Taken somewhere at the Hatta desert. It’s sad that a lot of people just don’t care and pollute places like this, leaving their trash behind… Captured using my point and shoot camera, LX3. Gear: Lumix LX3 Settings: f2.0 | 1/2000 | ISO 80 Post process: Made the image darker using curves Enhanced the sky to have a dramatic look Dodging and burning Cheers! /Mike
Using my ever dependable point & shoot cam the LX3; I placed it right under the Bamboos and set the dial for the High Dynamic scene more (or the built in HDR mode); No more multiple exposures or tonemapping, it’s all taken care of by the camera 🙂 A few people looked weird at me while doing this shot, but I couldn’t care less 😛 Gear: Lumix LX3 Settings: f4.0 | 1/500 | ISO 400 (High Dynamic Art Scene mode) […]
Taken from Dubai Internet City. Using my point and shoot camera this time 🙂 Gear: Lumix LX3 Settings: f5.6 | 1/30 | ISO 100 (Dynamic Film Mode) Post process: Adjusted brightness using curves Applied some dodging and burning Adjusted hue and saturation Cheers! /Mike
This is one of the places I like to shoot; simply because they just let me be. Very photographer-friendly (so far). This was taken at Dubai Marina, right next to Marina Mall. Nice place to just relax and sip coffee (or tea whichever suits you). Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f8 | 30 secs. /ISO 100 Post process: Dodging and burning Digital blending and masking from an underexposed shot (DRI) Adjusted exposure using curves Applied sharpening and noise […]
I have been into seascapes lately, here’s another one. This particular one was taken from Fujairah, one of the seven emirates here in the UAE. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 + ND8 Settings: f11 | 0.4 | ISO 100 Post processing: Enhanced the sky to get a dramatic sunset Used curves to correct the exposure on certain areas Applied sharpening adjusted hue and saturation Cheers! /Mike
I was at the beach around noon time, walking around finding some angles to shoot. Luckily nature decided to give me clouds today 🙂 Here you go, another Burj Khalifa shot together with the other Dubai skylines 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 Settings: f14 | 1/320 | ISO 100 Post process: Dodging and burning Adjusted curves settings to give me more sky details Adjusted hue and saturation Cheers! /Mike
Taken from Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. The railings fascinated me, I wanted to create small frames and the railings just did that for me. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/800 | ISO100 Post process: Under exposed the picture using curves Enhanced the sky to create a dramatic look Dodging and burning Blending modes to get more details and texture Happy weekend! /Mike
Got this one on my way home; Today was cloudy and there were sprinkles of rain. This is the transition of weather towards summer here in Dubai. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f4.5 | 1/30 | ISO 100 Post process: Used 3 exposures and blended them together manually (DRI) Dodging and burning Adjusted contrast Applied some blending modes One more day to go before weekend! /Mike
Today, nothing fancy, just a normal simple photograph. This is Dubai Internet City, you can see Canon, Microsoft and Siemens building right next to each other. This is usually where I have my short break or lunch, sitting on the bench and just munching my subway sandwich or just passing time. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Post process: Used different curves settings Applied some sharpening Adjusted vibrance and saturation Cheers! /Mike
This was taken at Fujairah, Al Aqa beach. This is a little further away from the beach resorts on that area. It’s really a great place to shoot, the only problem I have with this place is the distance to Dubai, it takes around 2.5 hours to drive. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm + ND8 Filter Settings: f8.0 | 2.5 secs | ISO 100 Post processing: Adjusted curves to get details from the sky Applied sharpening since its very […]