Photos of the Day

One of the Oldest Mosque I've seen here in Dubai, located at Satwa Area

Photos of the Day

Safety of the Airport:

Due to Miscalculation of Cargo Loading for this Cargo Plane.

This Picture taken June 05,2007 at the Dubai International Airport, Dubai Ariport Freezone Area.

Shooting Fireworks Part 2

As almost always in photography, the most important part is finding the right place to stand. Unfortunately you can often identify it at firework shows by the line of tripods already in place! If you want to get the same kind of pictures as the others you may need to get there several hours early to bag your tripod space.

Research in advance may enable you to find some other, less obvious places. Some of the best pictures are taken from balconies, roofs, bridges and other high viewpoints, often not readily available to the general public, but which you may be able to get permission to use. Sometimes just standing back a bit from the crowds watching the show will give you a perfect viewpoint.

Images which just show the bursts of the display in the air against a dark background can be taken from almost anywhere in the vicinity of the show. If you want to do more than this, you will need to start by thinking about what you want and to choose your position more carefully.

Shooting Fireworks Part 1

EQUIPMENT YOU NEED

SLR /DSLR Camera
Needs to have a B or T setting. (B for Blulb and T for Timer)

Lenses
70-210 zoom, 50 mm, 24 mm. Lens choice depends on the kind of pictures you want to take.

Film if you will used film
EI 50 or EI 100 colour negative film (use transparency film if you are shooting for stock or other client that requires transparency.)

Cable release
Must have a lock to hold shutter open.

Tripod
Use the largest and most solid you can find.

Flashlight
A small low power flashlight (pen light). This helps setting aperture, checking film loading etc and is always useful when photographing at night.

ALSO USEFUL
Flash unit (not for the actual fireworks!),
dark hat or card
an assistant.

A very Sad Comment from Indian person...

Last May 25, 2007 a group of Filipino gathered for the reason that one mother came for help for her son suffering from leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant in order to live.
I post an article last 21st of May in this blog regarding with these, in order to make a little awareness to whom who may visit and read my article. And on last 24th of May an article come out from one of the news paper here in Dubai it was in "Gulfnews" and I decided to post it in UAEBlog community to add a little awareness.

Now during the said date a lot of people come to give help not only Filipinos but also other nationalities like Arabs, British, Americans, Pakistan, Lebanese, Indians and so on... and we raised a some of money it not big but enough to give a little support...

And to recieved a comment like this in the article I post in the UAEblogcommunity "No comments about the records of Indian Nationality Leave here in UAE": "screen shots"

Click here to view the actual comments:

I really don't know why they make a comment like these, "filipinas /filipinos are filthy people!indians are the best! "... Maybe he /she had a bad experienced with one or two Filipino, but to mentioned all Filipinos he/she was very wrong... As of my stay here in UAE I meet a lot of nationalities including Indian people... and I can say that in all nationalities there have also filthy person.

But during this time I think we need to shared a little to give hope... My Question is this to this person hope that it will not come to his / her family. If the same problem will come in your life What will you do?

Some photos during the events: