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The Wailing Lady

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Location: Old Jerusalem
Camera: Olympus D-SLR E-500

2007. It always hurts me to see this photograph. One place I can’t forget when I traveled to Israel last December is this place: The Wailing Wall. The Wailing Wall is also known as The Western Wall, it is the remains of the Temple that was built I think by Herod in 19BC. It is a great wonder, especially in the way it was built; and is now a holy site for Jews.

The thing is this: at the entrance there was a writing: “No begging allowed”. But when you passed through the streets, there were endless beggars there and it really breaks my heart to see them. This lady was one of them.

Editings: Lightroom preset, levels adjustments
Image size
1400x1109px 684.56 KB
Make
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model
E-500
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
45 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 31, 2007, 8:35:04 AM
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MissYouQuiteTerribly's avatar
Wow, this place must have been interesting! :O Makes me want to research it more!
id theknow you were taking a picture? There's so much emotion in the way she's sitting and her expression, I agree that this is a powerul image.