Dubai, Pearl of the Gulf Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Dubai, Pearl of the Gulf

These images are from a recent holiday to Dubai with a little over a day in Kuwait for business. All pictures were taken with either a Nikon D200 or a Sony H1. Unfortunately, I discovered some kind of contaminant on the D200 sensor (from cleaning) while there and was unable to use it for most shots. Fortunately, in a last-minute decision I had brought the H1 along, just in case.

Bank of Dubai	Along the Creek	Along the Creek	Drayage wharf
Dubai Creek Golf Club	Watching the abra go by	Abra	Sunset on the Creek
Burj Al Arab	Madinat Resort	Madinat	Madinat Resort
The Gold Souq	:: Golden Dubai Gallery ::	In the Gold Souk	Mall of the Emirates
Giant ski run at Mall of the Emirates	Giant ski run at Mall of the Emirates	Storefront	Fashion statement
Watching me watch you	The sheesha cafe	Anywhere in the world	Jumeirah skyscrapers
Tradition in the midst of progress	Camel race	Waiting for a ride	There's one in every crowd
Enjoying their work	Caravan	Camel crossing at the camel crossing	Urban oasis
East meets West	Having a Smoke	At the bus terminal	Lord of his domain
Taking a break at the souq	Having a chat	Fruit and vegetable market	At the fish market
Making a sale	Deep in conversation	Relaxation	Commuter abra
Enjoying a sheesha	Selling tourist gear	Mosque in Deira	Modernistic minaret
Old wind tower	New wind tower	Jumeirah Mosque	The Iranian Mosque
Ali Bin Abi Taleb Mosque	Bastakia quarter, Ali Bin Abi Taleb Mosque	Bastakia detail	Bastakia detail
Locked	Al-Fahidi Fort	Al-Fahidi Fort	Fun on the gulf
'Tract housing' in Jumeirah	Non-tract housing in Jumeirah	Back view	A pause in the day
Spice souq	In the spice souq	Incense at the spice souq	Shopper's paradise
The wheel shop	Belly dancing for tourists	Sheesha for sale	Waiting for a shine
Global Village, from the car	Creative architecture	Stopover in Kuwait: Kuwait Towers	Kuwait Towers interior
Moon over Kuwait Towers	View from the tower	View from the tower	Sarq Market shopping center

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asta		12-Jan-2008 09:08
thanks for the great photos, I�ll go to Dubai this month and I�m already bracing myself for all the stunning things to see... much love and continue the good work, asta

�Lux		24-Oct-2007 04:23
I enjoyed viewing this gallery....well seen & well taken shots! My Vote!

Federico D'Inc�		12-Apr-2007 00:00
fantastic images Helen ...!! well done ! V

Georgia Roessler		22-Mar-2007 16:40
Super gallery. You have succeeded in showing the two sides of Dubai---the old and the very new. Great selection of images!

Zainudin		04-Dec-2006 23:38
Fantastic gallery.

Pamela Reid		19-Oct-2006 10:24
Great photos. I have a son working in Dubai at the moment and these photors helped me to put myself there with him. Interesting and very good photography. Congratulations, you have done very well.

Fong Lam		27-Aug-2006 04:05
Hi Helen, I was in Dubai about 5 years ago but unfortunately all my photos were captured on films. Your wonderful images bring back a lot of fond memories. Thanks for sharing.

Helen Betts		27-Mar-2006 09:00
Thank you everyone for the kind comments! I'm so pleased that people have enjoyed the gallery. As to the name of the Gulf -- I personally have always called it the "Persian Gulf," but in Dubai it's quite clearly called the "Arabian Gulf," thus the reason I used that on the beach picture (since changed to just "Gulf," which I've seen commonly used). Helen

salim madjd		27-Mar-2006 05:02
Great images. It's amazing how they have converted inhabitable land into one of the most modern places in the world. Voted! Salim PS. I agree with previous comment, it's actually the Persian Gulf. I know many people who are confused as a result of mislabels and can't find it on the map.

shahed		26-Mar-2006 08:46
Very nice gallery,but PERSIAN GULF not arabian gulf or gulf.

Mike Harris		25-Mar-2006 03:23
Great gallery! Thanks for sharing.

Mattias Backstr�m		24-Mar-2006 08:01
Very good thinking when you decided to bring the H1 along! Otherwise we'd miss out on these beautiful photos. Thanks a lot! :)

robbie hickman		24-Mar-2006 00:17
Beautiful shots....very well done.

Ren�		23-Mar-2006 06:16
beautiful gallerie...

Eldar Kadymov		22-Mar-2006 21:37
Undoutfully the best Dubai gallery ever ! Which comes as no surprise from you, Helen :-) ! Terrific work and BV !

Sean Davis		22-Mar-2006 03:30
The clutural contrast between the men on camels and the skyscrapers is amazing. I imagine that the financial divide is great as well. Good job on the photography, with limited time the shots are really great. Voted : )

Dan Coleman		21-Mar-2006 17:36
Helen, how you do get around! Another beautiful gallery!

Jihad Jean Chahine		21-Mar-2006 09:57
Voted. Very nice, check out mine.

mexiwolf stf		20-Mar-2006 04:51
wow helen, thanks for the trip. enjoyed all your photos!!!!

Denise		19-Mar-2006 06:30
Helen, WOW you are an amazing and very talented woman!! Your photos jump off the computer. Your "people" pics are outstanding. And you do pretty good camels too. This gallery is truly stunning!!!!! VOTED for the gallery ;-))

Alex in Toronto, ON CA		18-Mar-2006 19:45
Great photo tour. Thanks.

Lefebvre didier		18-Mar-2006 11:22
Very nice gallery ! thank's for the trip ! :)

Abdul Rahim Al Maimani		18-Mar-2006 11:19
Nice gallery on Dubai. How come Kuwait towers are part of it? My Vote for you Helen

A. Harness		16-Mar-2006 23:25
wonderful gallery- you captured Dubai well. voted.

Tomasz Dziubinski Photography		14-Mar-2006 20:16
Excellent gallery, my compliments, Vote :)

Mark Robinson		14-Mar-2006 08:20
Very, very impressive gallery. I like the way you have cmbined views, details and people into the gallery.

Ceri Price		12-Mar-2006 21:41
very nice gallery

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