Low Level, a photo from Beer Sheva, Southern

Photographer's Note

Another shot from the Dead Sea.
The piece of ground in the middle is a barrier which holds the water in an evaporation pool, like a small dam. After evaporation, a thick layer of mineral and salts is left and collected by The Dead Sea Works company.
There is a water level gauge on the corner, which shows that the level is quite low.
The other side of the lake, beyond the barrier, is the Kingdom of Jordan.

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Zanni (6108) 2004-08-27 9:12

It is a painting. I like pastel colours and the graphism

Liora (1857) 2004-08-27 9:13

Another great one - same beautiful colors and "soft" atmosphere with even better graphics. Great job!

DonQ (2625) 2004-08-27 9:18

Very nice shot Yitzhak. Softly pastel colours, fine layers with a small sharp thing above the sealevel (and his reflection). Also good frame. Well seen. Good work.
Regards, Don

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-08-27 9:20

It's almost a painting, Yitzhak !
All the elements are just at the right place and the simplicity in the composition gives all its graphic impact to the image.
The kind of photo that I like so much, thank you.

Vagabond (5848) 2004-08-27 9:30

Simple and interesting picture. Very neat image.

DanTe (575) 2004-08-27 9:50

Lovely painting.

Rhiannon (1728) 2004-08-27 10:16

Beautiful... a bit surrealistic, like a painting. The pastel colours are great.
So soft, smooth and simple. I love it!
My grandfather was an artist, this could almost be one of his painting, very similar to his style :)
Great job!

Joker (312) 2004-08-27 10:43

Wonderful composition with pleasant pastel muted colours. I like how the brown ground barrier breaks the blue. The overall softness adds to graphism.

nwoehnl (122) 2004-08-27 10:46

Another abstract painting from the Dead Sea - the few available elements are ideally arranged in the frame. Thanks for pointing out what they are, I'm not sure I would have figured them all out ;-) Great shot, Yitzhak.

Hanssie (11020) 2004-08-27 12:13

A sword-fish this time, Yitzhak ?
Like a painting, serene, quiet and beautiful !

Aegean (2571) 2004-08-27 12:42

a nice simple composition...I would love it more less grainy and a bt more sharp Yitzhak...

kikvel (4784) 2004-08-27 13:29

Yitzhak

Seems UNREAL!!!
Fantastic, perfectly reflected and the tones are wonderful.

It can be Mars or other planet.

K.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-08-27 14:54

Wow - this looks like a sawfish taking a peek out of the water ;-)) Simple bu wonderful composition Yitzhak - I like the soft coulered areas and reflections - thanks for sharing this great view.

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-08-27 16:41

These are wonderful abstract images Yitzhak with remarkably soft colors and distinctive lines that are almost impossible to interpret. My one reservation is about the frame you've chosen. I say that as person, whom we both know, sought out your advice on frames early in my time at TE. You gave me good advice that has served me well, though I've moved toward frames simpler than the ones you often use. I find this frame much too heavy for the delicacy of the image. I might have opted for a smaller more neutral frame, and if I used as wide frame, as you do, I would have used a neutral color rather that this bold blue. I did a workshop to consider one alternative. See what you think.

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jhm (202915) 2004-08-28 2:42

Hi Yitzhak, very nice and great one same beautiful colors and "soft" atmosphere with even better graphics. The kind of photo that I like so much, thanks!

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Rockyboy (20598) 2004-08-28 20:15

Very nice composition again, Yitzhak... I like very much this level gauge. Bravo!

pridel (233) 2004-08-29 8:39

waou
it is not any more photography it is painting. a very serene environment. I like much the composition horizontal bands, and these unreal colors thank you for this voyage and congratulations
Pascal

cmartos (242) 2004-08-29 9:30

Simple, sober, abstract and still powerful and impressive. The layered composition and pastel tones work really fine here, and the reflected gauge gives all its meaning to the picture. A very fine work Yitzhak, and your presentation is flawless!

joseelias (0) 2004-08-30 8:34

Very interesting colors you're getting with this Dead Sea series Yitzhak! These blues are very, very nice. About this photo I must say it's almost surreal. Only understood well after looking at it for a while! I thought that the brown line was the horizon and that element out of the water a barrier piece!

Very tricky and excelent image. Because of the subtle reflections it plays with our minds and that's very good! :-)

ruisc_pt (11544) 2006-08-08 5:46

Nice POV and colour lighting.
TFS