Recent content by zaytsev

Riyadh, Jeddah and other main centres of population together with KSA in the main have certainly moved in in times, however there are some restrictions that you do not want to tussle with. Any government, authority, police, armed service area or personnel or establishment you would definitely...

Reading through this thread has put a wry smile on my face - Last Saturday the calibrated weather station on one of our construction projects here in Dubai hit 54.3 C (in the shade). It has also been very humid this summer with day and night temperatures being in the high 40's since June, but...

I just came back from a trip to Transylvania and Maramures regions in Romania as a family holiday - I had wanted to go for some time but during the Autumn (without screaming kidlets and a screaming wife), and from the incredible Brothers Grimm fairytale scenery and villages I saw, I will...

Singapore is a great place to walk around with your camera. If you want to take some night cityscapes then you may want to take your larger tripod, but if you are set closer to street level looking up at the old buildings with the new skyscrapers behind them and the rage of colourful lights...

I lived in Indonesia for a couple of years whilst working in Jakarta - the opportunity to battle through the traffic to the airport and then fly out on a cheap airline to a different part of the country was always something I looked forward to and was taken every month or so. Fantastic...

BassJunkie, PM me your email and I'll flick you over some pictures. You can then tell me why they've had the last section on the hook for 6 weeks without being able to install it....

Some really fantastic photos there from the UAE and Oman. Awesome.

Alan, one of my favourite places to take your camera and tripod is the level 43 open air rooftop bar at the 4 Points Sheraton, you can get some excellent shots of the skyline including the Burj and the light trails of the road network below - they generally won't let you mess around on a...

I bought my then 2-year old daughter a Fuji instant camera and she loved it. We were living in Hong Kong at the time and knock off instant film was cheap so it wasn't a dent to my pocket as she went mental snapping away - when we moved back to Dubai at the end of 2016 I forgot how expensive it...

I have had the the 3LT Brian for the past 3-4 years and have had no real issues with the mechanics of the tripod. My main gripe would be that it isn't the most stable in anything more than a breeze. I have never put a great deal of weight on it as I use a Sony A7 and wouldn't fancy mounting a...

Hi guys, I am after some advice. I mainly focus my photography hobby on landscapes and architectural/cityscape but I never got on with my 16-35. Whilst it produced excellent quality images I realised that using primes and manual lenses have really encouraged me to slow down, take my time, put...

Me and the better half had the opportunity to hop over to Sri Lanka for breaks a few times a year when I lived in The Middle East and it is a wonderful place - however inland transport does take time although hiring a car and driver can be comparatively cheap and the view from the window can be...

One cursory thing that I would be taking when trekking is a load of ziplock bags to store your kit in. The humidity causes issues when spending time in the forest and near the rivers, but if you get stuck out in a heavy downfall (the rain can be immense here in Indonesia) it can be very...

Thanks for the suggestion and having my (and other road users) driving welfare in mind Gavin!

Thanks Stuart, I will see if I can do my usual trick and buy something from the fishermen that looks great but I have no idea how to cook it... Nod, Thanks for the locations, i'll put them on the list - I did type in serene as I had no idea it was mean to be Cerne and wondered why google...