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Muscat Internation School Play – Narnia

Mar 142013

This goes to all student and staff of Muscat International School, hope you like the photos. And i must say I really enjoyed the play. Especially my handsome son “Faisal, He is on the the first photo below” Who played the role “Adwin” . Please comments Below and let me know what you think about the photos (Click On the Photos below for Larger, Better Resolution and Quality So you can also Save them for your keeping).

PS/ For those who wonder which camera I used. I used the Leica M9, with 50mm Summilux, all Taken at Aperture of 1.4 with ISO of 800

The Case of Um Idris (Case #2)

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Feb 182013

Nine Members in the Family, with a Total income of RO 150 (390 USD), of which Half of it goes to Bank Loan, and around RO30 (90 USD) goes to Utilities, leaving them with a mere RO 50 (180 USD) to live with. Is that even Possible????. This is the case of a Wonderful Woman called Um Idris. The Husband Abu Idris retired recently, at which their lives change to worst, I would say Rock Bottom.

They Live in a House located in Wadi Kabir, of which it belongs to Um Idris Family inheritances, her share its a mere Two bedroom and Two toilets. Creatively, to make it into a liveable home, she turned One bedroom into a Sitting room and turned One Toilet to A Kitchen. Sadly though, we couldnt distinguish which room is which, you would notice a Cooker in the middle of a sitting room, and some cooking pans inside a toilet!

Her kids consists of Three boys and Five Girls, of which the eldest being the Girl and she is married and living with her husband, in more or less the same poor condition. Idris is her eldest son, who just turned 18, sadly though, he failed his high school, and such situation who can blame him, and now he is looking for a job. He was their hope, but when only things could be better, it became worst

Bedroom Where all the Members of The Family sleep in

Refrigerator in the Middle of a Sitting Room

Bedroom Where all the Members of The Family sleep in

This is Kitchen, which used to be a Toilet. A very small toilet

Entrance to the Kitchen

Cooker in the Middle of a Sitting Room

Take the time my dear readers and visitors. Take the time to help this very poor family, let us not just sit and enjoy while people like Um Idris and Her family suffers.

You can call Um IDris Directly at (92542053) so you can offer your helping hand. Or Call the group (“Way to Firdos” at 99321332 for how you can help us on our cause)

DownTown Istanbul Street Photography

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Feb 012013

Ok these are Mrs Al-Harthy (Umfaisal) Photos, she took them while we were in Turkey Istanbul. Let me know what you think, you think she has in her?. She uses Fuji X100 camera. Your comments are appreciated

Dubai Shopping Festival

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Jan 312013

If anything,its the best time to carry your camera with you when in Dubai. Alot of activities all over, here are some of the photos taken using the Leica X2 at Emirates Mall Dubai. Not bad for a small camera for fast action scenes, not to mention I was a bit far. Enjoy and let me know what you think. Click at the photos for better image quality

Jumiera Mosque – Dubai

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Jan 272013

Aperture: 12
Shutter: 15 Sec
ISO: 100

Situated in the fashionable Jumeirah 1 area of the city Jumeirah Mosque is an impressive structure that once seen is never forgotten. It is one of the few mosques in the UAE that is open to non-Muslims and most days streams of holidaymakers and residents can be seen making their way to the imposing mosque. Shops might have sprung up around it but Jumeirah Mosque remains a major Dubai landmark.Jumeirah Mosque stands apart from the rest of the mosques in the neighbourhood due to its distinctive architecture that is based on the Fatimid style, and can accommodate up to 1,300 people.

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2012 Top Twelve Photos

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Jan 032013

Its that time of the year again, to showcase what I think are my best Twelve photos of the year , in accordance to me and as well you through out the year. The below photos ARE IN RANDOM order. So please tell me which are your top three by commenting below. Appreciate it

(1) Al Baqee – Madinat Al-Munawra – Saudi Arabia

(2) Mecca – Saudi Arabia

(3) There is love in the air – Barcelona – Spain

(4) Takseem – Istiqlal STreet – Istanbul

(5) Gallata Tower – Istanbul

(6) Hagia Sophia – Istanbul

(7) By The window

(8) Crescent Moon

(9) Worshiping

(10) Natural Light

(11) Happy Family

(12) Sheikh Zaid Mosque – Abudhabi

Barr Al Jissah resort

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Jan 022013

Happy New Year Everyone. I am sure you all have your resolutions, and I am sure you all have celeberated one way pr another. As for me, its different, you see my wife’s birthday is on the new years eve, so I have no choice but to celeberate. This year we decided to spend a day at one of our good resorts here in Oman. (Barr Al-Jissa). I wasnt planning to do any serious photography. So I just took my trusted leica X2. Where I fail everytime is underestimating this small toy, indeed whether for fun or serious photography, this camera always delivers. Anyway, here are some of the captures, hope you like them, let me know what you think

Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Camera: Leica X2

Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: 5
ISO: 100
Camera: Leica X2

Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Camera: Leica X2

Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Camera: Leica X

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Burj Khalifa and Shaikh Zaid Road

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Dec 302012

Shutter: 10seconds
Aperture: 20
ISO:100
Camera: Canon 5DMarkII

Its funny, being an Omani and living only four hours away from Dubai and yet for the past two years since I started photography, I don’t have a single photo of Dubai. Well, I cant claim that anymore. Couple of weeks ago, myself and family decided to go for the weekend. As usual, for a good photographer, preparation is a must. So I did a quick research of good scenic areas, and as well angles. Mostly googled the location. Trust me with Dubai, you need to make sure where you are going, or you will end up stuck in traffic.

(1) Shaikh Zaid Road

This photo was taken on top of Sheraton hotel. Believe it or not, its an HDR. It was three different photo at different exposure. I love doing night HDR, most of the time I get good result. But it was not as simple.

There was these Rail guards that stopping me from getting a good angle. You know the rails the stops a person from falling off a 43 storey building. But I just had to have it, so I connected the camera on a tripod, and using the tripod I slipped the camera below the rails, and with great difficulties I manage to get the right angle and here are the results.

Shutter: 30 seconds
Aperture: 11
ISO:100
Camera: Canon 5DMarkII

Shutter: 30 seconds
Aperture: 11
ISO:100
Camera: Canon 5DMarkII

(2) Burj Khalifa: Tallest Building in the World:

The difficult part for the Burj is getting a good angle. Simply because its really tall and getting it in its full glory is kinda challenging and to compose it in such away the frame is balanced even more challenging. So a good photographer will take an extra step. In my case, I had to beg for a permission to enter this building opposite of the Burg. The building is only allowed for its resident and once need to sweet talk the security guard just to enter, but well worth it. And the best thing, I got just in time for my favorite time of the day, Blue hour followed by a night shot.

Shutter: 30 seconds
Aperture: 13
ISO:100
Camera: Canon 5DMarkII

Thats it really. Thats two days worth of photo shoot. So you just imagined if this was not planned, even worst. Remember its not the quantity of the photos, its the quality. Please feel free to ask question by commenting below and I will get back to you, or just comment anything let me know if you enjoyed the photos.

Burj Khalifa and Shaikh Zaid Road

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Lonely at the Desert

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Dec 272012

So I was away for three days, visiting my Drilling Rigs. I normally pickup my lumix GF-2 with me when I do rig visits, you know to captures photos for my Audit Reports and what have you. However this time was different, I decided to take some clicks, but I was wary with this small camera performance, but as I always say, its the photographer and not the camera. To tell you the truth, nothing was interesting, except one of the days was foggy, kinda intersting. So I was looking for a subject that goes with this foggy scene and this what I got. I hope you like it, let me know what you think?

“If you put your whole trust in Allah, as you ought, He most certainly will satisfy your needs, as He satisfies those of the birds. They come out hungry in the morning, but return full to their nests.” (Tirmidhi)

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Muscat Grand Mosque

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Dec 262012

Aperture: 16, ISO: 100, Shutter: 25Sec
Camera: Fuji FinePix X100
Lens: 23mm

In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken by Carillion Alawi LLC^[1] took six years and four months.

The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features. The main musalla can hold over 6,500 worshippers, while the women’s musalla can accommodate 750 worshipers. The outer paved ground can hold 8,000 worshipers and there is additional space available in the interior courtyard and the passageways, making a total capacity of up to 20,000 worshipers.

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Muscat Grand Mosque – Oman

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