Chocolate Factory

f/3.5 – 1/160 – ISO 200 – 18mm

Next time you visit the Sea of Galilee, make sure to visit Gailta chocolate factory. In this image you can see the view from the sellers stand. I have gotten their permission to come behind the counter to shoot this one. As you can see, as much of the shop as I could include in the widest lens I have. It was shot hand held at shutter speed priority and flash fired. in post processing I have darkened the image, added some contrast, removed a little yellow and added a bit red.

You can view the original here.

While you are visiting the chocolate factory, do not miss a chance to visit the cowshed.

f/16 – 1/15 – ISO 200 – 31mm

This image was shot bracketed (3 shots) on tripod, with no flash. Stitching of the images was done with Photomatix. Photoshop was used to add a little contrast and red.

If you wish to view the one image that the camera meter has selected as the correct exposure you can view it here.

As always, if you think I could do something better while taking the shot or in processing, please post a comment. I make sure to read all and learn from all.

Side Note:

I could not get permission to enter the factory to shoot inside. Afterwords I found that the chocolate is not made in Israel. It is shipped in big chocolate blocks here from Belgium, and they only melts it here and recreate it in the forms you see in the photo