The Dove....

Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007 by Stained in
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I don't know which bird this is but it is quite common in Dubai. Me and my family call it a 'Dove'. Live in pairs and quite intelligent I must say (waaay smarter than the pigeons around). Well this Dove was sitting on the makeshift cabin for the construction nearby.



Shooting Date/Time: 31/12/2007 14:54:06
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ): 5.6
Metering Mode: Partial Metering
ISO Speed: 200
Focal Length: 500.0 mm

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The Moon...Again

Posted: Monday, December 24, 2007 by Stained in
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Shooting Date/Time: 19/12/2007 15:26:51
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/800
Av(Aperture Value): 5.6
Metering Mode: Partial Metering
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 500.0mm



Shooting Date/Time: 23/12/2007 18:20:00
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/100
Av(Aperture Value): 5.6
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 500.0 mm


The second picture was a full moon...taken yesterday night.... :D

One question does come to mind when looking at these pictures...Why is the moon bigger in the day picture as compared to the night one if I'm using the same zoom. Hmm....my curiosity will now make me look for an answer online...

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The Burj al Arab

Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007 by Stained in
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Took this just after my DIFF shift was over. I think the white lighting on the Burj really adds to this picture as the surrounding lighting is colourful......one of my best pictures.....



Shooting Date/Time: 14/12/2007 18:55:22
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1.6
Av( Aperture Value ): 3.5
Metering Mode: Partial Metering
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length: 18.0 mm

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Shop names in Ajman.....

Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 by Stained in
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Fodafone it seems....they even made there own version of the Vodafone logo....



Biliardo....'D' will be scandalised... ;)

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The Moon

Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 by Stained in
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Shooting Date/Time: 1/12/2007 00:36:12
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/20
Av(Aperture Value): 5.6
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 500.0mm


Shooting Date/Time: 2/12/2007 00:54:35
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/6
Av(Aperture Value): 5.6
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed: 200
Focal Length: 500.0mm

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You and Me

Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Stained in
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"And it's you and me and all other people; And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you....."

This is such a beautiful LOVE song.......



Click here for the Lyrics.....

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Boredom gives me cool picture

Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 by Stained in
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This is what the Marina plus the Media City buildings look like from the Knowledge Village parking.....was really bored...

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Sorry is not a big enough word...sometimes....

Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Stained in
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This post is dedicated to the three most closest friends I have....Cheeku, CC and Fud....

I'M SORRY........and I really do mean it......

Been a utter disgrace in the name of friendship lately and well what can I say...I'm a jerk...a BIG one that is.....you guys mean a lot to me but just sometimes I seem to ignore that fact and get lost in my own crazy world......so that... :(

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Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Stained in
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Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day.......


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A new way of living.....right!!!

Posted: Monday, November 12, 2007 by Stained in
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I don't get it...how does living/working in a new development like this give me a new way of living. I'll still scratch myself in the same way, burp after I have an aerated drink, sleep in the very same position as I used to...etc. How will it change me then...sheesh..... ridiculous. How unimaginative can these advertisement people get......

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Diwali and Trucks

Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2007 by Stained in
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Yes yes I know, first I don't blog for several days and then suddenly I make two quick posts. Well lately I've really haven't bothered updating this blog but well its high time I got back to blogging as I really don't have anything else to do(I've left work, too much to balance with college already a pain).

Well this is yet another picture/s post so that means I have nothing to write about on this blog. Hmm....makes my life sound quite uneventful. Well I'll deal with my boring uneventful life later.

Getting to the post.....First of all 'Happy Diwali' to one and all(not that there is an 'all', highly doubt anyone really reads this blog anymore apart from 'd'...the one). The picture that follows was taken of the house which instead of using the usual bulb lights to decorate ones balcony, they decided to use candles or as you call them in Hindi 'Dia's', I think its spelled like that, at least that's how Dia is spelled in 'Dia Mirza's' name, no wait, I think she spells her name differently now after some 'baba' or 'Jootish'(don't know what you call them in English) told her to change it. Anyway back to the picture, it looked different to me so I took a picture and thought of posting it here as a 'Happy Diwali' picture.



Getting to the second part of my post, a building is under construction near my house. So recently they were laying out the foundation. After putting the rods, they got the heavy equipment to pour the cement. The close the road beside the site to make space for the trucks. Work began at 10pm on Thursday and got over by early Saturday morning. This one day schedule was all due to the fact that heavy trucks are allowed in the city for the whole day only on fridays. Not sure if the foundation work was complete so I do expect the trucks to be back this coming Friday. Anyway I took a few pictures(Duh!!) so here they are. Not very happening but well...the site of the trucks was pretty cool....


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Airport Tunnel

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The Airport Tunnel information signs, how useful.....
Who cares about the Traffic at the Exit when we're already in a traffic jam. Sheesh!!!!

Btw...the Altima cab has a funky number plate....I'm sure it would be worth a 5 Digit number if it was a normal Dubai plate...

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Beautiful Sky

Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 by Stained in
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Just after the Sunset this is how the sky looked on 30th October. I was on my way to college while on the Al Khail road that I took a few pictures. The featured picture is basically two pictures combined to give you a wider view.

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When not to go Reverse

Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 by Stained in
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The driver of this crane by mistake put the gear on reverse and ended up in this ditch. This happened near Chili's in Garhoud....

Pool driver though, wondering what the company will do with him....

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Permission to shoot ducks....

Posted: Sunday, October 14, 2007 by Stained in
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I parked my car near the lake in 'Meadows 9'. Took my camera out of the bag, walked to the fence [that surrounds the lake] to take pictures of the ducks floating/swimming around in the water. A security man who happened to be passing by at that exact moment of time comes to me and tells me that I need permission to take pictures in EMAAR properties. WTF???

Permission to take pictures of ducks....how weird is that!!!

Anyway I think it had something to do with my camera, maybe it made me look like a official newspaper photographer or something. Hmm...I need compact point & shoot camera for such situation......


Anyway I was able to click a single picture till the time the security guard got to me... :D

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Workaholic....

Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 by Stained in
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I'm at the office right now alone. There is not a single person here except me.
If you're wondering why then let me explain.....

As I have decided not to shift to the evening batch while continuing to work, I have to miss a few hours of work every week. Now to compensate for those few hours I've decided to go to the office on Saturdays [usually an holiday at my office]. Damn, I've become a workaholic....

So here I am sitting all alone & this ridiculous thought pops up in my mind...'If I were to die right now, my body would not be found for the next several hours'....that makes me feel so nice... :

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The Canon way!!!!

Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 by Stained in
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Atlast I got my DSLR....woohoo!!!!!!
It's Canon 400D with a 18-55mm kits lens. For all those megapixel freaks its a 10mp camera... :D

Here's a picture from it....

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Results....

Posted: Friday, September 07, 2007 by Stained in
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I passed....WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!
After 3 weeks of torment duo to the British Councils brilliant administration [sarcasm intended], I got my results yesterday and overall I got more than I expected to get especially keeping in context how crappy the exam papers had gone for me [and everyone else].


Life is good right now....completely perfect. Time to get that Canon DSLR now !!!!! :D

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My Stupidity....

Posted: Saturday, September 01, 2007 by Stained in
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My sister read the post on UAE community and could not stop laughing. That added to my embarassment that I posted it there and not here.....ahhh!!! Why am I soo stupid sometimes....argh!!

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Breaking Benjamin - Breath

Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 by Stained in
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The Song says it all....Love it. Breaking Benjamin has gone in my Favourite bands list..
NOTE: Its a little hard alternative rock




Lyrics...

I see nothing in your eyes
And the more I see the Less I like
Is it over yet?
In my head?

I know nothing of your kind
And I won't reveal your evil mind
Is it over yet?
I can't win

So sacrifice yourself
And let me have what's left
I know that I can find
A fire in your eyes
I'm goin all the way
Get away, please

You take the breath right out of me
you left a hole where my heart should be
You've gotta fight just to make it through
Cause I will be the death of you

This will be all over soon
Pour the salt into the open wound
Is it over yet?
Let me in

So sacrifice yourself
And let me have what's left
I know that I can find
A fire in your eyes
I'm goin all the way
Get away, please

You take the breath right out of me
you left a hole where my heart should be
You've gotta fight just to make it through
Cause I will be the death of you

(take take take)

I'm waiting
I'm praying
Realize
Start hating
You take the breath right out of me
you left a hole where my heart should be
You've gotta fight just to make it through
Cause I will be the death of you

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