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I am now going to share some photos that are near and dear to my heart.  They are from the balcony of my apartment in Jerusalem.  The view is not just any view; but rather is quite a unique perspective as it is from the 26th floor of the tallest building in Jerusalem.  These next few shots were taken beginning about 15 minutes before sunrise and then progressively until just after sunrise.  The are no internationally recognized landmarks to see, per se.  The view is of most of western Jerusalem (looking due east), with the Old City located in a valley beyond the hills on the left side of the frame.  The large parcel of land in the left-center is a piece of land that the municipality as recently designated as permanently reserved for nature and wild animals.  Few people know that the man-made pond in the center of the land is carved in the shape of the State of Israel.

All were shot with K O D A K    E K T A R   :p

 

There are a few different views that I'm happy to share in due course if there is interest...

 

This shot was taken about 15 minutes before sunrise...

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about 5-10 minutes later, with the red having filled the right side of the horizon...

 

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just a couple of minutes after sunrise...

I used a hard ND grad filter to reduce the exposure in the sky in order to preserve the colors and tones...

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this last one is from another morning that was misty and somewhat foggy...

EKTAR

 

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Wow, this is indeed a spectacular view. Thank you, not only for these pictures - which are spot on in technical terms - but also for the additional informations. 

Thanks a lot, James.  One other tid bit that might be interesting is that this apartment building is the one that former Prime Minister (and former Mayor of Jerusalem) was sentenced to jail regarding, for it is the real estate development that was embroiled in an epic bribery scandal.  Not the only one out there for sure; but it was the one that law enforcement made the most public...  :(

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Adam -- Great shots!!!! Which camera/lens were you using? Nice to know the airport x-rays had no impact on Ektar -- or did you buy the film there? 

Thanks, Steve.  I used my Hasselblad Superwide (SWC).  I brought the film with me and carried it all on the plane on the way there and then obtained special permission from the Israeli security at the airport in Tel Aviv to avoid running the exposed film through any of the screening devices, which was an interesting conversation...

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While talking film, and travel, I was worried this last trip.

 

Two years ago, I carried about 10 rolls through the entire trip, NZ to Europe, about Europe, then back to NZ, shooting only a couple, and using the rest since then. No real "change" from the travel, the lack of cooling, and of course the X-Rays.

 

This time, just home a week ago, I took only four rolls, and bought one while in Paris. I shot four, and bought one home. The four I shot I processed yesterday (all were B&W, two rolls FP4+, and one T-Max100 plus a roll of TX400).

They all look great, no sign of any "issues", and while I was worried about X-Rays, I was equally worried about the temps while in Europe and Asia, nothing under about 20º+ for the entire time, day or night. Close to the 40's during the day, too hot for me and possibly my films.

 

Now I have to do some proof sheets, and some prints, maybe some scans if I can too.

 

But my fears were seemingly unfounded, so all is well. So, just go for it, and shoot as and how you feel inclined.

Gary

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