Indica-in-Q8 http://indicainq8.wordpress.com CELINE'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF KUWAIT AND FROM TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ec188be2ec1df6655a292ac7bc4cd6a?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Indica-in-Q8 http://indicainq8.wordpress.com SWF: Marsa Alam http://indicainq8.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/swf-marsa-alam/ http://indicainq8.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/swf-marsa-alam/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:08:13 +0000 indicainq8 http://indicainq8.wordpress.com/?p=280 ]]>

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Last week, I was in Egypt again in the Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam. The waters of the Red Sea was blue, and so were the skies. I have some pictures of the blue waters of the Nile and the Red Sea in a brief post here.

These are pictures that were shot while on a road journey from Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, to the ancient city of Thebes, Luxor. The swaying grass encouraged me to step out of an air-conditioned vehicle to take a few shots from the roadside in spite of the high summer temperatures and bright noon-time light when good photography is not possible.

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Kuwait has been experiencing dust storms continuously the past few days and the temperature in the desert has been rising to almost 50 deg C.

I’m posting here pictures of an unusually different kind of dust storm that had kicked up here some months before. Please note these photos are not photoshopped and uploaded as shot. The second picture of normal colors of a human face shows the contrast with the color of the dust storm.

According to Wikipedia:

“A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions and arises when a gust front passes or when the wind force exceeds the threshold value where loose sand and dust are removed from the dry surface.”

I had shot the first photograph by sticking the cam out from my office window through a busy day at work. I hope you found this post interesting.

- celine
http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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I shot these pictures whilst on an early morning hot air balloon ride in Luxor, Egypt.

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And these traveling

Globes of thin air, red, green,

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The heart like wishes or free

- Sylvia Plath

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The thick shimmering white line seen in the photograph below is the great River Nile.

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February 2009

Luxor, Egypt

Have a good SWF, a lovely weekend and to those who celebrate, a very Happy Easter.

celine

http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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A few pictures of the sunset time sky to symbolize the end of 2008.

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Madikeri, Karnataka

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Dubai, UAE

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Dubai, UAE

If you wish to read a bit of humour on my New Year Resolutions,  please visit: http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com.

Happy New Year and have a great 2009.

- celine

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I take this opportunity to wish all my readers holiday cheer and joy of the season.

- celine
http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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Jomtien Beach, Pattaya

I take this opportunity to wish all my readers a good Thanksgiving Day and happy holidays.

- celine
http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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My World Tuesday

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At 372 m, the Liberation Tower of Kuwait is supposedly the world’s 21st tallest free standing structure in the world.   The Tower contains a revolving restaurant and observation platform and also houses radio and other telecommunications offices. It is also called the Telecommunications Tower.

Happy MWT and best wishes to all visitors to my blogs.

- celine
http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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Sky Watch Friday

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March 2008
Hadrian’s Arch
Jerash, Jordan

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For Sky Watch this Friday, I have two photographs of clear blue sky that I shot in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan, with interesting foreground.

The city of Jerash located about 50 kms to the northern city of Amman, Jordan is famous for its Greco-Roman ruins.  It is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East.  Jerash was the home of Nicomachus of Gerasa, one of the great mathematicians in human history.

The Emperor Hadrian visited Jerash in AD 129-130. The triumphal arch (or Arch of Hadrian) was built to celebrate his visit.

Happy SWF, and a nice week to all visitors to this blog.

- celine
http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com
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Karen, sister of Keith

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December 2007
Khajuraho Temples
Madhya Pradesh
India

These are photographs of just TWO out of the TWENTY FIVE remaining temples of the total of EIGHTY FIVE or so that were built in the medieval times.

If you like these photographs and wish to know more about these exquisite temples, you are welcome to read about it on my main blog here.

- celine

http://indicaspecies.blogspot.com

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