Showing posts with label Buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buildings. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Fish - eye view of the Sharjah Corniche

I attached an old semi fish eye lens on my digital compact camera, seems to work.

Here I added a couple of old filters with the semi fish eye lens.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Heritage area, Sharjah

The old Sharjah area, is being rebuilt, as the Heritage area. The buildings are built in the way it was built for centuries, using coral and mortar.
Coral piles used in rebuilding the heritage area
Close up of a coral building block
A newly saw cut coral block. A naturally insulated building block.

Coral walls and the wind towers, kept the buildings cool in the harsh climate of the region.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Sharjah King Faizal Street at night

King Faizal Street is usually clogged. But when the traffic does move, it is just streaks of light.