Doha after dark

Night falls quickly in the Middle East and lasts a long time. Evenings can turn quite chilly in the depths of what passes for winter there. In Qatar’s showpiece capital city, Doha, the darkness is immediately studded with the twinkling lights of its many skyscrapers.

My haven for capturing this multicoloured cityscape was the jetty at the St Regis Hotel, my palatial home there. It was always empty, giving me peace and space for some long exposure photography.

There were also other places to capture the bright night city, including Z Lounge, a swish cocktail bar perched on the 61st floor of a tower block – a spectacular view but harder to photograph. And in the evening hubbub of the city’s souk, I found the entrance to a restaurant bedecked like Aladdin’s cave. You’ll never be afraid of the dark in this city…

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Tags: architecture, Doha, long exposure, night photography, Pearl, photography, Qatar, Souq Waqif, St Regis Doha, travel, Z Lounge

12 thoughts on “Doha after dark”

Illusions of perception on February 18, 2017 at 19:03 said:

Nice and I wish I could travel to city a lot after sunset !

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 19, 2017 at 10:53 said:
  
  Thank you! Do you live in Doha?
  
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  - Illusions of perception on February 19, 2017 at 13:18 said:
    
    Yep, in Al mansoura :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on February 19, 2017 at 14:06 said:
      
      Ah, very good. Well the city is made to be seen and photographed after dark :)
      
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thewalkingpsa on February 14, 2017 at 19:10 said:

Nice!

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 14, 2017 at 19:58 said:
  
  Thank you :)
  
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ckponderings on February 5, 2017 at 12:03 said:

A beautiful city, Mike, captured well again! :) Pearl Reflections and Cityscape are stunning!!

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 5, 2017 at 12:35 said:
  
  Thank you kindly, Richard. It’s certainly a pretty twinkly city and I had an entire hotel jetty to myself to take the cityscape shots :)
  
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Cos on February 5, 2017 at 11:49 said:

It’s all on solar energy, I hope? Great photos, Mike!

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 5, 2017 at 12:34 said:
  
  I spent a lot of time cranking a handle. Thanks Koos :)
  
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SAN_jeet on February 5, 2017 at 00:48 said:

Beautiful.

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 5, 2017 at 10:49 said:
  
  Thank you Sanjeet. Doha sure looks pretty when the sun goes down… :-)
  
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