Persian Gulf

The Dubai marina at Blue Hour with the well known Infinity Tower in the centre. Stitched from 3 vertical images.

The last time I posted a Burj Al Arab shot was almost 2 years ago! I found a great view point today, from the jetty of the Al Qasr Hotel. The blue hues on the foreground are due to the strong blue lighting under the jetty.

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This panorama was made in the evening using 6 stitched photos each made from 3 bracketed images.

A triplet of abandoned fishing boats in the port of Doha, Kuwait City.

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My first shot using a fisheye, thanks to my buddy Rajesh who sold it to me (he does not need it anymore for his full frame D700 camera). Very challenging indeed to find a suitable composition for this lens. This tiny lens is really razor sharp, I am very impressed.

I am again not very active on flickr these days and lagging behind comments. Sorry about that! I'll catch up, but slowly! ;-)

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Abu Dhabi

Shot from the pontoons of the Dubai Marina Yacht Club.

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An old shot I thought it could be worth posting! ;-)

This is a non fisheye version of a similar shot I posted a few monthsago.

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رأس الخور

Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (RAKWS). RAKWS is located at the head of the 14Km long...

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Yet another shot of Jumeirah Beach Residence, but I did not have that angle yet!

3 shots used for this digital blending, f/8 120s (water, rocks), 10s, 3s (buildings).

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One of my favorite viewpoint in Dubai Marina. Panorama shot with the Nikkor 19mm Tilt Shift.

A more conventional view than my previous fisheye shot Planet Marina

This is a Vertorama with some stitching and optical distortion challenges because of the UWA (Ultra Wide Angle)

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Panorama shot with the Nikkor 19mm Tilt Shift, full resolution 180 Megapixels

Clouds are rare in Dubai. Luckily that night I was not sleeping at 3am, and noticed the clouds, so I took my gear out to grab a couple of long exposures. At 4am, most of the clouds were gone.

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Late at night, when there are no boats cruising anymore, the water is calm enough to produce some nice reflections.

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A view of Dubai from ground level for a change.

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A traditional dhow boat cruising in the Dubai futuristic marina. I always wanted to do this shot, but it was always a challenge to get the timing right, i.e. having the dhow boat to be in this spot during the blue hour.

Multi-exposures Digital Blending, the boat had to be shot at high ISO, high aperture, high shutter speed, and I also wanted a silky water effect with a very long exposure. In the end, a shot that no human eye can ever experience in real :-)

Deconstruction of the shot: Water: 15 sec at f/8 ISO 200 Buildings: 1, 4 & 8 sec at f/8 ISO 200 Boat: 1/8 sec at f/4 ISO 1000, shot 8 minutes before the other exposures (when there was still more light which was good, but I did not have a choice anyway!)

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I hope you are not bored with my Dubai Marina shots, but that's all I can offer now due to lack of time, since this is the closest place from home I can shoot! ;-) The building where I live is visible on this shot (see note).

Well at last a blue hour shot with some moving clouds!

My typical Digital Blending recipe: one long exposure for at f/22 for the sky, two exposures at f/8 for the buildings, one exposure at f/2.8 ISO 800 for the boats (they were moving quite a bit).

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Today, I decided to go to the 'old' Dubai for the blue hour. I've yet to explore more this area. This cool reflecting glass building is the National Bank of Dubai.

5 exposures Digital Blending, shot with my Sigma 18-200mm (@ 48mm).

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Golden Hour at Dubai Marina

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Almost one month since my last post! I should not leave for such a long period!

Taken from a friend's balcony, 27th floor, great view on Dubai Marina. I had to fisheye it!

I hope all is well my friends, I am still very busy at work. Will visit your streams soon.

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Dubai Marina some minutes after sunset. Hope you like it and thanks for any comment

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Ngorongoro crater, Lake Nakuru or Bonaire? No, this is in Dubai too! Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary...

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