Borneo Island - Sultanate of Brunei - Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan during Sunset time
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is a royal Islamic mosque located in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. The mosque is one of the most spectacular mosques in the Asia Pacific and a major landmark and tourist attraction of Brunei. The mosque unites Mughal architecture and Italian styles. The mosque is built in an artificial lagoon on the banks of the Brunei River at Kampong Ayer, the "village in the water". It has marble minarets and golden domes with courtyards and lush gardens full of fountains. The mosque is surrounded by a plethora of trees and floral gardens which in Islam symbolize heaven. A bridge reaches across the lagoon to Kampong Ayer in the middle of the river. Another marble bridge leads to a structure in the lagoon meant as a replica of a 16th Century Sultan Bolkiah mahligai barge. It was built to commemorate the 1,400th anniversary of Nuzul Al-Quran (coming down of the Quran), completed in 1967 and used to stage Quran reading competitions.
Borneo is famous for its tropical forests, orangutans, headhunters (the real ones) and many other things, what I didnt expect was that I would find there some of the most spectacular mosques I have ever seen and I have seen few by now. Capturing this place shortly after sunset with moment like this while you listen to call for prayer is truly wonderful experience.
If you are curious how movie from this place would look like check it on :
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Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Focal length: 17.00 mm; Aperture: 14; Exposure time: 32.0 s; ISO: 100
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David Butali (14 months ago | reply)
beautiful colors.
Pere Nubiola (14 months ago | reply)
Nice pic!
neilalderney123 (14 months ago | reply)
That is a super stunner Lucie
INKED99 (14 months ago | reply)
WOW this is fantastic!!
Jeffrey Pabroquez (jap magister) (14 months ago | reply)
stunning effect.! Wonderful work!
-Sami (14 months ago | reply)
This is a spectacular shot and the colors are amazing!
Khanon (14 months ago | reply)
Whoa
Prasun's Snaps (14 months ago | reply)
very nice shot...
雄布朗Hsiung-brown (14 months ago | reply)
Very nice
Lost in Japan, by Miguel Michán (14 months ago | reply)
Amazing
igm photo studio (www.igmphoto.com) (14 months ago | reply)
wow!! nice capture and good light
Th Secret (14 months ago | reply)
woooow
this is really amazing my friend
EdoFrola (14 months ago | reply)
Really amazing shot!
HymynameisSanyi (14 months ago | reply)
amazing!
flower000023 (14 months ago | reply)
Wooow, Great & wonderful !!!!!!!!!
ViewsOfIreland.com (14 months ago | reply)
Just spectacular!!!!
kike.matas (14 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Wally Baba (14 months ago | reply)
Great work !
mut3x (14 months ago | reply)
All your pictures are fantastic, thanks a lot to share your work !
iBishop Photography (14 months ago | reply)
Nice shot, well done!
charlesR99 (14 months ago | reply)
The light and colors are Spectacular!!!!
alexandros9 (14 months ago | reply)
magical capture!
Looking Out (offline) (14 months ago | reply)
Great sky and beautiful colors.
Royal Shahbaz Hussain (14 months ago | reply)
great shot i love it , :)
aamir567 (14 months ago | reply)
A perfect Lucie Debelkova shot...
-Giep- (14 months ago | reply)
sensational!!
I Prahin | www.southeastasia-images.com (14 months ago | reply)
Superb leading lines and exposure.
3 н σ υ d ♥ (14 months ago | reply)
woow
awesome ~
Avisekh (14 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. The movement of the cloud and also the composition with the small bridge.
fraghorst (14 months ago | reply)
Amazing
Philipp Lücke (14 months ago | reply)
Outstanding photo!
pepebarambio (14 months ago | reply)
Excelente
qrc53 (14 months ago | reply)
Una imagen de cuento de hadas.
D'ArcyG (14 months ago | reply)
Special color treatment for a special place. Nice!
delmez92 (14 months ago | reply)
superbe :)
hans solcer (14 months ago | reply)
beautiful
Photo--Graphy (14 months ago | reply)
Pretty image with nice composition
Stephen M Reid (14 months ago | reply)
Cracking shot Lucie!
Osinek Photography (14 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!! Well Done!!
✘Frances (14 months ago | reply)
fantastic.
COSKUNTUNA ... 800.000 ... THANK YOU_ (14 months ago | reply)
® S U P E R B ®
Have a great day.!!
Shoeven (14 months ago | reply)
awesome
Pablo · Ronald (14 months ago | reply)
Joder, que pasada!!!
Thomaniac (14 months ago | reply)
Great exposure, mood and colors!
Eeliasmedia (14 months ago | reply)
Amazing colors!
TeryKats (14 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
trekok, enjoying (14 months ago | reply)
what a stunning image!
Jennifer Greenland (14 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.