Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/28

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Subject: [Leica] A mosque in Dubhai
From: michiel.fokkema at gmail.com (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:32:26 +0100
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You're right about Oman. There is so much to do in just a few days.
A few weeks ago I spent 5 days and have seen mountains, desert, ancient
viallges and forts and beach.

Cheers,

Michiel

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On 28 January 2013 03:06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can much better and interesting authentic bits to photograph if
> you wander off into the smaller, less wealthy emirates - Sharjah,
> Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah are the three that I have been to. It is
> also worth taking the desert tours to get away from the concrete. Abu
> Dhabi has too much money and a sudden thirst to show it off to the
> world, and those modern Dubai buildings are just empty shells for the
> most part today. The most beautiful city and surroundings that I have
> been to in the Arabian peninsula is Muscat in Oman - beautiful, wild
> landscapes are there for taking in the Wadis that are all around, as
> well as world class diving. Unfortunately, on my only trip there, I
> was there just for a couple of days, neck deep in work. It is
> definitely on my "must go back" list.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 10:13 PM, David English <daveenglish at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> > 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
>
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