I had to do a middle eastern picture which had the Qualities of the Arabian Nights without any religious symbology. I could use references such as the crescent moon. My client was concerned that I could upset people. This image was created for a christmas card for a large middle east company. They didnt want heavy political/religious overtones. The brief was that it had to be middle east, could be part of the Arabian Nights and must contain travel or exploration. This was really hard, I came up with this after banging my head of the desk a few times. I would like a crit on this even though the client was happy with the final image. Look forward to your comments.