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Burj Al Arab Dubai
Burj Al Arab Dubai
jonfrommk


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Challenge: Centered Composition III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Dubai
Date: Apr 2, 2008
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Urban, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2008

 Well work took me across to the Middle East this week, I stayed in Dubai for a couple of days but unfortunately my schedule did not really allow me to go out and take many photos while I was there.

However the fates smiled upon me as from the room in the hotel where I was staying I could see the Burj Al Arab (truely a stunning building)

This photograph was taken from my room on the 5th floor leaning through a small gap in the window. It was taken at about 6:30 in the morning before there was too much traffic around and the haze of pollution fell upon the city although you can see atthe bottom of the frame there is a little haze and the sky is not the stunning blue of advertisement posters

I am not sure how it is going to do in the challenge, not least of all because I know a few pictures of the Burj al Arab have already been entered in other challenges, I have to say I love it though, when I knew I was going to Dubai this was a shot I wanted to come home with and given the circumstances I think it worked out as well as I could have hoped

Statistics
Place: 248 out of 380
Avg (all users): 5.0521
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
Avg (participants): 4.9149
Avg (non-participants): 5.1837
Views since voting: 714
Views during voting: 269
Votes: 192
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 04/27/2008 07:59:45 AM
How exciting this trip must have been for you. That building is stunning, i bet even more so in real life. I have seen it in documentaries and the thought of it just blows my mind.
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 04/15/2008 08:50:56 PM
So this is not some airport in France then? hehe

I bet this is gorgeous to see in person, especially when contrasting against a blue sky. I don't know why this did not score higher. Looks centered to me. Oh, I like the white line in the border. I think that's a great complement to the building.
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 04/15/2008 08:24:26 PM
Looks like a wonderful place to visit, more for fun than work though.
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 04/15/2008 08:21:23 PM
What a stunning building. They didn't have that when I was there.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/15/2008 12:46:38 PM
BEautiful building- looks like a sail on a sailboat. Really could have used some clouds for depth but hey- you take what's given!! Nice.
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 04/14/2008 09:07:17 PM
Is that were my $5 a gallon is going?
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 04/12/2008 03:23:54 PM
Nice image...
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 04/10/2008 12:11:46 PM
Little bit too much sky.
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 04/10/2008 09:41:25 AM
A little saturation might give this photo more life.
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 04/09/2008 08:47:52 AM
nice travel shot
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 04/09/2008 07:44:47 AM
For this to be really centred I'd like to see it square on. As it stands it demands to be positioned to one side of the frame.
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 04/08/2008 11:47:24 PM
One of my fav architect.
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