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Photo’s from the top of Mount Moosa

Naeem.co.za — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:53:20 +0000

sunrise at the top of mount moosa

Decided to go through some past images from our trip to Egypt earlier this year. The images in this post were taken at the top of Mount Moosa (Jabel Moosa) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Also known as Mount Sinai, Mount Horeb, Mount Musa, Jabal Musa. You can read more about this over at Wikipedia

It was quite an adventure getting to the top which starts with a 2 hour taxi drive at midnight. Then at about 2:30am, armed with a flashlight and light snacks you begin your hike to the top and push along to make it in time to witness the sunrise from the peak. Don’t expect to have any spiritual awakening here as you are joined with about 100+ tourists and dozens of Egyptian traders trying to sell you snacks and stones. Nevertheless, a tremendous experience and great photo opportunity.

Honda Revcounter

Naeem.co.za — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:08:44 +0000

Going back to some automotive concepts, today’s daily photo is a long exposure shot of a tachometer & needle revving up. I was hoping to get this Honda all the way to the red-line but alas, they dont make the 1.5l Honda’s like they used and all we could get was to 4500rpm.

I’m happy to say that, apart from a crop, absolutely zero photo editing or color adjustments were done.
Exif data : F9.9 at 4seconds on ISO 100 with a 135mm focal length.

honda rev counter

Love & Friendship Arabic Coaster

Naeem.co.za — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:38:23 +0000

Continuing on my daily photo project. Unfortunately I left my tripod at the office and decided to get a bit creative with a photo for today.

This is a coaster which we purchased from a crafts store in Cairo (Korba district). The image was shot on a kitchen counter-top in total darkness over a very long exposure. I used a torch to paint some light over to bring out the wood. Final touch up in photoshop involved cropping and overlaying a duplicate layer (screen blend)

Technical details: F/8 at 13seconds. ISO 100 & 47mm focal length

If reading Arabic calligraphy is tricky, the text reads Hubb wa Mawaddah (Love & Friendship)

arabic wooden coaster

Incense Burner

Naeem.co.za — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:08:31 +0000

The fourth day of my little ‘daily photo’ project. I’m quite pleased with this one. There are heaps of urban grunge and textures nearby the office while back home we have more softer eastern Islamic shapes and textures. Expect to see more of this in coming days.

This image is a close up shot of an incense burner, I shot in total darkness, the light inside the burner comes from a tiny candle. No image adjustments were made apart from cropping out much of the background.

As for the image details, shot manually F6.4 at 30sec. ISO 100 with a 32mm focal length

30second exposure shot of an incense burner

Inside a Masjid Dome

Naeem.co.za — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:53:49 +0000

Below is the paintwork done on the inside dome of the Masjid across the road from home. This picture shows the detail of the inner dome which covers the main prayer area.

As for the photograph
Shot manually: F16 at 1/61second. 55mm, Iso 100

Snapshots from Alexandra

Naeem.co.za — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:48:34 +0000

intricate work on the outside walls of the masjid

During our stay in Egypt earlier this year, we took a short weekend break to the coastal town of Alexandria. The must-see is the amazing bibliotheca, however in these pictures I’ve put together a few snapshots of Alexandria city-life, the boats & beaches as well as Pompeii’s pillar.