Thirteen ...
... windows in a row at UP Tower, Dubai.
28-APR-2006
JBH and the Burj
The architectural pride and joy of Dubai, the Burj al Arab beside the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. This photo was taken from my favourite bar, 360 Degrees, which is located at the end of a pier and gives a great view of Dubai's main icon.
Post script - I tried going back to the same bar a year later, this time armed with a better lens and more importantly, a better grasp of aperture values, exposure times and other things related to night photography. Unfortunately, the bouncer took a look at my Canon 20D (exactly the same camera I used the first time round) and said that (despite being a paying customer) I was not allowed to take photos of these two buildings since my camera looked "professional". My friends' compact and point and shoot cameras were allowed regardless of the fact that some of them had a higher megapixel count than mine. Duh!
25-NOV-2006
Across the Creek
A view of the older part of Dubai, which for the most of the part, consitutes the heart of Dubai. This is the view of Deira, photographed from across the Dubai Creek.
28-APR-2006
Dubai's Icon
Dubai's pride and joy, the Burj al Arab
04-DEC-2006
Enter the Gate
The Capricorn and UP Towers, as seen from the base of the dramatic Gate building in Dubai.
24-FEB-2006
UP in the clouds
A shot of UP Tower, taken after Dubai's heaviest downpour in months.
01-SEP-2006
Chained
Taken at the man made canal running alongside Mina Salam hotel, Dubai
The Gate at Night
A view of the Capricorn Tower, UP Tower and the Gate, taken after the rain
04-DEC-2006
Negative
The heart of the Dubai international financial district, the Gate building
02-DEC-2006
Capricorn and UP Towers, Dubai
25-NOV-2006
Deira at night
Another view of Deira, the heart of Dubai, as seen from across the Dubai Creek. You can see the dhows which double up as floating restaurants, which are somewhat garishly lit up, as well as some of Dubai's earlier skyscrapers. Much of the commercial centre of Dubai has moved to the more upmarket Sheikh Zayed Road.