Apolonia port ruins, a photo from Sharon, Central

Photographer's Note

The sunken port's ruins of the ancient town of Apolonia, was an active port from 5th century BC until the 13th century, built by the Phoenicians and later held by the Greek, Romans, Byzantines and the Crusadars , until a major battle in 1265 when fallen to the Mameluks army of king Bibers, than destroyed and abandoned.
The excavated town itself is a barrow on a cliff, and can't be seen from shore – the purpose was to defend the port from higher grounds, and endured many strategic battles.
In the WS #1 attached, I marked the main piers under water.
The pic. taken with an aspect-ratio of 16:9 (cropped a bit from top).

Ike
Location of port: 32.1937, 34.8054 (just north of Sidna-Ali beach, midway between Tel-Aviv and Netanya).

*** A web-page about Apolonia.

RhodieIke, snunney, adramad, carlosmarin, pajaran, vasilpro, raszid62, delpeoples, bukitgolfb301, Juntas, Bluejeans, pierrefonds, maria-v1981, Robert1969, kato, fritzi007, ChrisJ, Cricri, mcmtanyel, ruisc_pt marcou esta nota como útil

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rodgerg (55767) 2011-04-30 1:40

Hello Ike,

Beautiful seascape with a good balalnce betewwen sea and rocks. details of the differents elements - rocks, sky, sea - very well collected. An excellent presnetation of this beautiful place.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

RhodieIke (11752) 2011-04-30 4:26

Hi Ike, Could just do with a swim, super beach and sea scene, great colours and light, Cheers Iain.

snunney (130967) 2011-04-30 4:40

Hello Ike,
A pleasantly lit image with good colours and sharpness. The image is composed along classical lines and has a pleasing balance about it. I like the lovely turquoise tones of the sea and the dynamics of the waves lapping against the shore.

adramad (72526) 2011-04-30 5:06

Hi Ike.
A great POV to show us where the remains of these ancient stones and was once a busy port.
A great light has given you a beautiful color, I like the contrast of all these rocks scattered on the beach in contrast to the beautiful blue sea and sky. Well done, nice image.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards.
Luis.

Silvio1953 (220465) 2011-04-30 5:41

Ciao Ike, lovely sea view, beautiful sky, splendid light and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

pajaran (114801) 2011-04-30 8:26

Dobar dan popodne.
Lepo mesto sa ostacima starog grada i luke ...
Lep pogled preko kamene obale i talasa na ostatke stare arhitekture, dobar prikaz lepim bojama i fotografijom.
Dobar snima, tekst i kompozicioja, dobar rad sa fotografijama u radionici.
Prijatno popodne i dobar vikend.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Good day afternoon.
Nice place with the remnants of the old town and port ...
Nice view over the rocky shore and wave to theremains of of the old architecture ,a good display of colors and beautiful photography .
A good recording, text and composition, good work with photos in the workshop.
A lovely afternoon and a good weekend.
All the best.
Paja.

vasilpro (41801) 2011-04-30 10:45

Hello Ike,
Wonderful composition, lovely light and colors, beautiful seascape, excellent POV, very good clarity, sharpness and contrast.
Warm regards, Vasilis.

raszid62 (18457) 2011-04-30 14:33

Hello
Wonderful sea and the perfect place to swim in the crystal water, by the old Roman ruins. Beautiful sunny weather, beautiful colors and perfect sharpness.
Yours
Joseph

ערב טוב. הים נהדרת ואת המקום המושלם לשחות במים קריסטל, חורבות הישן הרומית. יפה מזג האוויר שטוף השמש, צבעים יפים חדות מושלמת. דרישת שלום.

delpeoples (60342) 2011-04-30 21:17

Hi Ike

What a wonderful history this place has. So many races, so much drama, if those old ruins could speak. The history of your land is fascinating and it is amazing that these ruins have survived as they have. Excellent note to accompany an attractive photo.

Have a good Sunday

PS: I am glad you found RAW. Yes you will need a plug-in to properly work in RAW, which you can download off the net for free, or find in programs like Photoshop. I will ask around and see what my friends are doing.

Lisa

emka (157280) 2011-04-30 23:54

Hi Ike,

Not much left from the past glory. Nice photo of the coast and ruins just near water. I was in Cesarea, it was impresive place. It is a pity I was there in pre-digital era.

WArm regards

MAlgorzata

siudzi (34141) 2011-05-01 3:23

Hi Ike,
A wonderful landscape post of this amazing view! It look like a summer shot with a great light and lovely colors. Well done and tfs.
Cheers, Malgorzata

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2011-05-01 3:57

Hi my dear Ike

Very calm and peaceful shot! I can hear the sound of waves. A wonderful presentation by perfect moment,
reasonable framework, so sharp in the detail and fresh color as usual. Thanks for your sharing finest work and have a good Sunday evening!

Best regards,
Takero from Spring rainy Tokyo

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-05-01 4:35

Hi Ike,

I like the tranquility here. Nice view of the sea with rocks placed well. The light is superb. The colors are splendid. Very impressive shot.

Lakshmi

ruisc_pt (11584) 2011-05-01 6:03

Interesting note and a very good pov given the difficult conditions.
TFS IKe,

jmdias (114170) 2011-05-01 7:22

ike

if we look fast we can think they are natural rocks, anyway we can find details of the men's work here. excellent light, sharpness, colors and framing.

hugs

jorge

Selmik (3641) 2011-05-04 20:27

Hi lke,
thank You for your comments.
Very beautiful marine scene, splendid colours, very good show of sea and stones on the shore, very nice details.
Mike

Juntas (7960) 2011-05-05 3:12

Hello Ike. A very nice scene with a wonderful sky. Composition is well balanced, colors are very nice and sharpness is great with good details on the foreground stones. Good dept and clarity. Fine work.
Have a nice day.
Paulo

Bluejeans (64251) 2011-05-05 5:18

Ola Ike ,
Muito interessante estas ruínas desta velha cidade dos Fenícios , bons detalhes , boas cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

pierrefonds (113492) 2011-05-08 7:25

Hi Ike,

The rocks are sending my eyes toward the horizon which is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the rocks and of the sea. The morning light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

AiresSantos (56155) 2011-05-24 22:34

Hi Ike
Beautiful seascape picture from Apollonia
Fine POV and details
Have a nice day

mauro61 (53411) 2011-06-03 1:56

ciao Ike,
bello questo tratto di costa ripreso con colori naturali.
Ottimo il POV che mette in risalto le rocce della costa e la loro conformazione,
un saluto
maurizio

Miguel82 (47110) 2012-05-11 4:08

Hello Ike
Interesting ruins close to the sea
fine colors, good light and excellent sharpness
regards

maria-v1981 (10966) 2012-09-19 3:36

Hello Ike,
Excellent seascape photo. The blue tones are beautiful and your composition with the contrasting light and colors and the rock silhouette in the blue water works so well. Very intresting notes.
Enjoy the day,
Regards,
Maria

Robert1969 (7160) 2012-10-31 3:29

Hello Ike,

History is one of my favorite subject, so that
is one reason why I like this picture. I like
also the cut up and/or below the picture, that
makes the picture extra wide and emphasize
extra the surrounding. Also great are the:
point of view, light management and the
composition.

Friendly regards,
Robert

clic (76) 2013-08-06 9:17

Hello Ike
Stunning to notice how such pastel tones at sea get mad sometimes to the point of having a dedication to wipe-out, razing the coastline; in this case they reveal though the buried labour of ancients depicted by the slanted piled stone blocks that constitute a much interesting resurrection!
Shalom.
Robert

kato (11630) 2013-08-31 8:33

Hello Ike,

You're capturing well this port by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the port's ruins of the ancient with which history trifled. Now, it looks like the peaceful seashore with brautiful sea and rocks. And, the big rock at upper right draws out a good impact in this image. It seems to improve for WS#2 in the point of the sharpress and saturation.

Kind regards,
mikio

fritzi007 (14698) 2014-06-11 13:47

Hallo Ike,
interesting photo, perfect photo quality and very good comment, congratulate!
Best wishes
Wolfgang

ChrisJ (171146) 2016-05-03 7:50

Hello Ike,

Well composed using the rule of thirds with the horizon well positioned away from the center. Good sharpness and the dark rocks add a graphic element against the lighter toned bg. Tfs!

Cricri (176) 2017-04-10 7:49

Hola Ike
Beau paysage, les rochers donne un côté sauvage en plus des ruines si près de la mer, belles versions présenter en WS
belle journée
cricri

mcmtanyel (67529) 2018-01-03 20:07

Hello Ike,
This is a nice precursor to the photo I critiqued yesterday (I'm going backwards in time).
Regards,
MT

Photo Information

Copyright: Ike Harel (ikeharel) (112393)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2011-04-23
Categories: Ruínas
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ35
Exposição: f/6.3, 1/320 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2011-04-30 1:37

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Points: 60

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