Egypt

The pictures made in the last week of December 2005 are not very representative for entire egypt. We spent just a week in Sharm el Sheikh in hotel Beach Albatros. On three days I went diving witht Blue Sea Diving but not with my personal gear. The later pictures are from diving safaris, mostly with Divers Heaven See here for the underwater pictures: 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.

Mosque — Fig. 1: A mosque in the neighbourhood of our hotel in Sharm el Sheikh. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 2005

Sunset — Fig. 2: The sun is setting behind an arch. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 2005

Dusk — Fig. 3: Dusk at the bay from Sharm el-Maya. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 2005

Elevator Tower — Fig. 4: The elevator tower from the hotel Beach Albatros down to the beach. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 2005

Sharm at Night — Fig. 5: Sharm el Sheik at night, causing a lot of light pollution. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, December 2005

Jeeps Sinai Desert — Fig. 6: Jeeps in the Sinai desert causing dust trails in the wind. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Sinai Desert — Fig. 7: The Sinai desert close to the coloured canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 8: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. Was this the flaming speaking bush? — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 9: Looking beautiful rock formations while hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 10: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 11: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 12: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 13: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 14: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 15: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 16: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 17: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 18: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 19: Hiking through the labyrinth of rocks in the Coloured Canyon. At some places is is that narrow that people with overweight problems will get stuck. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Coloured Canyon — Fig. 20: A bush in the Coloured Canyon. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Acacia — Fig. 21: An acacia (I presume) shot from the bottom against the sky. — Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4, Coloured Canyon, Egypt, December 2005

Brother Islands — Fig. 22: The small island 'Little Brother' in the foreground and the bigger island 'Big Brother' with the lightouse and a safari boat in the background. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/125 s; f=120 mm; f/5.6; ISO 100; 12 November 2011 15:52:09

Brother Islands — Fig. 23: Wide angle shot of the island 'Little Brother' and in the background 'Big Brother' during sunset. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/5.6; ISO 100; 12 November 2011 15:52:30

Boat Railing — Fig. 24: A shot of the railing of our safari boat during sunset — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/80 s; f=55 mm; f/11.0; ISO 100; 12 November 2011 15:53:55

Man in Water — Fig. 25: A man in the water tightening the ropes of the safari boats at Brother Islands. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/40 s; f=400 mm; f/5.6; ISO 100; 12 November 2011 15:59:11

Sunset Closeup — Fig. 26: Telephoto image of a beautiful sunset on the sea at Brother Islands. The sun is setting behind distant mountains on the horizon. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/400 s; f=400 mm; f/9.0; ISO 200; 12 November 2011 16:04:01

Sunset with Boat — Fig. 27: The sun is almost gone while another safari boat arrives and looks for a safe anchoring place. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/400 s; f=400 mm; f/5.6; ISO 200; 12 November 2011 16:06:03

Brother Islands — Fig. 28: The lightouse of Big Brother island with tree safari boats. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/20 s; f=220 mm; f/5.3; ISO 800; 12 November 2011 16:29:18

Brother Islands Lighthouse — Fig. 29: The island 'Big Brother' with the lighthouse and the jetty. Both have seen better times — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=28 mm; f/9.0; ISO 100; 13 November 2011 08:35:17

Brother Islands Jetty — Fig. 30: The jetty with the small railway, a mastepiece of egyptian engineering. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/250 s; f=24 mm; f/11.0; ISO 100; 13 November 2011 12:25:16

Corkscrew Stairs — Fig. 31: Inside of the lighthouse on Big Brother island these corkscrew stairs lead to the top. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/8 s; f=24 mm; f/4.0; ISO 100; 13 November 2011 12:27:27

Brother Islands Barracks — Fig. 32: Barrack on Big Brother island with solar panels and radar. Somehow it reminds me of an abadonded mars station. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=48 mm; f/9.0; ISO 100; 13 November 2011 12:47:49

Daedalus Reef Lightouse — Fig. 33: This is the lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef with the long jetty. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=75 mm; f/10.0; ISO 100; 14 November 2011 06:19:22

Dädalus Reef Lighthouse — Fig. 34: A new (left) and old (right) jetty lead to the lighthouse on Daedalus reef — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/250 s; f=24 mm; f/8.0; ISO 100; 15 November 2011 06:01:13

Dolphin — Fig. 35: A pack of dolphins made a visit at Daedalus reef. That's because I was not in the water due to ear problems. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=400 mm; f/13.0; ISO 400; 15 November 2011 06:53:26

Sea Turtle — Fig. 36: A sea turtle taking a deep breath of air before diving on Daedalus reef. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm, Red Sea, Egypt, November 2011 Nikon D200; Δt=1/1000 s; f=400 mm; f/7.1; ISO 400; 15 November 2011 10:05:50