lemaclemac

<p>I was there in 1953-54, and access to the pyramids and sphinx was pretty unrestricted.<br>

I climbed the pyramid of Cheops, and that is forbidden today. There was no son and lumiere<br>

then.</p>

<p>Year ago, I lived for a couple of years in Egypt, and once tried an experimental idea for a photo.<br>

I liked photographing the Sphinx, and tried some night pictures,<br>

I set up on a tripod, and kept the shutter open. Then,<br>

with a strong flashlight, I "painted" the Sphinx with the light,<br>

and the longer I lingered on a spot, the brighter<br>

it appeared in the final shot. Got some interesting shots this way.</p>

<p>I sometimes see night-time shots of a stadium scene, like football, and you see hundreds of flashbulbs going off in the stands. Surprising how many people can be clueless about the short distance flash illumination is good for.</p>

<p>There is no "should". We all do what we want, the results are immensely varied. Calling a picture beautiful,<br>

soulful, artistic, ugly, haunting etc. are just subjective judgements. We take what we want - some may enjoy, others<br>

not. Enough of this philosophical claptrap! </p>