Saudi Arabia - Early morning on Jeddah Corniche
Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; Arabic: جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest cities in the Middle East and western Asia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime.
Inspired by alonsodr, I thought I try his technique and include human figure into my landscape shot. As there was no one else at 5.30AM and no local woman would pose for me anyway, I had to pose myself. I set autotimer and had to quickly get over the slippery rocks to steady position. As this is 15 second exposure and there was a light breeze, my abaya didn’t keep steady for all time.
The abaya (Arabic عباءة, plural abayat عباءات) is an overgarment worn by women in parts of the Islamic world. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula. It is compulsory for all woman in Saudi Arabia, even for visitors like myself as Saudi Arabia requires women to cover in public. Covering is enforced by the religious police, the mutaween (also known as the 'mutawa') and you dont want to get in trouble with them, as they have more power than normal police. Traditional abaya is black, it covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqab, a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women choose to wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well.
PENTAX K20D, f/27, 15 sec (15), ISO 100, 11 mm
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Excellence!
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dramatic! beautiful!
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great shot Lucie
DanielKHC (49 months ago | reply)
The human figure surely had something very special to the composition. Beautiful use of the filters here, Alonsodr style indeed! Superb work as always!
pavel conka (49 months ago | reply)
Tak tohle je opravdu super! Gratuluji!
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Una foto impresionante!
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Una atmósfera realmente sensacional
Throwin' it in (49 months ago | reply)
Great photo...and a wonderful descriptive lesson in culture:) Thank you for sharing.
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oh my god!
so a nice picture!!! really evocative..! and the colors.. wow!
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Awesome shot! well done!
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beautiful shot, wonderful light, colors and mood...
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Great shot and educational too! I could never hold that stil for 15 seconds though.
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so beautiful & intense!
Saeed Salem (49 months ago | reply)
i was at the same spot last friday and wanted to shoot the same way but unfortunately i was stopped by the coastal guards :( ... but i was happy to leave the spot with a successful shot... i dont know when i am going to upload it...
the human figure and the filter added a nice touch to the image...
keep it up and hope to see more of jeddah...
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TimboDon (49 months ago | reply)
beautiful work!! another gem!
Surreal McCoy (Alvin Brown) (49 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is a beautiful shot. with amazing light and colour! Great solution to the problem of adding a human figure to the landscape too, by putting yourself in there. I believe Galen Rowell did a lot of that too, so you're in good company!
Bill Swindaman (49 months ago | reply)
Another gem. Your photos are absolutely wonderful -- I'm looking forward to having bad enough weather one of these weekend days so I can spend a few hours exploring them in depth.
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Hernán Blanco (49 months ago | reply)
very beautiful and very good light
©haddock (away) (49 months ago | reply)
Great use of the mysterious figure, works super with the subject, and that flag counter is testimony to its global appeal.
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I´m one of theese brazilians!! lol! good job!!
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Now YOU got me speechless with such a consistent, beautiful stream!!
sure you inspire a lot of people 'round here....!!
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A m a z i n g!