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  • Egypt,  Travel

    Land on the Nile

    8. Juli 2023 / No Comments

    In my mind, Egypt is associated with the friends and acquaintances from this country whom we have known for almost a lifetime. And with pyramids, sculptures, painting and literature, sailboats on the Nile and palm trees in oases. Last but not least, with a rising full moon behind remote settlement houses on the Nile. But one after the other.

    Photographs of the pyramids of Giza like to show them with the desert as their surroundings. They appear to stand free under a clear, steel-blue sky. At the time these monuments were built, there must have been a strictly organised activity for the mummification of corpses and the documentation of their past lives. A lot of people must have worked there permanently, as scribes, painters, sculptors and not least as tomb architects and workers. Today we would call this an industry.

    Pyramids of Gizeh © Julian Köpke

    Modern Cairo is getting closer and closer to the site of the Giza pyramids. The city limits are only a stone’s throw away from the new Egyptian Museum. It is as if this structure is a last warning before the city finally swallows up the pyramids. If you look from the Citadel towards Giza, you almost think the skyscrapers are as tall as the pyramids.

    The first step pyramid was erected between 2720 and 2700 BC by Pharaoh Djoser. As with many other ancient statues, its face was destroyed, probably by Christian fundamentalists who wanted to put an end to the statue’s possibility of having an effect on the population. Photographing these statues is only possible with patience, searching for the best perspective and a moment without visitors in the line of sight. Then you can imagine the grandeur and splendour that these works must have once radiated.

    Statue of Pharao Djoser. Old kingdom, ruling 2720 - 2700 BC. Builder of the first step pyramid. Nose cut off presumably by Christian fundamentalists in ancient times. © Julian Köpke

    The ancient Egyptian museum houses a lot of ancient statues from the old empire. Fortunately, some of these works remained intact due to sand drifts. One can then see the earlier extent of the drifts before the excavations by the boundaries of the fundamentalist destruction.

    The bust of the pharaoh Userkaf made of black stone is not only well preserved. Its presentation in the museum makes it reminiscent of a magician who does not want to be recognised. The bust was found at his sun temple at Abu Ghurab. Userkaf was the last king of the 5th dynasty. His pyramid, now ruined, is located a few hundred meters from the northeast corner of Djoser’s 3rd dynasty step pyramid at Saqqara.

    Bust of Pharao Userkaf found at his sun temple at Abu Ghurab. Userkaf was the last king of the 5th dynasty. His pyramid, now ruined, is located a few hundred meters from the northeast corner of Djoser's 3rd dynasty step pyramid at Saqqara. © Julian Köpke

    From the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Pharaoh Mentuhoteb II in the years 2030 to 2021 BC, the pharaohs wore a larger headdress symbolising the two parts of the empire.

    Statue of pharao Mentuhotep II © Julian Köpke

    Less than 200 years later, the pharaohs intensified the cultivation of the Fayyum Oasis for vegetable production by diverting water from the Nile into the area, which was up to 45m below sea level. At that time, a huge lake was created. Although the area has been permanently settled and cultivated for almost 6500 years, sometimes the feeling of a precarious existence of a desert oasis still imposes itself.

    Group of palm trees in Fayoum © Julian Köpke

    There is a relaxing contrast to the oasis when you travel the Nile by boat. Then you are in the middle of the Nile as a lifeline with a green strip on both banks. Apart from numerous cruise ships, barges, sailboats and rowing boats also move on the water.

    Ships on the Nile © Julian Köpke

    As the sun set one evening, the last full moon before the beginning of spring rose in Esna. Four weeks later it would be Easter because of this. The lighting conditions favoured a single exposure shot to get a satisfactory result. At 135mm focal length and f8 with ISO 3200, it took me what felt like a very long 1/30s to take the picture.

    Moonrise at Esna, Egypt © Julian Köpke
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  • General,  Heidelberg,  Landscape

    Infinite avenue of trees

    28. Februar 2023 / No Comments

    On Sunday we met with friends to walk in the castle gardens of Schwetzingen, especially to the cherry garden of the mosque, because the cherry trees are starting to blossom. Weak intermittent clouds created a diffuse light in the park with warm intermediate tones. The well-designed baroque grounds everywhere show the joy of technical possibilities to expand – or even deceive – the human horizon of experience.

    There is a small section in the park with a trompe l’oueil designed to make infinity tangible. In summer, ivy grows along the tunnel-shaped lattice to create a tube view.

    Trompe l'oeuil at Schwetzingen Palace Garden © Julian Köpke

    When photographing the following avenue of trees at the edge of the mosque, it was of course clear that the perspective should give the impression of a long path. I tried 2 days later to increase this effect by repeating the image in the picture, which can easily be done with digital photography and post-processing. After the second repetition, I think the eye is very well deceived and no longer perceives a real end.

    Compare to the original here.

    Infinite avenue of trees in the Schwetzingen Palace Garden (virtual reality) © Julian Köpke
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  • Deep Sky

    18. Februar 2023 /

    Not many images

    Helix nebula
    Helix nebula © Julian Köpke
    NGC 6514 M20 Trifid nebula
    NGC 6514 M20 Trifid nebula © Julian Köpke
    M8 Lagoon Nebula
    M8 Lagoon Nebula © Julian Köpke
    Eta Carinae NGC 3372 III
    Eta Carinae NGC 3372 © Julian Köpke
    IC 2944 - 48 Running Chicken Nebula
    IC 2944 - 48 Running Chicken Nebula © Julian Köpke
    M42-1
    Orion nebula M42
    M45-2
    Pleiades M45
    NGC 5236 Southern Firewheel Galaxy
    NGC 5236 Southern Firewheel Galaxy © Julian Köpke
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  • World at Night

    18. Februar 2023 /

    World at night

    Celestial light III
    Celestial light III © Julian Köpke
    Chalet
    Chalet © Julian Köpke
    Jupiter Moon Saturn over Alps (Mürren)
    Jupiter Moon Saturn over Alps (Mürren) © Julian Köpke
    Stitched Panorama
    Stitched Panorama
    Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds
    Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds © Julian Köpke
    Mond Venus und Jupiter
    © Julian Köpke
    Moonrise and Mercury
    Monduafgang mit Merkur
    Moonrise in Kiripotib
    Silhouette of earth under Milky Way and startrails
    Silhouette of earth under Milky Way and startrails © Julian Köpke
    Startrails over Tunnel View
    Startrails over Tunnel View is a combination of Startrails and a daylight image superimposed to get some structure. © Julian Köpke
    Startrails South Kiripotib
    Startrails South Kiripotib © Julian Köpke
    Turning night sky in Yosemite
    Turning night sky in Yosemite © Julian Köpke
    Zodiacal light in Yosemite
    Planet Juiter is the bright star in the East in the zodiacal light in Yosemite. © Julian Köpke
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  • Low light

    18. Februar 2023 /

    Low light or twilight

    Heidelberg castle at low light
    Heidelberg castle at low light © Julian Köpke
    Sunset in Heidelberg or Red Neckar
    Sunset in Heidelberg or Red Neckar © Julian Köpke
    Chapel Rotenberg
    Chapel Rotenberg © Julian Köpke
    View on San Francisco downtown at sunset
    View on San Francisco downtown at sunset © Julian Köpke
    Orvieto Piazaa Duomo before sunrise
    Orvieto Piazaa Duomo before sunrise © Julian Köpke
    Dark Duomo, Orvieto
    Dark Duomo, Orvieto © Julian Köpke
    Sunset medieval quartiere Orvieto
    Sunset medieval quartiere Orvieto © Julian Köpke
    Nocturnal deception in the arctic mist
    Nocturnal deception in the arctic mist at the Arctic Henge in Raufarhöfn © Julian Köpke
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  • Night

    18. Februar 2023 /

    Night

    Blue river Neckar in Heidelberg
    Blue river Neckar in Heidelberg. Venus far left between clouds. © Julian Köpke
    Lighthouse Kampen north
    Lighthouse Kampen north © Julian Köpke
    San Francisco seen from Berkeley I
    San Francisco seen from Berkeley I © Julian Köpke
    Moon in Berkeley Marina
    Moon in Berkeley Marina © Julian Köpke
    Colors of the night at Raufarhöfn Church
    Wikipedia tells: Raufarhöfn Church was designed by none other than Iceland's national architect Guðjón Samúelsson, built in 1928 and consecrated on 1 January 1929. © Julian Köpke
    Night flight from Da Nang
    Night flight from Da Nang © Julian Köpke
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  • Night and Darkness

    18. Februar 2023 /
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  • Structures

    18. Februar 2023 /

    Images of structures often no longer reveal a scale.

    Entrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian Köpke
    Entrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian Köpke
    Drill bits or virtual skyscrapers © Julian Köpke
    Drill bits or virtual skyscrapers © Julian Köpke
    Late afternoon at Crater Lake impressive reflections appeared at the opposite lake shore. To some extent they ressemble to the Rorschach test method, especially when rotated by 90 degree. © Julian Köpke
    Late afternoon at Crater Lake impressive reflections appeared at the opposite lake shore. To some extent they ressemble to the Rorschach test method, especially when rotated by 90 degree. © Julian Köpke
    Evening at Zabriskie Point © Julian Köpke
    Evening at Zabriskie Point © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns on Iceland © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns on Iceland © Julian Köpke
    Detail of Dynjandi waterfall. Combination of LTE and STE. © Julian Köpke
    Detail of Dynjandi waterfall. Combination of LTE and STE. © Julian Köpke
    Dettifoss detail western drop edge © Julian Köpke
    Dettifoss detail western drop edge © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns on Iceland. There is nothing recognizable. © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns on Iceland. There is nothing recognizable. © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns © Julian Köpke
    Glacial flows and patterns © Julian Köpke
    Glacier Skalafellsjökull ogives and some band ogives © Julian Köpke
    Glacier Skalafellsjökull ogives and some band ogives © Julian Köpke
    Water glass as a cylindrical converging lens © Julian Köpke
    Water glass as a cylindrical converging lens © Julian Köpke
    Loaf of bread mosaic X-ray photo lateral view © Julian Köpke
    Loaf of bread mosaic X-ray photo lateral view © Julian Köpke
    Overlay of light and waves © Julian Köpke
    Overlay of light and waves © Julian Köpke
    Patterns of layers at Morsum cliff © Julian Köpke
    Patterns of layers at Morsum cliff © Julian Köpke
    Pile of wood as a long wall © Julian Köpke
    Pile of wood as a long wall © Julian Köpke
    Polar lights at Stocksness © Julian Köpke
    Polar lights at Stocksness © Julian Köpke
    Reflections inside from the outside © Julian Köpke
    Reflections inside from the outside © Julian Köpke
    Reynisfjara basalt formation © Julian Köpke
    Reynisfjara basalt formation © Julian Köpke
    Pacific reflections © Julian Köpke
    Pacific reflections © Julian Köpke
    Upcoming clouds © Julian Köpke
    Upcoming clouds © Julian Köpke
    Wall of Hamburg Philharmonic Hall © Julian Köpke
    Wall of Hamburg Philharmonic Hall © Julian Köpke
    Cog rail of the Zugspitzbahn © Julian Köpke
    Cog rail of the Zugspitzbahn © Julian Köpke
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  • Architecture

    13. Februar 2023 /

    Architecture may contain

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  • Astrophotography

    11. Februar 2023 /

    With this site I want to introduce my own astrophotography images. I practice this hobby since early 2010.

    Astrophotography makes things visible that could not be seen with the naked eye. You can do astrophotography by day and by night. And: twilight. Twilight is a huge area in itself, with moon or crescents, planets, Milky Way, landscapes, and much more. With the help of mechanical and optical instruments as well as sensors and computers, attractive, colorful images of our universe can be made. The beauty of these images, the technical appeal and challenges of electronic postprocessing are inseparable in this hobby.

    I have many interests in astrophotography:

    Startrails, atmospheric images, sun, moon and planets, interstellar fogs, etc …. More topics related to this hobby are image processing, literature and history.

    A quote from Schiller’s „Wallenstein“ brings the excitement of astronomy to the point:

    Thoughts may easily coexist, however, material things collide hard in space

    (Leicht beieinander wohnen die Gedanken, doch hart im Raume stoßen die Sachen)

    Source: Friedrich Schiller, Wallenstein’s Death II

    The following topic can be looked up:

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