Qatar - Old & New - Traditional Dhow in front of Doha Cityscape
Doha (Arabic: الدوحة, ' or ad-Dōḥa) is the capital city of Qatar. With a population of 400,051 according to the 2005, it is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf. Doha is Qatar's largest city, with over 80% of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is also the economic center of the country. Doha is home to the Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Doha was the site of the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. The city of Doha also held the 2006 Asian Games, which was the world's largest Asian Games held.
Middle East is a wonderful mix of new and old, traditional and modern. This photo nicely captures this contrast. You can see the newly build skyline of Doha with traditional Dhow in front of it. Dhow cruising in Qatar is one the most popular activities in the region.
A dhow (Arabic,دهو) is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. They are primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India, and East Africa. Larger dhows have crews of approximately thirty, while smaller dhows typically have crews of around twelve.Up to the 1960s, dhows made commercial journeys between the Persian Gulf and East Africa using sails as their only means of propulsion. Their cargo was mostly dates and fish to East Africa and mangrove timber to the lands in the Persian Gulf. They sailed south with the monsoon in winter or early spring and back again to Arabia in late spring or early summer. The term "dhow" is also applied to small, traditionally-constructed vessels used for trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf area and the Indian Ocean from Madagascar to the Gulf of Bengal. Such vessels typically weigh 300 to 500 tons, and have a long, thin hull design. Also, it is a family of early Arab ships that used the lateen sail, on which the Portuguese likely based their designs for the caravel known to Arabs as sambuk, booms, baggalas, ghanjas, and zaruqs.
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ouldm01 (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic contrast of old and new... superbly handled...
YYZDez (38 months ago | reply)
Great shot. Classic boat with modern skyscrapper background. Brilliant!
runsanibel (38 months ago | reply)
Stunning capture, Lucie! Beautiful mood and so pretty with the boat in the front of the shot. Lovely tones that add to a foggy feel.Nice inforamtion you added as well. I like learning about the city. Take care.
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AMAZING ,, Very Very Nice
Corina Daniela O. (38 months ago | reply)
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vedd (38 months ago | reply)
Perfect composition Lucie! Definitely has that Nat Geo qualities :-)
Darrell Godliman (38 months ago | reply)
Classic shot with beautiful colours.
Andy Scott Chang (38 months ago | reply)
gorgeous!
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figalandia (38 months ago | reply)
i like the way you use filters.
and this shot is a clear witness of it
Christos Andronis (38 months ago | reply)
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Jurassic-O (38 months ago | reply)
What an awesome shot!
Raymond Larose (38 months ago | reply)
Oh Lucie, you have done it again. That is simply a marvelous photo!
Victor Oliveira (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! Love the composition..
Unitopia (38 months ago | reply)
What a fantastic composition and great contrast, time within time.
All the best!
sarah(soso) (38 months ago | reply)
wow
so beautiful
excellent capture
^_^
Uncle Terry [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. I Love the Composition. Another Favorite.
Thanks so much for sharing with us, Lucie. Your
work is fantastic.
vulkan75 (38 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
Bryan Trismegistus (38 months ago | reply)
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Matyas Dubai (38 months ago | reply)
Great Capture Lucie....
caitlin roberta (38 months ago | reply)
hey its doha! where i live :DDD
amazing
were you on a dhow? they're pretty fun to have parties on
qatar has way more people than that now.. its also one of the richest countries in the world
you should take some pictures in the desert / the inland sea or at qatar foundation (also known as education city)
this picture makes my day :D
its so pretty with the purple
xx
Tom Nevesely (38 months ago | reply)
Nice! I love the subject contrast between the "old" and the "new". The vignetted sky works really nicely here and I love how the water almost seems to glow. Wonderful work!
urbaguilera (38 months ago | reply)
I love this composition, the frenetic rythm of construction and the calm of the boat scene, beautiful color contrast as well.
Great work!!!!!
Maria Teresa Bartolini (38 months ago | reply)
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Kaptah (38 months ago | reply)
Lo has hecho otra vez: fantástica!
Once again: fantastic!
silentdream (38 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot Lucie! Beautiful contrast between tradition and evolution! Pure quality as always! :)
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Alessandro Mari - 2photographers (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *LIFE*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Great Lucie!!
d_oracle (38 months ago | reply)
super again!!
Pepelahuerta (38 months ago | reply)
!Excelente.Felicidades
stephen mawby (38 months ago | reply)
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Luis Marín (38 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
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Givus McCamera (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. The slight mistiness completes the image. Steve.
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Musti Mohsin (38 months ago | reply)
swell shot
violinconcertono3 (38 months ago | reply)
another beauty!
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►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (38 months ago | reply)
One word: "Wonderful"!!
Congratulation Lucie!
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readgeorge (38 months ago | reply)
amazing! beautiful colours and a nice composition
James Duckworth (38 months ago | reply)
A wonderful image! What a contrast you have captured!!!
Craig Robertson (38 months ago | reply)
The subdued tones on the buildings behind really work well. Stunning.
Dani℮l (38 months ago | reply)
Great contrasts here, nice tones!
Genevy (welcome) (38 months ago | reply)
Great capture ! Thank you.
jpmiss (38 months ago | reply)
Gorgeaous light and great contrast between tradition and modernity.
Chuck & Pat Harkins (38 months ago | reply)
Great picture here.......good colors and fantastic light and tone...great work.
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