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Kuwait - Sunset over Lonely Dhow/Boat at Al-Doha port
A dhow (Arabic,داو) 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.
Every country has its "must be photographed" locations and Kuwait is no exception. Al-Doha port is one of the most photographed and photogenic location in Kuwait. It is a place with many abandoned ships that create very nice point of interest against setting sky.
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D, Photo Focal length: 13.00 mm, Aperture: 19, Exposure time: 8.0 s, ISO: 100
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© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (36 months ago | reply)
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Superb,
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beautiful colors! nice compo too!
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Q@TaR_in_MyEye (36 months ago | reply)
Amazing work as usual
Gareth Weeks | www.garethweeks.com (36 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot!
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Stunning pic! Well done :)
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You sure set up your shots nicely
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great work :)
maccanti (36 months ago | reply)
nice compo and colors
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mr_fairuz (36 months ago | reply)
love the color and treatment
Nagesh Kamath (36 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! fantastic skies!
x.ristina (36 months ago | reply)
very beautiful...!
wishes for a happy sunday !
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Apocaliptic!!
Luca Cesari (luca_eos) (36 months ago | reply)
Fantastic tones and very good composition. Excellent.
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Outstanding !! Awesome scene and marvelous processing. Bravo !!
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this is wow....... Perfect shot here
Ramon San Juan (36 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot!
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Great Shot!!!
© Saleh AlRashaid / www.Salehphotography.net (36 months ago | reply)
great colors
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Great shot - nice work, really nice tones.
junP (36 months ago | reply)
Inspiring
Krieger Conradt (36 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
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beautiful capture, the colors, the composition.
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great shot and compo, perfect work!!
Hector G Lincz Returning little by little (36 months ago | reply)
Great image. Have a nice day.
A.Alwosaibie (36 months ago | reply)
very very nice shot!!
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great!!!!
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I love this shot! :-)
Mozzer502 (36 months ago | reply)
superb
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Beautiful shot !
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©Helminadia Ranford (36 months ago | reply)
wow...awesome image Lucie....
interesting angle..and great composition
jorge.. (36 months ago | reply)
para algun film que se me ocurre.felicidades.
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~ Floydian ~ (36 months ago | reply)
Dag Lucie,
Nice to see and meet you here. Seems your pretty popular here but that's not that strange with the great quality you produce. Some awesome shots, world wide, great gallery you have....wonderful subjects and light management.
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Hamed Mogahwi (36 months ago | reply)
very nice shot
jaudrius (36 months ago | reply)
Wonderful colors and framing!
Dante Laurini Jr (36 months ago | reply)
Love this scene, Lucie!
Osterman I. (36 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot , my friend !!!
Great image !!!
Shahid Hameed (36 months ago | reply)
..incredible !!
Jasim. (36 months ago | reply)
Great compo :)
wonderful !!