TweetWellington residents are regular spectators to a display of power by the elements. The New Zealand capital is known for its capricious weather and, in particular, its very strong winds. With a number coastal walkways meandering along the city's many bays and Cook Strait, the ocean has always been at the heart of Wellington's charm. [...]
Aug 05, 2010 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: cook strait photos, crashing waves photos, karim sahai new zealand photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, karim sahai wellington photographer, large swell photos, large swell pictures, new zealand photos, nz, ocean photos, ocean swell, photos of wellington, powerful ocean, rough sea photos, rough seas photos, storm coast, storm photos, stormy seas photos, tsunami images, tsunami photos, waves crashing, weather photos, wellington photos | Comments Off
TweetDriving from Narvik (Norway) to Kiruna (Lapland , Sweden), seen from a distance, the lights by the Rombaken fjord looked like an airport runway. Half an hour after leaving Narvik, he increasingly heavy snow fall forced me to take a break right here. Tweet
Aug 02, 2010 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: arctic photos, arctic winter, fjord photos, karim sahai travel photographer, narvik, narvik photos, night photos, norway photos, norway tourism, rombaken fjord, scandinavia photos, visit norway, visitnorway.com, winter photos | Comments Off
TweetThis elevated view of Oriental Bay in Wellington, New Zealand was taken on November 5, 2009. Guy Fawkes day. While the pyrotechnic show hadn't started yet when I took this photo, you can see a few small fireworks in the left side of frame. A unusually large number of boats congregate in the bay to [...]
Aug 02, 2010 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: dawn photos, drum scanner new zealand, dusk photos, film scanner new zealand, film scanning new zealand, film scanning wellington, karim sahai new zealand photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, karim sahai wellington photographer, mamiya 7II, new zealand, new zealand photos, new zealand tourism, oriental bay, oriental bay photos, positively wellington tourism, provia 400 x, visit new wealand, wellington, wellington photos, wellington tourism | Comments Off
TweetLooking at things with fresh eyes does great things for a photographer. In the last few days, I revisited the photos taken in Norway last year and found a few more which I really like. They've now been added to the Norway gallery. Some of the images are of a small fishing village called Bergsfjord. [...]
Aug 01, 2010 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: arctic photos, bergsfjord, finnmark, finnmark photos, karim sahai travel photographer, loppa kommune, norway photos, snow photos, visit norway, winter, winter photos | Comments Off
TweetA bellbird (Anthornis melanura) sits on top of a broken tree, in the Rimutaka forest near Upper Hutt, New Zealand. This bellbird is endemic to New Zealand and belongs to the honeyeaters family. Its song resembles that of the tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), another endemic bird of New Zealand. To order a print of this picture, [...]
Nov 30, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: anthornis melanura, bellbird, bellbird photos, honeyeaters photos, karim sahai new zealand photographer, new zealand, new zealand bellbird, new zealand birds, new zealand endemic birds, new zealand photos, new zealand wildlife | Comments Off
TweetA pied stilt (Himantopus himantopus) dunks its head into the water, at the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve near Wellington, New Zealand. The conservation area is home to a variety of birds such as royal spoonbills, bar-tailed godwits, New Zealand shovelers, paradise shelducks, pukekos, black shags and white-faced herons. To order a print of this photo, simply [...]
Nov 24, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: black winged stilt photos, forest & bird, forest and bird, himantopus himantopus, karim sahai new zealand photographer, leucocephalus, new zealand, new zealand birds, new zealand fauna, new zealand photos, new zealand wildlife, pauatahanui wildlife reserve, pied stilt photos, poaka photos, wading birds photos | Comments Off
TweetA swell caused by southerly winds washes over the jagged rocks at Moa Point, Wellington, New Zealand. To order a print of this photo, click on the image, or visit The Ocean gallery. Tweet
Oct 30, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: karim sahai new zealand photographer, karim sahai wellington photographer, large swell photos, large swell pictures, lyall bay, moa point, new zealand photos, nz, ocean photos, rough seas photos, southerlies, storm photos, stormy ocean, waves photos, wellington photos, wind photos | Comments Off
TweetIn the first of the three photos below, a tui bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) on a kowhai tree branch. White throat tufts and a distinctive white feathers collar make the territorial tui one of New Zealand's most recognizable endemic birds. Wide format Fine Art prints of the pictures below are available. Simply click on any image [...]
Sep 15, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: forest & bird, forest and bird, karim sahai new zealand photographer, kiwiana, kowhai tree, new zealand art, new zealand art prints, new zealand birds, new zealand endemic birds, new zealand endemic fauna, new zealand fauna, new zealand images, new zealand native birds, new zealand native fauna, new zealand photographic prints, new zealand photos, new zealand posters, new zealand tourism, nz bird, nz birds, nz fauna, nz fine art prints, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui bird new zealand, tui bird nz, tui bird photos, visit new zealand | Comments Off
TweetA thick sandstorm shrouds Dubai's Burj Khalifa and surrounding buildings, United Arab Emirates. At 828m (2,717ft), Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest man-made structure. The colossal building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill a Chicago based architecture firm. Its construction started in 2004 and was completed in January 2010, under the helm of Samsung [...]
Sep 11, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: architecture photos, building photos, burj dubai photos, burj khalifa photos, desert storm, dubai business district, dubai photos, dubai tower photos, engineering photos, financial crisis photos, karim sahai travel photographer, property development photos, real estate photos, sahara photos, sahara weather, sand storm photos, sandstorm, skyscrapers photos, storm photos, tall building photos, tallest building in the world, tallest building photos, uae photos, united arab emirates, united arab emirates photos | Comments Off
TweetA man jumps off a very crowded Majuli Island ferry, Assam, India. Located in the middle of the mighty Brahmaputra river, Majuli is the largest river island in the world with a superficy of 800 sq km. Along with an astounding variety of birds and flora, the island – and the wider state of Assam [...]
Sep 06, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: assam photos, assam tourism, brahmaputra river photos, crowd photos, crowded photos, discover india, ferry photos, india photos, india tourism, jumping photos, karim sahai india photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, majuli island ferry, majuli island photos, majuli tourism, man jumping, north east india photos, northeast india, visit assam | Comments Off
TweetArctic landscape illuminated by the winter sun, Lapland, Sweden. Tweet
Aug 31, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: arctic, arctic circle photos, arctic photos, climate change photos, dawn photos, dusk photos, global warming photos, karim sahai travel photographer, lappland, lappland photos, norway photos, scandinavia, scandinavia photos, snow, snow photos, sunset, sweden, sweden photos, winter, winter light photos, winter photos | Comments Off
TweetThe favelas of Cantagalo are in sharp contrast with the expanse of luxury hotels located at the nearby Copacabana beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Tweet
Aug 30, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: brasil photos, brazil, brazil photos, cantagalo, cantagalo favela, copacabana photos, favela photos, favelas photos, karim sahai travel photographer, living conditions, poor neighborhood, poverty, poverty photos, rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro photos, rio photos, rough neighborhood, rough neighbourhood, shantytown photos, slum, slum photos, south america, south america photos | Comments Off
TweetVillagers wearing woven pandanus clothing performing tribal customs, Efate island, Vanuatu. Tweet
Aug 28, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: customs, efate, efate island, karim sahai travel photographer, kastom, kastom photos, kastom vanuatu, melanesia, melanesia photos, melanesian, melanesian photos, south pacific, south pacific photos, tribal, tribal photos, tribe, tribes photos, vanuatu, vanuatu images, vanuatu photos | Comments Off
TweetAlso known as 'Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho', the 2.56 Km long Macau-Taipa bridge was built under portuguese rule, from 1970 to 1974. The bridge links the Macau peninsula to the island of Taipa. Tweet
Aug 20, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: asia, bridge photos, dusk, engineering photos, karim sahai travel photographer, macau, macau bridge photos, macau peninsula, macau photos, macau tourism, macau-taipa, Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho, taipa bridge, taipa island, transportation photos, travel photography, visit macau | Comments Off
TweetThe Cambodian Palace of Kings, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 'Preah Barom Reachea Vaeng Chaktomuk' is a complex comprised of three buildings built in the mid 1800s: Silver Pagoda, Khemarin Palace and the Throne Hall. Tweet
Aug 20, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: asia, cambodia, cambodia palace of kings, cambodia photos, karim sahai travel photographer, khmer architecture, palace of kings, palace photos, phnom penh, phnom penh photos, preah barom reachea vaeng chaktomuk, south east asia photos, travel photography | Comments Off
TweetAerial view of the Tien Shan Mountain Range, Xinjiang, China. Tweet
Aug 17, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: aerial photos, asia, china, china from the air, china photos, karim sahai travel photographer, mountain range photos, tien shan mountains, travel photography, xin jiang photos, xinjiang, xinjiang photos | Comments Off
TweetThe sun rises behind a layer of clouds, Taranaki, New Zealand. Tweet
Aug 16, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: aerial photos, clouds photos, heaven images, heaven photos, new zealand, new zealand photos, rising sun, rising sun photos, setting sun photos, sun photos, sun worship | Comments Off
TweetWith some time away from Avatar , I went for an evening stroll last sunday, with my Mamiya Super 23 camera. It’s a relatively old film cameras which was popular with photojournalists about 40 years ago. Several lenses can be used with the Mamiya Super 23, the most common one being the 100mm f/3.5. As [...]
Aug 04, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: agfa rsx II 100, analog photography, drum scanning new zealand, drum scanning wellington, karim sahai wellington photographer, kodak ektar, mamiya super 23, miniature effect, new zealand photos, oriental bay photos, tilt shift, wellington, wellington at night, wellington photos | Comments Off
