City in the desert (2) by Helen Betts

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20-FEB-2016

City in the desert (2)

This, like the previous picture, was taken on the outskirts of Riyadh city, out near the camel souk. Maybe camel herders live in these places, I’m not really sure. But they’re nice Bedouin tents, so they must have some purpose.

Embassy mosque, posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/1000s f/5.6 at 62.0mm iso100 full exif

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Julie Oldfield		16-Apr-2016 22:39
Modern and traditional superbly captured. V

Sandy Rich		16-Apr-2016 03:47
Urban camping. Quite interesting with all the power lines.

larose forest photos		16-Apr-2016 02:41
Intriguing shot! The juxtaposition of tents and pylons really catches the eye. V

Gill Kopy		16-Apr-2016 01:41
Cool shot - doesn't look like they have electricity :( V

Jim Coffman		15-Apr-2016 21:27
That is not what I call all the comforts of home...

Chris Morton		15-Apr-2016 19:48
a bit surreal next to that massive pylon pushing megawatts

Martin Lamoon		15-Apr-2016 18:35
Old ways and modern power grids! v

joseantonio		15-Apr-2016 18:08
I was asking myself the same question as Raymond...Well seen and captured though.V

Raymond		15-Apr-2016 17:44
What I don't get is ... since black attracts heath, why don't they have 'light colored' tents? Oh well ...

globalgadabout		15-Apr-2016 17:27
striking contrasts here...a buzzing place to make camp..