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Published: 2008-03-04 18:36:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 29545; Favourites: 774; Downloads: 3301
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Location of this photo is right next to the sphinx in the Giza.The tourist buss was just about to leave, and the sun was going down. I love how the strong back light made the foreground skies black when the camera "read" the light.
i underexposed the picture by 1, to make sure that just a low amount of the photo had strong highlights. overexposed clouds is not nice.
It is always easier to work with to dark areas compared to light.
Original image had underexposed and low-contrast areas, so in the post processing i worked with contrast and color.
the difference in the color between the upper and lower sky is actually from the original photo, i just made it warmer and less noticeable for a smoother look.
oh, and the "ruins" you see in the bottom is grave champers. at least i think so, please correct me if i am wrong.
Thats about it, hope you like it
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Comments: 149
awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,
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OO Oh. My. Wow. This is a great shot! I love sky-pictures because they are beyond beautiful, and this makes me giddy. wonderful.
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Wow...Fantastic shot... Not many people have the privlage to capture something of these measures.....Great job...It almost looks as if there is a volcanic/magma thing in the clouds....I guess some photographers just have the luck to find something extrordinary
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Hey, is it alright if I used this as a reference for a digital dragon drawing I'm currently working on?
It will be posted on dA and I will credit you
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reference aka looking at it while drawing something is totally ok, as long as it is not re-used or re-edited
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I love this photo, & I'm Egyptian, I adore the sky when I see it like this, I shot it once, But It was never as perfect as it looks here
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realy nice ... but i live in egypt and o never seen sky like that ..!!! amazing ,woooo
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Oh my.....amazing capture of lighting!!!!!! 
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Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooww !!!
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Amazing capture of the sky, truly beautiful, I really like that you have kept the queue at the bottom, it adds an interesting element to the shot.
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awsome
May i use it for a manipulation?
I will criedt you of couse and give you a link to the fininsh product.
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it looks like an explosion in the sky. very cool picture
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wow! this is so amazing, it doesnt even look real
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Almost looks like the sky is exploding! Scary, yet fantastic.
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Thats amazing! I love the richness in the colour!
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Thats amazing! I love the richness in the colour!
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woooooooooooooow
I like the color of the sky !!!!
amazing ...
^_____^
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