10.25.02 Pyramid Light Show Page 1
  
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cairo taxi
cairo
a cab driver wonders why this guy has just taken 10 pictures inside his taxi. to get the right setting of the outside sunset lighting and the flash lighting inside, i had to shoot (with flash) about 10 pictures before getting this one perfect. by default when using a flash the camera will use a fast shutter speed which would make the outside of the cab look almost pitch black. i had to stop down the flash by a about 1.5 stops, and overexpose the general exposure by about a stop to get the lighting equal.
illuminated chairs in waiting
giza
just after sunset and before night falls, these chairs are illuminated by flood lamps in anticipation of the crowds that will fill them for a sound and light show. khufu, the largest pyramid is on the right (137m), khafre on the left (136m)
khafre and khufu
giza
before the light show starts
history of egypt
giza
the sound and light show features an ultra-incredibly cheesy booming voice belching through awful loud speakers that related the tale of this land before time. -- not to spoil anyone's perception of this amazing experience, the lights were as cheesy as the voice over.... the pyramid of menkaure is the small one on the left
lit up
giza
one advantage to losing your nose is the absence of harsh shadows caused by direct lighting :-)
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