Pharaonic Sunset || Atardecer Faraónico (Templo de Debod, Madrid)

            “I´ve failed over and over and over again in my life; and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan.

Why is there an Egyptian temple in a park in the center of Madrid? Well, this is a gift from Egypt to Spain, after its participation in the 60s in the project to save the temples of Nubia, that were to be buried by the waters of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Dam of Aswan. Thanks to international collaboration following Unesco's appeal, many of the temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt again on higher sites. But four of them were given to Spain, Italy, Holland and the USA. Unlike the other three, the Debod Temple is the unique one that is located outdoors and with an orientation almost identical to the one that had in Egypt.
It is a well known place to admire the sunset, so there are a lot of photos of this temple during the dusk. It is essential a cloudy day  so that the sky and its reflection in the water acquire a striking aspect. Day after day, the first thing I did in Madrid when I woke up was to look at the sky, looking for those clouds that give  photographs that magic effect. After two unsuccessful attempts to get this photo, the opportunities were narrowing. Being many days in a city does not guarantee great photos, although it does allow to have a greater margin of maneuver. In this third attempt, the sky did not presage at all the explosion of colour that soon took place. Oddly enough, sometimes we have to trust the sensations and try it even if it seems that the conditions do not go along. Failing over and over again can lead to frustration, but with a positive approach, every mistake can be taking us to success.

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"He fallado una y otra vez en mi vida; y esa es la razón por la que he tenido éxito." Michael Jordan.

¿Qué hace un templo egipcio en un parque del centro de Madrid? Pues bien, se trata de un regalo de Egipto a España, después de su participación en los años 60 en el proyecto destinado a salvar los templos de Nubia, que iban a ser sepultados por las aguas del Lago Nasser tras la construcción de la Presa de Assuán. Gracias a la colaboración internacional tras el llamamiento de la Unesco, muchos de los templos fueron desmontados piedra a piedra y reconstruidos de nuevo en emplazamientos más altos. Pero cuatro de ellos fueron regalados a España, Italia, Holanda y Estados Unidos. A diferencia de los otros tres, el de Debod es el único que se encuentra emplazado al aire libre y con una orientación casi idéntica a la que tenía en tierras egipcias.
Se trata de un lugar muy conocido para admirar el atardecer, por lo que existen una gran cantidad de fotos de este templo durante la puesta de sol. Es fundamental un día con nubes para que el cielo y su reflejo en el agua adquieran un aspecto impactante. Día tras día lo primero que he hecho en Madrid al despertarme ha sido mirar el cielo, buscando esas nubes que dan a las fotografías ese toque mágico. Después de dos intentos fallidos de conseguir esta foto, las oportunidades se iban reduciendo. Estar muchos días en una ciudad no garantiza grandes fotos, aunque sí permite tener un margen de maniobra mayor. En este tercer intento el cielo no presagiaba en absoluto la explosión de color que luego tuvo lugar. Por extraño que parezca, a veces hay que fiarse de las sensaciones e intentarlo aunque parezca que las condiciones no acompañan. Fallar una y otra vez puede llegar a provocar frustración, pero con un enfoque positivo cada error puede estar acercándonos al éxito.

Taken in: España / Comunidad de Madrid / Madrid / Chamberi (show map)

Taken on: February 25, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/8.0, 1/6 sec, 24mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Lens:	EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.3 (Macintosh)
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