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 black & white layer adjustment for toning
- Dodging and burning
cheers!
/Mike
I was looking for a future home since my office has been relocated in the middle of the desert which is really far from where I stay. I visited this hotel apartment which is really awesome and I would really love to live in a full furnished apartment which is 15 minutes away from the office. This picture was taken at the balcony overlooking the Emirates road.
Gear: Lumix LX3
Settings: f2.8 | 1/100 | ISO 80
Post process:
- Dodging and burning to give depth on the image
- Corrected the perspective
- adjusted curves
Cheers!
/Mike
Ok, a lot of you probably thought I gave up on my 365 Project, well, I didn’t. It’s been really busy at work and the weather is becoming more and more unbearable. Anyway, I hope I’ll be able to catch up. This was taken inside the Madinat Jumeirah Souq.
Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f2.8 | 1/15 | ISO 2500
Post process:
- Merged 3 exposures in Photoshop
- Tonemapped in Photomatix
- Adjusted curves to get the tones I want
- Burning on the edges to create a vignette
Thanks!
/Mike
Taken from Golden Tulip Hotel at Abu Dhabi.
Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f4.5 | 1/20 | ISO 160
Post process:
- Combined 2 exposures using DRI
- Adjusted hue and saturation
- Dodging and burning
- Applied vignette
TGIF!
/Mike
This was taken at Dubai Festival City using my point and shoot camera LX3 with its built in “HDR” mode. This is one of the malls here in Dubai and like pretty much everywhere here in Dubai right now, it is celebrating FIFA 2010 games which is still on going.
Gear: Lumix LX3
Settings: f2.0 | 1/30 | ISO 400 (High Dynamic Scene Mode)
Post process:
- Mild dodging and burning
- Curves adjustments
Cheers!
/Mike
I saw this two buildings and even with an 11mm UWA lens, they don’t fit on my frame. I decided to go under them and try to frame it as symmetrical as I can. No cropping here. I think I took 4 shots and this was the most symmetrical one.
Gears: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f7.1 | 1/125 | ISO 100
Post processing:
- Dodging and burning
- Hue and saturation adjustements
- Curves adjustments to balance out the exposure
Have a nice weekend everyone!
/Mike
Taken at the beach using my fisheye lens. I really like this lens, it gives you a whole new different perspective!
Gears: Canon 7D + Sigma 10mm f2.8
Settings: f8.0 | 1/20 | ISO 120
Post process:
- Dodging and burning
- Curves adjustments to correct exposure
Cheers!
/Mike
Another Dubai Metro shot 
Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f7.1 | 1/50 | ISO 100
Post processing:
- DRI’d 3 exposures
- Dodging and burning
- Curves adjustments
- Hue and saturation adjustments
Cheers!
/Mike
This was taken at DIFC station. You can see this place just right after you get out of the Dubai Metro Station.
Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f6.3 | 1/50 | ISO 100
Post processing:
- Used Photoshop to merge 3 exposures
- Tonemapped in Photomatix
- Cleaned up in Photoshop
- Adjusted curves
TGIF!
/Mike
For those who haven’t been in a Dubai Metro Station, this is how it looks from inside.
Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Settings: f4.0 | 1/20 | ISO 100
Post process:
- Combined 3 exposures (DRI)
- Dodging and burning
- Adjusted curves in selected areas
- Adjusted vibrance and saturation
Cheers!
/Mike
