I remember when I started with photography, seeing photos like this one and just not understanding how it was taken. The view from the lens I had (18-200mm) just never looked like that. Of course than I got a nice wide angle lens (10-20 at that time) and I understood immediately. Until one tries one out, one will never understand the difference few mm of focal length can make. The view is just do different.

For this shot I went with the 16mm focal length (of course on a full frame sensor :)). One can get quite an interesting view, by lowering the camera down and pointing it up. This is a HDR from 7 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop. Photo taken in the Hungarian state opera in Budapest.

I still plan to go to Prague this year, but since I still haven’t done so, here is a rainy photo from my last visit there. This is the Wenceslas Square right before sunrise. I was surprised how many people were there so early in the morning, but I think for them it was still late at night :)

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

I think I mentioned it before, but there are many neon lights in Dubai. They really use them a lot to decorate their buildings. They look nice, but make the capturing and editing of photos a little more difficult.

Same with this photo fo the Dubai Festival city. It actually should not be as purple as it is, but my white balance was set for a nearby bridge (completely lit up by neon lights) and it created this color. And as I really like it, as it’s something different from the blue shots, I let it be.

This is a manual blend from 4 exposures, taken around 1am at night :)

I think you will recognize the landmark in this photo very quickly, even if it’s completely blurred in the background :) And for those who don’t, it’s of course the Eiffel tower in Paris.

I quite like this composition, as it was shoot through this damaged glass monument nearby, called the Peace Monument. Just a little different take on a classic shot.

This is a single image, edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Today I haven’t been working on new photos for the blog, but instead I looked at adding more content to it. So you will find two new pages today.

First is an addition to my Top Spots category. I added a new city there, this time it’s Dubai. Go and check the list here.

Secondly, I added a new guide to the Guides section. It’s called How to save photos for web, and that’s exactly what’s it about. You can find the guide here.