View of locals walking along ... Frame:natural

View of locals walking along ... Frame:naturalView of locals walking along the Corniche road by Sharjah Creek. In the foreground a man wearing a khanjar (dagger) on a belt over his thobe (long shirt) walks past three masts lying in the sand on the Corniche road. A man and two boys walk along the road behind him. On the right houses made of coral abut the road, while on the left large dhows (sailboats) sit on the beach and in the shallow water of Sharjah Creek. In the far background a high shade

kneels at the far right holding a camel stick

The peregrine faces towards the left

the travelling party's hunting dog

and holding a stick in his right hand

being poled forward by a man standing at the stern and paddled by a boy in the bow

On the left a small canoe is being towed behind the dhow on a short rope

below Jabal Harfa

with snow-covered mountains in the distance

Wilfred Thesiger sits at the centre

which is surrounded by high mountain ridges

Fishing boats moored on a beach

A falconer wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) toped with a dark 'agal (head rope) sits astride a tall camel