tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post4112980328320691124..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: Changing timesSeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-76456574596395619862008-02-02T09:20:00.000+04:002008-02-02T09:20:00.000+04:00Beautiful - quite beautiful indeed. The second pi...Beautiful - quite beautiful indeed. The second picture almost brings that era back. Thank you for this lovely memory lane walk.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-71539795787714457682008-01-13T14:41:00.000+04:002008-01-13T14:41:00.000+04:00anon thanks again.Yes, I knew the pagoda house was...<B>anon</B> thanks again.<BR/>Yes, I knew the pagoda house was owned by Arab not Asian people. It was a real landmark in the old days.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-91079274553560786662008-01-13T03:32:00.000+04:002008-01-13T03:32:00.000+04:00Thanks seabee. I've enhanced the image even more:h...Thanks seabee. I've enhanced the image even more:<BR/>http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldairportab3.jpg<BR/><BR/>I was just a bit a bored and wanted to play with photoshop.<BR/><BR/>If you wish to perform the same effect, do the following in photoshop:<BR/><BR/>1) Image - Adjustments - Auto Levels<BR/>2) Image - Adjustments - Color Balance - decrease the amount of Red<BR/>3) Image - Adjustments - Brightness/Contrast - increase the contrast<BR/><BR/>BTW, my folks knew the people who lived at this house:<BR/>http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4850/2148/1600/330800/old%20Deira4.jpg<BR/>They were Syrian, and not asian as one might suspect. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-19758095500908918372008-01-12T15:32:00.000+04:002008-01-12T15:32:00.000+04:00anon thank you. It's a thirty year old faded photo...<B>anon</B> thank you. It's a thirty year old faded photo and I added it straight from my album as I was writing the posting.<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of other faded photos too, so I must do what you did and enhance them before I post them.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-60701196354491628432008-01-12T14:14:00.000+04:002008-01-12T14:14:00.000+04:00I improved the image for you:http://img402.imagesh...I improved the image for you:<BR/>http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldairporteq1.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-84219735656953699982008-01-11T18:24:00.000+04:002008-01-11T18:24:00.000+04:00And taxis without meters, shared with anyone who f...And taxis without meters, shared with anyone who flagged it down, seats covered with clear plastic, dashboard and windsceen-surround covered in exotic decoration - I wish I'd taken photos of them!Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-64931706358952997212008-01-11T16:11:00.000+04:002008-01-11T16:11:00.000+04:00Wow, can't believe you have a pic of this!My memor...Wow, can't believe you have a pic of this!<BR/><BR/>My memory goes as far back as the non-existence of Emirates Airlines...the mere 2 passport check-in desks...the "old" duty-free...the single refreshments "counter"...<BR/><BR/>The good ole days! But I much prefer the new airport...it's tonnes better of course! Still, it's the same way in to the airport departures on that bending flyover, which brings back memories.i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.com