Renee Booe Photography

I have been super busy trying to get things ready for school that I have not been able to work on my photos from Israel. I still have so many to share with you. So before I leave for work today I thought I would give you a little sample. This is a shot of me at the Southern Gates in Jerusalem. This is the area visited by all travelers coming to visit the temple back in Jesus’ time. They would have come to this area to exchange money, to buy sacrifices, to shop, and to purify themselves before entering the gates of the temple. I loved this place because I felt like I was right there with Jesus 2000 + years ago. Jesus and his disciplines walked here. They stood in the very same place that I stood. That’s why I had to take this picture. 

Check back this evening to see the rest of the images from the Southern Gates.

While visiting Israel I tried to take some “art” prints for my portfolio. It was difficult to do however because of traveling in such a large group. There were times that we had to get from point A to point B and we were instructed NOT to stop for pictures. So I did a lot of snapping pics with my camera strap around my neck and my camera hanging at my waist. No time to walk, see where I was going, and look thru the view finder. It was a fun challenge. Most my attempts of cool artsy prints done in this manner were utter disasters. But I did manage to get one image! This image is of a ceiling in a Catholic Church. The light was shinning down and it was amazing. I really can’t believe I got this shot shooting the way I was shooting. God is good. I just had to share it. 

This next post is full of pictures where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. It seriously is an ancient city in the middle of nowhere! It is tucked in the mountains overlooking the Dead Sea. I can’t believe that people actually lived there in the middle of the desert. Can you image how bummed these people where when they realize that the huge body of water below them was useless?  Enjoy these few pictures and stay tuned from more of Israel. Your going to want to go there after all my blogging is through. 

Blessings! 

The Sons of Light hid the scrolls in caves like the one you can see in this picture below. 

Here you can see the Dead Sea at the bottom of the mountain.

My bro Dustin in front of the Dead Sea. 

The book of Isaiah.

My 3 good friends playing Charlie’s Angles in the desert. 

Here is Paul looking at the vastness that is the Dead Sea.