This photo is not as colorful as my other photos from Dubai, but it nicely shows why almost all of them are blue hour/night time shots. Even such a stunning city as Dubai, can look just boring with the wrong light. And during the week I was there, the sunsets looked mostly like this. Still it’s an interesting view, so I decided to edit the photo anyway :)
This is a blend from 3 exposures, edited in Photoshop.
Funny thing, that immediately after one returns from any city, one gets great ideas on composition. I know I missed so many views in Dubai, even on the spots I visited. Strange that I coul never think about them when I was there. Could be because of the heat :)
This is another view of the Dubai Marina, taken from the Palm Jumeirah. This is a HDR from 3 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.
I think I mentioned it before, but there are many neon lights in Dubai. They really use them a lot to decorate their buildings. They look nice, but make the capturing and editing of photos a little more difficult.
Same with this photo fo the Dubai Festival city. It actually should not be as purple as it is, but my white balance was set for a nearby bridge (completely lit up by neon lights) and it created this color. And as I really like it, as it’s something different from the blue shots, I let it be.
This is a manual blend from 4 exposures, taken around 1am at night :)
A great end to one of my days in Dubai, was this beautiful Dubai fountain. We stayed around 2 hours in the cafe with this great view, waiting for the next show and always taking photos. When you see the first time how high the water goes, you will really be surprised :)
This is a combination of a lot of photo. The main photo was taken after the fountain ended. It was a 6 exposure HDR. I then used two separate photos of the fountain and one separate photo of the people in the front.
I started posting more and more recently on Instagram, and even if it does not give a very good photo quality, it gives me the opportunity to reach more people with my photos. So if you are on Instagram, feel free to follow me there under http://instagram.com/miroslavpetrasko.
Even in such a busy city as Dubai, one can have a nice calm time. One of course has to go out shooting at very late/very early times of the day. But you are always rewarded with some great views and magically calm waters.
This is a HDR from 4 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.
