the dubai chronicles

nikon d300, 20mm, f8, multiple exposures of 8secs – 30secs for hdr process, iso100

few hours before my flight back to dubai, my friend was kind enough to show me the sultan qaboos grand mosque. a notable landmark in muscat, you can’t afford to miss this architectural marvel.

unfortunately due to limited time i visited oman, we arrived the place after sundown where prayers were held. the guard at the entrance didn’t allow us to enter and should come back during visiting hours instead (since were non-muslims). i had no choice but to shoot the place from the outside, covering only the main dome and minaret.

nikon d300, 20mm, f8, multiple exposures of 8secs – 30secs for hdr process, iso100

mounted on a tripod, i took different exposures of the same frame from 8 seconds up to 30 seconds. i later tone-mapped 5 sets of images thru photomatix. after tweaking the settings and quite contented with the result, i exported it and made some finishing touches on photoshop.

for more information about sultan qaboos grand mosque, just visit wikipedia or ministry of information, sultanate of oman.

Tagged: architecture, hdr, mosque, muscat, nightscape, oman