This image was taken at wide angle from close to one side of the bow to make the boat look as narrow as possible. Also, the vertical frame works to create a similar perception (slightly cropped to exclude most of a skyscraper in the right background). The smooth glossy hull is also a feature in the bright sunlight.
This photograph was taken in the evening light. In this case, I wanted to emphasize the length of the hull. I again was using a wide angle setting but this time viewed from the side. I considered whether to crop out part of the masts and sky to leave a long letterbox type frame. However, I thought that the proportion of the long hull shape to the relatively short sloping masts was already sufficient to emphasize the length.
I had not formulated a clear idea of what to portray as "heavy" in visual terms. When I walked behind the stern of this boat that had just been pulled out of the water I was thinking that there may be an interesting play of the evening light on the hull. Looking through the viewfinder I saw the downward curve of the trailer and saw my opportunity. I tried various versions using a wide angle lens to vary the extent of the hull included in the frame. I decided to leave the boatman standing at the side to show the large bulk of the boat.
There were a number of traditional style buildings in the compound of the Heritage Club Village. The walls were a muted pink color in the evening light. I hoped that I would find some potential subjects to portray the "solid" or "strong" nature of the buildings.
I was attracted by the moorish colonnade around this building that was illuminated by the low sunlight. Looking through the viewfinder on the widest angle setting the near corner of the building stood out. I chose to place this on the left third of the frame so that the building seems to reach towards the viewer. The "solid" character is emphasized by the buildings angular shape and shadows in this picture.
One of the buildings was a mosque with this interesting roof. The barrel shaped roof was surmounted by rows of vertical projections. The roof was surrounded by horizontal overflow drains. These were standing out in the evening light as the sun was still lighting those projecting on the shaded side of the building, whereas those on the sunlit side were dark silhouettes. I cropped out the lower part of the building to emphasize the pattern of the roof structure. I thought that this picture is a potential candidate for "pointed" characteristic.
This is one of the wind towers, a natural ventilation system on traditional buildings. In order to emphasize the "pointed" character, I used a vertical frame close cropped around the tower.
As the sunset progressed, I took a number of photographs of different subjects in silhouette.
One idea was to think about this as a means of emphasizing the "solid" nature of a building, such as the mosque.
Again I set the lens at wide angle and stood close enough to just fit the building in the horizontal frame. I looked at standing to one side or another to achieve a similar effect to the picture of the colonnade above. However, I chose this central position as this minimized the distracting buildings in the background. Also, the lights in the small windows in the tower were just visible from this position.
There was a small enclosure with three camels in the same compound. I took this photograph from some distance away as I was wary of causing any disturbance and attracting attention to myself. I was told by a local photographer that the club was private land even though visitors were at liberty to go in and look around.
I had been looking out for something transparent or translucent that would form an interesting silhouette and I was pleased to find this gateway and lamp with the setting sun behind it. There was still quite a lot of light so that I could take this with ISO 160 at f/8 and 1/640th.
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