Feluca on the river Nile scoops Pictorial Photography bronze award
Feluca on the river Nile in Egypt at sunset.
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I took this photo of a Feluca boat on a recent trip to Egypt. We had booked a day cruise in Luxor to visit one of the temples. But after our river Nile cruise ended up running aground twenty minutes out of port, we were offered a free evening meal. And they organized a bus trip to the temple.
Anyway we were half way through the meal when the sun was setting so I couldn’t resist racing out on deck for a few last shots of the day. The sunset only lasts a few minutes and there wasn’t much time to photography the action. And I did have a long lens with me, so had to wait for a Feluca to come close to our cruise boat.
This was the shot I wanted – shooting into the sun with light powering through the sail. I only had one chance that lasted a couple of seconds so am pleased I managed to pull this shot off 
And of course delighted it got recognition with a bronze award in the SWPP monthly competition for Pictorial Photography.
Pat
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