It was so great to change Bratislava for a new city for a week. And so I don’t have to travel that much while in Dubai, I stayed right in the Dubai Marina. Actually a friend suggested AirBnb to look for an alternative to a hotel, and it just worked perfectly. I rather don’t imagine how much I would have to pay for a hotel in this location :)

This is the view from the top of the Cayan tower. It’s a HDR from 5 shots, created in Oloneo Photoengine and blended with original exposures in Photoshop.

Of course I also had to visit the Burj Khalifa. I just love these high up places. To bad, that the floor on the observation deck is covered with wood, and so shakes a little every-time someone walks by. But I opened my lens more and cranked up the ISO to get a little faster shots, and so the sharpness is still acceptable :)

Now I just have to hope that someone builds a higher building, so I have a new high place to go to, to beat this one :)

This is a HDR created from 4 exposures in Oloneo Photoengine and blended with the original exposures to correct the bright areas and moving cars.

This post is a little late, as after I returned from my trip, I decided to take a little nap, and haven’t woken up for 14 hours. Still feel a little like a zombie, but hopefully will be back to normal soon. I will write more about the trip in the following posts :)

This is a vertical panorama from two shots, each one from 5 exposures (but I used only 3 in the blend)

And we are at the and of the look back at some of my photos from recent years, and if all is at it should be, from tomorrow I will start posting again new photos (from Dubai presumably :))

And as a last one, here is a shot from Kosice, taken in Summer 2012

One from my first photos taken with the 5D mark II. I did so many mistakes that week :) Like not using a bubble level to correct the horizon, relining on auto white balance and more. But one always learns. Taken in the spring of 2012.