Dubai Internet City, or DIC is a technology park created by the government of Dubai as a free economic zone, the economic laws of DIC attracted many technology firms such as Microsoft, Canon, Siemens, IBM, Cisco, Dell, Nokia, HP, Oracle and many other IT companies. This particular shot is a man made lake which is a home for migrating birds and some small fishes. Too bad, after July I won’t see this place everyday. But, life goes on… Gear: Canon […]
This is Dubai Marina. This is were the rich folks with boats hang out 🙂 Nothing much to say here… Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10mm f2.8 Settings: f5.0 | 1/15 | ISO 320 Post processing: Blended two exposures manually (DRI) Dodging and burning Adjusted contrast and vibrance Thanks! /Mike
Again, taken from Ras Al Khaimah. I wish I knew what this structure is, I really have no idea. All I know is that looking at it makes you think and forces you to create your own story behind it. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f8.0 | 1/40 | ISO 100 Post processing: Enhanced the sky to give a more dramatic feel Dodging and burning Applied selective color balance Adjusted contrast using blending modes Happy shooting! /Mike
I love sunsets, in fact in terms of photography, I like it more than sunrise. Because during the sunset, it gives a great golden color far longer than sunrise and right after sunset, the there comes the blue hour that later on turns to a magenta sky. Sunset gives you 3 colors of the sky in the span of more than an hour. Which gives you plenty of time to shoot and compose your shots. That’s my opinion at least. […]
This was taken inside the Dubai Metro, gold class seat 🙂 yes, there’s gold, silver and bronze (the bronze one… I’m not that sure); Me and friend Jason took the Dubai Metro just for fun and also, to take pictures. The building on the right is the Dnata building, which is government owned and part of the Emirates Airlines group. I think there is a slight color cast because of the glass window of the train, but I guess it […]
This house provokes a lot of thoughts and feelings, it makes me want to know the real story behind it… the history that surrounds this place… Anyway, I just wanted to share another one of the ruined houses at Ras Al Khaimah ghost town. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 Settings: f9.0 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Post processing: Dodging and burning to get the feel that I want Enhanced the sky to add more mood to the picture Made […]
This was taken at Ibn Batuta Mall. This is the only themed mall here in the UAE. The mall, honored the travels of the traveler Ibn Batuta. Anyway, this part was in the China Court area. Big boat in a fountain inside a mall? Yeah, that’s Dubai I guess. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10mm f2.8 Settings: f5.0 | 1/15 | ISO 640 Post processing: A little bit of dodging and burning Adjusted contrast and saturation Added a light vignette […]
As far as I know, this is a floating restaurant. This boat is just opposite the Barasti Bar. Not much story to tell here, since I’ve never been inside that boat, maybe next time 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 24-70 f2.8 HSM Settings: f4.0 | 0.4 | ISO 800 Post processing: Dodging and burning on some areas Increased contrast Cheers! /Mike
Still on the abandoned place in Ras Al Khaimah, this looks to be an old water well. These kind of places make me think if the future will look like this, when everything dries out… Well, I hope I won’t see that day. Anyway, I wanted to replicate the dramatic feel of the place… Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 Settings: f11.0 | 1/80 | ISO 100 Post processing: Added some drama in the sky via dodge and burn and […]