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Jordan - Capturing the Storm over Dead Sea
If you always thought that Dead Sea is a kind of middle eastern peaceful pond where you will just float while reading your book (I did when I first came there few years back), think again. Early months of the year in Middle East can be rather stormy and we had experienced some snow in Jordan too. Weather across GCC was very changeable for last few weeks, which means the hot wave is just behind the door… and there we come again… 30C+,…. 40C+,…. 50C+….
The Dead Sea (Hebrew: יָם הַמֶּלַח, Yām Ha-Melaḥ, "Sea of Salt"; Arabic: البَحْر المَيّت, al-Baḥr l-Mayyit, "Dead Sea") is a salt lake between Israel and the West Bank to the west, and Jordan to the east. It is 422 metres (1,385 ft) below sea level, and its shores are the lowest point on the surface of the Earth on dry land. The Dead Sea is 378 m (1,240 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. It is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, with 33.7 percent salinity. Only Lake Assal (Djibouti), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond and perhaps Lake Vanda) have a higher salinity. It is 8.6 times as salty as the ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment where animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
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^^Rie Amulet^^ (38 months ago | reply)
Exellent ahot..!
Shobeir (38 months ago | reply)
How beautiful!!
Neal Bingham (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful contrast and light. The person on the right adds that human touch.
chrisgrieve (38 months ago | reply)
excellent photo, love the stormy clouds, with the sun trying to break though. well done.
Andrew Kumler (38 months ago | reply)
Incredible exposure control here..What a wonderful and interesting sky...
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José Esteve (38 months ago | reply)
captura good
Simone Enei [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Great composition!!! Very beautiful shot!
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beautiful scene.
great sgot.
Essa Al-Sheikh - @Bo3awas (38 months ago | reply)
Wow amazing Light !
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mcmax6 (38 months ago | reply)
The light bursting through the cloud is beautiful.
mr_fairuz (38 months ago | reply)
awesome shot....
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Sublime capture.
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rinogas (38 months ago | reply)
bellissima immagine !
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Peter Ribbeck (38 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot!
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Stupenda immagine!
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superb!!
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simply wonderful - you have a fantastic eye
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Süper kare.
costo_mac (38 months ago | reply)
wooaaaa!! excellent work as usual!! light can only exist if there are some shades...
GT BraZil (38 months ago | reply)
Great work!
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perfect! I love it!
albatros11 (38 months ago | reply)
magnifique !!
MikeSperlak (38 months ago | reply)
wow stunning sky
RH Miller (38 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot!
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Great Pic!
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This is wonderful ! I love the clarity of the shot.
Great capture of the storm clouds !
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mmmm, magic. Nice shot :()
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Matte78 (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!!!
Click [ Oscar ] (38 months ago | reply)
Great capture..............inspired..... seasions.......
Deep Peace !!
mountainSeb (38 months ago | reply)
Stunning use of light!! Really beautiful! :)
PatrickSmithPhotography (38 months ago | reply)
An excellent read once again. The light and atmosphere really make this place look scenic, rather than the desolate place I had imagined!
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Wonderful view!!!
ToOliver2 (38 months ago | reply)
Yes. Wonderful view!
Andoni Lamborena (38 months ago | reply)
Great landscape photo. Excellent!
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Osterman I. (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful scene.
Great shot.
Ali Reza (delashoob) (38 months ago | reply)
wow
it's so fantastic shot
so cute
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Incredible shot. Who's posing for you?
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paul.n.robinson [a flamin' kiwi] (38 months ago | reply)
i visited here back in 99 ... very unique place! a great capture - very unusual for the spot