Photographing Burj Khalifa

This is my first time to see The New Dubai and Burj Khalifa, and as we are meeting Keith’s daughter and her new baby the next day, I thought I’d better to get it off my chest to photograph Burj Khalifa and it’s singing fountain… Read More

The New Dubai and Burj Khalifa

I have lived in Doha, Qatar for almost 8 years. Yes, I was in Bahrain in between, but overall for almost 8 years I lived in the Middle East as an expat. But, unlike many other expats who frequently go to Dubai for their R… Read More

Burj Khalifa – the Tallest Building

There are many reasons for shooting in diagonal frame:

1. Shooting distance with the object is not long enough,
2. Wrong lens
3. The object is too tall as this is the tallest building in the world (at the time this picture is taken).

I think mostly its the last reason. This picture is part of my experiment using my new Nikon D600; and because it is a full frame camera, and I don’t have a wide angle lens for full frame camera yet.

Singing Fountain at Dubai Mall

Singing Fountain at Dubai Mall with Burj Khalifa as the back ground

This is my first time capturing a live singing fountain, which I believe there should be a trick to do so, and I don’t know the rule of thumb what it is. Any body know?