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March 25, 2012
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Al Wakrah Fish Market

One “fishy” Saturday morning at Al Wakrah Fish Market, located behind Al Wakrah Petrol Station.

Fish vendor at Al Wakrah Fish Market. Point, Bargain, Cleaned, Bagged!

Boxes ready for auctions

"..khamsin riyals...khamsin riyals....." Auction warms up smelly atmosphere in the market

Auction participants, or just observers

Al Wakrah Fish Market

Manta Ray? This box has been auctioned and ready to be picked up

Stores selling fish and its friends

Fish of Qatar. Now I know your name Fish!

This restaurant receives a roasting order for your purchased fish

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December 2, 2011
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Prague – Czech Republic

Vltava River with Prague Castle and Government Office as backgrounds

Some memories from recent visit to Prague, Czech Republic, 19-21 Nov 2011. Enjoy!

Ask pancakes for breakfast at Miss Sophie Hotel - hotel with a soul!

Dancing Building

At Wenceslas Square with National Museum as a background.

View to Prague Castle and Vltava River from Petrin Tower

Five of many bridges crossing Vltava River

View to Strahov Monastery from Petrin Tower. Also seen here The Hunger Wall

Petrin Tower

Wahyu, the traveller, admiring Prague Castle

At Petrin Hill

Strahov Monastery complex

A road leading to Strahov Monastery

Prague Castle

St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle

At Prague Castle

Guards of the Prague Castle (during guard change)

Charles Bridge

Charles Bridge in the morning

Charles Bridge from Old Town Bridge Tower

Florentina Boat Hotel (Botel) where I stayed for the second night

Room with a view. Woke up in the morning by ducks

Old Town Square with Astronomical Clock

It's 11.17am. Can you figure out how astronomical clock work?

Hard Rock Cafe Prague

Old Town Square

Entrance to Old Jewish Cemetery in Old Jewish Quarter

Kafka statue and Spanish Synagogue

Powder Gate and Municipal House

Havelska Market - vegetables and fruits mix with souvenirs

Horse, David Cerny's sculpture at Lucerna Passage

Narodni Museum

Parizska Street in Old Town - high end shopping street

Kampa Square

At Lennon Wall - Kampa Island

Devil Stream at Kampa Island

At Kampa Museum

Poster boards in Mala Strana

Kafka Museum and Piss Sculpture

Wallenstein Palace

Church of SS Peter and Paul at Vyserhad

View from Vyserhad

At Vyserhad

Tram crossing over Vltava River

Wenceslas Square

Fantova Kavarna at Prague Main Train Station

November 28, 2011
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Paris Series 4

Some pictures from Paris Series 4, 19-25 Nov 2011. This time I managed to “report” to Eiffel Tower, going underground at Les Catacombes, feel the vibe of Champs Elysees and La Defense.

Going underground in Paris's most gruesome and macabre sight: Les Catacombes

Les Catacombes

Arch de Triomphe and Champs Elysees Avenue

Champs Elysees

Champs Elysees Avenue

Grande Arche

My shadow falls on the grass of Eiffel Tower

Let's romantic be in the air

November 23, 2011
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Corniche and Doha Bay probably are the most picturesque areas in Doha and the most popular spot for bikers, walkers, and joggers. Doha Corniche is a waterfront promenade extending about 7 kilometers along Doha Bay. The Corniche begins near the newly constructed Museum of Islamic Art, and ends at the Sheraton Park near the distinctive pyramid-shaped Sheraton Hotel. It connects Doha’s emerging West Bay business district with the south of the city and Doha International Airport.

Some of the pictures taken during sunrise of 11 Nov 2011.

Doha Skylines from Dhow Port

a more close-up view of Doha skyscrapers

Dhow meets modern buildings

Doha Museum of Islamic Art silhoutte at sunrise

a closer shot of Museum of Islamic Art (left) and QNB Office (right)

this yellow letter sculpture is Qatar Foundation's ad

I Realize

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November 8, 2011
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Bird’s-eye view of Doha – Oct 2011

The below bird’s-eye view of Doha were taken during take-off and initial ascending of Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Paris, 10 October 2011.

Doha Bay with Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and its MIA Park (under construction) as foregrounds

West Bay and its business district, where concentration of skyscrapers located

West Bay, Lagoon and Zig-Zag Tower

Katara

The Pearl

August 25, 2011
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Paris Series 2

This is quite outdated subject. I visited Paris in Feb 2011 the second time for a-week-long Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) for Plateau Maintenance Project, conducted at Technip Office in La Defense. Unlike last year summer visit, this was during winter when temperature was still freezing (1-5 C) and rain was a daily guest.

Not many places visited this time as many have been covered during my summer visit. I managed to climb up Tour Montparnasse that offers 360 deg panoramic view of Paris from above, took shots of Musee du Louvre during the night, strolled around Hotel de Ville, then guided my colleague to visit Notre Dame and Basilique Sacre Coeur.

Enjoy some of my shots.

Cold. Winter. Tour Eiffel.

Eiffel during winter

From Tour Montparnasse

Arc de Triomph du Carrousel

Musee du Louvre

Hotel de Ville (City Hall)

Basilique Sacre Coeur

Notre Dame and Seine River

…and finally

Louis Vuitton, Champs Elysees

August 21, 2011
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Katara in 50mm

One summer night, Ramadan 1432 H, Katara captured in 50mm lens.

Katara at night

Katara's floor lamp

A corner in Katara

Saffron Restaurant

In one of the Ramadan tents in Katara

Chatting

Qatari weaving

Qatari children games

A dallah (Arabic: دلة‎) is a metal pot with a long spout designed specifically for making Arabic coffee

A duo-performance (painter and violist) in one of the Ramadan tents

Falcon

Wire net crafter

QR5 a plate for thirst quenching watermelon

June 15, 2011
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Total Lunar Eclipse June 2011

I managed to take some pictures from the recent total lunar eclipse. With limited lense, it’s not quite stunning, some were even bit shaky. Probably the reason to buy 800mm?

A total lunar eclipse is taking place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two such eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10, 2011. This is a relatively rare central lunar eclipse where the center point of Earth’s shadow passes across the Moon. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the earth’s shadow was on July 16, 2000. The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018.

When an eclipse of the Moon takes place, everyone on the night side of the Earth can see it. The eclipse will begin at around 9:23pm (local time) partially and move to a total phase at 10:22pm, according to NASA’s eclipse predictions. The total phase will end at 00:03 while the partial stage will come to an end at 1:02am. The total eclipse will be at its peak at 11:13pm. In the totality phase of the eclipse, the moon will appear to darken and turn a deep red before eventually returning to normal. This is because of the filtering and refracting effect of light in the Earth’s atmosphere, without which the Moon would appear completely dark during a total eclipse. The Moon takes on a range of colours from dark brown and red to bright orange and yellow in this period. The exact appearance depends on how much dust and clouds are present in the Earth’s atmosphere. Total eclipses tend to be very dark after major volcanic eruptions since these events dump large amounts of volcanic ash into the Earth’s atmosphere. The total lunar eclipse will be seen from the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and Western Australia. While, Europe will miss the initial stages of the eclipse, east Asia, eastern Australia, and New Zealand will miss the last stages, though the total phase will be seen from most of these regions.

15 June 2011. 21:07pm

15 June 2011. 21:17pm

15 June 2011. 21:26pm

15 June 2011. 21:42pm

15 June 2011.22:00pm

15 June 2011. 22:12pm

15 June 2011. 10:22pm - Full Eclipse

March 2, 2011
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How is Doha like from above?

Take off from Doha International Airport, I was fortunate to be able to get this magnificent view of Doha from above. Taken from the window of Qatar Airways, flight QR019, 18 feb 2011, around 8am. Canon EOS 7D. Tamron 18-270mm.