Category Archives: Photography

Doha, Photography

Al Wakrah Fish Market

March 25, 2012 Wahyu Hidayat 1 Comment

One “fishy” Saturday morning at Al Wakrah Fish Market, located behind Al Wakrah Petrol Station.

AlWakrahFishmarket (3) — Fish vendor at Al Wakrah Fish Market. Point, Bargain, Cleaned, Bagged!

AlWakrahFishmarket (10) — Boxes ready for auctions

AlWakrahFishmarket (1) — "..khamsin riyals...khamsin riyals....." Auction warms up smelly atmosphere in the market

AlWakrahFishmarket (7) — Auction participants, or just observers

AlWakrahFishmarket (4) — Al Wakrah Fish Market

AlWakrahFishmarket (5) — Manta Ray? This box has been auctioned and ready to be picked up

AlWakrahFishmarket (6) — Stores selling fish and its friends 🙂

AlWakrahFishmarket (8) — Fish of Qatar. Now I know your name Fish!

AlWakrahFishmarket (9) — This restaurant receives a roasting order for your purchased fish

Europe, Photography

Prague – Czech Republic

December 2, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 3 Comments

PragueCzechNov11_294 — Vltava River with Prague Castle and Government Office as backgrounds

Some memories from recent visit to Prague, Czech Republic, 19-21 Nov 2011. Enjoy!

PragueNov11_06 — Ask pancakes for breakfast at Miss Sophie Hotel - hotel with a soul!

PragueCzechNov11_054 — At Wenceslas Square with National Museum as a background.

PragueCzechNov11_079 — View to Prague Castle and Vltava River from Petrin Tower

PragueCzechNov11_084 — Five of many bridges crossing Vltava River

PragueCzechNov11_090 — View to Strahov Monastery from Petrin Tower. Also seen here The Hunger Wall

PragueCzechNov11_099 — Wahyu, the traveller, admiring Prague Castle

PragueCzechNov11_113 — Strahov Monastery complex

PragueCzechNov11_128 — A road leading to Strahov Monastery

PragueCzechNov11_176 — St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle

PragueCzechNov11_181 — Guards of the Prague Castle (during guard change)

PragueNov11_41 — Charles Bridge in the morning

PragueCzechNov11_243 — Charles Bridge from Old Town Bridge Tower

PragueCzechNov11_266 — Florentina Boat Hotel (Botel) where I stayed for the second night

PragueNov11_35 — Room with a view. Woke up in the morning by ducks

PragueNov11_33 — Old Town Square with Astronomical Clock

PragueCzechNov11_350 — It's 11.17am. Can you figure out how astronomical clock work?

PragueNov11_12 — Entrance to Old Jewish Cemetery in Old Jewish Quarter

PragueNov11_54 — Kafka statue and Spanish Synagogue

PragueCzechNov11_344 — Powder Gate and Municipal House

PragueCzechNov11_360 — Havelska Market - vegetables and fruits mix with souvenirs

PragueCzechNov11_363 — Horse, David Cerny's sculpture at Lucerna Passage

PragueNov11_34 — Parizska Street in Old Town - high end shopping street

PragueCzechNov11_312 — At Lennon Wall - Kampa Island

PragueCzechNov11_316 — Devil Stream at Kampa Island

PragueCzechNov11_333 — Poster boards in Mala Strana

PragueCzechNov11_335 — Kafka Museum and Piss Sculpture

PragueNov11_64 — Church of SS Peter and Paul at Vyserhad

PragueCzechNov11_231 — Tram crossing over Vltava River

PragueCzechNov11_375 — Fantova Kavarna at Prague Main Train Station

Europe, Photography

Paris Series 4

November 28, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat

Some pictures from Paris Series 4, 19-25 Nov 2011. This time I managed to “report” to Eiffel Tower, going underground at Les Catacombes, feel the vibe of Champs Elysees and La Defense.

ParisCatacombes (13) — Going underground in Paris's most gruesome and macabre sight: Les Catacombes

ParisSeries4_138 — Arch de Triomphe and Champs Elysees Avenue

Tour Eiffel2 — My shadow falls on the grass of Eiffel Tower

Tour Eiffel1 — Let's romantic be in the air 🙂

Doha, Photography

Doha Bay and Corniche

November 23, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 1 Comment

Corniche and Doha Bay probably are the most picturesque areas in Doha and the most popular spot for bikers, walkers, and joggers. Doha Corniche is a waterfront promenade extending about 7 kilometers along Doha Bay. The Corniche begins near the newly constructed Museum of Islamic Art, and ends at the Sheraton Park near the distinctive pyramid-shaped Sheraton Hotel. It connects Doha’s emerging West Bay business district with the south of the city and Doha International Airport.

Some of the pictures taken during sunrise of 11 Nov 2011.

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected1 — Doha Skylines from Dhow Port

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected2 — a more close-up view of Doha skyscrapers

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected4 — Dhow meets modern buildings

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected5 — Doha Museum of Islamic Art silhoutte at sunrise

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected6 — a closer shot of Museum of Islamic Art (left) and QNB Office (right)

CornicheDohaNov11_Selected7 — this yellow letter sculpture is Qatar Foundation's ad

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Doha, Photography

Bird’s-eye view of Doha – Oct 2011

November 8, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat

The below bird’s-eye view of Doha were taken during take-off and initial ascending of Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Paris, 10 October 2011.

DohaBirdsEyeView_10Oct11-09 — Doha Bay with Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and its MIA Park (under construction) as foregrounds

DohaBirdsEyeView_10Oct11-11 — West Bay and its business district, where concentration of skyscrapers located

DohaBirdsEyeView_10Oct11-12 — West Bay, Lagoon and Zig-Zag Tower

Europe, Photography

Paris Series 2

August 25, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 2 Comments

This is quite outdated subject. I visited Paris in Feb 2011 the second time for a-week-long Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) for Plateau Maintenance Project, conducted at Technip Office in La Defense. Unlike last year summer visit, this was during winter when temperature was still freezing (1-5 C) and rain was a daily guest.

Not many places visited this time as many have been covered during my summer visit. I managed to climb up Tour Montparnasse that offers 360 deg panoramic view of Paris from above, took shots of Musee du Louvre during the night, strolled around Hotel de Ville, then guided my colleague to visit Notre Dame and Basilique Sacre Coeur.

Enjoy some of my shots.

Paris 2011_086 — Cold. Winter. Tour Eiffel.

Paris 2011_047 — Arc de Triomph du Carrousel

Paris 2011_017 — Hotel de Ville (City Hall)

Paris 2011_164 — Notre Dame and Seine River

…and finally

Paris 2011_008 — Louis Vuitton, Champs Elysees

Activities & Event, Doha, Photography

Katara in 50mm

August 21, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 4 Comments

One summer night, Ramadan 1432 H, Katara captured in 50mm lens.

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (19) — Katara at night

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (14) — Katara's floor lamp

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (46) — A corner in Katara

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (29) — Saffron Restaurant

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (36) — In one of the Ramadan tents in Katara

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (45) — Qatari weaving

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (38) — Qatari children games

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (31) — A dallah (Arabic: دلة‎) is a metal pot with a long spout designed specifically for making Arabic coffee

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (34) — A duo-performance (painter and violist) in one of the Ramadan tents

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (39) — Wire net crafter

Katarain50mm_19Aug11_ (26) — QR5 a plate for thirst quenching watermelon

Activities & Event, Photography

Total Lunar Eclipse June 2011

June 15, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 2 Comments

I managed to take some pictures from the recent total lunar eclipse. With limited lense, it’s not quite stunning, some were even bit shaky. Probably the reason to buy 800mm?

A total lunar eclipse is taking place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two such eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10, 2011. This is a relatively rare central lunar eclipse where the center point of Earth’s shadow passes across the Moon. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the earth’s shadow was on July 16, 2000. The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018.

When an eclipse of the Moon takes place, everyone on the night side of the Earth can see it. The eclipse will begin at around 9:23pm (local time) partially and move to a total phase at 10:22pm, according to NASA’s eclipse predictions. The total phase will end at 00:03 while the partial stage will come to an end at 1:02am. The total eclipse will be at its peak at 11:13pm. In the totality phase of the eclipse, the moon will appear to darken and turn a deep red before eventually returning to normal. This is because of the filtering and refracting effect of light in the Earth’s atmosphere, without which the Moon would appear completely dark during a total eclipse. The Moon takes on a range of colours from dark brown and red to bright orange and yellow in this period. The exact appearance depends on how much dust and clouds are present in the Earth’s atmosphere. Total eclipses tend to be very dark after major volcanic eruptions since these events dump large amounts of volcanic ash into the Earth’s atmosphere. The total lunar eclipse will be seen from the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and Western Australia. While, Europe will miss the initial stages of the eclipse, east Asia, eastern Australia, and New Zealand will miss the last stages, though the total phase will be seen from most of these regions.

10.22pm — 15 June 2011. 10:22pm - Full Eclipse

Doha, Photography

How is Doha like from above?

March 2, 2011 Wahyu Hidayat 2 Comments

Take off from Doha International Airport, I was fortunate to be able to get this magnificent view of Doha from above. Taken from the window of Qatar Airways, flight QR019, 18 feb 2011, around 8am. Canon EOS 7D. Tamron 18-270mm.