This is one of my favorite shots among all the photos I took recently. Timing is really a big key when taking photos like this. You cannot really predict when is the best time to take a picture, you just go there and pray for the best. This was shot at dawn, just before the sun rises. It’s really challenging to take a picture of the Burj Khalifa, simply because it’s very tall. I mean, it’s not the tallest building […]
The Burj Khalifa, known to be Burj Dubai for years. This time I tried muting the colors in attempt to make my subject stand out better. This is also my attempt to make a vertical panorama, some calls it vertorama. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f8.0 | 1/320 | ISO 100 Post process: Photomerged in Photoshop using 5 photos of vertical-panoramic shots (hand held) Tried correcting the perspective to straighten the Burj Khalifa (aka Burj Dubai) Used the […]
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
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
I was at the beach around noon time, walking around finding some angles to shoot. Luckily nature decided to give me clouds today 🙂 Here you go, another Burj Khalifa shot together with the other Dubai skylines 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 Settings: f14 | 1/320 | ISO 100 Post process: Dodging and burning Adjusted curves settings to give me more sky details Adjusted hue and saturation Cheers! /Mike
This is my 100th picture for my 365 project. I have posted 100 pictures everyday since January 1st of 2010 😀 I am a fan of color, you can see that on rest of my 365 Project, however on this picture, I wanted a muted look. I processed it in dual tone. Just an experiment and playing around with muted colors. This was taken at high noon around 1pm or something, it just appeared dark because of my 10-stop B+W […]
Another shot from Jumeirah Beach, overlooking some of the most famous Dubai landmarks, Burj Khalifa and Emirates Towers to name a few. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/60 | ISO 100 Post processing: Applied some perspective correction Enhanced the sky for a dramatic look Used curves to underexpose the image Used different curves settings to adjust exposure Dodging and burning It’s weekend again! /Mike
From this angle you can see how tall the Burj Khalifa compared to the other Dubai skylines. This was taken at Jumeirah beach, in the part where there are not so many people around. Oh man, that building is really tall! Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Post processing: Enhanced the sky to get more texture of the sky using curves Dodging and burning Contrast adjustment Added a light vignette Take care! /Mike
Took this on the way home; I’m not driving 🙂 I’m on the passenger seat so… Safety first 😀 This is pretty much how Dubai road looks like at around 6pm. You can see on the right the Dubai Metro and the Burj Khalifa. I like the zoom blur effect created… Nothing much to say. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f6.3 | 1/25 | ISO100 Post processing: Some blending modes to get some details of the sky […]