April | 2014 | Andy in Oman

Burj Khalifa Pinnacle BASE Jump – New World Record from World’s Tallest Building

Published on Apr 22, 2014

Skydive Dubai sponsored Soul Flyers World Champions Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen break a new World Record by BASE jumping from above the pinnacle of the World’s Tallest Building.

“Wameed” -17th Photography Week at Photo Society SQU (20-24 April 2014)

Once a year, the Photo Society Club of SQU holds a one-week photography exhibition on their campus. I was invited by an Omani friend who knows how much I love photography. I’m glad I went as the photographs were gorgeous. Let me share some of my favorites here with you in this post. The exhibition is taking place at the main Conference Hall on SQU campus with photos located on the ground floor and the 1st floor. This one is titled “Window of Simplicity” and was taken by A’Shima Nasser Al-Ghdmai, a student of the College of Arts and Social Sciences. “Fisher” by Mohammed Bin Salim Al-Nahdi This interesting piece is titled “Full of Hope” and was submitted by Lujaina Bint Qais Al Balushi. “Sunset” by Mohammed Bin Salim Al Nahdi (Interesting that 2 of my favorite pics are from the same gentleman!) “Radiance Morning” by Ahmed Bin Maqbool Al Maimani One of several wonderful macro shots submitted by Talib Abdullah Al-Busaidi from the College of Engineering. This one is titled “Cordiality“. “Above the Sky” by Munther Mohammed Al Waili from the College of Engineering “Lkhwer Sands” by Ammar Yahya Al-Mashaikhi from the College of Economics and Political Sciences Wow! I’d love to know the story behind this photograph! It’s appropriately titled “The Explosion” and was taken by Yousf Rashid Al-Naabi from the College of Engineering. This photo, “Hidden Things” is expected to win 1st prize which would put 40o OR in the winner’s pocket. (2nd prize -200 OR, 3rd prize -100 OR) The photographer is Alla Thani Al-Bahri from the College of Engineering. It’s hard not to appreciate this one when you consider the talent and planning behind such a shot. The promoters of the Wameed Exhibition used this photo for some of their promotional posters which tells you it’s up there as one of the top pics to beat. “The Mountain Girl” by Balqees Khalfan Al Rashdi from the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences “Sardine Season” by Anas Mohammed Al Dheeb from the College of Economics and Political Sciences “Grip” by Uhoud Salim Al-Hadhrami from the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Mr. Abdullah Al Harthi, the ex-president of the Photo Society, who was very helpful showing guests like me around! 🙂 Every guest had the option of voting for their favorite picture. It was a hard choice but I finally voted for sunset. Guests to the Wameed Exhibtion have the option of getting their photo taken for only 500 baizas. Yours truly with one of my old students, Sulaiman. I think we’re going for the “gangsta’ look” here, haha! 😉 We only had to wait 2 minutes to get the photo printed! Today (the 24th) is the last day of the exhibition. Sultan Qaboos University has some truly talented photographers on campus! It was a pleasure to see such fine photography.