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04-JAN-2014

Corner of contrasts

After lunch, camels and tea, we were escorted to the UNESCO World Heritage Site where renovations slated for completion this year are currently under way. It was late and we couldn’t go onto the site with all the construction anyway, but it was a pleasant walk through the older part of Diriyah to get there. Shown are an unusual minaret, a very old mud brick house and newer concrete walls.

I imagine the concrete walls will be demolished since it's now required to only build in the old architectural style of Diriyah, down to the doors to people's property.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/160s f/10.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

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MarcViskens14-Aug-2015 09:19
very nice composed Helen
janescottcumming11-Jan-2014 01:58
A wonderful photograph! V
Gill Kopy11-Jan-2014 01:28
A great shot of such a different world V
Julie Oldfield11-Jan-2014 01:28
I like the capture of the man sitting there. Very well composed.
Stephanie10-Jan-2014 11:10
Excellent compo Helen! V
Raymond Ma10-Jan-2014 06:59
Fascinating Helen, I look forward to seeing more of the inside sometime.
Nice shot with the seated fellow in the foreground. ~V~
Theo Bögels10-Jan-2014 06:58
A lovely picture!
Martin Lamoon10-Jan-2014 06:21
Great shot using the tree to the right and the person sat down
Sad to see so much concrete!
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