Al Khobar

An interesting looking building against an interesting looking cloud pattern at Al Khobar yesterday.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Pensive

My grandmother in a pensive mood today morning.

Nikon D610 | Nikon 80-200 f2.8 AFD

Another day and another trip

An all too predictable weekend trip. We were traveling back to Jubail from Al Khobar.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Street scenes

We had stopped at a gasoline station for some well-needed tea and to stretch our legs on the way back from Al Khobar last weekend.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Empty roads

Evening scene in the outskirts of Jubail yesterday.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Coffee time

A traveler stops at a coffee shop somewhere along the Dammam-Jubail Highway.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Leaving Dubai

Dubai from over the Arabian Gulf, as the Emirates flight sets course for Kolkata. The tall building poking through the smog and the mist is the Burj Khalifa.

Dubai

Nikon D7200 | Nikon 18-140 mm

Durga Pujo 2017 : Dashami

The final “bowron” as the finale of the four days of Pujo.

Nikon D610 | Nikon 24-85 f2.8-4.0 AFD

Durga Pujo 2017 : Dashami

Getting ready for the final stage of the 4 days of festival.

Nikon D610 | Nikon 24-85 f2.8-4.0 AFD

Festive Greetings

Its nice to see Kolkata International Airport taking that extra initiative to wish the passengers during the festive season!

Nikon D7200 | Nikon 18-140 mm

Durga Pujo 2017 : Dashami

The final send off on Dashami, with the fourth and final day of Durga Puja coming to a close.

Nikon D610 | Nikon 24-85 f2.8-4.0 AFD

Durga Pujo 2017 : Dhakis

Dhakis (drummers) playing during Dashami Puja today morning.

Nikon D610 | Nikon 24-85 f2.8-4.0 AFD

Flying home!

It’s August. We meet the rain clouds as we travel towards our destination.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Daybreak

Daybreak as the Emirates 777 flies on towards Calcutta.

Fuji X-E1 | Fujinon 18-55 mm f2.8-4 OIS

Between the storm clouds

Shot during a hair-raising flight during a storm from Dhaka to Calcutta some years back. That we landed in one piece was a near miracle.

Panasonic G1 | Panasonic 14-45mm Vario

Prayer

My co-passenger on the Dubai-Calcutta connection prays before dawn during the holy month of Ramaddan as we travel towards our destination.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 f2.8-4.0 OIS

Pizzas at Dubai Airport

An artisanal pizza shop styled as a tram car at Dubai International Airport.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 f2.8-4.0 OIS

Beach Camp

Iftar at the Company Beach Camp at Abu Ali island, about 40 km north of Jubail downtown.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 f2.8-4.0 OIS

Howrah Bridge 2

Pedestrians cross the Howrah bridge on a hot and humid afternoon.
April 2017

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Landing

The Dammam-Doha flight comes into land at the Hamad International Airport at Doha, Qatar as another aircraft on a parallel runway prepares for take-off.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

En route to Doha

Early morning on the flight from Calcutta to Doha.
April 2017

Moto G4 Plus | Snapseed

Howrah Bridge

Howrah bridge on a hot humid afternoon.
Calcutta, April 2017

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Vintage

A pristine Studebaker (probably a 1928 Studebaker Commander Six), belonging to an erstwhile Maharaja, parked outside the Calcutta Club in Calcutta.

Moto G Turbo

Lets race

The Qatar Airways A321 overtakes a tanker as we line up for our final approach into Doha.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Postcards from Saudi Arabia

The Bengali community get together to usher in the Bengali New Year.
Al Jubail, KSA

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

From the sky

Over Doha, Qatar, as the sun slowly rises.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Teatime

A modern tea shop in Al Jubail, KSA. It’s an interesting concept in a place where even every gasoline station has a coffee joint.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Lily

My mother's newest addition to her collection of lilies.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Winter clouds

Clouds gather while I wait for my flight at King Fahd Airport at Dammam.

Moto G4 Plus

Sunset over Doha

Sunset. Shot from the aircraft as it made its final approach into Doha, Qatar.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Waiting!

Another trip and hours of waiting at the airports. This was shot while waiting at the King Fahad Airport at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Moto G Plus. B&W conversion on Snapseed.

Sunbeams

Still another one from our drive to Al Khobar. A cloudy day is a rare occurrence and is rarer when we are traveling. The road that cuts across the frame is the highway connector to Riyadh and Al Hasa.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

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Clouds!

Another picture from our drive to Al Khobar last weekend.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

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Cloudscape

Clouds. Shot from the car during the drive to Al Khobar today afternoon.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Sandstorm!

On a trip to the desert camp, marred by a severe sandstorm.

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200mm VR

Underpass

Underpass
Al-Khobar, KSA

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200 mm VR

Weekend travel

At a gasoline station on the Jubail - Dammam Highway.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Poinsettias

Poinsettias in the early morning fog.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Stuck in traffic

In the late evening traffic on the 31st of December last year.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

On the lookout

Perched on top of a lorry, a man looks towards a group of new year revelers.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS

Cosmos

Cosmos in bloom.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Morning dew

Early morning dew.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 mm f2.8-4.0 OIS

Going home

Homeward bound. The last evening of 2016.

Fuji X-E1 | Fuji 18-55 f2.8-4 OIS