Desert Festival | Saudi Arabia

Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Hello every body
After the great echoes of my previous thread Arab Traditional Market I decided to post a new thread showing one of our winter festivals Desert Festival

Desert Festival is not the exact translation.It's in Arabic " AL Ghadha Festival ".The word " AL Ghadha " related to the name of a kind of plant grows only in this desert !. So we used to say " we're going to Al Ghadha " rather than " The desert " . This is a little introduction before I show you the pictures .

PS: I gathered many photos from my friends to give a complete idea.

This picture taken by Mr.Ahmad Al-Sheme as u can see in his logo sign. It shows the whole area of the festival. Many tents arranged in O shape with one gate. The desert is far about 15 Km from the city.

Zoom .. if u have any question , or need a clarification on any part you can ask

The organizers of this camp want to give an exact reflection of the past life. Every thing is related to the past . And I want you to notice one thing , camps are the old houses for travelers while people who live in a city have a clay home (just like the one in the previous thread ).In the center you can see activities of the old-daily life. A half tent (they didn't but its surrounded walls to enable visitors to see what's inside) camels , boys wearing old clothes and playing around the well , girls playing together ( Oh flower open ) - I should tell you about this game some day -

visitors

The tillage

Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Boys getting water from the well

Also , an old game boys used to play with environment materials , they're imagining
themselves riding a hours or something using a dead palm leaves .

Girls wearing the traditional clothes (l)

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Transportation ( this is used inside the city , for traveling they used camels ).

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This picture is Mr.Bander Aljaber shoot . A man holding an old hand mell .

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Girls with traditional clothes .

Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

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Tis picture is by Mr.Ahmad Al Salloum . A man climbs the palm tree showing how to get the dates (don't try to find the dates it's not the time yet ).

http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8a79c97376.jpg
T.V Interview

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Tillage

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Picture with fish eye lenses. The girls are playing a game called ( hadareja bedareja )
don't bothered .. it's a difficult name even for us .. native speakers !

http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8b23025670.jpg

A man , one of the organizers , drinking an Arabic coffee (l)

Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

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pottery art

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Tis picture is by : Mr. Abdulla Al Khaifan
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Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

C H A L L I N G I N G - T H E - D E S E R T

It's a special place to practice your dangerous hobbies . One year TOYOTA company received a video for this race and they were very surprised I don't know what happen then I think they send some supports or I forget

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Pictures by : Mr.Yasser Al Saikhan

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Rinad · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

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So . that's the end. I really hope that these pictures could reflect a little about the festival.
You're all invited to witness it life

.I just want to thank all my friends in our photographic group Okoos , All of them without exceptions . And a special thanx for you to encourage me giving more .

Rinad

sparker1 · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Thank you, Rinad, and your fellow club members. These are great photos, both technically and for showing the life in your part of the world. I can see many similarities between your world and ours. Kids ride their pretend horses just the same everywhere. And men enjoy playing with their "toys" (trucks) everywhere. It would be a wonderful experience to attend this festival.

KenVP · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Great pics

Doctorh · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

really good shots

Artillerist · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Very nice series; thank you for sharing the family of man.

LLBNY · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

Very nice

AiGTs · 26th of February 2010 (Fri)

Great coverage! Very interesting.

lindsaytblum · 26th of February 2010 (Fri)

Very nice series. You did a wonderful job covering a wide range of subjects. My favorites are the one of the boys playing with the palm leaves and the girls in traditional clothing. Very beautiful!

Rinad · 1st of March 2010 (Mon)

thank you all for comments . I'm very glad

Rinad

MidnightSun · 1st of March 2010 (Mon)

Great pics. I love to see something we don't see everyday....

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#1
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Hello every body After the great echoes of my previous thread Arab Traditional Market I decided to post a new thread showing one of our winter festivals Desert Festival Desert Festival is not the exact translation.It's in Arabic " AL Ghadha Festival ".The word " AL Ghadha " related to the name of a kind of plant grows only in this desert !. So we used to say " we're going to Al Ghadha " rather than " The desert " . This is a little introduction before I show you the pictures . PS: I gathered many photos from my friends to give a complete idea. This picture taken by Mr.Ahmad Al-Sheme as u can see in his logo sign. It shows the whole area of the festival. Many tents arranged in O shape with one gate. The desert is far about 15 Km from the city. Zoom .. if u have any question , or need a clarification on any part you can ask The organizers of this camp want to give an exact reflection of the past life. Every thing is related to the past . And I want you to notice one thing , camps are the old houses for travelers while people who live in a city have a clay home (just like the one in the previous thread ).In the center you can see activities of the old-daily life. A half tent (they didn't but its surrounded walls to enable visitors to see what's inside) camels , boys wearing old clothes and playing around the well , girls playing together ( Oh flower open ) - I should tell you about this game some day - visitors The tillage Last edited by Rinad : 25th of February 2010 (Thu) at 07:04.

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#2
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Boys getting water from the well Also , an old game boys used to play with environment materials , they're imagining themselves riding a hours or something using a dead palm leaves . Girls wearing the traditional clothes (l) http://image-uploader.com/download.p...2kdu8a57k3.jpg Transportation ( this is used inside the city , for traveling they used camels ). http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...f34a144118.jpg This picture is Mr.Bander Aljaber shoot . A man holding an old hand mell . http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...47ed9a1898.jpg Girls with traditional clothes . Last edited by Ballen Photo : 2nd of March 2010 (Tue) at 16:33.

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#3
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8a79cd6ae4.jpg Tis picture is by Mr.Ahmad Al Salloum . A man climbs the palm tree showing how to get the dates (don't try to find the dates it's not the time yet ). http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8a79c97376.jpg T.V Interview http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8ab1dca2b4.jpg Tillage http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8ad0b9ede3.jpg Picture with fish eye lenses. The girls are playing a game called ( hadareja bedareja ) don't bothered .. it's a difficult name even for us .. native speakers ! http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8b23025670.jpg A man , one of the organizers , drinking an Arabic coffee (l) Last edited by Ballen Photo : 2nd of March 2010 (Tue) at 16:42.

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#4
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia http://www.e-alsalloum.com/forums/im...8b22f8a03d.jpg pottery art http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/...1fdd46ec_b.jpg Tis picture is by : Mr. Abdulla Al Khaifan http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/...4e78271c_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/...5dcaa5b5_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/...10a62101_b.jpg Last edited by Ballen Photo : 2nd of March 2010 (Tue) at 16:40.

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#5
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia C H A L L I N G I N G - T H E - D E S E R T It's a special place to practice your dangerous hobbies . One year TOYOTA company received a video for this race and they were very surprised I don't know what happen then I think they send some supports or I forget . Pictures by : Mr.Yasser Al Saikhan http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...9401e73ed1.jpg * http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...31a8958053.jpg * http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...d02c30df1b.jpg * http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...1cf6b3b461.jpg * http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...953a4ab159.jpg * http://www.okoos-up.com/uploads/imag...a8c867c671.jpg * Last edited by Ballen Photo : 2nd of March 2010 (Tue) at 16:38.

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#7
sparker1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seminole, Fl Posts: 28,520	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Thank you, Rinad, and your fellow club members. These are great photos, both technically and for showing the life in your part of the world. I can see many similarities between your world and ours. Kids ride their pretend horses just the same everywhere. And men enjoy playing with their "toys" (trucks) everywhere. It would be a wonderful experience to attend this festival. __________________ Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1) 7D, 50D, 300D, EF-S 10-22 mm, EF-S 18-55 mm kit lens, EF 24-105 L IS, EF 50 mm 1.8, Sigma 150-500mm (Bigmos)

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#8
KenVP Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Jersey (Between AC & Philly) Posts: 790	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Great pics

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#9
Doctorh Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South East Texas Posts: 765 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia really good shots

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#10
Artillerist Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 266	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Very nice series; thank you for sharing the family of man. __________________ Canon G-12, 40D, 50D, BG-E2N,1D Mark II N, 17-40 f/4 L, 24-70 f/2.8 L, 100 f/2.8 L IS USM Macro ,70-200 f/2.8 L II IS USM, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, 28 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 28-135 f/3.5 IS USM, Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#11
LLBNY Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA-404624N 0733835W Posts: 901 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Very nice

26th of February 2010 (Fri)	#12
AiGTs Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 535	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Great coverage! Very interesting. __________________ 20D • 24 2.8 • 85 1.8 M8 • 35Lux • 50Lux • 50Nok

26th of February 2010 (Fri)	#13
lindsaytblum Goldmember Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 2,522	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Very nice series. You did a wonderful job covering a wide range of subjects. My favorites are the one of the boys playing with the palm leaves and the girls in traditional clothing. Very beautiful! __________________ Canon 7D Gripped \| 100mm f/2.8L IS USM, 85mm f/1.8, 17-40mm f/4 www.lindsayblum.com

1st of March 2010 (Mon)	#14
Rinad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia thank you all for comments . I'm very glad Rinad

1st of March 2010 (Mon)	#15
MidnightSun Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Afton, VA / Korat, Thailand Posts: 1,204 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Desert Festival \| Saudi Arabia Great pics. I love to see something we don't see everyday.... __________________ Dave Canon 350D, AE-1, Orion 8" Newt. f/4.9; EQ6 w/ modified motor drive; Orion 70mm f/10 Refractor Guide Scope; Celestron NexImage CCD Imager; Starshoot Autoguider. Orion Electronic Focusers. Astro Setup / Midnight Sun Astrophotography

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