Water metropolis
Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, nestles handsomely on the waters of the Arabian Gulf. During the relative cool of the winter, I spent an entire day making my way along The Corniche – a showpiece walkway by the water’s edge and Abu Dhabi’s beaches, with the high-rise majesty of the city centre next to you. The blue and white palette is dazzling.
The walkway eventually gives way to the bustling junction with 18th Street, the artery leading to Marina Island. It bristles with boats, has its own impressive shopping mall and a vast UAE flag. As the daylight slowly ebbs, people gather to pass the time. Dusk into darkness brings its own reward as the city twinkles and casts colourful reflections onto the water – a photographic delight.
As this is the final glance at Abu Dhabi, I’d suggest that it’s a better bet than nearby Dubai, which has mopped up all the notoriety having shot up from almost nothing. Well there’s only one way to find out…
Beautiful and colourful images, Mike! I’d like them all individually, but WP’s gone a bit squiffy on me!
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Have you been having trouble with the image carousel? It seems to be an actual problem, annoyingly, as I use them all the time.
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Yup, it’s playing up for me – don’t know if it’s new changes they’ve made or not.
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Yours are playing up too? Changes? Mine have been failing to load on certain browsers at certain times. Hard to pin down.
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I’ve not changed browser; it’s always been Chrome.
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Apparently it’s worth doing a reset in Chrome. I regularly do that in Firefox to prevent things from seizing up.
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Great images, really like Gulf Symmetry and Smooth and shaded.
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Thank you very much, Ellen. Abu Dhabi is a great environment for photography with its colour palette and dazzling buildings. I’d recommend it.
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Good series, Mike.
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Many thanks, Harrie. Abu Dhabi is a good place for night photography – it never really gets cold :)
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Prettiful pictures.
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Thank you Sanjeet. Abu Dhabi is a beautiful city before – and especially – after dark.
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