Ancient Ruins - Thread

[ttora4runner]

Post up your Anicent Ruin photo's.


These where taken SW of Bluff Utah. Sorry, for the poor photo qaulity but I had to scan them into my computer from some old photo's of mine.

The location:

Ruins from a distance:

Ruins:

This set was only acessible by using old hand/foot holds

Artwork:

 

[sinuhexavier]

 

[photoman]

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Aaron, I'm starting to think we're following each other around. The last few posts you've posted I think I have the exact same shot....:victory:

White House Ruins, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Ceremonial Kiva, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Same shot as the last one, only this angle is from inside the Kiva

 

[photoman]

Aaron, I'm starting to think we're following each other around. The last few posts you've posted I think I have the exact same shot....:victory:

I like your b&w of White House. Let me know when you are in the Southwest and we can meet up for some wheeling and shooting.

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Thanks for the compliments and invite, I'd love to take you up on that!

 

[daverami]

Not in the U.S. but...

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Dave, I watched a special on National Geographic Channel on that spot and have been in awe of it ever since. I'd be too excited to go photograph it in my life time!

I'd love to see more from your adventure there!

 

[daverami]

Dave, I watched a special on National Geographic Channel on that spot and have been in awe of it ever since. I'd be too excited to go photograph it in my life time!

I'd love to see more from your adventure there!

Pat,

I have to say that to me, it was a trip of a lifetime. My sister and her husband lived in Amman, Jordan for two years. He worked as a contractor for the Jordanian Army. I had the opportunity to spend a month there with them. My sister was tour guide. it was pretty funny, because she had a Jeep Cherokee with Jordanian Army plates on it, and every time we went through a checkpoint, quite a few closer to the West Bank, the guys would check out the car, look at her ID, and give us a big salute. We went to a lot of places and did a lot of hiking. I felt very fortunate to be able to go to this country. The people were so friendly it was hard to get used to. You couldn't leave a shop without having tea and a sweet bread or something like that. I wish everyone could have a chance to visit a place like this and get to know the people.

Petra encompasses an area of about 40 sq. km and it is possible to go into the outback with a 4x4 and camp. The history of the place is amazing. It was a huge city, a major trading stop. The Roman ruins there are also incredible. I'll put together some pictures and post them up. I could go on about this place forever.

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

I could go on about this place forever.

Please do!! After watching the hour long special on these ruins and ancient city, it's on my life list, and right near the top!

I'd love to see all the pictures you have, but at least show the good ones

 

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[James86004]

Not mine, but one of my favorite ruin photos is this one:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080929.html

Explanation: Is there any place in the world you could see a sight like this? Yes! This digital mosaic shows the night sky as seen from False Kiva in Canyonlands National Park, eastern Utah, USA. Diving into the Earth far in the distance is part of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Much closer, the planet Jupiter is visible as the bright point just to band's left. Closer still are the park's picturesque buttes and mesas lit by a crescent moon. In the foreground is the cave housing a stone circle of unknown origin named False Kiva. The cave itself was briefly lit by flashlight during the exposure. Astrophotographer Wally Pacholka reports that getting to the cave was no easy trek. Also, mountain lions were a concern while waiting alone in the dark to record the mosaic.

 

[DiploStrat]

Memories!

David,

I grew up in Jordan and first went through the Siq when I was seven or eight years old. In those days it was a long day's grind from Amman to the police station in Ma'an, where you mounted a horse to ride into Petra. You stayed in the "caves" or the "tents."

I will get back to update my old black and white photos one of these days. In the meantime, thank you for your wonderful shot! (How did you Photoshop out all of the tourists?)

 

[daverami]

David,

I grew up in Jordan and first went through the Siq when I was seven or eight years old. In those days it was a long day's grind from Amman to the police station in Ma'an, where you mounted a horse to ride into Petra. You stayed in the "caves" or the "tents."

I will get back to update my old black and white photos one of these days. In the meantime, thank you for your wonderful shot! (How did you Photoshop out all of the tourists?)

It must have been quite the adventure to go through there when you were so young, how cool.

People were riding some horses through on our way in, and the echo of the hoofs against the walls was awesome, you could just think back a 100 years. I wish I had a video with sound.

To tell you the truth, no Photoshop involved with that picture. It was amazing, but there were really not that many people around. I just hung out till the coast was clear.

A few more shots I hurriedly dug up...

A long hike up to the Monastary

Another cool place carved into the sandstone

Not in Petra, but there is Israel on the other side of the Jordan River, near the West Bank

The Jordan River

It was kind of odd to me, with all the stories you hear about the Jordan River, I guess I was expecting something a lot bigger. This is near the site where John the Baptist is said to have baptized Jesus.

 

[Scott Brady]