Abdo Allam  


Doha from the Other Side by Abdo Allam

May 2019 - Doha from the Other Side

About the Image(s)

For this month I choose another cityscape photo which we can name it "Doha from another side" cause this the first time any photographer shot from this Side, usually all shot from another side toward to sea. Actually I took it from the Sheraton hotel that pyramid which you ask about it in my another photo, and this is first time any one shoot from this hotel roof as I say before (from Brenda:Abdo is referring to the email link he sent us to show us a large panorama, not through DD 78. If you want a 10 mb of this current file to make your screensaver, I can send you a copy--its amazing) .
This is also panorama shot consists of 7 photos stitched with camera raw , and all processing done in it and just a little in photoshop , the EXIF as following :
Nikon D750
Nikon 14-24 @24
iso 100
F/16
13 sec
7 vertical photos each on bracketing mode 3 photos +/-1STOP = 21 photos
may be you find it in low quality cause to high file compression due to original file size = 35 MB
Thanks, and waiting for all comments from you guys


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10 comments posted




Brenda Fishbaugh   Brenda Fishbaugh
Abdo, you are the master of night shots! I so appreciate you sharing photos of Doha and Qatar--I did not know it was such an amazing city and country! And I've traveled a lot!

This is beautifully rendered, and even at low resolution, it is really breathtaking. The road leads us into the city and the water on the left holds us looking at all the unusual buildings Doha has. I really like the circular road that rings the city, which keeps our eyes from wandering too much.

Really incredible!   Posted: 05/01/2019 12:38:21
 
thanks brined , appreciate your comment , it is most value for me
hope seeing all of you soon in doha   Posted: 05/02/2019 16:24:50



 
Every time I see one of your pictures, I am amazed at how beautiful Qatar is. Beautiful.   Posted: 05/01/2019 13:18:51
 
thanks Mr Alan , appreciate your usual support   Posted: 05/02/2019 16:25:25



 
Agree with Brenda that you are the master of night shots. Pretty well control on the exposure. Great work.

The only thing I would recommend is to darken the blue roofs a bit on the left bottom side.   Posted: 05/07/2019 22:00:04



Sunil Mehta   Sunil Mehta
Once again, great shot. Next time when I am in that part of middle east I must try to meet and do a cityscape with you :)   Posted: 05/07/2019 22:43:34



 
This is a beautiful skyline and perfectly captured. Good on you for going the "opposite" way that most people get the shot. I think this is an equally impressive of the city.

I really like the accents of blue in the tennis courts and crescent shape in the building - though as Richard pointed out, there is something a little distracting in that bottom left corner, maybe the bright star lights on the courts (vs the blue itself).

It is also an interesting contrast this month to see the modern city of Doha in comparison to Richard's shot of Pyongyang which is also very colorful but invokes an older blocky aesthetic compared to the futuristic lines and colors of these buildings.   Posted: 05/10/2019 05:19:23



Terry Walters   Terry Walters
A super city shot, and its already been said that the lead in road and the curved ring road add to the overall feel of this image.
For me I think you could crop off the tennis courts completely, I find them distracting, to emphasise the width of the image.   Posted: 05/13/2019 14:48:30
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Brenda Fishbaugh   Brenda Fishbaugh
I like your crop, Terry. It does let the road take our eye and removes the bright tennis courts. How do you feel about this crop, Abdo?   Posted: 05/25/2019 18:16:33
 
HI Brinda , sure I have to thank Mr Terry for his kindness and editing the photo , for me I think by this crop I lost 2 big keys in photo which is the road leading line which it is tall and wide suitable with the rest of photo , and second one I lost the view foe Sheraton park which is very important landmark here in doha and no body cover it from this angel before , I appreciate all your comments and supports , thanks   Posted: 05/26/2019 14:12:10