Egyptian Islamic Chandelier
Tip for Egypt
This is a pretty good tip for most places, but it’s a good idea to get a private guide. I don’t like the “big tours” where you’re on a bus with a bunch of other people. You can get a fairly reasonable rate for a private tour for just you, your family, or your friends. On the plus side, you usually get to hear a lot more history and get into smaller places where the big tours are not allowed. TripAdvisor is a good place to find private tour guides… that’s how I got into this place below in Cairo!
Daily Photo – Egyptian Islamic Chandelier
Here’s one of my new favorite tricks inside mosques or catherdrals or museums or anything with a cool ceiling. It’s a bit of a ropey trick and it only works half the time. You’ll have to make sure it’s not too crowded… Anyway, set the camera flat on the ground with a wide-angle lens. Set up for a 2-second timer, click it, then run away! You gotta get pretty far to get outside the frame… It’s hard to line up too, so sometimes I’m a few degrees off the orthogonal, so you’ll have to rotate later on in post-processing.
