United Arab Emirates - Dubai - Blue Hour over Dubai Creek with Sheraton Dubai Creek, National Bank of Dubai (Middle) and Chamber of Commerce
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai (Arabic: خور دبي, Khawr Dubayy) is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two main sections – Deira and Bur Dubai. It was along the Bur Dubai creek area that members of the Bani Yas tribe first settled in the 19th century, establishing the Al Maktoum dynasty in the city. In the early 20th century, the creek, though incapable then of supporting large scale transportation, served as a minor port for dhows coming as far away as India or East Africa. Although it impeded the entry of ships due to current flow, the creek remained an important element in establishing the commercial position of Dubai, being the only port or harbour in the city.
Although the importance of the creek as a port has diminished with the development of the Jebel Ali Port, smaller facilities, such as Port Saeed, continue to exist along the creek, providing porting to traders from the region and the subcontinent. Today you can find there some of the most remarkable buildings - alongside the Deira side of the Creek are the Deira Twin Towers, Dubai Creek Tower, Sheraton Dubai Creek, National Bank of Dubai and Chamber of Commerce.
National Bank of Dubai headquarters (highest building in the middle) was built in the mid-1990s, Carlos Ott’s headquarters building for the National Bank of Dubai was one of the city’s first deliberately iconic modern buildings, and set a standard that few of its many successors have lived up to. Together with its neighboring Etisalat telecommunications tower, it is the National Bank of Dubai headquarters that defines the skyline of Dubai’s original business district along the Creek. The form of the building is inspired by the dhows that traditionally plied the Creek (and still do, though without sails). The tower is supported at the sides by two massive granite columns, and faced with glass curtain walls; on the Creek side this curtain wall curves gracefully from top to bottom, like a blowing sail.
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Focal length: 39.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 125
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Aga Wlodarczak, P. Richard , Atef A. Iskander, chee_hian, and 104 other people added this photo to their favorites.
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (27 months ago | reply)
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (27 months ago | reply)
Aga Wlodarczak (27 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot
Atef A. Iskander (27 months ago | reply)
WOW! Great pro touch photo Lucie! Really awesome.!
SFB579 (27 months ago | reply)
Lovely shades of blue there.
macg5555 (27 months ago | reply)
muy bonita, un buen trabajo
Martin..D (27 months ago | reply)
amazing colours and composition!
P.S How do I get a job at CNN! :)
louisevangrootven (27 months ago | reply)
… absolument splendide !!!
onkel_wart (busy) (27 months ago | reply)
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AH.Gregory (27 months ago | reply)
Not too shabby.
Qba from Poland (27 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful blue hour image.
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muha... (27 months ago | reply)
great long exposer
Pepelahuerta (27 months ago | reply)
Excelente!!!!fantastica.saludos
macchianera (27 months ago | reply)
wow, your image is very magnificent...
compliment
seyed mostafa zamani (27 months ago | reply)
very nice shot
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Antoan Ivanov (27 months ago | reply)
The Blue Hour combined with the lovely colors of the modern buildings in Dubai - really make your photo stand out from the crowd! Really love the results of a long exposure - perfectly executed! Hope to see more from you! I really admire your personality as well as your photos! Keep bringing joy to our eyes, Lucie!
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►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (27 months ago | reply)
Great color as always!
© Salim Photography/ www.salimphoto.com (27 months ago | reply)
Dear Lucie,
What makes you special is that you choose your timing well. I try to do that, but as you said, its mainly depends on luck sometime.
BTW I am in jordan now (Dear sea)
- eLLe Photography - (27 months ago | reply)
I recognized the triangular building. Great shot!
Dostalek Images (27 months ago | reply)
Wonderful picture.
M.sajjad ( artist dubai ) (27 months ago | reply)
Perfect shot
chris.bryant (27 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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frida!!! AWAY (27 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Rhapsodic Poems of Homer & Odysseus - NO children please!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
MichelGuérin (27 months ago | reply)
Coup parfait / Perfect shot
Pan.101 (27 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beautiful Night Image 夜景, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
beautiful image
buggertech (27 months ago | reply)
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Wonderful
© Hussain Frutan | www.hf-photos.com (27 months ago | reply)
greaat
Limelight Fotography (27 months ago | reply)
lovely view
carlo.ghiani (27 months ago | reply)
molto bella colori saturi ed immagine pulita
Ventura Carmona (27 months ago | reply)
Wooow!!. Que color más lindo!!. Saludos
Andrew Kumler (27 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous cool blue tones..Very nice...
Photography Sajjad Tufail ( in KL ) (27 months ago | reply)
Marvelous shot! love the long exposures.....
francoo59 (27 months ago | reply)
Bellissima foto colori luce e nitidezza al top.
ONETERRY. AKA TERRY KEARNEY (27 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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magicflute002 (27 months ago | reply)
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Www.amarphotography.IN (27 months ago | reply)
Amazing Beauty :)
SAUBEL (27 months ago | reply)
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M.Botelho (27 months ago | reply)
lindo
richbd (27 months ago | reply)
Great colour composition and clarity.
AbhijeetVardhan (27 months ago | reply)
Amazing blue hour shot!
images by anson dionisio © (27 months ago | reply)
great!
A.Alwosaibie (27 months ago | reply)
very wonderful shot!!
VinothChandar (27 months ago | reply)
really great!
dixie_law (27 months ago | reply)
Your blue hour shots are always so striking and "quiet". Love those touches of light and gold hues.
Martin Nikolaj (27 months ago | reply)
This is very beautiful
Lowfloater Photography (27 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot
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jojofotografia (27 months ago | reply)
fantastic image, great composition and colors seen on Explore :-)