The Burj Khalifa, at 828 metres high is currently the tallest building in the world and the Burj Al Arab, the first seven-star hotel, are two of the triumph’s of Dubai. Here are some contrasts… Continue reading
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Day Nineteen: Double & Rotation, Part 2
Arriving home very late, after a late end of quarter night at work and losing my entire Photo program due to a massive crash, but having already posted today’s assignment via my phone ( I was fairly proud of this achievement, WordPress on iPhone takes a bit of getting used to, but once on track it’s relatively simple, but it was a first!) I managed to restore my photo program and can post my original double thought for this assignment…. Continue reading
Day Nineteen: Double & Rotation
So I’m stuck in the office late, my photo app has completely crashed on my computer….not a great day.
I’ve had to be creative with my IPhone to do today’s task….dizzily waiting to go home after a very long day.
Going cross-eyed looking my computer screen…
The way out of the office, blurry vision… time to go home!
Day Eighteen: Edge & Alignment
Another day at work in the city, it has to be buildings for this assignment… Continue reading
Day Seventeen: Glass, Squared
Experimenting with glass for today’s assignment…. Liking Tim Peake’s facebook page today, I decided to look down on my world through the fish eye… Continue reading
Day Sixteen: Treasure & Close-up
Flowers are part of nature’s treasures, a few from the weekend, close-up…. Continue reading
Photo 101, Weekend three: Camel racing….
Choosing this option for weekend shots, fitting in perfectly with my weekend jaunt to the camel races!
- Observe and capture an entire scene, but also, zoom in on it. Stick to architecture if you’d like: capture the size of a building, but get close to record its details. Or, choose something different — a farmer’s market, a festival — and take establishing shots as well as smaller moments within the scene.
Camel racing is a traditional sport in the Middle East. This weekend I had the chance to soak up the atmosphere and excitement myself. The event was held at the Al Marmoom camel track on the outskirts of Dubai, races started at 2pm. I arrived just in time to see the build up, crowds and action. Continue reading
Photo 101- Day Fifteen: Landscape & Cropping
Well, today’s task is a challenge, there are few stellar landscapes in the Gulf. Dunes, construction, sand and more sand…. here is my take on today’s assignment…all helped by cropping to refine the picture… Continue reading
Day Fourteen: Scale & Observation
Reflections in mirrored walls give a sense of scale…
For once I look small, but bad news for some, I have a twin…
A desert selfie early one morning in March, a long-legged wave to everyone!
Hi there…
Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion
Bird movement en masse is a delight to photograph and I feel the motion in these scenes, taken on a recent trip to Sri Lanka. Continue reading
Day Twelve: Architecture & Monochrome
Come and have a little lunchtime stroll with me down Sheik Zayed Road for a break and walk around to find ideas for Day 12, Architecture and Monochrome theme. Continue reading
Photo 101, Day 11: Pop and Colour
My takes on today’s assignment.
Living in the Middle East, outside the cities, the colours of the land and developments seem to blend into one another in a spectrum of desert colours, lit overhead by relentless, blinding sunshine. A bright colour is an instant pop in the blended desert landscape. Continue reading
Photo 101: Weekend Two: Play with Light
Following our Photo 101 assignment for the weekend, part one… Continue reading
Day Ten: Mystery & Lighting Effects
A selection of photographs, 2 from Borneo in 2015 and 3 from last weekend’s Oman trip, my take on today’s assignment.
Which suits the theme the best? Continue reading
Photo 101, Day Nine: Warmth and the Quality of Light
I spent the first week in January in Cyprus for some family time. A lunch invitation on a beautiful sunny day, the next fields hold a Mandora plantation, so whilst the bbq was cooking our souvla, I took a walk through the plantation snapping away. Continue reading
Day Eight: Natural World and Leading Lines
A selection of different shots… Continue reading
Photo 101, Day 7: Big and Point of View
There are some really big buildings in Dubai. Continue reading
Photo 101, Day Six: Connect
Connecting on the steps, putting their world to rights…
Photo 101: Weekend Review: An Oman tale…
I had planned an Oman weekend well in advance of the massive storms that hit the Arabian peninsula last Wednesday and headed off to my destination in ignorance of the impact such storms cause, especially in Oman. The storm had swept up and over the central mass of the country, culminating in a spectacular thunderstorm that was playing over towards the northeast as we headed down the long, lonely road, once through the Mezayed border crossing formalities at Al Ain. Continue reading
Photo 101: Day 5 assignment: Solitude and the Rule of Thirds
Off the coast of Shannah, Ash Sharqiyah region, Oman.
Photo 101: Day 4 assignment: Bliss
My bliss, being outside by the sea in a remote place, seeing a sight like this…
Photo 101: Day 3 assignment: Water and Orientation.
Our assignment today is Water and Orientation and the comparison between horizontal and vertical.
It’s a thundery day today in Dubai and I am more likely to see water from the heavens than the sea, so I’m using photographs from a trip to Masirah island, Oman in December 2015. Continue reading
Photo 101: Day 2 assignment: Street and establishing shots.
Day 2: I decided not to use my photo library for this assignment and took a brief step out into the street during my lunch hour to find a shot. Probably one I wouldn’t use again, but time was short.
Privacy laws here are strict, so photographing people and posting on social media is a no-no without their agreement. Penalties are high, so sadly no human interaction in my photo, I need to keep working! Continue reading
Home is where my heart is….
I currently live in Dubai in a rented flat 30 plus floors up in the sky, looking out over a surreal view of the waterfront. I watch the traffic queues just below me, hear the supercars speeding down the beach road, see the boats, the beaches, the hotels, the waterfront palaces but it’s not my real home, albeit a home with stunning sunset views. This is my temporary home for the last few years. No garden or balcony, just a little window that opens just far enough to push my lens through… Continue reading
Travels in the Middle East and beyond 