"A palace with a view III"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

@ ISO 100, f/11

Taken from the upper level of the palace looking down on the middle balcony...

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"Masada Profile"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

Kodak Gold 200

Before ascending to the upper balcony I had the oppourtunity to get the mountain's distinctive profile, the sloping three balconies and then a long long slope down...

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"The Northern Palace - Middle Balcony"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

Kodak Gold 200

I'm returning to Masada after the wintry short break...

As you may recall, Hordus built a palace on the northern cliff of Masada for his guests (and himself), with impressive 180 degrees view from East to West. This shot was taken from the middle balcony, facing the cliff itself, and looking up toward the upper balcony of the northern palace. You can distinguish part of the carvings into the rock at the base of the cliff, and the above balcony. A strong motif in the Palace is the semi-circular architecture which enables this impressive side-to-side panorama. You can also distinguish the circular trench that used as a basis for the middle balcony (where I stood - it's a bit skewed due to the ultra wide angle of view).

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"Showing her the Sea"

Tel Aviv Harbor - Tel Aviv - Israel - 2007

@ ISO 100, f/3.5

The winter here in Israel is at it's peak, or so it feels like. So here is a winter take - a break in the stormy week at Tel-Aviv's Harbor. Many came to freshen up from staying in their houses, with their kids, with their friends...

Soon I will return to Masada, to Autumn...

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"Bee's Work"

Magshimim - Israel - 2007

@ ISO 100, f/3.5

Tu Bishvat, Holiday of the trees, is celebrated this weekend so I went outside to capture the Peach trees at blossom time. The place was full of working Bees, so I had the chance to capture them at work...

Happy holiday and a warm weekend!

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"What's your Name?"

Espresso Bar - Ibn Gvirol st. - Tel Aviv - Israel - 2007

@ ISO 100, f/2.5

I am doing a short break from the Masada trip for some shots done in Tel Aviv.

This pretty girl was sitting right behind my friend in a local and busy cafe in center Tel Aviv (near Itzhak Rabin Square) on Ibn Gvirol st. She has that pleasant smile so I couldn't resist asking her for a photo, which she didn't mind. So here you have - a nice smile on a nice Friday afternoon...

Unfortunately, I forgot to ask her name...

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