i never tried star trails before until i joined a recent photography competition. we were given certain cameras and the first challenge was taking photographs on a low-light desert landscape. while waiting for my “competition” gear to expose the scene on the north, i tried my personal cam facing south.
there are ways of taking star trails and you can find them all over the internet. the most common are single exposure shot and set of short exposures for stacking. i used the latter since light pollution caused by big cities was strong. south was the only direction with less glow and took a lot of 30-sec exposures and later combined it using a specialised software such as startax.
Categories: composition 101 - lines and curves,photography,tips and tricks
Tagged: bawadi, desert, dubai, landscape, long exposure, sand dunes, star trails
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- 30th October 2011 Sunday at 10:19 pm
i am looking for a suitable photo for our new set of photo frames. while digging in the archives, i came across this shot when i was scouting a location in discovery gardens on broad daylight. there is nothing much to say about this photo but somehow i like how the light and shadows played.
Categories: composition 101 - color,composition 101 - leading lines,composition 101 - pattern,composition 101 - perspective
Tagged: architecture, discovery gardens, dubai, uae, urban
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- 18th October 2011 Tuesday at 9:36 am
balikbayan box is a corrugated box containing any number of small items from food, clothing, toiletries, toys or whatever it fits in. it is sent by expat filipinos to their homeland as pasalubong (presents) to their family usually before christmas. this documentary took us three days to cover from wrapping the boxes with countless packaging tapes, filling up with items and to pick-up of the freight forwarders from our place.
Categories: composition 101 - framing,composition 101 - motion,composition 101 - perspective,life in dubai,photography
Tagged: documentary, dubai, long exposure, time-lapse
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- 12th October 2011 Wednesday at 1:31 pm
few weeks back, it was a first for me to photograph baby twins. the parents asked me to do a small session for aidan and adam. i lost the opportunity to photograph few days after they were born due to health issues. after three months, i got my chance.
Categories: assignments,composition 101 - balance,composition 101 - depth of field,lighting setups,tips and tricks
Tagged: babies, dubai, lighting, portrait
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- 14th September 2011 Wednesday at 10:16 am
finally, we’re ready for the much awaited adventure. it has been months and months of planning, research and challenges that we faced.
Categories: gear,personal,photography,travel
Tagged: documentary, dubai, packing
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- 15th July 2011 Friday at 8:16 pm
