Sand Storm View

These pictures were taken weeks ago during heavy sand storm in my working place, I can't imagine I've sucked how much of sand into my body. I only can stand for few minutes in the construction site then I went back to my desk in office.

The air quality here is very bad, I'm trying not to do much outdoor activities during sand storm happened here.

Blur vision

It's not cover by fog, it's by fine sand!!!

Very Low Visibility

I was more worried about my camera, the fine sand can damage my camera if I exposed it too long in this condition. After snap some pictures, I quickly keep clean up my camera. I was wearing safety goggle too, if not I can even can open my eyes.

Sand Attack!!!

The Moon

Have you ever tried to snap moon's picture? Here I give a simple tip to you all how to snap a moon picture properly.

If you are using compact digital camera or DSLR, try not to use 'Night Scene' or 'Night Mode'. If your camera does have manual setting on speed and aperture, try use the same setting as you snap a scene during noon time by using manual mode.

Below here is an example I took on moon by using ISO 100, 1/125 speed and F 8.0 with my camera setting. It will be an advantage if your camera has power zoom, my camera maximum zoom up to 504mm (18x) so I can get a bigger image of the moon.

The Moon

Too bad my camera doesn't support the aperture up to F 11, if has, it will be more detail. The reason why we have to use high speed and low aperture to snap the moon, it is because moon light is reflected by sunlight, so it will be the same setting from our camera during daylight time.

So, are you going to try it out tonight? No worry or you can forget about the tripod as you're using the high speed shutter. Good Luck yah!

The Moon Light

Sunset View At Nad Al Sheba

This post was pending for quite some time, since I don't have any new idea to blog something interesting, here I post up a quite boring post about sunset nearby my working construction site.

These pictures were taken weeks ago during on my way home, me and my colleague decided to stop by and snap some sunset pictures. I was using sunset mode to get more 'sunset' effects on the pictures.

Dubai Skyline View

This picture shows that how tall is the world tallest building (Burj Dubai) compare to other high rise buildings surrounding it.

The High Tension Cables

I always love the silhouette effect from the back lighting, the effect always gives me a very peaceful and relax feeling.

The Sunset

The above picture was taken on maximum zoom from my camera (504mm), that's the advantage of the power zoom and 'Optical Image Stabalizer' features from my camera. I wasn't use tripod to get this shot.

Sunset

Night Scene of Emirates Towers

Went for photo hunting again weeks ago with my another colleague who influence by me about photography. Once again I'm using manual mode for my own favorite setting on speed and aperture.

This time we went to few spots just to snap some shots on Emirates Towers which is a most famous landmark of Dubai.

View From Dubai International Financial Centre

View From Sheikh Zayed Road

View From Dubai International Exhibition Centre

I like this view because the world tallest building (Burj Dubai) is in between the Emirates Towers.

The City of Lights

Along Sheikh Zayed Road, the New Dubai Skyline

I still not satisfy with some shots, I forgot to bring along my lens cover which can block the lighting that cause glazing in my pictures.

*p/s: Please take note that I'm not using DSLR, for those who thinking to get DSLR, better think twice. It doesn't mean only DSLR can get nice shots, the only important thing is you have to know the basic theory and more experiments in the art of photography.

Emirates Towers

Desert Safari Trip

Finally got chance to experience one of the attraction activities in desert. Last month me and a group of colleagues went for Desert Safari in Dubai. It was so exciting when we were in a 4 x 4 traveled along the sand dune, the feeling was like having roller coaster in the desert.

The Challenge

Other Groups in Desert Safari

That time I can see many types of characters from colleagues, some were scared, some were cool, and some were excited, and... I was the one with the cool, I some more asked the driver to drive more faster... LOL

In the Middle of Desert

After the excitement moment, the organiser brought us to night camp for dinner and for night activities. I was trying out the Arabian costume and got a Chinese man from China thought I'm from Middle East,... I was... #@$&*)^@% in my heart and told him "I'm from Malaysia Lah!!!".

I Look Like Arabian Meh?

Then during the dinner, every (hamsap lou) will eyes on the 'Belly Dancer', some of the hamsap lou also tried to get into the dance floor to dance with the dancer.

One of Hamsap Lou Dance with the Belly Dancer

Now is going to summer time, the weather here is getting hotter and hotter day by day, that's why we can't wait more longer to go for this desert safari before the peak of summer. Anyway, I still not satisfy with the package, they started the sand dune adventure quite late, we really not happy with that.

Desert Safari