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| Welcome to Jon's SLR Picture Gallery |
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| (C) Copyright Jon Roberts 2001 |
| All pictures taken with my Yashica 230 AF Single Lens Reflex SLR camera |
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| Petra - Jordan, November 2001 |
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| Click on pictures for full original hi-res photo |
| The Rose-Red City |
| The Treasury |
| Petra appeared in the Film - 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' |
| There are around 4000 tombs in Petra |
| Petra dates back to 1000 BC. and King Solomon |
| Petra spans an amazing 45 square kilometres, and it takes about a week to walk around ! These shots were some of the most stunning in the collection. |
| EGYPT - November 2001 |
| The Monastery , at top of mountain ... after one hour climb ! |
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| Giza Pyramids & Spinx 2700 BC |
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| Saqqarra Stepped Pyramid - Oldest Stone Monument in the world ! |
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| King Tutankhamen Treasures - Cairo Museum |
| The Beautiful Philae Temple |
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| The stunning ABU SIMBEL |
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| Two Temples carved in adjacent mountains ! |
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| Inside the Abu Simbel Temple ... The sun falls on the face of Ramses II, (at far centre of picture) on just 2 days a year ! His birthday and his wedding day . incredible precision. The God of darkness, on his left is permanently in darkness. |
| From Aswan to Abu Simbel - Approaching by aircraft .... |
| Abu Simbel was built by Ramses II to frighten the Nubians away, who came from Southern Egypt. A magnificent show of power. |