The Big Picture

Dark Toilet

2006-09-24T17:35:00.000+04:00

Dark Toilet.

I know I haven't posting very regularly. School's just started and I haven't been able to do as much photography as I would like. Sorry.

2006-09-07T23:39:00.000+04:00

Warning

2006-08-31T11:26:00.000+04:00

Something experimental - This is my cat Coco

2006-08-27T20:51:00.000+04:00

Blue Building + sky

2006-08-02T16:18:00.000+04:00

Approaching Storm

2006-07-21T19:52:00.000+04:00

Cracked up.

2006-07-03T21:36:00.000+04:00

Inside Mall of the Emirates

2006-06-27T19:12:00.000+04:00

Saw this on the truck which I posted a few days ago

2006-06-24T18:30:00.000+04:00

Sunset

2006-06-20T23:24:00.000+04:00

Been doing a lot of car photography lately, so many of the pictures I post will be from them. I will try to mix it up a bit.

2006-06-18T21:51:00.000+04:00

I'm BACK!

2006-05-05T22:08:00.000+04:00

Not exactly what the picture says, but I've got my finals in three weeks and I shall be taking a break for photography for a while. After the exams its gonna be back to daily posting.

2006-04-30T22:23:00.000+04:00

Out in the scorching desert sun

2006-04-28T21:41:00.000+04:00

Strange Clouds

2006-04-26T22:10:00.000+04:00

Street Lamp

2006-04-24T22:30:00.000+04:00

Mountain of Gold

2006-04-22T22:23:00.000+04:00

Sunset in Hatta

Lost Key

2006-04-20T22:49:00.000+04:00

Somebody's lost key. I would hate to be that person if thats a house key.

Toyshop

2006-04-18T20:31:00.000+04:00

Hmm, I didn't have much to post (haven't done serious photography lately) so here is a tiny elephant in a toyshop.

Pyramids of Light

2006-04-16T19:57:00.000+04:00

Pyramids of Light (on water). Kind of like the Glass Pyramid in Paris but smaller and less spectacular.

Old car # 2

2006-04-14T23:17:00.000+04:00

Another shot of the Californian car.

2006-04-12T21:58:00.000+04:00

Stairs

Dubai Shopping Mall

2006-04-10T23:26:00.000+04:00

City Centre (shopping mall)

Wrong Turn

2006-04-08T22:24:00.000+04:00

Maybe he took a wrong turn. .

*Look at the license plate to see what I mean.*

Long Exposure

2006-04-07T21:12:00.000+04:00

Tunnel

HDR #1

2006-04-04T22:22:00.000+04:00

My first attempt at HDR photography.

Lightbulb

2006-04-03T21:58:00.000+04:00

Wanted to see what a bulb looks like at a 4000th of a second and found out it makes an interesting composition.

Global Wheel B&W

2006-04-02T21:09:00.000+04:00

Another picture of the "Global Wheel" I took a couple of months ago.

Fish

2006-04-01T20:24:00.000+04:00

Fish.

Glass

2006-03-31T21:43:00.000+04:00

Something radically different today. This image is almost unrecognizable from what came out of the camera because of Photoshop. I really like it though.

Pillars

2006-03-29T22:49:00.000+04:00

Pillars

Crash

2006-03-28T21:42:00.000+04:00

Before. Now^. Ouch.

Yesterday's image got 18 comments. WOW!

Kimi looking funny

2006-03-27T21:11:00.000+04:00

I've got an exam tommorow and I haven't done any (good) photography lately. So heres an old picture of Kimi with a funny look on his face.

Chess

2006-03-25T22:29:00.000+04:00

Gumball

2006-03-24T21:32:00.000+04:00

Gumball

Speeding Truck

2006-03-23T23:04:00.000+04:00

A cement truck. One of the most unlikely subjects for a panning shot. This was travelling at about 20mph max.

2006-03-22T22:57:00.000+04:00

Another shot taken from near the highway.

2006-03-21T21:54:00.000+04:00

Sharjah-Dubai Road. The red lines lead to Dubai.

2006-03-20T21:58:00.000+04:00

Emirates Towers

2006-03-19T20:52:00.000+04:00

One of the many street decorations that you can find in Sharjah. If you look very hard you can spot the moon in this shot.

2006-03-18T21:04:00.000+04:00

The tallest building in Sharjah - Al Noor Tower

2006-03-17T22:54:00.000+04:00

What's goin on?

2006-03-16T21:24:00.000+04:00

The water in this shot looks like glass!

2006-03-15T22:32:00.000+04:00

A shot taken from the lookout post.

2006-03-14T20:19:00.000+04:00

Here is the picture that was supposed to be on yesterday, but for some reason the picture was not uploaded to the website.

2006-03-12T19:41:00.000+04:00

This lookout post is more of a lookout post for visitors to look around at the scenery (unlike this one) than anything, but it looks very authentic.

2006-03-11T21:28:00.000+04:00

Another shot taken almost from the exact spot as the last one.

2006-03-10T23:19:00.000+04:00

Took this on a trip to Hatta (a mostly desert and mountains area) that I went to today. More pictures to come up in the upcoming days.

2006-03-09T23:18:00.000+04:00

This is how you say TGI Fridays in Arabic!

2006-03-08T21:40:00.000+04:00

A palm tree at the beach.

2006-03-07T22:31:00.000+04:00

I have been looking at some amazing cat photos lately, like Disso's and mistralcolor's so I decided to post one of my own. And yes, that is a set-top box he's sitting on. Its his favourite sitting spot (maybe because of the heat that comes out of the top!)

2006-03-06T22:30:00.000+04:00

This was supposed to be a simple fountain shot, but looking at it later, I was surprised how much symmetry there is in this photo.

2006-03-05T19:25:00.000+04:00

B&W photography is addictive! I never thought I would like B&W so much. Its a pity its not a feature on my camera (Nikon D50).

2006-03-04T21:22:00.000+04:00

This picture didn't turn out as it was planned to, but I really like the reflection and the parrallel lines.

2006-03-03T20:50:00.000+04:00

Fishing boats that have just arrived with their catch to the local fish market. The fishermen have just unloaded their cargo, which you can see in the bottom right corner.

2006-03-02T21:28:00.000+04:00

Looks like the Grand Cineplex is losing some of its grandness! This happened when it rained a few days ago. The fire was put out very quickly afterwards with no harm done, but I have no idea what the guard on the right is trying to do.Here is one possible scenario:

Guard 1 - OK, what the hell are you doing?! The firefighters will be here any minute!
Guard 2 - Trust me on this one, I've seen it in movies, this is gonna work......

2006-03-01T21:18:00.000+04:00

I really don't know how this got into UAE. Its only found in London as far as I know. You can see this really is UAE by looking at the reflection of a palm tree (never found in England!) on the right. Here it is in its natural habitat.

2006-02-28T22:14:00.000+04:00

The interesting thing to notice here is that even without the B&W effect, almost everything in the picture was Black or White already. Hmm, makes you think doesn't it? ;-)

2006-02-27T21:18:00.000+04:00

Another shot of a mosque. This one is huge (so huge that I could not get it all in frame). You might be able to see this by looking at the kids playing in front of it. I included the car because it somehow matches and contrasts the mosque at the same time.

2006-02-26T21:20:00.000+04:00

This is Dubai Golf Club's main building. Some how reminds me of the Sydney Opera House. Don't know why, but it does.

2006-02-25T21:43:00.000+04:00

A brand new shiny Dodge Viper.

2006-02-24T21:17:00.000+04:00

Another gloomy/rainy day. There was nothing to photograph on the ground so I took a picture of the sky. Looks really scary, like something from Independence Day.

2006-02-23T22:04:00.000+04:00

It finally rained in the UAE! This was both good and bad. Good because it will get a good change in the weather (it was getting HOT in here). Bad because it ruined one whole day of photography. I had been planning on this for a long time but the rain had to come and spoil it all.

Anyways, this is what I think my best shot of the day. Most of the other ones were dull and colourless. This was taken just when the sun came out for a bit.

2006-02-22T22:48:00.000+04:00

My two cats Kimi and Coco.

2006-02-21T21:49:00.000+04:00

A day/dusk shot of the Buheira Corniche. But I think that in the night it looks many times better. Not to say that this shot isn't good. I really like the golden light effect.

2006-02-20T21:19:00.000+04:00

Took this shot long time ago with my old camera, which is why I couldn't get the whole car in. Looking back at it, it doesn't seem that bad. The reflection of the building is the main thing I like about this picture.

2006-02-19T22:04:00.000+04:00

Nothing special about this picture. I just like the way the bricks look and the road looks so shiny. Also the fact that this is straight out of the camera. No editing.

2006-02-18T20:07:00.000+04:00

The tops of these buildings look like they have some straight out of a sci-fi movie! Probably some sort of beacons for an alien invasion :-)

2006-02-17T22:14:00.000+04:00

Got the idea for this after watching the start of the movie "Crash". The big white blob is the moon and the rest are streetlamps/billboards etc.

2006-02-16T22:59:00.000+04:00

Buttons

2006-02-15T22:05:00.000+04:00

Theres something I really like about this photo, but I don't know exactly what it is.

UPDATE: I finally found enough time to update the links on my page to the sites I visit regularly. Thanks to whoever linked to me!

2006-02-14T20:00:00.000+04:00

Back to Sharjah now, with this picture of the sky.

2006-02-13T20:33:00.000+04:00

I don't know whose idea it was to build his house at 1.2km above sea level, but thats gotta have one hell of a view!

2006-02-12T19:39:00.000+04:00

This picture has been taken from the same mountain as yesterday, but this side is the one which overlooks the city of Al Ain.

2006-02-11T20:18:00.000+04:00

Of all the shots I have taken, this is my favourite one.

2006-02-10T21:28:00.000+04:00

Another flower shot!

2006-02-09T20:51:00.000+04:00

If there is anything Sharjah can claim to be famous for, it can be for its magnificent mosques.

2006-02-08T23:23:00.000+04:00

City under construction. Seriously.

2006-02-07T19:47:00.000+04:00

Taken on a beach near where I live.

2006-02-06T19:12:00.000+04:00

A change of pace with a picture of these flowers.

2006-02-05T20:47:00.000+04:00

This stunning architecture is actually part of a shopping mall in Dubai called Ibn Battuta Mall (after the famous Arab traveler with the same name). This part of the mall has been recreated using actual designs from Persia. Probably the most ironic thing is, right in the middle of this is an outlet of Starbucks! You might not be able to read the Arabic, but it definetly says Starbucks Coffe.

2006-02-04T19:48:00.000+04:00

Here is a picture of a Chinese shrine that I took on my trip to China..... errr, not really. This shrine is actually not real. Its part of the Dubai Shopping Festival's Global Village. Here you get pavilions of countries all around the world. The Chinese pavilion had this. The Indian pavilion has a replica of the Taj Mahal! Real or not real, it makes a good picture. If you want to know more about the Global Village check here

2006-02-03T19:58:00.000+04:00

I know I have posted a picture similar to this one here but this one is colourful and technically doesn't count as a repeat!

2006-02-02T20:30:00.000+04:00

I like this building's design, and the sky makes a nice background.

2006-02-01T19:51:00.000+04:00

This used to be a lookout post (for invading armies, I guess) in old times, but now thanks to advanced radar systems its just a tourist attraction.

2006-01-31T22:25:00.000+04:00

Flying free and high

2006-01-30T20:44:00.000+04:00

This picture was actually taken at night. But through the magic of long exposure, it looks like its dawn/dusk. It also makes the street lamps look very cool.

2006-01-29T19:19:00.000+04:00

My first Black and White

2006-01-28T21:59:00.000+04:00

The Burj Al Arab

2006-01-27T15:05:00.000+04:00

Sunsets... Something I need to practice a bit more!

2006-01-26T16:31:00.000+04:00

I really wanted to get this shot right, but I messed up on the WB and now I cannot fix it. It looked really really amazing in real life though.

2006-01-25T12:37:00.000+04:00

I wouldn't want to be riding that!

2006-01-24T09:40:00.000+04:00

Buhaira Corniche (where I live)

2006-01-23T13:44:00.000+04:00

On the Sheikh Zayed Road

2006-01-23T00:59:00.000+04:00

Guy doing a wheelie

2006-01-22T22:00:00.000+04:00

Qanat al Qasba

2006-01-22T21:58:00.000+04:00

Lamborghini Gallardo

2006-01-22T21:57:00.000+04:00

The roof of Mega Mall

2006-01-22T21:56:00.000+04:00

My cat Kimi