Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]that's true. Most of the city is recently designed and engineered, not a lot of character. We photographers gravitate towards the more authentic. Thanks for looking. David On Jan 27, 2013, at 1:11 AM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at gmail.com> wrote: > A small piece of Dubai is interesting for photographers as you and I. it's > where the fishmarket is and some souks. Also the harbour is very nice. > It's called Deira and you can walk it in a few hours. The rest of Dubai is > fake. > > Cheers, > > Michiel > > On 27-1-2013 8:48, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> Definitely looks different from the Dubai we see in commercials on CNN. I >> don't see myself ever visiting there, but if I did I would be much more >> interested in the Dubai in your picture than the one in the commercials. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 26, 2013, at 8:22 PM, David English wrote: >> >>> I had a stop-over in Dubhai going to India so I hired a taxi driver to >>> take me around the place so I could shoot some pictures. This shot was >>> from a ferry crossing the Creek, a canal like body of water dividing the >>> city. >>> I learned from a local that the rectangular structures on top of the >>> mosque are their means of gathering any breezes that may occur in that >>> desert enviornment. >>> David >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mrdavidenglish/Dubhai.jpg.html >>> >>> Leica M9 with the 28mm Elmarit M >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Michiel Fokkema > www.michielfokkema.com > +31 (0) 615569576 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information