Showing posts with label Burj Khalifa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burj Khalifa. Show all posts

Multiple strikes...

Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , ,
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I broke my lens. The fishy eyed one. It has been improved upon. SJ wants to buy it. I think I'll make a profit. So I’m happy. Plus I got this shot to boot so I’m not complaining!! (^_^)
Camera Model : Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 10/04/2011
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1min
Av(Aperture Value) : f8
Metering Mode : Spot
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : Samyang 8mm fisheye
Focal Length : 8mm

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At the top

Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , ,
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124 floors high yet again on a clearer day unlike the haze that was last time. Stayed there for around 3 hours just chilling out (literally) as my cameras were busy snapping up a timelapse (will post later). Here’s an unintentional panorama of three different panoramas that surprisingly stitched together quite well (38 pictures in total). A bit of a fluke… ^_^
Camera Model : Canon 5D MKII
Shooting Date/Time : 08/2/2011 18:55:31 - 18:57:03 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/15-20
Av(Aperture Value) : f2.8
Metering Mode : Evaluative
ISO Speed : 1600
Lens : Canon EF 24-70mm L
Focal Length : 24mm

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120 something....

Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , ,
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Currently covered by a bunch of swelled up mosquito bites. This is what happens when you loaf around in a sewer pipe. Just one of those wild things I end up doing with SJ. Talking about SJ, ended up going for ‘Dhobi Ghat’ with her a week back when both of us were too tired to do any work. Decent movie though could have done more with it as SJ pointed out (being the Bombay person she is). Need to do a short write up/review on that for my IMDB account. Another write up I need to do is for the movie ‘127 hours’. Saw it in Abu Dhabi yesterday on my own (my first) as I waited for SJ to come from Dubai after work. A well made movie that is a little gruesome in the end. No wonder it had the 18+ rating which as usual led to me being asked for an ID... ^_^

Last Monday was one of those typical winter hazy days with sand thrown into the mixture, not the ideal weather to end up 124 floors high. This was the view towards Sheikh Zayed road.
Not the prettiest of picture you might have seen from the observation deck. With a bit of post processing, I can manage to get some detail out of it....
....but I like the hazy version more because of WYSIWYG.

Now you might think that was AED100 (entry ticket cost) wasted. Well not really because my ticket was one of those immediate entry ones which cost AED400. That’s literally a 50mm f1.8 down the drain but frankly it was a freebie because it was for a client (government agency) and most likely they’d be sending me up there again to get a clearer shot... ^_^

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Reflection...

Posted: Sunday, January 02, 2011 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Perhaps the best sunset picture I took in 2010. The reflection adds a whole new dimension to this scene, something I've shot a million times before. A custom white balance to get the purple tone with a bucket full of contrast to get the silhouettes.

Camera Model : Canon 5D
Shooting Date/Time : 12/27/2010 17:38:48 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/80
Av(Aperture Value) : f6.3
Metering Mode : Center weighted average
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro
Focal Length : 50mm

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Downtown Classic Car show 2010

Posted: Monday, December 13, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Shot these with a 70-200mm @ f2.8 with a mono-pod at sunset/night with ISO ranging from 800-1600 to give myself a bit of a challenge. Spent 5 hours taking 112 pictures of 90 or so cars in an effort to be different from the rest of the shooters. It was a hard job as I clearly was struggling in the end(read: loss of ideas) though the results I ended up with are surely something I am proud of.





Any feedback or critique for these pictures or my style of shooting is welcome.

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Cliché sunset shot...

Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , ,
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Camera Model : Canon 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 11/19/2010 17:16:52 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) : f5.6
Metering Mode : Pattern
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : EF 16-35mm f2.8 L
Focal Length : 35mm

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Canon Legria HF S21

Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Was given the Canon Legria HF S21 camcorder for a week about a month back to review by tbreak.com. Here's what my conclusion looked like:

"A camcorder not for the lighthearted. It requires a bit of dedication and time to understand it in order to create the best results. A little on the pricier side, it delivers top notch and compelling image quality with serious manual controls that is plain eye candy to anyone with a keen interest in videos. Unfortunately it doesn’t make it onto the recommended list due to the few niggles (battery life, LCD usability) that limited this high on feature HD camcorder."

Anyway here are two sample videos I took with it...



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Burj Khalifa

Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , ,
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Was out with Jan watching The Dubai Fountain and decided to test the high ISO performance of the 1D MarkIV. Not bad for an ISO 6400 shot. Makes my 7D look like a joke but then what do you expect from a AED21,000 camera....

Camera Model : Canon EOS 1D Mark4
Shooting Date/Time : 07/24/2010 19:38 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/16
Av(Aperture Value) : f4
Metering Mode : Centre weighted
ISO Speed : 6400
Lens : EF 24-105mm L
Focal Length : 24mm

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The drought is over...

Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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5th may 2010, the last time I took shots for my personal satisfaction. 22 days later, I at last managed to get out and snap a few shots that made me happy. The photography drought is over for now....all thanks to SJ. *hugs* :)

Burj Khalifa with the full moon shining behind...Camera Model : Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 05/27/2010 20::19:43 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1.6 secs
Av(Aperture Value) : f4.5
Metering Mode : Centre weighted
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : EF-S 10-22mm
Focal Length : 14mm

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Reflections...SZR skyline

Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , ,
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Camera Model : Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 04/06/2010 08:12:18 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 15secs
Av(Aperture Value) : f8
Metering Mode : Center Weighted
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : EF-S 10-22mm
Focal Length : 22mm

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B&W SZR panorama

Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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9 shot panorama converted to B&W with a blueish tint added. It was a very clear sky with clouds i.e best time to shoot the SZR skyline.Camera Model : Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 03/04/2010 08:03 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) : f8
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : 18-200mm OS
Focal Length : 42mm

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Sunset...20th Jan 2010

Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Been trying the Lensbaby that I borrowed from a friend in every situation that I face. Even though I wish I had some other lens to capture this sunset, I like what I got from this wacky but fun lens...Camera Model : Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time : 01/20/2010 05:46 PM

Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/125
Av(Aperture Value) : f8 (I think...)
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
ISO Speed : 100
Lens : Lensbaby 2.0
Focal Length : 50mm

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Dubai Lightning show video

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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crappy video but the best I could do....I need to work on my video skills...hmm...

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Lightning show

Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Took these last night after spending a good 3 hours camping out in my balcony. Got a slight cold due to it now...

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Burj Khalifa

Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 by Stained in Labels: , , , , , , ,
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I saw, I clicked and I loved it... :DCamera Model : Canon EOS 7D

Shooting Date/Time : 01/04/2010 08:30 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) : 1/3
Av(Aperture Value) : f4.5
Metering Mode : Pattern Metering
ISO Speed : 200
Lens : EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM
Focal Length : 17mm

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