Was down at the Dead sea just before the holidays. Went to Masada to check it out. The sky was terrible. In the midmorning there was a low haze / light fog over the water. Once the sun burned it off then you had the harsh afternoon light. Really hard to get a pic with sky in it that wasnt blown out towards the water. Away from the water using a polarizer nice deep blue sky. But anyting near the water was a very hard challenge. And of course most of the area has little color. Except for some farms that throw in some green every now and then as your driving the coast line. Back in Israel again. Not sure if I will get a change to get over there again or not.