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Category : Long Exposure

365 Project : Day 029

I am posting this right now from Golden Tulip Beach Resort here in Abu Dhabi.  I found this just right beside the hotel, the houses on the left are for the employees of the hotel and about the yachts… that one I don’t have any idea.  It was pretty dark here so I was forced to shoot this at ISO 200. It’s a nice hotel, it is quite cozy in here.  Nonetheless a great place to relax and unwind, far […]

365 Project : Day 028

So there I was, again being lazy… Looking around the house for something that might be interesting to shoot, then 9:30pm comes, and I still got nothing.  I have no choice but to force myself to go down and find something  to shoot outside.  I looked up in the sky and I saw clouds! Now I know that a long exposure shot would be really cool! I just have to find an interesting subject, it only took a few steps […]

365 Project : Day 026

I literally have no photo today, I was really feeling tired after office work and wanted to stay in bed.  It was around 10pm that I decided to get my arse off and shoot something.  And here we are, this is right in front of our building’s parking.  As you can see the road is still under construction, it’s a new building.  And behold! I found my subject 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 + manfrotto tripod Settings: f8.0 […]

Project 365 : Day 007

Today is just busy.  Got too much going on at work.  I have to prepare for a presentation that is due on Monday and I have zero. Anyway, that’s no excuse not to take a photo.  This is a flyover near work.  I like the leading lines on this image 🙂 So that is 1 week done!  It’s true, time really flies. How I took this shot: Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 + Tripod Settings: f/9 | 10 secs. […]

365 Project : Day 005

I had a lot of office work today 🙁   Speaking of work, this is our office building.  I have been going in and out of of this building for almost 6 years.  And this is the first time I took a real picture of it. Anyway, nothing fancy today…  What I like about this is the mixture of the blue lights on the floor and the red cast courtesy of the break lights of the car on the left. Taken […]

365 Project : Day 003

I’m starting to feeling it… It’s not easy but in a way its good because you learn to push yourself to your limits. Today is day 3; I was in the office the whole day doing the stuff that I do pretty much all week and there I was, on my cubicle thinking of day 3.  I really couldn’t think of anything to shoot when you are answering e-mails at work.  Until it’s 6pm and it’s time go home.  This […]

365 Project : Day 001

I have to do a 365 🙂 There are plentiful of reasons why I wanted to do a 365 Project.  To those who are not familiar with 365, it means that I have to take a picture (and post one) everyday for the whole year, so that would be 365 pictures before 2011 kicks in. Let me go back to why I wanted to do a 365 project; here are my main reasons: 1) Ignite more creativity 2) Challenge myself […]

The Roundabout @ Christmas

Taken from our balcony at Christmas day. What’s so special about this roundabout on Christmas day? Nothing.  That’s Christmas for you here in the Middle East. Well, at least we celebrated in our new flat; had some grilled chickens, pork liempo, carbonara, mixed buttered veggies, leche flan and some chocolate mousse. How I took this shot: Settings: f9.0 | 30 secs | single exposure (no hdr) Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 + Manfrotto Tripod Post processing: Adjusted contrast Sharpened […]

Dubai Marina Nightscape

From the same set as my previous post. I really like this place, especially now that the weather is getting better here in Dubai.  I need to go back and take more snaps, maybe from a different side of the Marina. How I took this shot: Settings: f8.0| 32 secs , f8.0| 15 seconds  (yes 2 shots) Gear: Canon EOS 7D Sigma 10-20mm Manfrotto 055XProB Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead Post Processing: Opened in ACR adjusted the contrast, clarity and vibrance Digital […]

Dubai Marina | Canon 7D

This is Dubai Marina.   Home of the rich folks with boats 🙂 These were during the early testing of Canon 7D.  (I still haven’t read the manual yet at this time.) How I took this shot: Settings: f8.0 | 25 secs. Gears: Canon EOS 7D Sigma 10-20mm Manfrotto 055XProB Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead Post Processing: Photoshop Curves Digital blending for the blown highlights Have a nice weekend 🙂 /Mike