Monthly Archive for May, 2008

Artificial Reef- Ocean Brick System

Ocean Bricks has developed a new platform. While initially looking like a not very attractive piece of concrete, the “Reef Land” platform provides a safe environment for divers as well as marine life. It can be easily and accurately placed, allowing to plan and create whole arrays of artificial reefs. Continue reading

Ramon Crater- Desert Sunrise

Sunrise and sunset are the two peaks of the day for any outdoor photography. Lighting is easy and warm, contrasts between bright and dark surfaces are reduced to a minimum, and everything simply looks better.

In the desert, the ground usually becomes red and purple, creating a somewhat martian scenery. Last weekend, I had joined something I can most clearly define as a movement workshop, in “… Continue reading

Aerial Photography- Cessna 172

About three weeks ago, I was invited by Ilan, a good friend and a licensed pilot- to join in on a short flight in a Cessna 172. When receiving really cool offers all of a sudden, its a good policy to always establish your conditions before accepting the offer. Mine, of course, was that I will assume the photographers role.

Knowing in advance that the Cessna 172 is quite… Continue reading

Ghost photography- the true story

It doesn’t really matter if you believe in ghosts or not, because from now you can easily photograph them.

While this might a more appropriate topic to publish sometime closer to halloween (Or Purim if you celebrate Jewish holidays), photographing ghosts can be fun at just about any regular day, or more exact- night.

To celebrate independence eve, my and two friends went up a hill which overviews… Continue reading

Gravity Only- a Chainless DownHill MTB contest

On May 3rd, a unique and original sporting event took place in Manara, Israel. A group of friends, avid mountain bikers, arranged a mountain bike downhill competition on the northern cliffs. Nothing unusual on its own, only that this time around, competitors had to apply a slight modification to their bikes- take off the chain and then complete the run.

Sounds easy perhaps, as going downhill shouldn’t require too… Continue reading