The Dubai Chronicles
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The saga of Jeff living in the City of Gold. Presently living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, unravel his journey throughout the city with memoirs and everyday life stories.
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blogroll
- a citizen on mars
- a dialogue with knoizki
- ang anino ni abaniko
- airwind
- balikbayan box
- enfocada
- fire in the gut
- ironwulf - en route
- mahryska online
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- wish you were here
- xphotography
Sunday, May 27, 2007
louma and nora outtakes
behind the scenes from the past shoot with nora and louma. i was able to find time to post this during our conference and been busy since last week. i already moved a place to stay (post and pics soon), with that the internet connection is temporarily down due to transfer of connection.the scream - no way!
f2.8, 1/30sec, 95mm, iso200
checking the shots
f6.3, 1/250sec, 135mm, iso200
constipation
f2.8, 1/50sec, 78mm, iso200
the group hug
f7.1, 1/500sec, 10mm, iso200
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
l o u m a
a smiling and happy-looking type, louma, was the easiest to work with. even i asked her to look poker-faced, she can't hold it and keep on laughing. and so i did a candid-type portraits for her.shards
f4.2, 1/200sec, 35mm, iso200
using a big window and a dirty and yellowish background in the dark, i asked her to pose for me to have contrast since her complexion is fair. the shards of glass were there that added touch to her expression, somewhat naughty within.
naturesque
f2.8, 1/500sec, 200mm, iso200
the green wall
f3.8, 1/60sec, 27mm, iso200
low-swing
f2.8, 1/500sec, 120mm, iso200
next, the outtakes...
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Monday, May 21, 2007
n o r a
we found a good location for a model shoot last weekend. visiting the abandoned houses at al wasl, nora, a photographer-turned-model was my favorite of the day. if she didn't forget the batteries of her cam, i wouldn't have the chance to shoot her.candid
f6.3, 1/250sec, 200mm, iso200
de-natured
f9, 1/125sec, 20mm, iso200
venturing the abandoned houses nearby, i saw the frontyard full of dried leaves. since the photographer-turned-model forgot her batteries of the camera, i asked her to lie down and arranged her into this position.
toilet break
f4.5, 1/40sec, 13mm, iso200
broken tune
f6.3, 1/160sec, 29mm, iso200
up next, louma. :)
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
s n i p e r s
last friday's eb wouldn't be complete without the sniper shots... actions and behind the scenes of the fellow photographers who participated the trek. see some of them:rested and ready to fire (liz)
the bus rider (roy)
pedestrian slicer (bingbong)
in the shadows (andres)
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Monday, May 14, 2007
portraits - iii
last friday was my favorite outing with friends because it combines both of my forte, street photography and portraiture. enduring heat, the stench of fishs, gutted insides, and tiring walkathon, i disregard them all just to have a goodie shots. hope you like this as well.crab anyone?
f2.8, 1/25sec, 80mm, iso200
the porter
f4.5, 1/30sec, 12mm, iso400
fish cleaner
f4.5, 1/80sec, 10mm, iso400
where's the head?
f2.8, 1/100sec, 86mm, iso200
up next, sniper shots of fellow photo trekkers. :)
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
w h i t e . r o o m
japs and i got the new place few nights ago and paid the downpayment. last friday afternoon, we started fixing the place. we painted the whole room with white and later decided to put designs on each room. to our new roomies, they decided pink. marble-like design for japs and as for me, just pure white since i'm going to use it for photography.after years of living in a shared room, im going to have privacy of my own. :)
my new prison cell
f4, 1/50sec, 10mm, iso200, flash fired
makoy paints the kitchen
f4, 1/125sec, 10mm, iso200, flash fired
roller 'em up!
f4, 1/125sec, 10mm, iso200, flash fired
the making of "pink room"
f4.2, 1/40sec, 10mm, iso200, flash fired
we were able to finish the paintjob and hopefully we will install the flooring and start moving our things in a couple of days. painting the house is not an easy task. it took us 2 days to get it done and i got fever from it. :P
addendum: happy mother's day to all!
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
dpp/tl dxb street photography eb - group hugs
finally, individuals from different camera clubs and communities met in a large scale. around 26 filipino photo enthusiasts attended the much awaited street photography meetup in dubai. though the walk was unforgiving (plus closed restos), i would like to thank everyone who came and who helped to organize this gig.you know who you are. shokran!
sorry no jumps for today due to humid weather conditions.
fish market
bus station
naif spice souk
up next: people in the fish market
note: we're brewing another session and this time it will be indoors and a studio shoot. stay tuned.
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Monday, May 07, 2007
dpp/tl - street photography eb
beat the heat and it's time to meet and hit the streets!explore and capture the rocky shores of deira corniche, noisy vendors, stinky fishes and semifresh veggies of deira fish market, the glittering window shops of gold, old spices and other market trades of naif, and the wooden ships and busy cargos along the dubai creek.
a lot of my photo colleagues and friends are hesitant to meet with each other once again and decided to put this eb before the real summer heat starts. share tips and trade secrets in photography with fellow enthusiasts and newbies are the objectives of this trek.
map courtesy of google earth
large version
who: anyone with a camera
when: 5:30am - 1pm, friday, May 11, 2007
meeting Place: gold souq bus station (1)
where to: deira fish market(2), the corniche(3), gold souq/naif area (4), and the dubai creek(5)
notes before the trek:
- pack light, we're going for a long walk
- bring sunscreen and hats to protect yourself from heat. it's summer already.
- wear comfy clothes. this ain't no fashion show
- water. water. water... or better yet, lots of dirham coins for vendo machines.
- charge your batteries and empty your storage before venturing this trek.
- don't be shy if it's your first time. we're here to learn and have fun.
- bring foodies and giveaways. bribe your photo buddies to be.
- bring your identification documents. police/cid might hound us for being paparazzi.
to join:
- just send an email with your name and contact info or leave a comment on this post.
it's a street photography galore! be there!
updates (05-10-07):
so far 24 have confirmed for the eb and this is already big that we have to secure a permit from the police and philippine consulate as a safety. one of our friends from the dubai government inquired and we're cleared for the shoot. however here are some guidelines coming from the dxb police/cid:
1. Photographing in restricted areas such as government departments, ministries, royal palaces, military outposts and oil refineries is prohibited.
2. Photographing any scenes that disrespect or harm social and cultural perspectives and values of society is prohibited.
3. Photographing any scenes that reflect unethically or negatively upon any economical, political or ideological issues is prohibited.
plus, we might get covered from the press. :P stay tuned.
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
go kart go!
yesterday, i finally able to meet up with my friend, mitch, who was visiting here in the sandlands. she was assigned by her company for three months and i was invited if i wanted to go karting. though i felt bored, i tagged along.the karting track is located at the dubai autodrome, a 25-minute car ride from the city proper. i didn't join with the racers since i would like to practice panning shots.
"in photography, panning technique is used to suggest fast motion, and bring out foreground from background. in photographic pictures it is usually noted by a foreground subject in action appearing still (i.e. a runner frozen in mid-stride) while the background is streaked and/or skewed in the apparently opposite direction of the subject's travel." - wikipedia
ready and all psyched up
ready and asleep
leader one
reverse count
yellow flag is up
the racers
though the timing of the day was unfavorable (3-5pm), i did manage to get good ones by overexposing it. though some of my panning shots were so-so, it was fun practicing and be back to autodrome next time (and driving a kart as well..hehe).
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
b l i n d s
f1.8, 1/80secs, 50mm, iso800, cloudy
window blinds reduces the amount of sunlight and an alternative as a softbox. doing portraits on daylight (or artificial lighting) with blinders can have a background effect such as this one.
no further pp enhancements done except resizing it to frame and sig.
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