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Little Egypt

This is why my area of Southern Illinois is called "Little Egypt." There are several towns here that are named after real places in the Egypt, such as Cairo, Karnak, Thebes, Metropolis and Goshen, etc. There is also architectural nods in the building and decorations of places around the area - such as this doorway at the Marion, Illinois Veterans Hospital. The whole hospital is made to look like an ancient Egyptian structure on the inside.

Camera: Pentax PC-700
Lens: 35mm, f/2.8
Film: Fuji Film Superia X-TRA 400 (expired on 12/2020)
Date: July 12th, 2023, 3.42 p.m.
Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A.

Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41
Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees
Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean)
Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees
Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature
Water rinse: 2 minutes

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5 comments

Xata said:

Well done and spotted!
2 weeks ago

HaarFager replied to Xata:

Thank you, Xata!
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Steve Bucknell said:

Does the Egyptian architecture of death have any influence? Are there any pyramids?
2 weeks ago

HaarFager replied to Steve Bucknell:

There is the famous Monks Mound, in Cahokia, Illinois, which is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. And there is a pyramid-shaped tomb in front of Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
2 weeks ago

William Sutherland said:

Excellent capture!
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