Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On my next trip trip to India , in August , maybe I can book a longer layover in Dubai and venture farther afield. Thanks for the tip. David Sent from my iPad On Jan 28, 2013, at 2:32 AM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > -------------------------------------------- > Fokkema Fotografie > www.michielfokkema.com > michiel.fokkema at gmail.com > GSM:+31 (0) 615569576 > > > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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