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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
Posted on February 26, 2014
The Sheikh Zayed (Grand) Mosque in Abu Dhabi is a strong competitor for one of the modern wonders of the world. There are many photographs from there that I could have included for this challenge, but I finally chose these three pictures of one of the many huge chandeliers in the main prayer room.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
Posted on January 28, 2014
A palm tree reflected in the blue plate glass windows of the Bainunah Hilton on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche.
The double bluff is that the palm tree is actually a mobile phone mast.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Community
Posted on December 14, 2013
Community? Well, it’s a broad brief, to be sure. I suppose ‘community of interest’ would qualify as an example, and if these guys don’t have a shared interest – and mutual trust – then I don’t know who does.
[National Day celebrations in Abu Dhabi; also illustrates one of the advantages of living on the twelfth floor]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!
Posted on November 30, 2013
Can’t imagine it would be much of a photo without light (unless perhaps you were using a D4), but there you go. Here are a couple of images captured at a fireworks display in Abu Dhabi:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
Posted on November 23, 2013
Wasn’t expecting to encounter these gentlemen in the foyer of a smart hotel in Abu Dhabi:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
Posted on October 12, 2013
A long exposure , the turn of a zoom lens and there you are rushing headlong into infinity.
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines To Patterns
Posted on September 21, 2013
It’s often hard to say where lines become patterns. One answer could be ‘hotels’. The images in this post all feature hotels in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
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