Ancient Ruins - Thread
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Tucson T4R
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dhackney
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I prefer shots with humans because they add scale.
How big is that thing? Is it a few meters high or what?
Ummm, I think it's pretty big.
Sometimes even the Paparazzi can serve a useful purpose - providing scale.
It even works from further away.
It works with camels...
...just as well as it does with humans.
All photos from Petra in modern day Jordan, 2004.
How big is that thing? Is it a few meters high or what?
Ummm, I think it's pretty big.
Sometimes even the Paparazzi can serve a useful purpose - providing scale.
It even works from further away.
It works with camels...
...just as well as it does with humans.
All photos from Petra in modern day Jordan, 2004.
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ttora4runner
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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.
That's awesome.
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agavelvr
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Nothing fancy, but fun places to visit...
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dhackney
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Great shots Jeff. I love that scene of the cliff face & dwellings. That really captures the U.S. SW for me.
Here are some more international sites.
Roman ruins. Palmyra, modern day Syria.
Ancient Ephesus, modern day Turkey
Stadium at Aphrodicisias. It is the one of the largest and best preserved Roman stadiums in the world. It was built to hold 30,000 people for traditional Greek athletic events such as running, discus, javelin, etc. The playing field of the stadium is 270 meters long. The stadium was built in the 2nd century A.D. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
Theater with stage and ruins of backstage buildings. The theater held 15,000 at the city's peak of development. The original Greek portion of the theater seen in this photo was built in the 1st century B.C. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
Face from the marble frieze that surrounded the theater. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
Here are some more international sites.
Roman ruins. Palmyra, modern day Syria.
Ancient Ephesus, modern day Turkey
Stadium at Aphrodicisias. It is the one of the largest and best preserved Roman stadiums in the world. It was built to hold 30,000 people for traditional Greek athletic events such as running, discus, javelin, etc. The playing field of the stadium is 270 meters long. The stadium was built in the 2nd century A.D. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
Theater with stage and ruins of backstage buildings. The theater held 15,000 at the city's peak of development. The original Greek portion of the theater seen in this photo was built in the 1st century B.C. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
Face from the marble frieze that surrounded the theater. Ancient Aphrodicisias, modern day Turkey.
nwoods
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"Roman ruins. Palmyra, modern day Syria. "
It is amazing to me that the roads go right to, or right past those amazing destinations, and that they appear to be well respected by the populace. It always saddens me here in the States to see something fantastic like this, that has been defaced by some criminally idiotic person.
It is amazing to me that the roads go right to, or right past those amazing destinations, and that they appear to be well respected by the populace. It always saddens me here in the States to see something fantastic like this, that has been defaced by some criminally idiotic person.
daverami
Explorer
dHackney,
Great pictures. Isn't Turkey an awesome place. It's interesting to see Greek ruins, with Roman structures built on top, like the stadium at Aphrodisias, and then other places with Ottoman structure built on top of Roman, very cool.
Seeing all your pictures, I bet you have been to Morocco. Awesome place and great ruins there too.
A few more...
Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey. (awful light that day).
Stone Backgammon board, Ephesus
Chariot tracks, Bergama
Ruins of homes, Troy
There were actually nine cities of Troy, build one on top of the other I believe.
Amphitheatre at Prien. Used to be a port city. It's 8 km from the coast now.
Great pictures. Isn't Turkey an awesome place. It's interesting to see Greek ruins, with Roman structures built on top, like the stadium at Aphrodisias, and then other places with Ottoman structure built on top of Roman, very cool.
Seeing all your pictures, I bet you have been to Morocco. Awesome place and great ruins there too.
A few more...
Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey. (awful light that day).
Stone Backgammon board, Ephesus
Chariot tracks, Bergama
Ruins of homes, Troy
There were actually nine cities of Troy, build one on top of the other I believe.
Amphitheatre at Prien. Used to be a port city. It's 8 km from the coast now.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Wow, great photos!
I love this sort of thing, imagining these landmarks being built with ancient tools.
Beautiful!
I love this sort of thing, imagining these landmarks being built with ancient tools.
Beautiful!
daverami
Explorer
You are so correct. I don't know if I would want to live in the time period, but it would be so cool to go back in time to see these things being constructed and the people going about their day to day routine in these cities.
For you "old" people, I need a Way Back machine.
Thanks everyone for the great photos so far.
Every Miles A Memory
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WOW!! This thread took off with some outstanding photos!
Keep em' coming every body.
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Keep em' coming every body.
As for hosting, I use and swear by Smugmug. You can upload fullsize images which is great to have a back up copy off site, and once their uploaded, you can pick which size you want to post on forums or websites.
No need to have the images shrunk down before hand and saves a ton of time.
They also will put a watermark on the image for you or a custom one that you upload and the image always stays free of watermark if someone buys it or you want a print of it