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…

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Tags: Abu Dhabi, Arabian Gulf, architecture, cityscapes, low light photography, Middle East, night photography, people, photography, The Corniche, tourism, travel, UAE, United Arab Emirates

12 thoughts on “Water metropolis”

ckponderings on March 29, 2016 at 00:17 said:

Beautiful and colourful images, Mike! I’d like them all individually, but WP’s gone a bit squiffy on me!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 29, 2016 at 13:10 said:
  
  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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  - ckponderings on March 29, 2016 at 13:35 said:
    
    Yup, it’s playing up for me – don’t know if it’s new changes they’ve made or not.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 29, 2016 at 14:02 said:
      
      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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      - ckponderings on March 29, 2016 at 17:33 said:
        
        I’ve not changed browser; it’s always been Chrome.
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 29, 2016 at 17:51 said:
        
        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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conspicari on March 25, 2016 at 13:01 said:

Great images, really like Gulf Symmetry and Smooth and shaded.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 26, 2016 at 12:11 said:
  
  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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harrienijland on March 25, 2016 at 11:53 said:

Good series, Mike.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 26, 2016 at 12:08 said:
  
  Many thanks, Harrie. Abu Dhabi is a good place for night photography – it never really gets cold :)
  
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SAN_jeet on March 25, 2016 at 09:03 said:

Prettiful pictures.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 25, 2016 at 09:05 said:
  
  Thank you Sanjeet. Abu Dhabi is a beautiful city before – and especially – after dark.
  
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