I was looking for a future home since my office has been relocated in the middle of the desert which is really far from where I stay. I visited this hotel apartment which is really awesome and I would really love to live in a full furnished apartment which is 15 minutes away from the office. This picture was taken at the balcony overlooking the Emirates road. Gear: Lumix LX3 Settings: f2.8 | 1/100 | ISO 80 Post process: Dodging […]
Ok, a lot of you probably thought I gave up on my 365 Project, well, I didn’t. It’s been really busy at work and the weather is becoming more and more unbearable. Anyway, I hope I’ll be able to catch up. This was taken inside the Madinat Jumeirah Souq. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f2.8 | 1/15 | ISO 2500 Post process: Merged 3 exposures in Photoshop Tonemapped in Photomatix Adjusted curves to get the tones I […]
Taken from Golden Tulip Hotel at Abu Dhabi. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f4.5 | 1/20 | ISO 160 Post process: Combined 2 exposures using DRI Adjusted hue and saturation Dodging and burning Applied vignette TGIF! /Mike
This was taken at Dubai Festival City using my point and shoot camera LX3 with its built in “HDR” mode. This is one of the malls here in Dubai and like pretty much everywhere here in Dubai right now, it is celebrating FIFA 2010 games which is still on going. Gear: Lumix LX3 Settings: f2.0 | 1/30 | ISO 400 (High Dynamic Scene Mode) Post process: Mild dodging and burning Curves adjustments Cheers! /Mike
I saw this two buildings and even with an 11mm UWA lens, they don’t fit on my frame. I decided to go under them and try to frame it as symmetrical as I can. No cropping here. I think I took 4 shots and this was the most symmetrical one. Gears: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f7.1 | 1/125 | ISO 100 Post processing: Dodging and burning Hue and saturation adjustements Curves adjustments to balance out the exposure […]
Taken at the beach using my fisheye lens. I really like this lens, it gives you a whole new different perspective! Gears: Canon 7D + Sigma 10mm f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/20 | ISO 120 Post process: Dodging and burning Curves adjustments to correct exposure Cheers! /Mike
Another Dubai Metro shot 😀 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f7.1 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Post processing: DRI’d 3 exposures Dodging and burning Curves adjustments Hue and saturation adjustments Cheers! /Mike
This was taken at DIFC station. You can see this place just right after you get out of the Dubai Metro Station. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f6.3 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Post processing: Used Photoshop to merge 3 exposures Tonemapped in Photomatix Cleaned up in Photoshop Adjusted curves TGIF! /Mike
For those who haven’t been in a Dubai Metro Station, this is how it looks from inside. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f4.0 | 1/20 | ISO 100 Post process: Combined 3 exposures (DRI) Dodging and burning Adjusted curves in selected areas Adjusted vibrance and saturation Cheers! /Mike
Was taken inside the Dubai Metro. The glass was very dirty so I have to do a lot of cleanup. There was a color cast on the windows of the train, so instead of color correcting it, I tried to accentuate it which gives it a more cinematic look. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/13 | ISO 100 Post process: Dodging and burning Cleaned up using clone tool and spot healing tool Adjusted color balance […]