S GEORGE’S MONASTERY – NORTH JUDEAN DESERT

By: thekorzens

May 15 2012

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Category: ISRAEL, Judean Desert

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Aperture:f/7.1
Focal Length:29mm
ISO:200
Shutter:1/80 sec
Camera:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS

This sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is still inhabited by a few Greek Orthodox monks. Small caves on the face of the cliff are  used by those who want even more solitude than the monastery itself affords.

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