This was taken at Fujairah, Al Aqa beach. This is a little further away from the beach resorts on that area. It’s really a great place to shoot, the only problem I have with this place is the distance to Dubai, it takes around 2.5 hours to drive.
Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm + ND8 Filter
Settings: f8.0 | 2.5 secs | ISO 100
Post processing:
- Adjusted curves to get details from the sky
- Applied sharpening since its very hazy
- Adjusted contrast
- Dodging and burning
- Applied a light vignette
Cheers!
/Mike
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From the same set of my Canon EOS 7D nature test.
This is from the other side of the beach
How I took this shot:
Settings: F11.0 | 0.8 secs
Gears:
Canon EOS 7D
Sigma 10-20mm
Fader ND (ND2 to ND400 Variable ND Filter)
Manfrotto 055XProB
Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead
Post processing:
- Adjusted curves and contrast
Thanks for viewing.
/Mike
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Taken the same day as my previous post. Fujairah, is indeed amazing.
We didn’t get clouds, we had a very overcast day… it’s even hazy at times. But you know what, this place is still a beauty, look at it!
Shot details:
10mm | f11.0 | 30 sec.
Gears:
Canon EOS 7D
Sigma 10-20mm
Fader ND (ND2 to ND400 Variable ND Filter)
Manfrotto 055XProB
Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead
Post processing:
- Again, JPEG opened in ACR, adjusted clarity and vibrance (hopefully Adobe Raw supports 7D raw files on the next update)
- Opened in photoshop for a touch of sharpening and some curves.
I hope you like it.
Thanks for viewing 
/Mike
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For those who have read my Canon EOS 7D review (found here), I haven’t tried the Canon 7D on nature shots yet, so last Saturday I did.
Me and my friends Jason and Nino went to Fujairah, its around 2 hrs drive from Dubai. I came there to test 2 things, first, my new 7D and second the Fader ND filter. I’ll talk about Fader ND on my future blog post, I had some issues with it.
I got splashed three times and the camera got a little wet in the process. I was more worried about my sigma lens since it doesn’t have any weather protection unlike the 7D. Anyway after all that splashes, both of were fine.
How I took this shot:
f11.0 @ 10 seconds
Gears:
Canon EOS 7D
Sigma 10-20mm
Fader ND (ND2 to ND400 Variable ND Filter)
Manfrotto 055XProB
Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead
Post processing:
- Took the JPEG file and open it as RAW in ACR 5.5
- Adjusted contrast, a touch of vibrance and clarity
- Adjusted curves and Saturation in Photoshop CS4 and added my watermarks
Not so much of ‘pp’ compared to my HDR photos.
Thank you for dropping by…
/Mike
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Another shot from Fujairah.
This was taken from Miramar Beach Resort. Woke up at 5am to have a glimpse of sunrise. My lens fogged up heavily… mainly because of the temperature and humidity.
How I took this shot:
Gears:
Canon XSi (450D) + Sigma 10-20mm
Manfrotto 055XProB
Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead
Post processing:
- Took 3 bracketed shot from ACR; merge as HDR to Photoshop
- Saved as tiff file and tone mapped in Photomatix
- Opened in Photoshop again to adjust the colors and add my watermark
Pretty much the same as the previous one.
Thanks for dropping by.
Happy Halloween everyone!
/Mike
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This is Fujairah. One of the 7 emirates here in UAE.
This particular photo was shot from a beach resort, during sunrise. I hate waking up too early but if this is what I see everytime I wake up… then its worth it.
How I took this shot:
Gears:
Canon XSi (450D) + Sigma 10-20mm
Manfrotto 055XProB
Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Ballhead
Post processing:
- Took 3 bracketed shot from ACR; merge as HDR to Photoshop
- Saved as tiff file and tone mapped in Photomatix
- Opened in Photoshop again to adjust the colors and add my watermark
Thanks for dropping by… till next time.
/Mike
