Saudi Arabia - Old Door in Masmak Fort (Qasr al-Masmak) in Riyadh
Despite, all the fancy buildings and several high scale shopping malls in Riyadh, I was mostly fascinated by Riyadh old town. With it's smaller streets, smaller buildings and markets.
The old town includes Diriyah, King Abdulaziz district, Wadi Laban and many other historical villages which became a part of the city. It had a lot of amazing traditional multistory buildings, but lost ground to more modern development and giant business projects. However, the city's recent generations have come to appreciate its traditions more and have persevered in having many of the older buildings carefully preserved. Some of these structures are Al Masmak Castle and Qasr Al Hokom.
This photo was taken in the Masmak (Qasr al-Masmak قصر المصمك) which is a clay and mud-brick fort, with four watch towers and thick walls, founded on stone blocks, lying in the center of Riyadh, in the old quarters. This building played a major part in the Kingdom History, as here where took place the Recapture of Riyadh, led by Ibn Saud on 14 January 1902.
The light in this shot is natural, I just had to find the door with light coming from right angle to create desired effect.
PENTAX K20D, f/6.7, 0.006 sec (1/180), ISO 400, 20.6 mm
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Great colors! Well done!
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Fantastic!
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Awesome photograph! What a location!
orvaratli (48 months ago | reply)
Yet again you have done it. The lighting is amazing and perfectly exposed. Is it natural light or did you have any setup?
msee (48 months ago | reply)
Wonderful glowing light. Beautifully captured.
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The lovely golden honey colour really invites you to step across the threshold.
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Fantastic motive, awesome light, and great colors.
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Super light on this golden door ! Bravo again !
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manatee.voyager (48 months ago | reply)
great find, that is a beautiful door. The side lighting is perfect for bringing out the detail. excellent
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pirus (48 months ago | reply)
Muy buena, La luz tiene un efecto impactante.
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I think that you did a great use of light in this one!well taken
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Fantastic, colors and light.Bravo......................
© Sam.Seyffert (48 months ago | reply)
Very nice photograph! What is the house-like shape with the 8 pegs on the upper half of the door?
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Wonderful image
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Speech less! ...Im gonna have a 12 hours transit @ Riyadh around august..on ma way to UK..I feel like Im welcomed lol..
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fantastic for one more time! great framing and warm colors
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so nice :)
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the golden light creates a lovely mood to the shot. your images are just wonderful. luv em.
futuresite (48 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
I am big fan of ancient doors :-)
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I like the lighting and the color tone
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So beautiful. Really an old world feeling in this one.
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Incredible beauty!
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Beautiful shot. So atmospheric...
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Mysterious!
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