Citadel store-rooms, a photo from Ashqelon, Southern

Photographer's Note

Continue with a small series about the Ashdod citadel ruins, a view due SE which shows the store-rooms that endured and remain almost intact through time's. Plaster/concrete enhancement patches can be seen upon the arches.
The explanatory plaque posted outside the ruins area, can be seen on this WS picture.
A Wikipedia page about the ancient fort, where you may see an aerial view in one image on this article. Shown on the WS is the living area ruins.

Precise location on the map: 31.7803, 34.6216 .

Pictures are RAW converted into JPEG, F7.1, 1/200, ISO200. Cropped much of the upper part due to backlight.

Ike

holmertz, ChrisJ, Cricri, pajaran, lucasgalodoido, PaulVDV, Fis2, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, snunney, alvaraalto, jhm, papagolf21, danos, adramad, ricardomattos, PiotrF, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102800) 2017-09-28 7:26

Hello Ike,
You were not lucky with the sky this time, but that is compensated for by the interesting wall and the three dark store-rooms under the elegantly constructed vaults. The remaining parts of a wall feature nicely in the foreground.
Kind regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (171888) 2017-09-28 7:32

Hello Ike

Good repetition of the arches in this fascinating archaeological ruins shot. Excellent sharpness and the diffused light has worked well here. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (221751) 2017-09-28 7:43

Ciao Ike, great view of fascinating ruines, not the best sky but excellent perspective, good clarity and splendid colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2017-09-28 8:04

Hola Ike
Excellente netteté qui permet d'apprécier les moindres détails des pierres, belle couleur naturel et ombre dans les arches
belle journée
cricri

pajaran (116011) 2017-09-28 8:46

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici, lepo pokazana rusevina, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje.
Lepa stara arhitektura.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, good text ...
Good work with nice photo in the workshop, beautifully shown ruin, good contrast and sharpness, nice colors.
Nice old architecture.
I wish you good afternoon, all the best, happy.

Tue (92482) 2017-09-28 11:51

Hello Ike,
The city has both some ancient and some modern pieces of architecture and you show very good pictures of both. The textures of the rather large bricks of these old store-rooms are clearly seen with good sharpness.
Lars

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2017-09-28 12:09

Olá Ike,
interessante essas ruínas e sítio histórico, uma pena apenas o céu muito branco. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

PaulVDV (62978) 2017-09-28 12:15

Hello Ike,
The ruins of the old store rooms form a pretty sight.
After so many centuries, the walls and ceilings haven't collapsed.
Very beautiful with the different arches nicely on a row.
Best regards, Paul

Fis2 (170885) 2017-09-28 12:36

Witaj Ike!
Very interesting place.
Beautiful ruins, curious old walls.
Good frame, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (114556) 2017-09-28 12:45

Hi Ike,

The point of view is showing the details of the citadel store rooms. The sharpness is good. A good management of the strong light which does not hurt the output of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

carlo62 (81265) 2017-09-28 13:53

Ciao Ike
due foto interessanti, il luogo ha una lunga storia e il passaggio dell'uomo si vede molto bene.
Saluti
Carlo

mcmtanyel (68647) 2017-09-28 20:33

Hello Ike,
The view of the ancient walls and the textures on them are lovely. The sky, on the other hand, could use a blue transplant.
Regards,
MT

mkamionka (74577) 2017-09-28 23:53

Hi Ike,
great reportage from these impressive ruins. I like the repeated motif of the arch.
The weather was not optimal but the ruins still look very attractive.
I enjoy visiting places like this although they are quite challenging subject for photography.
Very well done,
M

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-09-29 0:16

Hi Ike,
Nice capture of those ancient ruins. I'm always very curious about those kind of history relics, our evolution is spectacular.
Have a fine weekend.

Daniel

lousat (139342) 2017-09-29 2:03

Hi Ike,2 interesting pics very well done. In effect the store-rooms of Citadel are still there in perfect condition after hundres and hundres of year,great example of what remains to the past,i like it! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85932) 2017-09-29 2:12

Hello Ike,

The notice is very explanatory.
I would love to come here with my metal detector! I'm sure there would be lots of 'bits' to discover!
This is a well composed photograph, the store-rooms nicely angled to create a flow across the scene from left to right. The details are very clear; we can see the size and textures of the building blocks and the curved nature of the store-rooms ceilings.
You had a white-out sky, very similar to what I experienced during my holiday photography sessions. It's annoying but it mustn't prevent us from enjoying out hobby!

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

Nicou (193806) 2017-09-29 2:12

Hello

quelle vue de cette citadelle sueprbe quel rendu sur la pierre et ces niches quelle compo très intéressante sueprbe vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

snunney (130967) 2017-09-29 2:27

Hello Ike,
The insipid sky has not prevented you from producing a successful composition. I like the repeating motifs of the stonework and the well rendered textural detail. The green strip of vegetation is an added bonus.

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-09-29 3:40

Hello Ike
Lovely picture of this remains of the citadel store-room. But your workshop-picture with explanatory plaque surprised me more for at first sight it seems to announce a sea-life aquarium with dolphins.
Excellent presentation. Have a nice day. Groet Rob

jhm (211736) 2017-09-29 5:10

Hello Ike,

Our grandparents where real good professionals.
We see clear the structure of the brickwork with arches.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-09-29 6:11

Bonjour Ike,

Un bien bel endroit à prendre en photo. Malheureusement, tout était contre toi. Surtout au niveau du contre jour et du manque de caractère de l'arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

batalay (41261) 2017-09-29 6:18

Hello Ike,

Such scene must be so common in the timeless ruins of Israel. I thought this was Ceasaria right off the beach. The highly textured stones appear with perfect color and fidelity.

Warm regards, Ike, have a good weekend,

Bulent

gervaso (28177) 2017-09-29 8:15

Hello, Ike!

Another great capture of this interesting place, with the dark entrances making a very nice contrast with the outside! The details were captured with very good light and sharpness! Wonderful job!

jmdias (115280) 2017-09-29 15:09

ike

is it the same aqueduct used in cesarea ?
I only saw if faster at side of the highway.
nice angle catching well the shapes of the roman way of build.

I am back to TE.

hugs

jorge

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-09-29 15:57

Oi, Ike!

Lugar muito interessante. A nitidez é boa, assim como a luz. O verde da vegetação na parte de baixo é bonita e traz cor à imagem. Os túneis com uma parte obscura ficaram bem legais.
Boa foto!

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-09-30 0:56

Bonjour, cher Ike,
C'est toujours un grand plaisir de découvrir ces ruines qui sont le témoignage de notre passé.
Alors, j'admire, je regarde, je contemple...
Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

danos (110407) 2017-09-30 4:20

Hello Ike,
Nice the view of this section of the cidatel with the old ruins of the rooms to are the main theme of the scene.I like the good light and colour management of the scene.

Regards,Danos

adramad (73006) 2017-10-01 7:54

Hi Ike.
A great composition, which shows us the good state of containment of these dependencies for storage, with arch form, millennial stones that reach our days.
Excellent POV, with very good lighting, color and sharpness.
Very good work. I like it
Enjoy a happy Sunday.
Very best regards.
Luis.

ricardomattos (17460) 2017-10-03 17:41

Hi Ike,

Very interesting ruins of this old city and how the people stored their foods. Well done picture and note.

Best regards

Ricardo

macjake (98456) 2017-10-04 2:49

Hi Ike
another fine textured shot of these ruins, this photo and scene has much more shape and form. and once again i'm wondering in my mind how it looked during its prime years. interesting subject.
cheers
Craig

PiotrF (54816) 2017-10-08 15:03

Hello Ike,
Interesting view of Ashdod citadel ruins.Very well captured with good sharpness, color and good quality.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

COSTANTINO (116604) 2018-12-02 23:11

Helo dear Ikeharel and have a nice time
and a happy new day
good repetition of the arches in these
fantastic archaeological ruins
excellent chosen point of view showing
the perfect details of the ancient ruins
welldone and wellseen
wothseeing citadel store rooms
regards
Costantino

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-12-27 1:33

Ike, i m suprised to see the arches never collapsed even if they endure the bad weather and the erosion during centuries. The store rooms are made in cutted stones arranged each other. Fascinating ruin to explore. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.