Monthly Archive for April, 2008

Underwater Photography- A snapshot can do the trick

Going back to 2005, I was fresh into underwater photography. Holding a standard Olympus C-4000 digital camera, and a matching underwater case- I signed up for the first ever Sandisk Red Sea underwater photography competition, held in Eilat, Israel.

The rules were simple- three days, do whatever you want with a camera as long as your are submerged… Continue reading

New Feature- home page action buttons

A bit more work on features done today. With a little help from my friends, Michal- who also posted on The Wide Lens before, the home page now features new action button.

As the website currently offers 3 main functions for the users:

  • View the latest post with their photography stories.
  • Share the readers and send in their own photography story to

The Reichstag Dome- Berlin, Germany

Packed with just too much history to detail, the Reichstag dome in Berlin is a wonderful combination between old and new. Construction on the new dome was finished on 1999, the new dome is not just for looks, it’s a fully functional environmental friendly lighting and air circulation system for the parliament hall below.

A heaven… Continue reading

Galil Mountain Winery- Photographing Under the Influence

In April 2007, while on a family trip to the north of Israel, I made a stop at the visitors center of the Galil Mountain winery.

The Galil Mountain winery is quite unique. A brand new and modern winery, which produces over 800,000 bottles per year, with just 4 production line workers. I must admit, I’m not exactly an expert on wine, but the… Continue reading

New Feature on The Wide Lens- Articles Category

Slowly but surely I’m working on some more features for the site. In terms of general structure it’s just about where I want it to be.

The News page still needs some work and I’m considering it as in beta stage.

I’ve added a new category called “articles“. For now there is only one post there on… Continue reading