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 […]
There’s something about photographing nature, it makes you appreciate the planet we are living in. Taken from Fujairah, one of the best places to relax here in the UAE. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f22 | 5 secs. | ISO 100 Post processing: Adjusted exposure using different curves settings Enhanced the sky to get more drama Applied some sharpening TGIF! /Mike
This building needs no introduction, The Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai. I know, I already have a shot like this, but this one has a different backdrop 🙂 This one had a sunset view 😀 Anyway, to those who doesn’t know, Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building on Earth, if you want to know the specifics, then google is your friend. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 Settings: f9.0 | 1/160 | ISO 100 Post processing: Applied […]
Lately, Dubai is prepping everyone on what’s to come during summer; it’s getting warmer each day now and slowly but surely, weather will soon feel like a hot oven ! Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f14 | 1/320 | ISO 100 Post process: Adjusted brightness and contrast using different curves settings Applied some dodging and burning Applied a light vignette Weekend is knocking! /Mike
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) […]