Gadara III, a photo from Irbid, North

Photographer's Note

Another view of the ancient city ruins of Gadara looking towards the Sea of Galilee and the Israeli lakeshore town of Tiberius at left on the opposite shore. The Jordan River flows in from the right behind the spur and exits the lake to the left to continue south to the Dead Sea. This lake is also known as Sea of Tiberius and Kinneret / Kinnereth Lake. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth at 209 m to 215 m below sea level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qais

The ancient Greek City existed from roughly the 3rd century BC to 747 AD, when it was largely decimated by an earthquake and abandoned.

ikeharel, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, Fis2, Ilonka1974, PiotrF, jemaflor, papagolf21, Royaldevon, jean113, macjake has marked this note useful

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holmertz (92938) 2020-02-06 4:00

Hello Chris,
Unless this is just a tiny fragment of what remains of this city, it is less impressive than Jerash or Petra. But the location high above the lake and the distant hills is enchanting, so I guess it was worth a visit. It's a good composition with a fine contrast between the warm brownish tones in the foreground and the blue hues in the distance.
Best regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (103663) 2020-02-06 4:53

Bonjour CHris,

L'彋endue de l'endroit cr嶪 de la profondeur. La prise de vue permet de voir les d彋ails des ruines de la vieille ville grecque. La lumi鋨e met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journ嶪.

Pierre

Miguel82 (47108) 2020-02-06 5:45

Chris, that ancient city overlooks the surrounding sea. It is located in an arid area. Some columns still stand centuries after their construction where as others collapsed due to the earthquake. Blocks of stone are scattered in the historical site. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

jhm (203133) 2020-02-06 6:33

Hello Chris,

Incredible that the pillars after so many years still are completely
With the big stones in foreground
Nice detailed image.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2020-02-06 6:39

Bonjour Chris,

Quelle jolie composition. J'ai un faible pour les colonnes car je me dis qu'� l'廧oque elles devaient soutenir quelque chose. Maintenant elles emp璚hent le ciel de nous tomber sur la t皻e.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (155762) 2020-02-06 7:44

Witaj Chris!
A very interesting place, view makes impression.
I like columns and stones.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

lousat (130061) 2020-02-06 12:35

Hi Chris,beautiful view on the columns but truly nice the landscape in background,perfect capture for a top class postcard. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Gerrit (59968) 2020-02-06 12:43

Hello Chris,
magnificent view from this attractive place towards the Dead Sea. Great composition,
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

PiotrF (52330) 2020-02-06 16:16

Hello Chris,
An interesting picture from Jordan with view of the ancient city ruins of Gadara.
I like fine details, good composition and nice colours. Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

Nicou (193806) 2020-02-06 19:44

Hello

toutes ces colonnes en noir qui ressortent quelle vue e tiamge fantastique site arch廩logique et image ces pierre ces arbre quelle vue et d嶰or superbe
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

jemaflor (135520) 2020-02-06 23:39

Hi Chris,
well presented these ruins, a good angle and an excellent rendering, light, colors and sharpness, interesting and perfectly balanced, tfs.

papagolf21 (152601) 2020-02-06 23:50

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Je contemple, j'admire, je m㘾merveille en d嶰ouvrant un tel site.
Merci pour ce tr鋊 beau partage;
Amiti廥.
Philippe

emka (152388) 2020-02-07 0:07

Hello Chris, I love such ruins. beautiful picture from Jordan. I visited some places in Jordan but unfortunately, I missed this one. Great composition.

Have a nice weekend

MAlgo

Royaldevon (75584) 2020-02-07 2:30

Hello Chris,

This is like being taught RE because of the names that I remember but the sights were unknown to us!
The setting was excellent!, high above the river.
The tall pillars give us the impression of sentinels, watching out over the vast landscape.
You have positioned the ruins well, giving f/g interest and creating a fine sense of depth.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ikeharel (105977) 2020-02-07 5:42

Hello Chris,
Just on the three countries borders, Jordan, Syria and Israel, this ancient tone ruins looks so close... an yet so far. Town of Tiberius can be seen on the upper far left corner across the lake.
A fine photo with blue contrasting the grey rocks and brown landscape.
My best regards,
Ike

jean113 (22131) 2020-02-07 8:42

Hello Chris, a spectacular scene where we see the ruins of Gadara; what a shame that earthquakes ruined it. We can only imagine what it must have been like.
The lake and the distant hills are a good contrast with the man-made structures in the foreground.
Excellent sharpness.
Kind regards, Jean.

macjake (96157) 2020-02-14 15:51

Hi Chris
another great view here, even if the air is a bit hazy and kinda hard to see through...makes me imagine what the view was like for the locals here so many years ago - must have been prime real estate haha. love these abandoned relics! cheers
Craig

jmdias (103052) 2020-02-29 9:45

chris

I can remember the seashore of the lake I knew in the other side. amazing view of this ruins, nice view of these remains of columns in evidence. dolar increased so much in these last weeks, I probably wouldn't be able to travel abroad this year... from 3,40 to 4,50 >>>

take care

jorge