Camel Crossing Photo

Photographer’s Note

Camel Crossing at Nad Al Sheba

Dubai is no more a place of the past. With the developments that have turned the once traditional Bedouin lifestyle into one of the most advanced cities in the world today, seeing such scenes of daily life is a little more than just the past.

Probably the only place in Dubai that has preserved the Bedouin lifestyle of breeding camels is at Nad Al Sheba, at the outskirts of the city. The little town has a couple of camel race tracks, loads of camel pens and camel veterinary hospital. But above all, it is home to the Nad Al Sheba Horse Race Course, which is the proud venue of the World’s Richest Horse Race – the Dubai World Cup, which is a $ 6,000,000 event (sponsored by the Dubai-based Emirates Airlines).

All the camels are taken for their routine morning walks and course runs around Nad Al Sheba, during which they would have to occasionally cross the roads. This picture was taken at one such crossing. The wait for a relatively large herd was really worth it, I suppose!

berek, amoriconi2, asival, quillo, Ramy, ramesh_lalwani, sakthi, ChrisJ, startacked, banyanman, sabyasachi1212, gsimon, thaprem, pboehringer has marked this note useful

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devimeuxbe (56532) 2006-03-24 13:26

Hi Nivas
Excellent picture with a humoristic touch.
Great colors and light and beautifull POV
Well done
Bertrand

remi06 (0) 2006-03-24 13:28

Funny scene, the sign does not lie !!
That brings you a bit in the past, but contrast with modern life.
I also like the big sign in the forground.
Nice picture.

mfonda (889) 2006-03-24 13:38

Excellent composition, Nivas. I like how you included the sign, and your POV making the sign just in front of all the camels. A great shot, and an interesting note too.

A minor composition note: I think it would be nice if the top of the sign was not cropped off.

ewa1 (222) 2006-03-24 13:43

Hello, I like the lively colours of your picture. Good POV and great idea for a photo :). TFS,
Ewa

jjcordier (25468) 2006-03-24 13:53

Excellent humoristic photo with great colours
JJ

joshack (455) 2006-03-24 14:33

Great composition! I agree with Matt that the top of the sign would have been nice, but that probably would have meant a higher top-down angle. Hopefully you took a few shots of this great scene. TFS!

mugush (2088) 2006-03-24 14:53

I m impressed the way you took this photo.. very nice framing.. very clear shot..I know few visitors will criticise that 'camel sign' is not in frame..but i can understand you composed it very well.
keep it up
Love
mugush

berek (29115) 2006-03-24 15:10

Hi Nivas,
you caught very good and interesting sign. I like it. nice perspective. TFS
Friendly Regards
B.Erek
Meaning ( Sense ) 9,Framing:9,Idea :10

amoriconi2 (1030) 2006-03-24 17:04

Hello Nivas,
thanks for this original shot !!
It just seems to me you used heavy postprocessing or at least heavy noise reduction, the image seems very smooth, like a painting (and this can be a nice effect too if this was your will). Besides you cut a bit of the upper "camel sign".
Anyway great shot, great colors, great pov.
TFS
Regards,
Alberto.

Edu71 (119) 2006-03-24 19:11

Hi Nivas. Great composition with the camel riders standing out from the big sky. The sign makes this photo. It puts the camels into context and gives a humorous touch. Well done.
José

asival (4297) 2006-03-25 1:31

Hi Nivas

Graet POV make a superb image
i really like it

GJ

assi

quillo (7430) 2006-03-25 2:46

Hi Nivas, peculiar and likeable photo with the signal of traffic with the camel in first plane and the caravan next passing the street, I like.
The composition well is done, the color is good although him lack a little definition.

Congratulations friend.

A hug...................... Paco

Ramy (771) 2006-03-25 13:06

Hi Nivas,
Great shot, it was definatly worth waiting for such an amazing moment. It's kind funny picture as well, how the Sign and camels come together. lol
Well Done. Regards, Ramy.

kajspice (4534) 2006-03-25 15:06

lovely bright colours and a well caught moment...nice and sharp...

you have composed everything nicely too...

flydragon (0) 2006-03-26 4:30

hello Nivas
what a funny picture
mm maybe funnt because we dont have camel in paris ,o)
this is very well seen
regards
•simon••

sorry green later

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-03-28 22:21

Hi Ramanathan
Very nice shot of camels in row.Sky also looks beautiful and ofcourse the signboard.TFS
ramseh

sayat (2944) 2006-04-07 12:36

Excellent photo dear Nivas, very nice composition, perfect colors and great sharpness.
Best regards,
Sayat

sakthi (127) 2006-04-08 16:11

hi nivas
the pov of this picture is great. you've framed the camels not alone in the environment, but with the signage which is one important factor about your thought process while doing photography...a good approach towards this art. well done..tfs...

WesternDrake (656) 2006-04-13 12:35

This is a funny and interesting shot, well framed (altough I agree on the cropped sign) and with a wonderful array of vivid colors. That absolutely blue sky is so pure!

Waiting pays, as you note that you waited a while for this herd of camels. For being a good fotographer, one has to forget the clock!

ChrisJ (70521) 2006-04-13 19:39

Hi Nivas

I like the symmetry, between the sign & the camels. Superb sharpness, color & pov. Tfs!

startacked (1286) 2006-04-27 6:57

Good composition and note. I would love to see such a race. Thank you!

SparkyQuasar (177) 2006-05-01 6:35

Hi Nivas!
Good idea! Nice composition, fantastic colours. Well done. Regards. Orlando.

banyanman (7739) 2006-05-24 8:52

Yes I agree, Nivas, it was really worth waiting for this shot. The camels are perfectly positioned and I like the simplicity of your composition. Your f/18 aperture works well here. Cheers . . . David

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-07-08 3:40

Hi Nivas,
WOW! Excellent POV! A marvellous shot! Great colours my friend.
Best Wishes
Sabyasachi

gsimon (387) 2006-07-10 11:17

Sometimes I see crossing signs for all kinds of different animals in the weirdest places
I guess sometime it pays off to head the warnings
Great picture
I only wish you got the very tip of the sign in the picure
Cheers
Greg

adalfons (281) 2006-08-01 10:41

Great photo a and great detail behind it. A litle culture and more knowledge. Way to go!

hitesh (594) 2006-08-13 3:07

Hi Nivas,
Excellent shot and perfectly framing the sign and the camel herds.The colour and sharpness is superb,carry on

Regards,
Hitesh

pboehringer (770) 2006-08-16 15:52

Yup, you are so right, the wait was worth it. the composition was well seen in advance and waiting paid out. It is not only a camel crossing place but camels are crossing/ meeting - the caravan going to the right and the single camel going the left.
Well seen, Nivas!
TFS, Peter

MIG13 (0) 2006-10-19 23:58

A very funny and interesting pic, Nivas! Great POV and intense colours! Well done! Regards! Miguel.

jdwyer264 (1082) 2006-11-11 8:55

Love it, the composition is marvellous. A great sign, my second favourite (first features in a picture on my profile.) Also really like the consistent blue of the sky. TFS

Wittmann (166) 2007-08-17 10:33

Hi Nivas
Great foto. Extra colors. Best regards from Poland. Tomek

kyzer (337) 2008-03-22 2:27

Hi Nivas,

Great Shot, very good composition.

The road sign one would not see but in the middle eastern countries where the travel was main mode of transportation and moving logistics.. until mid 1950's.. they still remain part of the life here in middle east..

very sharp image ..congrats..

today we will be visiting Nad al Sheba.. Dubai

cheers Paddyrags