Best reasons to visit and photograph Israel

Well, there are a lot of reasons to visit Israel.  Here's a few of mine followed by a photo from a helicopter above Jerusalem.

1. You'll meet some great people
2. You will feel like a part of history
3. You will be where so much history has happened
4. Strange and beautiful coincidences happen every day
5. Terrific light
6. Awfully interesting landscape, people, culture
7. You'll probably discover something good about yourself

This photo was taken from a helicopter above the old city as we went up to the Golan Heights.  You can see the Rock of the Dome, the Western Wall, the perimeter wall of the Old City (at bottom), and the sheer density.  

How to get this shot:

Rent a helo and take a boatload of pictures and hope one comes out.

Monday tid bit

Would you like to fix your photos in photoshop and make them sizzle?  Check out NAPP-the national association of photoshop professionals.

The chief editor and main guru is Scott Kelby and just about everything he does pretty much rocks.  He can teach so well and his books are some of the best selling on Amazon.  Check out his blog right here.

You can get to some great sites from his blog.

Since we are talking about photoshop I added an obviously photoshopped pic..  This is a street performer from Barcelona.  I originally shot her against a brick wall.  I added her to a simple product background that Scott Kelby taught us to make in about thirty seconds.  It doesn't always have to be so hard.  Thanks Scott.