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Photographer’s Note

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Capital of Oman. Islamic architecture at its most elegant. Marble from Italy, India and Pakistan among others. The largest carpet in the world. The largest crystal chandelier in the world. One of the highlights of Muscat. Built to commemorate the 30th year of the reign of Sultan Qaboos.

Oman is one of only two sultanate's in the world. It really is an amazing country stuck in between the older Bedu ways and the new, oil money fueled, technological future.

Flavia, bakes888, mm212, Memi has marked this note useful

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Flavia (10202) 2007-05-03 23:40

Hi John,

Excellent perspective. The effect is very nice. eople o the bg adds interest to the shot. The light adn contrasts are well rendered as well as the architectural details. Just think it could benefit form a little adjustment on the lens distortion and levels, the lines don't look very staight.

Regards,

Flavia

bakes888 (18189) 2007-05-04 0:55

Hi John. Wonderful sharp photo with lovely subtle colours. I love the composition with its repeating shapes. Well captured and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

infrastellar (407) 2007-05-04 3:13

Wow... its co clear and simple. Very nice shot, and well balanced exposure that shows not only the details in the front, but also the details far away.

Uzi (1148) 2007-05-04 8:07

very good perspective in here. I like that, on front you captured also a pice of other columns wich make a nice frame
good job
Iza

mm212 (61) 2007-05-04 10:59

Beautiful composition and great architecture. Thanks for sharing.

batalay (20920) 2007-05-04 12:27

Hello John,

Another of you celebrations of "almost" perfect symmetry. As a matter of fact, the props (humans) you have in the frame that break the symmetry are useful as calibration rods, for establishing scale. Very well done! The light and shadows, composition and perspective, and the color and definition are all first rate. The note, of course, is useful for those of us who have not been to this exotic land (although I have been in Dubai).

Have a good weekend,

Bulent

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-07-25 4:02

Hi John
I like the composition of this photo, the symmetry and sharpness. You managed well the shadows and highlights, well balanced exposure.
Excellent job.

I hope you will birng tons of photos from you 7 months trip. Enjoy

Jorge