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19-Dec-2015

Late afternoon sun

I never tired of photographing Riyadh neighborhoods during our three years in Saudi Arabia, with each one more grand than the last. Tim used to drive me around residential areas on the weekends, and in a country that doesn’t really embrace photography, almost all pictures had to be shot from the car. I only got “reprimanded” (but nicely) once, by a Saudi man who suggested people probably wouldn’t appreciate my photographing their houses. Yet this gallery has a huge number of views, some of them I suspect by Saudis.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Welcome sight, posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/250s f/10.0 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Graeme08-Apr-2020 12:43
These gates are beautifully captured, Helen.V!!
Julie Oldfield02-Apr-2020 23:47
Interesting how they are broken up like that. I like the design. V
bill friedlander02-Apr-2020 19:47
A very impressive gate, captured in great detail. V
Nick Paoni02-Apr-2020 19:23
Those gates are absolutely amazing.
joseantonio02-Apr-2020 19:20
nicely captured with that light.V.
Pieter Bos02-Apr-2020 18:24
What a great gate! Perfectly composed. ~V
Martin Lamoon02-Apr-2020 17:21
A very posh entrance
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Industrial Heritage02-Apr-2020 16:17
Very attractive design. Wel taken in this beautiful light.
danad02-Apr-2020 15:00
Beautiful golden tones in this light. "Sandy" color and ornaments perfectly in harmony with the country ! BV.
Jeff Real02-Apr-2020 15:00
So very wonderful with the light coming through!
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