https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13857185#M97024 <DIV><SPAN>‐--------‐----------------------</SPAN><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>This is part of a series of black and white imagery that I have taken around the world.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>#MyGrayscaleWorld</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV>‐--------‐----------------------</DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV>At Petra, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site situated in Jordan, one of the famous landmarks is Al Khaznah (known as The Treasury in English). This is the also one of the main points of attraction at Petra for tourists since it is pretty close to the entrance of Petra (albeit after a 1.5 km walk).&nbsp;<DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>This site shot to international acclaim thanks to it being featured in the Indiana Jones movie. In fact, local tour guides wax eloquent about their memories associated with the crew moving equipment into the surrounding areas using helicopters.&nbsp;<BR /><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="image"><img src="https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3757215i54E7A45E04C77F31/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image" alt="image" /></span><FIGCAPTION data-before="Image description" class="badge" tabindex="0">The Treasury at Petra, Jordan</FIGCAPTION></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">Shot on: Samsung Note 10 Plus</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">F2.2&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">1/1250 s&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">1.80 mm&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">ISO 50&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">White Balance: Auto&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">No flash</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">Filtered to grayscale on Samsung Photo Editor</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>Now, the name "The Treasury" is slightly misleading. The name suggests that there may have been large treasures and wealth stored behind this facade at least in the previous eras. That is not entirely the truth.&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>This was a tomb, that may have housed some wealth according to the olden traditions of packing wealth into the tomb for the sarcophagus to take into their afterlife.&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>And in keeping with the story, there are also quite a few gunshot marks that can seen on the outer facade probably in an attempt by locals to break in to reach the "treasures".&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>As for today, it is one of the "treasures" at Petra, luring tourists and history buffs from around the world in a bid to once again walk in the paths that was tread through the annals of history.&nbsp;</DIV> Sun, 14 May 2023 07:16:04 GMT theDonJoe 2023-05-14T07:16:04Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13857185#M97024 <DIV><SPAN>‐--------‐----------------------</SPAN><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>This is part of a series of black and white imagery that I have taken around the world.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>#MyGrayscaleWorld</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV>‐--------‐----------------------</DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV>At Petra, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site situated in Jordan, one of the famous landmarks is Al Khaznah (known as The Treasury in English). This is the also one of the main points of attraction at Petra for tourists since it is pretty close to the entrance of Petra (albeit after a 1.5 km walk).&nbsp;<DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>This site shot to international acclaim thanks to it being featured in the Indiana Jones movie. In fact, local tour guides wax eloquent about their memories associated with the crew moving equipment into the surrounding areas using helicopters.&nbsp;<BR /><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="image"><img src="https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3757215i54E7A45E04C77F31/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image" alt="image" /></span><FIGCAPTION data-before="Image description" class="badge" tabindex="0">The Treasury at Petra, Jordan</FIGCAPTION></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">Shot on: Samsung Note 10 Plus</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">F2.2&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">1/1250 s&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">1.80 mm&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">ISO 50&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">White Balance: Auto&nbsp;/&nbsp;</FONT></I><I><FONT size="2">No flash</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><I><FONT size="2">Filtered to grayscale on Samsung Photo Editor</FONT></I></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>Now, the name "The Treasury" is slightly misleading. The name suggests that there may have been large treasures and wealth stored behind this facade at least in the previous eras. That is not entirely the truth.&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>This was a tomb, that may have housed some wealth according to the olden traditions of packing wealth into the tomb for the sarcophagus to take into their afterlife.&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>And in keeping with the story, there are also quite a few gunshot marks that can seen on the outer facade probably in an attempt by locals to break in to reach the "treasures".&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV>As for today, it is one of the "treasures" at Petra, luring tourists and history buffs from around the world in a bid to once again walk in the paths that was tread through the annals of history.&nbsp;</DIV> Sun, 14 May 2023 07:16:04 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13857185#M97024 theDonJoe 2023-05-14T07:16:04Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858628#M97045 Vintage look Sun, 14 May 2023 11:59:18 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858628#M97045 salmanul 2023-05-14T11:59:18Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858630#M97046 Loved it<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":two_hearts:">💕</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":two_hearts:">💕</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":two_hearts:">💕</span> Sun, 14 May 2023 11:59:26 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858630#M97046 salmanul 2023-05-14T11:59:26Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858707#M97047 Thank you! Sun, 14 May 2023 12:30:10 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13858707#M97047 theDonJoe 2023-05-14T12:30:10Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13861366#M97070 <P>Very nice shot!&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":blue_heart:">💙</span></P> Mon, 15 May 2023 04:51:30 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13861366#M97070 Samsung_specialist 2023-05-15T04:51:30Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13861428#M97077 Thank you very much! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span> Mon, 15 May 2023 05:22:55 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Gallery/My-Grayscale-World-Al-Khaznah-the-Treasury-at-Petra-Jordan/m-p/13861428#M97077 theDonJoe 2023-05-15T05:22:55Z