Good that I stayed close to this spot, or I would have been to tired (lazy) to get up and go here so early in the morning. But great as there are no people there at that time. I was actually warned, that I could be stop by security guards for using tripods in the marina, but luckily it happened only once. But I was prepared either way, as I had my Manfrotto clamp with me, and that can be attached to the railing very quickly :)

This photo was taken around 6 in the morning, right before the sunrise. I had no panorama head with me, but usually one can stitch images even when shoot just from a normal head. This is a panorama from 3 tiles, each one from 4 exposures.

There are moments when I would so love to have a camera with many more megapixels than I have. Usually it’s when I’m taking a photo like this :) So much going on in one photo. As you can see, Dubai is very busy in the evening. I usually tend to go more with longer exposures for a shot like this, to get just the light trails from the cars, but as it was very windy where I was standing, I had to go with a shorter exposure as possible.

During my trip to Dubai, I actually stopped taking the +2Ev exposure. Recently I used it so rarely in my edits, that it just slowed me down. Especially in night shots, where the +2 can get into 16 and more second very quickly, and not taking it, gives one the ability to take so many shots in shorter time. Especially in places like Dubai, where the blue hour is over in few minutes.

This photo is a manual blend from 3 exposures, taken in center of Dubai.

It was so great to change Bratislava for a new city for a week. And so I don’t have to travel that much while in Dubai, I stayed right in the Dubai Marina. Actually a friend suggested AirBnb to look for an alternative to a hotel, and it just worked perfectly. I rather don’t imagine how much I would have to pay for a hotel in this location :)

This is the view from the top of the Cayan tower. It’s a HDR from 5 shots, created in Oloneo Photoengine and blended with original exposures in Photoshop.

Of course I also had to visit the Burj Khalifa. I just love these high up places. To bad, that the floor on the observation deck is covered with wood, and so shakes a little every-time someone walks by. But I opened my lens more and cranked up the ISO to get a little faster shots, and so the sharpness is still acceptable :)

Now I just have to hope that someone builds a higher building, so I have a new high place to go to, to beat this one :)

This is a HDR created from 4 exposures in Oloneo Photoengine and blended with the original exposures to correct the bright areas and moving cars.

This post is a little late, as after I returned from my trip, I decided to take a little nap, and haven’t woken up for 14 hours. Still feel a little like a zombie, but hopefully will be back to normal soon. I will write more about the trip in the following posts :)

This is a vertical panorama from two shots, each one from 5 exposures (but I used only 3 in the blend)