Dubai Metropolis

The Business Bay Executive Towers in Dubai.

Reminds me of a great quote from the 1927 film classic, Metropolis:

""We shall build a tower that will reach to the stars!" Having conceived Babel, yet unable to build it themselves, they had thousands to build it for them. But those who toiled knew nothing of the dreams of those who planned. And the minds that planned the Tower of Babel cared nothing for the workers who built it. The hymns of praise of the few became the curses of the many - BABEL! BABEL! BABEL! - Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a Mediator, and this must be the heart."

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Steven House Photography says:

outstanding shot. Awesome work. Marvellous.
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ashbullman says:

brilliant HDR absolutely awesome and great quotation to go with it
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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

dantekgeek says:

Really fantastic shot.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoMus says:

incredible work. and the quote is spot on!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

wung says:

great shot! and great quote!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Coogan Photo says:

Excellent work. Really, nice exposure.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

suzhan_cn says:

very beautifull!!!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

the.mat says:

its a crazy place there. cool picture with flair!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

antmaris261060 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ALIEN PLANET LANDSCAPES, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

kayanunwalla says:

This is an awesome shot. I know people who say Dubai is a very 'artificial' place in a desert. I agree with them in one sense. It's a place which is relatively new to development. But when it saturates, say in about 8 years, it's going to be an architectural utopia. The level of genuis employed in those buildings are second to none at the moment.... Fantastic shot. You've encapsulated Dubai just as it is... even the lighting... the flourescent tones.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Ice 18 says:

G~day, I'm an admin for a group called The Diamond Gallery's, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

twocentsworth says:

Thank you all for your positive comments.

Kayanunwalla - yes, I guess you are right in the sense that there is a lot of architectural diversity which will bear out even more so in the next decade or so..
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuck in Customs says:

That is the shot right there, my friend! You nailed it!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

J Collette says:

(gallery & instructions)

Nice shot...I like the filter effect on the lights...
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Rosset says:

Incredible shot. Like from another planet. That quote is so fitting as well. I jsut returned from Dubai and was at the presentation center for Business Bay. The towers in your picture are almost complet.

Dubai is such a wild place. Again amazing shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

pbo31 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Light STREAM___, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

picazam says:

It's the best cityscape shot I've ever seen. I can't explain how beautifully your capture this. I love the star effect. Great Job!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

The Black Ninja says:

Fantastic HDR, loving the lights & colours. Beautiful!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

ryaningleton says:

ahh really ace shot man got one similar on my photo's!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

DoingJustFine says:

wallpaper size?
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

Oh that is freakin awesome
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

pie4weebl says:

The quote makes that shot.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

spyduh says:

great capture
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Ingram Photography says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 1-2-3 HDR, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Lawrence Dudley says:

is this taken from the bar 44? i remember a similar view when i was up there a few weeks ago...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

satosphere says:

Beautiful shot.
The small aperture makes this shot real classy.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

vamapaull says:

great night shoot!!!
I love it!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

twocentsworth says:

@Lawrence - No, this shot was taken from an apartment block on a balcony pretty high up right opposite the towers.

All - thank you for the comments & feedback - I'm overwhelmed.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

malebeautyforum says:

Love the photo.I plan to go visit Dubai soon ,since I dream of moving there . Claude Edwin Theriault
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Kaldoon says:

how is this an "incredible shot"? it's blurry, out of focus and noisy. The buildings are nice - sure, but it takes little talent to take a photo such as this.

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Automatt says:

I love digg.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

5y12u3k says:

awesome !

I found this photo in 1-2-3 HDR
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmy58 says:

Nice, harmonious colors
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Makz says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Dubai Construction, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

89AKurt says:

Wow, that's a great shot of an incredible construction boom in progress.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

paolofusco says:

Great shot!

Metropolis is always a great source of inspiration...

Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

maAanic says:

this is amazing !
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Simio Sapiens says:

Great shot !
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Ditch the Kitsch!! says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called earthlife : amazement (post quality & comment on 2!), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Impressive!!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

:coffee: says:

nice metropolis quotation.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

medviation says:

Those green lights make it look futuristic
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Axxolotl says:

Great work! I like that the green lights look like little stars in this picture!

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furqan_uk says:

this is great pics, amazing quality
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

LeszekZadlo says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 100 + Viewed Best Architecture Photos (add 1, award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

l∞senut says:

If you look hard enough, you can see the slave quarters in the distance.
www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/jo hann-hari/th...
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabrielli Maurizio says:

Bella foto, complimenti.
Excellent photo, Congratulations
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The World Without People says:

Beautifully composed! Great eye to frame this...

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