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Dubai Hot air Balloons. Michael R. Cruz is an award-winning, professional Commercial & Advertising photographer based in Dubai, UAE. His expertise is Fashion, Editorial, Corporate, 360 VR, Automotive and Landscape Photography. Dubai Photographer.

Dubai hot air balloons

I took this photo of Dubai with hot air balloons few days ago during the Dubai World Air Games 2015.  I am lucky that my balcony is facing this view.  This was taken from my balcony.  To be honest, I don’t see this kind of view every day, because Dubai can be really hazy.  However there are a few occasions that I see the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Skylines really clear.  I have to zoom at 200mm (x 1.5 […]

Fujinon XF 35mm F2.0 Lens Review Dubai, UAE. Michael R. Cruz Dubai Photographer

Fujinon XF 35mm F2.0 Lens Review, Dubai, UAE.

I was actually excited about this lens when I first heard about it. I was interested to see if it’s better than the 35mm f1.4, because that lens – although it’s a “pre-historic” lens in terms of the Fujifilm X series timeline, since it’s one of the first lenses to be released, is in fact my favorite lens. I only had one week to try it out, so I don’t have a one-on-one shoot-out, but I’ll definitely do that soon. […]

Michael R. Cruz Dubai Photographer Iceland Þingvellir how to travel from Dubai to Iceland

How to travel from Dubai to Iceland

I recently traveled to Iceland and had one of the best experiences of my life.  The weather was mostly rainy and cloudy but it didn’t spoil my photographic journey to this mystical place.  If you haven’t been to Iceland, I highly recommend it. I’ll say this though, it will be an expensive trip.  But I promise you will not regret it.  As a photographer, I have never seen such an amazing place, the term otherworldly comes to mind.  It is like walking on another planet. […]

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Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens Review | Dubai, UAE. |

  This is Fuji’s first weather sealed lens.  It is not the fast lens by any means, widest at f 3.5 up to f 5.6; but the focal length makes it a great travel lens.  This 7.5x super-zoom lens is equivalent to 27-206mm on a full-frame camera (35mm) it also comes with Optical Image Stabilization. Build Quality If you are familiar with the 18-55mm lens or any Fujinon XF lenses you will have the same feel right at home with […]