Category: UAE
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August 1st Supermoon from Jebel Jais
I wrote an entire post on my blog about the experience of taking this picture from the top of Jebel Jais, in Ras al Khaimah, one of seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates (among the others are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah). The post linked below has some other shots I took from one…
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Moon over Ras al Khaimah
Went outside for a moment and saw the beautiful moonlit night with the night lights. It’s a beautiful harmony of natural and artificial light. There’s a golf course, the waterbody in which is reflecting the shining moon. Exif Data Camera Canon EOS R6 Mark II Lens RF 24-105mm ƒ/4L Aperture ƒ/11 Shutter Speed 30 seconds…
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Coffee Grinder
Picture taken shortly after unboxing the 1zpresso manual coffee grinder. In case you’re interested in more, here’s a blog post detailing my coffee gear purchase, and embedded below is a video of me making coffee. Exif Data Camera Canon EOS R5 Lens RF 24-105mm ƒ/4 @ 58mm Aperture ƒ/5 Shutter Speed 1/30 ISO 1000 Location:…
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At The Top Burj Khalifa
View from the 125th Floor of the Burj Khalifa. This place is aptly called “At The Top Burj Khalifa,” though it is not at the top. Exif Data Camera Canon EOS R5 Lens RF 24-105mm ƒ/4 @ 24mm Aperture ƒ/8 Shutter Speed 1/80 ISO 100 Location: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE Date Taken: March 29, 2022
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Boat in Marina
Exif Data Camera Canon EOS R5 Lens RF 24-105mm ƒ/4L @ 24mm Aperture ƒ/4 Shutter Speed 1/40 ISO 800 Location: Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE Date Taken: March 26, 2022
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The Night Royce
If you ask me which luxury car’s front I like the most, the answer will undoubtedly be the Rolls Royce. There’s just something elegant about the Rolls Royce’s front. The grille is big, but not in-your-face big like the BMW’s kidney. It’s also not overly sporty. It’s like a beacon of luxury that rolls the…
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‘Tis the iPhone Season
If you’ve been to any of the major shopping malls in the past few weeks, chances are, you’ve seen this exact sign, no matter where you are. On an unrelated note, the photo above is an unedited* jpeg from the Fujifilm X100V. There’s a lot of talk out there about the unmatched jpeg quality out…
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The Tallest Building on the Phone
A colleague takes a picture of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world as of today. Exif Data Camera Canon EOS R5 Lens RF 35mm ƒ/1.8 Macro Aperture ƒ/2 Shutter Speed 1/60 ISO 1000 Location: Downtown Dubai, UAE Date Taken: March 25, 2022
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Moon Marina
Moon over the Dubai Marina. One of the first shots I took after getting the Fuji X100V. Exif Data Camera Fujifilm X100V Lens 23mm ƒ/2 Aperture ƒ/2.8 Shutter Speed 1/50 ISO 640 Location: Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE Date Taken: September 29, 2022