Russian Monastery Sunrise

I really wanted to get a sunrise photo of this Russian Orthodox monastery which is located in a small, quaint village with the most picturesque views. Its beautiful golden "onion style" domes dominate the landscape of Ein Kerem with the rolling Judean hills in the background. We were very fortunate to get into the compound which was locked. We pulled up to the gate with our Land Rover SUV and I guess they thought we were part of the work crew - so in we went :)

[Steve Chappell]

Awesome shot, beautiful monastery and landscape

[Barb]

Magnificent! A fav for sure! Want to visit this area if ever back in Israel...

[Lisa Poland]

So beautiful!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very beautiful.

[Elizabeth]

Nice!

[Jane Pittenger]

Pity re the sunrise but the light is gorgeous

[Milanie]

Stunning spot.

[Taffy]

SO striking, even without a sunrise.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful shot

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Diana]

Wonderful light on the Monastery and a beautiful landscape, fav!

[eDorre]

Amazing.

[Margo]

Very beautiful shot fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Terrific capture and composition. Beautiful monastery and landscape. Fav.

[Denise Wood]

Stunning :) fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

So beautiful in the morning sun ! A stunning view and composition ! fav

[Pigeons Farm]

Wow Impressive

[Pat]

Very cheeky! What a fabulous golden glow you've captured on the building against the beautiful scenery.

[Sylvia du Toit]

FAV

[KWind]

Gorgeous!!

[Fisher Family]

A super shot with a fabulous golden glow - fav!

Ian

[gloria jones]

Wow...Superb composition and light on the monastery

[Cathy]

Glorious! Love the architecture and all the mountains! Fav

[william wooderson]

You know what I'm going to say... fav!

[Claude Trew]

Beautiful lighting.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful, what a view, fav

[sarah]

Gosh this is beautiful

[tony gig]

Beautiful...fav

[Michelle Renee]

Wow! Just beautiful!

[Nina Ganci]

wow! You are truly blessed
spectacular scene
fav

[Pat Knowles]

Wow isn’t that a stunning building....love that golden place of worship!

[Helen Jane]

the golden shining roof tops against the strong blue sky and the rolling hills in the background make for a simply beautiful capture.

[*lynn]

Such beautiful architecture and lighting, fabulous view too

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is gorgeous! I'm not familiar with this area of the Judean Wilderness and with all that vegetation it doesn't even look like it!

[Walks @ 7]

So cool to learn about the Greek Orthodox influence and presence in this area of the Holy Land. This is a very striking image.

[haskar]

Beautiful capture.

[Vesna]

Beautiful monastery and composition.

[Lee]

Majestic looking building, and a great viewpoint.

[Pyrrhula]

Stunting view.

[Caroline]

Wonderful. What gorgeous lighting on those domes!