interesting shot and thanks for your notes that explain our view.
I can see in the large version exactly what you mean about not being able to go for a walk, something that we like to do when we go to a new place.
Thank you for the w/s shots too.
Taken from the plane you did a good job.
Kind regards, Jean.

ikeharel (114751) 2022-02-12 23:24

Good morning Malgo,
Hurghada is the modern resort area built by the Egyptians in the late 80th and really promoted tourists to this area .
Beautiful picture from above, green and blue colors stand out from the plane's window.
My best regards,
Ike

everlasting (20074) 2022-02-13 6:10

a well documented aerial photo clearly defining your note of yesterday

ktanska (45126) 2022-02-13 9:17

Hi Malgo,
Very clear view from an aircraft towards these resorts. Yes, people are quite disconnected from real life on such places. And no doubt many people prefer it that way.
Kari

adramad (73498) 2022-02-13 11:11

Hi Malgo.
A fantastic great panoramic view from the plane, I already see the enormous maximization of the seashore, I already know a place I will never go, this type of resort does not attract me at all.
Very good the other two images of the WS.
Great color and perfect lighting and sharpness.
Good job. I like it.
Have a happy start of the week. Greetings
Luis

GyurMaster (25067) 2022-02-13 12:24

Dear Malgo,

A good presentation of the phenomenon of over-tourism and commercialization and of course this is a good areal-shot.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

kasianowak (17676) 2022-02-13 14:25

Piekny widok i swietne zdjecie. Nie zawsze szyby w samolotach sa dosc czyste, a kierunek swiatla slonecznego sprzyjajacy takim ujeciom! Fajne sa te wszystkie ksztaly i polaczenie kolorow.
Rzeczywiscie, troche to dziwne, ze nie mozna sie tak po prostu przejsc nad morzem. Spotkalam sie z tym w izraelskim kurorcie na Morzem Martwym.
Milego tygodnia
Kasia

jmdias (116635) 2022-02-13 14:44

malgo

é uma espécie de disneylândia voltada para os amantes da praia. penso que seria bom ficar por ali algum tempo, mas não por muito tempo. é uma maneira deles separarem os turistas da vida real... muito boa a vista do cairo .

um abraço

jorge

mcmtanyel (69384) 2022-02-15 20:11

Hello Malgo,
It looks very developed, but I can wee what you mean. It does not look like one can take nice strolls along the beach. It looks very crowded, as we say in Turkish, "et et üstüne" (flesh upon flesh). Three very nice photos from the air. (You had nice, clean airplane windows.)
Regards,
MT

pajaran (117201) 2022-02-27 0:24

Pozdrav.

Interesantan i lep pogled iz aviona, dobar tekst ...
Lepa arhitektura i priroda, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lep deo grada.

Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja