Mar-Saba old walls, domes & lauras, a photo from Jerusalem, Yerushalayim

Photographer's Note

May be useful to read this note:

Laura caves built on the walls above the Kidron canyon, across from the Mar-Saba monastery.
Since considered to be one of the oldest inhabited monasteries, assuming this caved were dug hundreds of years ago (no specific info. about dates found on the web).

Laura, from the web:
A Laura is a cluster of cells or caves near a monastery where members of the community live in seclusion around the area. The caves were connected by narrow paths through them the monks would meet occasionally (end quote).

Located in the Judean desert east of Jerusalem, the cliff across is at 31.704 35.3324 on the map, just below the eastern observation point to the monastery.

RAW, F8.0, 1/640, ISO100, spot.
Ike

*** Two WS's attached.

pajaran, holmertz, Fis2, ChrisJ, pierrefonds, Royaldevon, PaulVDV, adramad, mcmtanyel, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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pajaran (116065) 2021-06-28 0:08

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto i arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lepa Mar-Saba old walls, domes & lauras i fotografija.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

ifege (48253) 2021-06-28 0:24

Hi Ike
Another good one from your trip around the old monasteries. A desolate and very uninviting location but interesting structures. Those lauras look especially uninviting!
cheers
Ian

holmertz (102846) 2021-06-28 0:32

Hello Ike,
Another three fascinating views of this desolate place in the desert, burning hot in summer and possibly ice cold sometimes in winter. Well taken, sharp photos and good info in the notes.
Regards,
Gert

Fis2 (170945) 2021-06-28 0:48

Witaj Ike!
A very curious place, view makes impression.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
I like belfry.
Well done.
Have a nice new week.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221781) 2021-06-28 1:53

Ciao Ike, great POV on fantastic old walls, wonderful warm colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (171888) 2021-06-28 2:50

Hi Ike

Fascinating cliffside ruins with good sharpness and an excellent elevated pov. Good sharpness and nice warm colours of the arid landscape. Tfs!

pierrefonds (114608) 2021-06-28 4:58

Hi Ike,

The tight frame is putting the site in evidence. The point of view is showing the details of the Ma-Saba old walls and of the lauras. The light is giving nice tints to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-06-28 8:35

Hello Ike,

Your main photograph is really good, giving a sense of depth and contrast to this very interesting, ancient region! Your w/s add details of where the caves were situated.
I can imagine that these are extremely old habitations.
The natural caves would have attracted men to live and these could be developed into isolated places for monks to reside, whose purpose in life is prayer and not idle chatter!
Gosh, what an interesting place!!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Tue (92548) 2021-06-28 10:02

Hello Ike,
A very nice composition with those caves, two domes and old walls. All is very nicely lit by a fine sunlight, which highlights the warm tones well. Also the textures are clearly seen.
Lars

mkamionka (74637) 2021-06-28 13:20

Hi Ike,
very interesting story. If the tunnels are still passable they could make some hotel rooms in there, that would be very interesting experience. I think in Cappadocia they made some B&B in ancient carved houses.
Nice warm light here. The domes add a touch of elegance.
Very well done,
M

lousat (139362) 2021-06-28 13:57

Hi Ike,really very interesting, the two photos of the WS without the insert of the part of the monastery are very reminiscent of the "sassi" of Matera, the houses where people still lived until the 1960s and where the G20 will be held tomorrow. This tour you did offers a new nice surprise every time, I would gladly do it. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

jemaflor (147300) 2021-06-28 23:30

Hi Ike,
A good POV of these Laura caves,interesting note too, well done, perfect warm light capture and sharpness for the presentation, tfs.

PaulVDV (63024) 2021-07-01 12:03

Hello Ike,
What was built there is so well integrated into nature that it becomes difficult to distinguish building stone from rock.
Three magnificent pictures whereby I feel just a little more for the first one in the WS. But actually all three are worth being a main photo.
Best regards, Paul

adramad (73030) 2021-07-05 4:32

Hi Ike.
A magnificent composition with this detail of the monastery, everything has the same color as the rocks of the place and the stones with which the walls and the monastery are built, of which we see a part on the left.
Very well managed both the brightness and the sharpness of the image.
Nice work. That we enjoy.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (68707) 2021-07-10 19:28

Hello Ike,
It is interesting that the wall gets more irregular at the top. Perhaps they could not find good quality stones as they got higher up.
Regards,
MT

PiotrF (54882) 2021-09-22 16:26

Hello Ike,
An interesting view of Mar-Saba monastery, nice old architecture.
I like fine details, good composition and good sharpness.
Fine presentation.
Reagrds
Piotr