Click to enlargeView of the greenhouses and fields belonging to Kibbutz Maagan Michael (I think) with the Mediterranean Sea in the background, as seen from the foothills of the Carmel Forest.
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I like the vintage feel that monochrome gives this image, as well as the contrast between the different geometric patterns.
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My mental image of a kibbutz is obviously somewhat dated. Things have changed since the Seventies.
Vintage feel to the photograph, yeah, until you look at the modern technology. Maybe you could have photoshopped in a few little chalutsim with blorit, in shorts, hacking away with a turia. :)
I agree. The geometric precision and the contrast make this perfect for B&W.
A great wiev, like it a lot, all the lines in your picture.
Still nice weekend.
Beautiful wiev and great contrasts :)
Beautiful photo. I have never seen a kibbutz before.
The patterns were the first thing that caught my eye. Industry isn't always ugly.
Wow..to think of that sea in the background! Awesome view Robin! What is growing to the right side but kind of wraps around? This is great-
I can't be certain but I'm pretty sure it's bananas. It looks about right and I do remember driving by miles of banana fields along the road :).
even the mention of the word kibbutz... it evokes memories of books i read long ago about the struggles of your people
There is so much to look at in the picture.
What a view! And I really like the lines and the contrasts in this picture.
It's the horizontal lines in parallel with the sea and horizon which 'make' this picture . . . that and the rough texture of the vegetation in contrast with the smoothness of the greenhouses.
Seems to me the word 'industrial' matches this photo more than word 'agricultural'.
Lucy
I love this image in monochrome! Wonderful photo!
This is what much of Israel's agriculture looks like Lucy, it's all very hi-tech.
Yes, the black and white image makes it seem like the 1940s to me, but knowing the modern Israel is only 61 years old, and that back then a kibbutz had a lot less technology, nevertheless, this picture is quite interesting. Bananas? I learn something new every day.
Great picture as monochrome!
Patterns was the word - heaven for a mathematician :-)
As that you are into photography, I thought that you may be interested in a monthly blog posting called “5 on the fifth” where You can either take 5 random pictures of anything that happens to you on the 5th of November (or the days leading up to it) or perhaps go for my suggested theme.
Just post your pictures on your own blog and then post a comment on MY blog with your name, location and link to your site – I then update the entry so the world has your link. Remember to mention my blog on your own blog so that your visitors get to see the other contributions.
Interested?
Here’s a link to my blog:
http://thestateofthenationuk.blogspot.com/
and a link to the “5 on the fifth” entries:
http://thestateofthenationuk.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20on%20the%20fifth
That's a great shot. I love the way you show such a wide view which accentuates the geometric shapes.
Great photo! I love the lines of it.
Vintage is exactly right. From this distance, the half-round greenhouses(?) look enough like Quonset huts to give this the look of a WWII-era army base. Stunning!
But I'm with Aileni... this is not the image that the term "kibbutz" conjures in my head.
Very neat. Reminds me of the night and early morning I spent finishing Leon Uris' Exodus. That would have been back in 1961 - am sure things have changed mightily since then.
What a cool shot in black and white it is stunning!
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