Esther's photos

"The Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage.... The Hanging Church was probably built during the patriarchate of Isaac (690–692), though an earlier church building may have elsewhere existed dating as early as the 3rd or 4th century. However, the earliest mention of the church was a statement in the biography of the patriarch Joseph I (831–849), when the governor of Egypt visited the establishment. The church was largely rebuilt by the Pope Abraham (975–978) and has seen many other restorations including an extensive repair and restoration of the church and its surroundings completed in 2011." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Church AIMG 2903

Sunday Challenge: Unsharp AP1000286

The Great Pyramid (the Pyramid of Khufu) and the Pyramid of Khafre were built between  approximately 2600 and 2500 BCE. Giza, Egypt Sunday Challenge: Triangles AIMG 3070

Yuya was the father-in-law of pharaoh Amenhotep III, who was one of the the most powerful kings of the 18th dynasty in Egypt (circa 1890 BCE). The Egyptian Museum Cairo Egypt AIMG 2870

The Egyptian Museum Cairo Egypt AIMG 2887

The Egyptian Museum Cairo Egypt AIMG 2886

The Egyptian Museum Cairo Egypt AIMG 2873

The Egyptian Museum Cairo Egypt AIMG 2872

Many companies offer hot air balloon rides in Luxor, Egypt. Trucks with workers follow the balloons in their flight over the Valley of Kings and various temples so that they will be ready to fold and load the balloon onto the trucks once they gently return to earth. Between the dust from the desert sand, air pollution and dawn, there was a significant haze in the morning which helped give the background an ethereal feel. Sunday Challenge: People at work A20231221 065514

Fence in the old Coptic area of Cairo, Egypt AIMG 2935

The Egyptian Museum AIMG 2856

The Egyptian Museum Many original sculptures and statues were painted AIMG 2846

The Egyptian Museum AIMG 2835

The Egyptian Museum AIMG 2853

The Egyptian Museum AIMG 2847

I just purchased a bridge camera (Panasonic Lumix TZ1000 ii) with a 25-400mm lens to take on an upcoming trip. I have been testing it on a variety of subjects and lighting conditions. Sunday Challenge Theme: Pick one (Camera test) AP1000039

The low sun through a window cast a long shadow on this glass of ice and water. A20240216 115108

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston puts on an annual evening of music from instruments in its collection and unusual instruments in ethnic music. Featured here are a viola da gamba and a theorbo (lute family). A20240208 180110