UAE - Veins of Dubai from 68th floor - Sheikh Zayed Road & Emirates Towers

In Dubai, E 11 is known as "Sheikh Zayed Road" (in Arabic: شارع الشيخ زايد). It is the longest road in the UAE, it streches from the city of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf. The road forms the main artery in some emirates' main cities, where it assumes various alternate names — Sheikh Maktoum Road in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, and Sheikh Muhammed bin Salem Road in Ras Al Khaimah.

This photo was taken during photoshoot with Daniel (thank you for that). We arranged to go to 68th floor of one of the highest unfinished buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road. It was scary and fun at the same time. I thought it is brilliant idea and since then I managed to somehow get to several unfinished buildings in Saudi Arabia and here in Kuwait.

PENTAX K20D, f/16.0, 30 sec, ISO 100, 12 mm

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  1. PatrickSmithPhotography (40 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding wide view! I wonder if someday when the oil runs out if this will become the world's biggest boom and bust style ghost town. For now, it is spectacular.

    Patrick

  2. Claude L. (40 months ago | reply)

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
    National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?

  3. klem@s (40 months ago | reply)

    Another Piece of Art!
    Thanks!

  4. Humandecoy - back (40 months ago | reply)

    Extraordinary ... ! Wish I could see larger ...

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  5. Debasis ~~ (40 months ago | reply)

    grand color and lighting....superb vantage point....

  6. Fmkmkm: embracing winter (40 months ago | reply)

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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  7. JRodrigues. (40 months ago | reply)

    Excellent night shot!

  8. THEORO ~ [*Back*] ~ (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Flickr (admin invited), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  9. [ Abdulaziz Al-Saadi ] Missing ur Love (40 months ago | reply)

    That's awesome
    amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Thannnnnks alot :D

    In arabic :P :
    مشكوووووووووووووووووووووووووووره وااااااااااااااااايد
    XD

  10. THEORO ~ [*Back*] ~ (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ImagePoetry-ImagePoésie / ADMIN INVITE ONLY (+15 faves), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  11. GLC1163 (40 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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  12. Michael--B [deleted] (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Michelangelo's Box (Invited Images Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    WOw, Lucie, this turned out phenomenal! Daniel is awesome...

  13. THEORO ~ [*Back*] ~ (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ExtraOrdinary Photography / ADMIN INVITE -Comment 2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  14. THEORO ~ [*Back*] ~ (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called SENSATIONAL Photo (Admin Invite Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  15. delmez92 (40 months ago | reply)

    excellent !

  16. It's ME!!!!!! (40 months ago | reply)

    beautifully captured....

  17. retzcare (40 months ago | reply)

    This is a wonderful image!

  18. kitynatura (40 months ago | reply)

    Looks lke science-fiction, superb!!

  19. Mathieu Noel (40 months ago | reply)

    amazing night shot

  20. ~Buffalonian~ (40 months ago | reply)

    I envy your opportunities. That's no doubt! Thanks for sharing. I want to be a war photographer in Afghanistan. Any ideas?

  21. ©haddock (away) (40 months ago | reply)

    Oh wow. Blade Runner in the desert.

  22. A.Alwosaibie (40 months ago | reply)

    very nice shot!!

  23. Loving Earth (40 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous, inspired!

  24. Jordan Lye (40 months ago | reply)

    stunning lights

  25. Luis Marín (40 months ago | reply)

    Magic light, superb composition.

    Well job!
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  26. atmoorehead (40 months ago | reply)

    wow, stunning night photo

  27. Sombrero_Nuevo (40 months ago | reply)

    You're amazing!

  28. |sumsion| (40 months ago | reply)

    One of my favorites of yours. This is just an amazing image.

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  29. Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Images for the Little Prince Invited Images only / Award 3, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    Fantastic !!!

  30. Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Golden Gallery (Invited only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  31. Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photopolis-Urban artistic images-(award as many as you wish...), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  32. Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Light-Show Admin invite(Please award ), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  33. Audiotribe (40 months ago | reply)

    That's just Insane!

    Future City here we come ;)

  34. itimey (40 months ago | reply)

    It is a beauty!!! So clean....

  35. mike matthews (40 months ago | reply)

    Great cityscape!

  36. orvaratli (40 months ago | reply)

    Your series of the Dubai skyscrapers is just awesome! Are these combined multiple exposures? Either way they are techincally brilliant as processing multiple exposures in this high quality is as difficult as getting all the right details in a single shot.

  37. Pez Brige (40 months ago | reply)

    amazing night view....

  38. Simone Enei [deleted] (40 months ago | reply)

    Just wonderful!

  39. Another OliK (40 months ago | reply)

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
    National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?

  40. Ga clicker (40 months ago | reply)

    Super night shot...

  41. pdel64@photography (40 months ago | reply)

    Wow ! Great as usual :-)

  42. neilalderney123 (40 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful Lucie.
    Great to see Daniel has dropped the same shot onto Flickr today! I LOVE seeing different photographer's takes on the same subject ;-)
    You are both such wonderful artists.

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  43. Chee Seong (40 months ago | reply)

    Stunning details!

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