i just have to make my own version of this entrance... looking at thousands of photos taken from this view, i did try many times to avoid taking a shot from this angle...
but the moon was just too tempting.
i couldn't get a good shot of the moon because this is a long exposure shot and the moon as we all know, cant just keep still -- just like me.
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 10 secs
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 200
White Balance: Kelvin @ 5000
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“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
(quote by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross)
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Based on the temptation of Jesus, it appears that the devil has some authority regarding the kingdoms of man. We read: "…the devil…sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith unto him, all these things will I give thee…" (vs. 8, 9)
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the Fort Santiago of Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain (Arabic: قلعة البحرين) is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. It is composed of an artificial mound created by human inhabitants from 2300 BC up to the 1700's. Among other things, it was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization, and served more recently as a Portuguese fort. For these reasons, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Qal'at al–Bahrain( also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese fort) is an archaeological site and historic fort.
It is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300x600-metre tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300 B.C. to the 16th century A.D. About 25% of the site has been excavated revealing structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They testify to the importance of the site, a trading port, over the centuries. On the top of the 12m high mound, there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal'a, meaning fort. The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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