Landing at Abu Dhabi

The sun sets as we land at Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi

Moto G6

Colors

Colors of a sunrise
Calcutta – Abu Dhabi, 09 Jun 2019

Colors

Moto G5

Clouds en route to Dubai

Clouds, setting sun and a window seat all came together in this shot during the flight from Dammam to Dubai this week.

Moto G4 Plus

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

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

En route to Doha

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

Moto G4 Plus | Snapseed

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

From the sky

Over Doha, Qatar, as the sun slowly rises.

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

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

Doha marina

One brilliant morning as the Qatar Airways Doha-Dammam connection sets course for Dammam.

Moto G4 Plus

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.

Panasonic G1 | Panasonic 14-45 mm Vario

Sunrise

The sun rises somewhere over the Persian gulf as our flight roars on towards Doha.

Moto G4 Plus 

Dusty Doha

A week before my trip home, the entire middle east was buffeted by severe dust storms. The remnants could be seen over Doha.

Nikon D7000 | Sigma 10-20 mm

Sunrise

Sunrise as the flight comes in to land at Doha, Qatar.

Nikon D7000 | Sigma 10-20 mm

Going home . . .

On the way home. Somewhere over the Arabian sea on an Emirates 777-200 ER.

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

Sunrise

The sun rises somewhere over the Persian gulf.

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200 mm VR

Miles and miles of sand

The view as the Qatar Airways Airbus 321 banks sharply to set a course for Doha.

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200 mm VR

Misty Doha

Doha appears through the evening mist as we come in to land at the new Doha International Airport.

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200 mm VR

Take Off 2

This is the preceding frame to the earlier picture. I have a feeling that this is a much better shot to the shot I had posted earlier.

The flight preceding us in the queue takes off at the Hamad International Airport at Doha, Qatar.

Nikon D7000 | Nikon 18-200 mm VR