Guards of Ashdod Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is Israel's fifth largest city, Ashdod (pop. 204,000).

On the deep left, the port, built in the mid 1960s and now the country's largest, accounting for 60% of international trade.

On the right, the Moroccan culture center. The city was founded in 1956, and the first major group to move to the city were Moroccan Jews.

In the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, this was the northermost advancement point of the Egyptian army, a mere 30 kilometers from Tel Aviv, and heavy fighting took place for several months.

Sister cities: Bordeaux (France), Spandau (Germany), Tampa (USA), Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

A recent wave of explosive population growth took place in the 1990s with the arrival of more than 100,000 immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

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ChrisJ (69618) 2008-02-14 2:12

Hi daniel

I like three things here. The repetition of the vertical columns, the superb warm vs cold colour contrast, between the orange & red tinged columns & the roof of the bg building, & the diminishing linear perspective. Good sharpness also. Tfs!

mikolaj_kawa (29406) 2008-02-14 3:12

Hello Daniel! Very interesting architecture. Wonderful POV. Amazing colors. Excellent lightness. Very good capture. Good luck!

keribar (42726) 2008-02-19 22:50

hello Dan,
Nice rendering of the street with all these columns which give a lot of depth.
I may visit Israel in April during the Passover, although Ashdod is not on my agenda I may visit Jerusalem for a day or so.
Izzet

Angshu (33346) 2008-02-25 0:38

Hello Daniel
Good perspective with the use of columns. The colour of the Moroccan cultural centre stands out below the deep polarised sky. I also notice two blue domes to the right...are they part of the centre as well? Good note about a city I did not know much about. Good work my friend!
Regards
Angshu