Ancient Egyptian Boat
The earliest record of a ship under sail is depicted on an Egyptian pot dating back to 3200BC. These Egyptian boats were made of either native woods or conifers from Lebanon. Papyrus boats were useful for hunting or crossing short stretches of water, using a paddle or a pole. These boats were made of bundles of bound papyrus reeds, and were lashed together into a long thin hull form in the style of a slight crescent. This lifted the ends out of the water. The bundle was made as wide as possible for stability, and an extra bundle was put on top so that the cargo and crew were kept reasonable dry. Vessels like these of Ancient Egypt are till in use in Peru today as an tourist attraction
Info Source: http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/egyptian-boats.htm
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Made on EOS 400D + Tamron 17-50 | F 2.8 + Marumi DHG super circular (pol)
light digital retouch
jottk 13. Februar 2013, 18:40
Egyptian boats on Lake Titicaca? They must have travelled along way.David H Thomas 14. September 2010, 21:50
beautifulFlighty Furrow 27. April 2010, 17:12
.Amazing craftsmen_ship!
Alberto Angelici 12. März 2010, 12:50
Remembering Thor Heyerdhal, great scientist and man.have a nice day, Lucas! :-)
Alberto
judita isabella 27. Januar 2010, 19:30
excellent perspective and composition!best, judita
David H Thomas 27. Januar 2010, 18:57
really fantasticAnders Å 22. Januar 2010, 22:40
Great low perspective, composition and sense of depth. Nice soft colors.Greetings, Anders
Michael Grotkamp 13. Januar 2010, 14:36
Hat da Thor Heyerdal für seine Überquerung trainiert?Sehr schöne Farbskala, feine Komposition und ad first ein
spannendes Foto zu einer spannenden, bisher noch nicht
eindeutig beantworteten Theorie.
lg
Michael
Brian Cathie 30. Dezember 2009, 16:24
Excellent shot, great detailnicely edited
Best wishes for 2010
Brian
Andrea Sagawe 30. Dezember 2009, 15:46
Excellent composition superb point of viewandrea
Indrani Novello 30. Dezember 2009, 14:39
very nice. Thor Heyerdal would love it!mike snead 30. Dezember 2009, 14:20
moses in the basket?fine work.
regards
mike