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Copyright: Chen Guttman (pilpel-adom) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 835 W: 165 N: 516] (2770)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-24
Categories: Castles, Nature, Architecture, Ruins
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, EF 17-40 f/4 L USM, Heliopan 77mm ES Circ. Polar
Exposure: f/11, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-31 17:04
Viewed: 737
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Haven't post for some time now, but I am back with this piece taken at the main gates to the old city of Caesarea, where a bridge crossed over the wide dike with this impressively built (and well preserved!) tilted wall. The palm, deeply rooted into the side of the wall tells it's own story in this piece of history, where sand and dust settled over the ruins and uncovered centuries later...beyond you can see a glimpse of the Hadera's power plant's chimneys rising into the sky - this "monument" dominant the ruin site landscape (if visiting from north to south) so you will have a better glimpse in future posts.
So, what's so special about Caesarea you ask? Aside from the impressive ruins, here is a short summary of the city's hectic history:
Caesarea was first built as an ancient Sidoney city, Migdal Sharshoon. Later, around 90 B.C. it was conquered by Alexander Yanai. Later on in history, Caesar Augustus gave it as a present to Hordes which built a big, luxurious and heavily forted city that he named "Caesarea" on behalf of the Caesar. At the Roman period it was the largest city in the land and the sit of the Roman governor. It habitated a mix of Jews, Greeks and Syrian habitants that from time to time quarreled among themselves. At one of this quarrels around 66 B.C. started the big rebellion against the Roman empire. Around 640 A.D. the Arabs conquered the city and continued to flourish up to the conquer of the crusaders, around 1107 A.D. 80 years later, Salah A-Din conquered it back and demolished it to rubble only so the Crusaders would re-built it at the start of the 13th century. Around the mid of that same century the Mamluki Sultan Bibres conquered it from the Crusaders and five years later it was demolished completely by the Sultan El-Sharf so to avoid any future strategic invasion from the sea, and so the city remained demolished up to the day the ruins were uncovered (following the independence war).
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Interesting shot. The palm tree seems to be performing balancing act on the wall. Good light and colors, nice cloud captured in the sky. Chimneys could be cloned out :-) Thanks for sharing, cheers - Vilius

The fight of the wild against the work of men: it stands proudly, bravo!

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  • Talia Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 103 W: 0 N: 39] (242)
  • [2006-10-31 17:39]

Hi Chen,
Caesarea is one of my favorite spots in Israel. I love the music stadium near the beach, it's wonderful. Radiohead played there the last time I was in the area.
Thanks for your commentary and wonderful exposure!
Talia

Beautiful composition with nice POV, nice colours and good sharpness.

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  • Gerrit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4021 W: 84 N: 4859] (23765)
  • [2006-11-02 10:13]

Hi Chen,
Good and funny picture. Don't need much soil this palmtree.
Good colouers amd light.
Regards, Gerrit

Shalom Chen,
Very artistic capture.
I like the composition a lot and I like the way the palm tree grows out of the wall - doesn't it need some soil??
I find the frame a bit too think - makes the image small.
TFS - Shir

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  • sebcz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 667 W: 149 N: 348] (2345)
  • [2006-11-17 6:22]

Amazing sight, the tree absolutely unexpected here. I like the vertical composition here.
Regards,
Seb

Hi Chen,
This tree is amazing! Your vertical compo goes well here and the light and colors of the tree are excellent.
Have a nice day.
Brigitte

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