Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Oman

Over Christmas and New year we visited our son and his family in Muscat, Oman.   One of the highlights was certainly a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. A marvel of engineering and Islamic art.

The mosque has a capacity of up to 20.000 believers.
The (hdr) picture is from inside the main prayer hall.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Photography

Recently I have been accepted in a small photo club: "Ut Fotocollectief" , from Hulst. Only a handful of enthousiasts, guided by a professional photographer, are aiming to make an annual exposition on a theme connected with the part of the Netherlands where all members live, Oost Zeeuws Vlaanderen.
We are still discussing: will it be dikes, water or walls. The photo's have to be taken in our small part of the world. A first attempt by me: