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| Banisas stream from the Hanging Trail |
June has
been hectic. Our lives are quite hectic all year long but June is quite
different. The abundance of
school ceremonies, farewell parties, birthday parties and general deadlines are
overwhelming. The last 4 weeks were a blur of perpetual celebrations. These are
of course good things but can be more than a little tiring. With all the
festivities going around I didn't photograph much expect for my own kids at
this or other merriment.
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| Banias stream |
It's a bit of a shame because I now have a much
coveted piece of equipment: neutral density filter. It's a filter that reduces
and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally. The
purpose of a standard photographic neutral density filter is to allow the
photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or
motion blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions. In
other words I can photograph waterfalls! Israel isn't rich in water sources or
in great waterfalls but we have some and they are exceptionally beautiful.
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| Banias waterfall |
I
had the opportunity to spend a short vacation in the North of Israel where most
of the abundant water sources happen to be. I've walked the Hanging Trail over
The Banias stream in Banias National Park. This year's winter was kind and
rainy, so the northern streams were full of raging water, as you can see.
Although the lighting was very intense since it was late morning and Israeli
sun is very harsh, the ND filter enabled me to reduce shutter speed in a way
that captures the effect of the moving water. The next day I took pictures of
the Tanur Waterfall in Wadi Ayun National Park, and shot some
"smeared" photos. I like the water effects very much, it creates
magical landscape.
I am posting a few photos of my very
primary attempts. I need to go out more to practice, maybe summer holiday will
provide the opportunity.
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| Tanur waterfall in Ayun Wadi |
