Recent content by zaytsev

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...

Thanks so much @G.K.Jnr.

Thanks @Boots

Last month I went to Budapest, a place that I hadn't visited for nearly 20 years. It was freezing (-7 when I took this) but the hearty food warmed us up. Taken from the Fishermans Bastion on the Buda side looking at the Hungarian Houses of Parliament, the light was lovely and said from...

Nicely shot - one of my favourite buildings in Dubai, not least because I was lucky enough to be the director of construction for the main contractor. It was certainly a challenge to pour a new floor on each tower every 4.5 days, but the views were spectacular.

You are correct @gramps. I think that in Islamic culture men are allowed to colour their greying hair (with anything other than black) and it was said that the prophet Muhammad used henna which is orange/red in colour. You can see it in Dubai particularly amongst Pakistani and Bangladeshi men...

Thanks for the comments. Here is a couple more and then it will be on to the next place.... Bangladesh%20Shipyard%20Foreman%20by%20Vassily%20Zaytsev,%20on%20Flickr'][/URL] As well as visiting the ship breaking yards, we hopped on a small boat and within the river inlet there was a small...

On to the next couple of photos - I am doing them on the hop as I sift through them over the little time I have over the weekends. Bangladesh%20Salt%20Trade%20October%202022-6%20by%20Vassily%20Zaytsev,%20on%20Flickr'][/URL] Bangladesh is a relatively small country but has an enormous...

I’m late to the party as usual as I’ve only just discovered this thread - this was a great series and I admire the tenacity it took not just to get such a variety of people, but a bit of back story. I studied civil engineering at the University of Bristol 20 years ago and through one way or...

I really like the first one. I’d be very happy if I had taken that, lovely shot.

Bangladesh%20Street%20Scene%20by%20Vassily%20Zaytsev,%20on%20Flickr'][/url]Bangladesh Street Food Scene Amongst the alleyways, markets and sweatshops in Chittagong the waft of some incredible smelling food drew me to a simple area of concrete where steam and smoke was being held captive by a...

I used to have a Flickr account but I closed it a number of years ago - but may have to sign myself up for a new one @gramps. @lindsay totally understand on the storage costs as it wouldn’t be cheap…

I will post a few pictures here and will add to this thread as I process some of the pictures of a recent trip to Bangladesh. I know that photographs where the subjects are of poverty and homelessness are provoking issues for some. There are many countries where these elements are a far more...