petra

I took a lot of shots of the Siq as I walk to and from Petra in Jordan. It is a really neat slot canyon in it's own right and it is easily downplayed in the excitement of the area. This was my favorite image of the canyon, taken shortly before sunset.

Here are some shots from my recent trip to Petra. Almost all of us are familiar with the Treasury (or the Al Khazneh as Alan would write) but there was a lot more to explore than I expected. 1) Just starting down the trail - I was surprised that there were things to see even before getting to...

Looking through the end of the slot canyon leading into Petra, you get the first glimpse of the Treasury. Why aren't there people? This was late in the afternoon reducing the crowds, I waited for a light moment, and used a little cloning to take care of the rest. Any thoughts are welcome.

This post may be closer to something that qualifies as Journalistic and Documentary but I will stick it here as a Historical thread for starters. I started to present this thread a while back but as I was looking around the internet for updated information I stumbled across a number of articles...