Yaffa By Night Photo

Photographer’s Note

Jaffa Arabic is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world.
Jaffa is located south of Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. Today it is part of the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.

Archaeological evidence shows that Jaffa was inhabited some 7,500 years before the Common era (BCE).
Jaffa's natural harbor has been in use since the Bronze Age. It is mentioned in an Ancient Egyptian letter from 1470 BCE, glorifying its conquest by Pharaoh Thutmose III, who hid armed warriors in large baskets and gave the baskets as a present to the Canaanite city's governor. The city is also mentioned in the Amarna letters under its Egyptian name Ya-Pho. The city was under Egyptian rule until around 800 BCE.
Tel Yafo (Jaffa Hill) rises to a height of 40 meters (130 ft) and offers a commanding view of the coastline. Hence its strategic importance in military history. The accumulation of debris and landfill over the centuries made the hill even higher.
Jaffa is mentioned four times in the Bible, as one of the cities given to the Tribe of Dan, as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for Solomon's Temple, as the place whence the prophet Jonah embarked for Tarshish and as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for the Second Temple of Jerusalem. It was also an important city in the Arab Middle East. During the Crusades, it was the County of Jaffa, a stronghold of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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pastadog (12821) 2009-06-15 3:24

A good POV to catch these attractive arches, and the mood of the Jaffa night

Jeppo (11602) 2009-06-15 4:02

priviet Serghei,

I like this POV from below to emphasize the architecture of old jaffa city.
moreover I love the golden tones on the white stones of this city...this shot reminds me the Armenian Zone of Aleppo (Syria)

ciao
Silvio

ChrisJ (69522) 2009-06-15 5:01

Priviet Serghei

I like the warm ambient colours. Good sharpness & upward pov. I also like the repetition of the vaulted arches. Tfs!

disturbia73 (373) 2009-06-15 7:51

Hi Serghei,

what a wonderful place this is!
I only knew Jaffa as a place from where they have very good oranges, but from what I'm seeing it's a place worth visiting.
Excellent lighting and very good composition.
The detail is very noticable too.
Good note!, TFS,

Thomas

claudeD (11154) 2009-06-15 9:46

Hello Serghei,

very good night shot with a perfect light managment.Excellent details.Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-15 22:06

Hi Serghei, this is again a spectacular shot thats been well handled, finely composed and controlled. I like the impact of the lights and the textures. great work

emka (21143) 2009-06-15 23:29

Privier Serghei,

beautiful night photo of the old street in Jaffa. Splendid architecture shown in warm light. it seems a wonderful place.

Regards

Malgorzata

eungbongsan (134) 2009-06-16 18:46

Привет Сергей,

What a beautiful night shot ! Lovely composition. great colors and wonderful depth. I think the low point of view is especially good. Thank you for the sharing accompanied by a very informative note.

Большое спасибо.

Best regards,
Eungbong

PixelTerror (86026) 2009-06-17 2:30

Privet Serghei
Looks like a nice ancient city, excellent medieval atmosphere, well exposed but you should have framed it a little bit higher not to cut the nice wooden balcony
Have a nice day JY

AiresSantos (41322) 2009-06-17 5:35

Hi Serghei
Fine view of Yaffa by night.
Beautiful architecture with those attractive arches. Good sharpness and warm colours
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

fritzi007 (2369) 2009-06-17 8:02

Hallo Freund!
Wunderbare Nachtaufnahme mit sehr guten Kommentar!
Viele Grüße
Wolfgang

foozi (4567) 2009-06-18 5:20

Hi Serghei,
lovely texture of the wall in different angles and shapes of arches.
the light is well balanced and it makes this shot lovely.

regards,
Foozi

erdna (5346) 2009-06-18 7:24

I like the point of view you took in this photo. The rythmn of the arches are nice to look at. Unfortunately I find it too bright for a night shot with only those lamps lighting it.

Andre'

Wandering_Dan (3181) 2009-06-20 9:58

Привет, Сергей -

Very interesting (and not just I will be there in a couple of weeks myself). It captures the feeling of antiquity quite well, and the low POV is imaginative.

(The burned out area above the lamp can be corrected with a bit of brush work.)

Best,
Dan

pablominto (39918) 2009-06-21 4:03

Hello Serghei,

This is an interesting ancient part of the city, with lovely buildings and an adventurous atmosphere!
The image is well composed with a good feeling of depth, the architectural details are well reproduced...
Good colours, a tad OE where the daylight comes in!

Greetings,
Pablo

danyy (67958) 2009-07-04 10:26

Bonjour Serghei,
les couleurs de la nuit telles que les rendent souvent nos capteurs, encore plus belles lors de l'heure bleue.
Une photo nette et bien cadrée, qui n'a pu éviter les déformations de perspective qui ne gênent pas vraiment ici.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

macjake (1240) 2009-09-29 20:38

Hello Serghei

Another great shot with perfect lighting. Very good detail in the stone.

Nice shot
Craig