Final approach

Shot sometime in 2012 as our flight made the final approach to the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka on a rain swept morning.

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Destinations - Postcards from Dhaka

Destinations.
Shot in Dhaka some years back.

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Winter Cosmos flowers

A more stylized shot of the cosmos flowers in the terrace garden of our house at Calcutta.

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New Delhi T3

Yesterday at the New Delhi IGI T3. The couple's antics, Buddha's expression and the billboard copy some how complements each other in the frame.

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Landing at Doha International Airport

A view of the Doha International Airport with the Doha skyline from the aircraft window just after the flight had landed.

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Big Oil

A crude oil tanker makes its way across the Persian gulf in the golden glow of the setting sun as our Qatar Airways A321 lines up for its final descent towards Doha.

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East meets West

A meeting of two cultures at the Doha International Airport, Qatar.

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Victoria Terminus, Mumbai

The top of the Victoria Terminus or Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai during my day trip in September last year.

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Summer evening at Al-Khobar

Empty roads during a summer evening  drive back from Al-Khobar in end-July this year.  Looks quite unusual but it was Ramadan and it was the time of breaking of the fast.

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Isn't this too damn close for comfort?

Unlike my other trips on board Qatar Airway's shuttle from Dammam to Doha, on the last trip, the aircraft passed directly overhead the tall towers in Doha downtown as it made the final approach for landing. I had a feeling that we were very close to the buildings and we had drifted slightly off the flight path.

The plane finally made a hard left turn and then aligned itself to the runway.

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India unplugged

Taken sometime during the week before, during my trip home to Calcutta.  This was taken just before the onset of a squall, which resulted in a heavy downpour.

Somehow, I feel that this picture does represent India today . . .

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From the air

A traditional dhow making speed over the tranquil waters of the Persian gulf.

Taken from the aircraft, as it began its final descent in to Doha International Airport.

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Cloudscape

Clouds over the Victoria Memorial at Calcutta on an August morning.

Shot yesterday morning with the Panasonic G1 and the Lumix 14-45mm Vario through my car window.

Storm-watch

Shot at 12.01 AM through the aircraft window (2.31 am IST) with the lens pressed to the window and the pillow covering the ambient light. The shutter was open for 13s. This is the result. You can see a dark shape of the wing at 3 O' Clock.

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Streetview - Nai'riyah

An owner covers his prized Nissan ZX-280 sports car in the extreme heat of the Nai'riyah summer.  The quirky bed-sheet covering was rather an interesting choice though!

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PS: I have removed the car number plate markings on purpose.

Structured randomness

Shot in the late afternoon at Al Khobar. The slanting rays of the sun created interesting patterns of light.

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Al Khobar : At a street light

Shot at a traffic signal at Al Khobar.  We were confused about with way would take us to IKEA and being the iftar time, there was not a soul on the road.  The cylindrical building is the HQ for Sadara.

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Dusk at Al Khobar

Dusk at Al-Khobar today evening.

Taken from the car, when we were just about to get on to the Damman-Jubail highway. The roads were empty today as it is month of Ramadan.

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Camels at Nai'riyah

Almost a scene from the Lawrence of Arabia. Camels being herded across the deserts of Saudi Arabia at dusk after an excruciating hot day. 

Taken somewhere on the Nai'riyah road from a moving car while returning back to Jubail.

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Reflections

Reflections. Terminal 3, IGI Airport, New Delhi.

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