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Patrick Smith Photography - Yucatan, Chichen Itza, Mexico |
Kukulkán Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Details: 1.6 second exposure @F16 with ND grad 0.6 and backlighting from clouds
Comments on this photo: ePHOTOzine
Story:
The Kukulkan Pyramid at Chichen Itza was a terraced monument as opposed to being a true pyramid form such as we see in Egypt. There were
clear reasons for this departure from Egyptian architectural practice because in the West, pyramids convey specific numbers which can enable us
to see why they were built where they were upon the earth. This is how you decode the longitude of this structure. (Based on the Great Pyramid
at Giza, Egypt being at longitude zero.) 9 terraces x 365 steps x 4 sides x 4 stairways = 52,560 The structure's longitude (based on Giza) is 119
degrees west, 42 minutes and 10.51620648 seconds. Those numbers multiply out to 52559.99998704 A coincidence? Or did they somehow know
exactly where this structure was located in relation to Giza. One of the world's most puzzling mysteries I suppose! (Well, it is an imagined
coincidence I suppose...lol..) This structure was built by the Toltecs around 1200ad. The Mayans were driven out after building structures here
for about 600 years. Today, the Mayans are the main group of people living in this area.
Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Details: 1.6 second exposure @F16 with ND grad 0.6 and backlighting from clouds
Comments on this photo: ePHOTOzine
Story:
The Kukulkan Pyramid at Chichen Itza was a terraced monument as opposed to being a true pyramid form such as we see in Egypt. There were
clear reasons for this departure from Egyptian architectural practice because in the West, pyramids convey specific numbers which can enable us
to see why they were built where they were upon the earth. This is how you decode the longitude of this structure. (Based on the Great Pyramid
at Giza, Egypt being at longitude zero.) 9 terraces x 365 steps x 4 sides x 4 stairways = 52,560 The structure's longitude (based on Giza) is 119
degrees west, 42 minutes and 10.51620648 seconds. Those numbers multiply out to 52559.99998704 A coincidence? Or did they somehow know
exactly where this structure was located in relation to Giza. One of the world's most puzzling mysteries I suppose! (Well, it is an imagined
coincidence I suppose...lol..) This structure was built by the Toltecs around 1200ad. The Mayans were driven out after building structures here
for about 600 years. Today, the Mayans are the main group of people living in this area.
Chichen Itza
This iconic place is usually crowded with people, but just before the evening show the crows are light and the light is good. I have other images,
which I may add to this page later.
This iconic place is usually crowded with people, but just before the evening show the crows are light and the light is good. I have other images,
which I may add to this page later.
Ancient Observatory Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Details: 3/4 second exposure @F8 with ND grad 0.6
Story:
This is the El Caracol observatory in the older (Maya) section of Chichen Itza in Yucatan Mexico. It was built sometime after 600 AD by the Maya.
A few hundred years later, the Toltecs took over the site and built many newer structures. This building looks very similar to many modern
observatories, but it was mainly used to mark the passage of the seasons and longer periods by the way that the structure was built and aligned
with the stars.
Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Details: 3/4 second exposure @F8 with ND grad 0.6
Story:
This is the El Caracol observatory in the older (Maya) section of Chichen Itza in Yucatan Mexico. It was built sometime after 600 AD by the Maya.
A few hundred years later, the Toltecs took over the site and built many newer structures. This building looks very similar to many modern
observatories, but it was mainly used to mark the passage of the seasons and longer periods by the way that the structure was built and aligned
with the stars.
