With four glorious days of perpetual sunshine left before Christmas (and Mr. H out of town; well actually in frozen Moscow, no less) my imagination requested to be taken on an adventure. That my good self take my good camera out on a late afternoon jaunt…all along the Dubai Metro.
Dubai Metro-all stations to Jebel Ali: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-360
A condition was that we begin our photoshoot at 5PM and take it to the moment when the sun inched its way to the horizon for dusk to appear resplendid in her coat of golden armour.
Dubai Metro-driverless train racing toward Rashidiya: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-400
You see, the penultimate hours before sunset are truly magical. Gold flecks, shards of warm light, instant glow. Buildings that normally appear, during the harshness of midday, as cold blue steel now are bathed in dazzling gold.
Dubai Metro-Financial Centre Metro Stop: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-280
While onboard, I made myself a little friend…a fellow commuter himself rendered spellbound by the halcyon experience we were sharing.
Dubai Metro-my travel companion: f/3.5; 1/50sec; ISO-640
Three years have passed since Dubai’s leader, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, cut the ribbon and stepped on to the very first driverless metro this country has ever seen. Three years of clean, easy travel for his subjects.
Dubai Metro-Skyline During Sunset: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-140
And so it is for me, today: up the front, in leather-seated “Gold” Cabin, full view of Dubai ahead of me, sun setting over the Arabian Gulf, the consequences of sunset splashed over the glass and stainless steel of the Dubai skyline.
Dubai Metro-Towers along Sheikh Zayed Road: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-110
The end of the line came just as the sun wished for nothing more than dip under the horizon, my view a curious mix of black and gold. I had arrived at my final destination.
Dubai Metro-the end of the line @ Jebel Ali: f/22; 1/50sec; ISO-180
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