This is one of the places I like to shoot; simply because they just let me be. Very photographer-friendly (so far). This was taken at Dubai Marina, right next to Marina Mall. Nice place to just relax and sip coffee (or tea whichever suits you). Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f8 | 30 secs. /ISO 100 Post process: Dodging and burning Digital blending and masking from an underexposed shot (DRI) Adjusted exposure using curves Applied sharpening and noise […]
Macro photography is probably one if not the hardest type of photography for me. So I give a lot of credits to macro photographers, they really deserve it. It requires a lot of patience and technique to master this area of photography. I am always fascinated with macro photography and this is me trying one… Gear: Canon 7 D + Tamron 90mm f2.8 Settings: f4.5 | 1/160 | ISO 640 Post processing: Cropped the image to square format Adjusted vibrance […]
I have been into seascapes lately, here’s another one. This particular one was taken from Fujairah, one of the seven emirates here in the UAE. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20 + ND8 Settings: f11 | 0.4 | ISO 100 Post processing: Enhanced the sky to get a dramatic sunset Used curves to correct the exposure on certain areas Applied sharpening adjusted hue and saturation Cheers! /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
Taken from Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. The railings fascinated me, I wanted to create small frames and the railings just did that for me. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/800 | ISO100 Post process: Under exposed the picture using curves Enhanced the sky to create a dramatic look Dodging and burning Blending modes to get more details and texture Happy weekend! /Mike
Street photography is not really my thing; I am not comfortable shooting on busy streets. And because of that, I am missing out on things; street photography offers a different kind of images, it captures “life” of people and a lot more… Just trying out different things, which is what 365 is all about anyways. Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/15 | ISO 3200 Post processing: Used different blending modes to expand the tonal range […]
Got this one on my way home; Today was cloudy and there were sprinkles of rain. This is the transition of weather towards summer here in Dubai. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f4.5 | 1/30 | ISO 100 Post process: Used 3 exposures and blended them together manually (DRI) Dodging and burning Adjusted contrast Applied some blending modes One more day to go before weekend! /Mike
Today, nothing fancy, just a normal simple photograph. This is Dubai Internet City, you can see Canon, Microsoft and Siemens building right next to each other. This is usually where I have my short break or lunch, sitting on the bench and just munching my subway sandwich or just passing time. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f11 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Post process: Used different curves settings Applied some sharpening Adjusted vibrance and saturation Cheers! /Mike
Haven’t been doing water shots lately… I wanted an up-close and personal shot of the water this time; I also wanted to get the angle where the water is actually flowing. Shot this inside the bathtub 🙂 I don’t think I can use my 7D on this shot so I opted for my LX3. Gear: Lumix LX3 + 580exii Settings: f2.8 | 1/200 | ISO 80 Strobist info: 580exii + Lumiquest softbox III @ 1/64 power, placed on top right […]
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 […]