Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >