It was so crazy to see the photos and videos of this hotel burning during the New years. I can’t even imagine how it had to look to those who were on the spot. It was so good to see that none of my friends that were there (and nobody else there) god badly hurt. Good to see that the architects of these huge building thought of such situations and a fire does not end in tragedy. I’m quite curious what will now happen with the hotel, if it can be repaired, or they will have to demolish it. Time will tell.

This is a photo taken in 2014 from the top of the Burj Khalifa. This is a HDR from 4 exposures, combined in Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 4, Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 28mm, Aperture: 5, Middle exposure time: 3.2s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 25.196557, 55.274810

I feel so sleepy when it’s raining outside. And it has been for the whole day today. But still, to keep up with the blog, how about another photo from Dubai, taken right at the moonrise.

This is a HDR from 5 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 4, Camera Model: Canon 5D mark II, Lens: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS II, Focal length: 160mm, Aperture: 5, Middle exposure time: 2s, ISO: 400, Tripod used: yes, Location: 25.227072, 55.253572

I was not yet in the mood to get back to my more recent photos, so today, here is one more from Dubai. A blue hour view of the Dubai Marina from very high up.

This is a HDR from 5 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 5, Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 16mm, Aperture: 5.6, Middle exposure time: 4.0s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 25.085954, 55.145367

For today I went a chosen one of the older photos, from my trip to Dubai in 2013. I do really have to go back sometime :). This is a 2 shot panorama, each shot from 5 exposures. I had to do a little more editing here, as somehow I managed to cut off the top of one of the skyscrapers while taking the shots. But since I wanted it there, I had to use a part of a different photo, taken from the same spot, and also expand the sky (as described in this tutorial) to have a place for it.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2, Camera Model: Canon 5D mark II , Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 54mm, Aperture: 10, Middle exposure time: 1/80s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 25.071577, 55.132860

To break a little from the photos from Austria, Budapest and Prague, I looked back through my photos from the United Arab Emirates, and chosen another one to edit. So today, a photo from the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

This is a blend from 3 photos, created in Photoshop.

Technique: Manual blend, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 16mm, Aperture: 8, Middle exposure time: 0.4s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 24.413264, 54.475468