Whatever about the mind there is no doubt that travel widens ones eyes: and for a photographer to see is to record not only the sight and the light but to convey some evocation of atmosphere at a particular moment
Loire chateaux such as Chenonceau must be one of the reasons the French invented photography….
Unawatuna Sri Lanka was devastated bty the Tsunami. The Buddhist Tupa on the Western headland survived.
Our anger over the slow and inept Government response has subsided.
A contact from Coleraine N.Ireland lives in Galle a few kilometres away. He has put relief money directly into local and trustworthy hands.
Part proceeds of theis picture will be donated.
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Egypt has the most awe inspiring combination of natural and man made wonders - home to a variety of cultures and peoples who have in common a natural dignity and, for the most part, a tradition of hospitality.
Abu Simbel fascinated me ever since, as a child, I saw the televised account of its removal, stone by stone, to evade the rising waters of Lake Nasser. After three visits the enchantment has increased. Given the choice the preferred approach is by cruiser from Aswan. For me this is the Wonder of Wonders. MF
A model of self aggrandisement. Ramses II would have revelled in the pomp and ceremony of the Son et Lumiere show at Abu Simbel