The Burj Al Arab (“Tower of the Arabs”, also known as “Arab Sail”). The construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/40 | ISO 100 Post […]
This was taken from Madinat Jumeirah Souk, it is the largest resort in Dubai, designed like old Arabia spread across over 40 hectares of landscapes and gardens. Madinat Jumeirah is the new city of Arabia in Dubai; the resort is Arabian-styled featuring UAE architecture and design. There’s a few bars here and some night clubs which are fully packed every weekend. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/20 | ISO 160 Post process: Dodging and burning […]
The Burj Al Arab, consistently voted the world’s most luxurious hotel. One of the three 7-star hotels in the world. It is the second tallest building in the world that is used exclusively as a hotel. Before the Burj Khalifa, this hotel is the most iconic structure in Dubai. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 Settings: f8.0 | 1/25 | ISO 200 Post processing: Digital Blending of 3 exposures using CS5 (DRI) Adjusted contrast per color channel Used different curves […]
Taken from Madinat Jumeirah Souq. I have a shot of this same location around 1 year back; this was taken around sunset where the sky is really nice. This is also the first time I am using Photoshop CS5 and so far so good 😀 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f5.0 | 1/15 | ISO 500 Post Processing: Selected the 3 exposures and “Merge to HDR Pro” using Photoshop CS5 (very impressive and realistic) Adjusted contrast Dodging […]
Taken a while ago at Madinat Jumeirah, Mina A’Salam hotel; overlooking one of the most famous buildings/hotels in the Middle East, the Burj Al Arab, the only 7 star hotel in the country and first 7 star hotel in the world. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/30 |ISO 200 Post processing: Open 3 exposures and layered them in photoshop Manually blend them (DRI) Dodging and burning Hue and Saturation Vignette Happy weekend!!! /Mike
This flower is very common back in the Philippines, it is called Gumamela, or Hibiscus in English. Not only it’s very pretty but it is medicinal as well. Gumamela flowers are used as an expectorant in bronchitis, for general coughs, and as a refrigerant drink in fevers just to name a few of its uses. Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 90mm f2.8 Settings: f4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Post process: Adjusted contrast Applied vignette Weekend, almost at there… /Mike
I probably posted these buildings more than a few times, I just like how they look 🙂 I just have to experiment with what foreground I have to match it with 😀 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.9 Settings: f14 | 1/200 | ISO 100 Post process: Enhanced the sky to get more cloud texture Applied different curve settings Adjusted hue and saturation Dodging and burning Cheers! /Mike
My objective here is to make a movie-poster-like image. I’m just trying out something new here and learning a few tricks along the way. Being a movie fan myself, I always tend to look closely to movie posters, checking the lighting, processing and hoping one day I’ll try something similar. I enjoyed doing this effect 😀 Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm VC Settings: f8.0 | 1/250 | ISO 160 Strobist: Canon 580exii + shoot through umbrella @ 1/4 power […]
Taken from Jumeirah Beach, if you look closely on the left, you will find Burj Al Arab, the 7 star hotel. You have to look real close to see it 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm + BW ND1000x filter + 3 stop graduated filter to balance the sky Settings: f13 | 15secs. | ISO 100 Post process: Enhanced the sky for more drama Adjusted color balance to remove warm color cast from the ND filter Applied curve settings […]
I saw Iron Man 2 today, oh man… No dull moments! Just got inspired on doing an Iron Man shot! with smoke and strobes 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f7.1 | 1/60 | ISO 200 Strobist: 580exii + LumiQuest Softbox III @ 1/32 power on top right 430exii + LumiQuest FXtra with Red Gel @ 1/128 power on below left YN460II + tissue to cut down some light @ 1/64 power on upper left Triggered by […]