Kuwait - Lonely Dhow in Doha Port during Blue Hour
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.
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.
I'm still sorting out my Iranian photos, so in the meantime, one "older" shot. This place is not normally lit but I wanted to capture the details of the boat, not just the silhouette as you normally get. This shot is a result of continuously firing the flash from the side of the boat to get enough light during 30sec exposure.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 27.00 mm, Aperture: 11, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 250
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©Helminadia Ranford (30 months ago | reply)
wow.....Lonely boat .....cool capture Lucie
Kriss on flickr (30 months ago | reply)
It's the first time I saw one of your fantastic pictures with only one "view", mine !
Great job Lucie, i can't wait your Iranian photos !
feniche (30 months ago | reply)
es una gran foto, me encanta la luz.
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Norton ( Natural Imaging ) (30 months ago | reply)
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►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (30 months ago | reply)
Very interesting light and scene!
Great timeframe, Great the time frame, the industry in the background and the old boat that no one carried away.
Well seen and well done Lucie!
albert.5 (30 months ago | reply)
Fantastica imagen y muy interesante la iluminacion
►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (30 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***Favorite landscape, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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figalandia (30 months ago | reply)
great use of light and nice tones too
nuframe (30 months ago | reply)
Fantastic colour and atmosphere.
YackNonch (30 months ago | reply)
Very nice !
juntos ( MOSTLY OFF) (30 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Splendid Pictures/Admin Invite Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
juntos ( MOSTLY OFF) (30 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Old Port - Invited Images - Boats / Sea / Lakes / Rivers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
© Saleh AlRashaid / www.Salehphotography.net (30 months ago | reply)
Very nice colors !!!
Keep it up
swaily ◘ Claudio Parente - almost absent (30 months ago | reply)
si... bella.
Diamond Lips -BHR (30 months ago | reply)
wooow amazingggg
SajiAntony (30 months ago | reply)
great capture there ... love the lighting great details..love the smoke far away from the factory chimney...
A.al-Muzaini (30 months ago | reply)
amazing lighting
[Jezza] (30 months ago | reply)
Superb shot Lucie! I love how the bit is stll lit in this darkness..
maccanti (30 months ago | reply)
Terrific shot. did you used off camera flash ? great if so
noompty (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.
Shapour_3 (30 months ago | reply)
nice shot and thanks for the details.
-Luisfer- (30 months ago | reply)
perfecta¡
la iluminacion es sensacional
chronowizard (30 months ago | reply)
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www.herbertfernandes.com (30 months ago | reply)
very nice.. did you light paint the dhow or used flash.??
BntOman ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ✿ (30 months ago | reply)
amaaaaaaaazing !!
iamsutao (30 months ago | reply)
I like the way how use the light,it's cool!
RkRao (30 months ago | reply)
wonderful ♥♥ amazing
andrew katic (30 months ago | reply)
very nice .nicely captured
Sumaya Al Bishari (30 months ago | reply)
very nice and its amazing
Ahmad Akbar << KWS >> (30 months ago | reply)
Great capture :)
recepmemik (30 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful image..!
marcel bravo (30 months ago | reply)
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Paul in Japan (30 months ago | reply)
great shot Lucie
DanielKHC (30 months ago | reply)
With those tones, it has a feel of a ghost ship! I sent you a mail regarding a possible trip to Kuwait by the middle of Dec. I hope I will have some free time for a photo shoot. Will you be around at that time?
www.alfredogiacobbe.com (30 months ago | reply)
I love ALL your works!
T.A.Mannens. [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)
Magnifica toma nocturna..
Nin's Travelog (30 months ago | reply)
cool....
wazari (30 months ago | reply)
Simply awesome...
I'm a polar bear (30 months ago | reply)
Great shot with quite an eerie feel.
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Domi Rolland (30 months ago | reply)
*** Beautifuf ***
Thank You
Domi
coco77mi (30 months ago | reply)
Thanks beautiful photo sharing.
h.delic (30 months ago | reply)
Interesting light and color. The smoke rising from the distant plants looks ominous.
Phijomo (30 months ago | reply)
Great lighting on the boat. Nice capture, Lucie!
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jan.tito (30 months ago | reply)
Also very nice...
Ga clicker (30 months ago | reply)
Awesome image.......
Urška Majer (30 months ago | reply)
what an amazing shot!
sobrenivel (30 months ago | reply)
Fabulous image, congrats!!!
ibrahem N. ALNassar (30 months ago | reply)
Nice shot and beautiful...!!!
Peter Ribbeck (30 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot!!