Participating in Blogging from A-Z challenge (April 2016) with a sea-shore theme…
The argonauts (genus Argonauta) are a group of pelagic octopuses.
Commonly known as the “Paper Nautilus” the exquisite egg casing that the females secrete are a shell collector’s treasure. Continue reading
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
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
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!
Pseudo doors decorating a wall at Heritage village, Dubai Creek.
Another day at work in the city, it has to be buildings for this assignment… Continue reading
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
A stylised window and entrance into a bank on Dubai Creek…
Participating in Monday Windows challenge…
Dark and light
striking
each other,
vividly etching wild colors
through the horizon.The charm of sunset
makes me want
to scurry home.EVENTIDE― Tara Estacaan
Flowers are part of nature’s treasures, a few from the weekend, close-up…. Continue reading
Choosing this option for weekend shots, fitting in perfectly with my weekend jaunt to the camel races!
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
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
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…
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
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
This is my second “Dance” entry to Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance.
It’s another shot from Indonesia, the photos I took weren’t good, the dancers hands fluttered too fast to catch and I wasn’t hugely focused on the subjects, dinner conversation and the addition of vino were probably the cause! I came home to find a lot of blurs… Continue reading
Just outside the Gold Souk in the old part of Dubai, I came across this building on one of the side streets.
What a mysterious and intriguing facade. Continue reading
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
Dance, Indonesian style….
Following our Photo 101 assignment for the weekend, part one… Continue reading
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
I call this Creative packing…
Mobile vendor, a back road, somewhere on Lombok….
Linking with Ailsa’s weekly travel theme at http://wheresmybackpack.com.
Tranquil sea and sky at the tip of Borneo, a very calm and peaceful moment of the day….
Participating in the Weekly Photo challenge over at:
These shots are typical of locations where you see modern doors being displayed and made in small workshops somewhere close by, in the smaller towns around the Middle East region. Continue reading
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
I have no garden in the Middle East, my current garden is the surrounding desert and seashore.
Last July I spent time in Salalah in Southern Oman. During the summer, the Khareef (monsoon) descends on this coastal area and the effects are luscious, greenery and flowers everywhere. Continue reading
A selection of different shots… Continue reading
Travels in the Middle East and beyond 