Project 52

In this project I decided to get out from the City and  get some shoots of the Desert . It is not necessary to capture the vast area of the desert, just to get some part of it which are not seen everyday.  And also to capture anything  e.g. camel, insect etc…

sand dune

desert sunrise

A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Deserts are defined as areas with an average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimetres (10 in) per year, or as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation. In the Köppen climate classification system, deserts are classed as BWh (hot desert) or BWk (temperate desert). In the Thornthwaite climate classification system, deserts would be classified as arid megathermal climates.

Sand Dune

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After the press released of the New 120 megapixels Canon APS-H-size CMOS image sensor, here they are Canon make an announcement to exhibit they new telephoto lenses which still under development.

Last August 26, 2010 TOKYO (Japan), Canon Inc. announced that it is developing two new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS lineup of single-lens reflex cameras—the EF500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM—and will display prototypes at the photokina 2010 photography and imaging industry trade fair between September 21 and 26 in Cologne, Germany.

The EF500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM are being developed as L (Luxury)-series lenses equipped with a high-performance image stabilization system.

EF500mm f/4L IS II USM (prototype)

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Most photographers have tried shooting landscape photos while on road trips or family vacations. But what about capturing a cityscape? Is it difficult to do? How hard is it to capture a brightly lit night skyline?

I have ongoing project (gulf panoramas, a virtual tour of real state properties) and this project gives me an opportunity to get this kind of images.

The Address and Souk Al Bahar view Inside The Burj Khalifa (Click Image to Enlarge)

Sunsets, artificial city lights at night and other light sources can all influence the look of your photo. If your camera supports it, try taking several shots of the night’s scene under different white balance settings to obtain special results.

Jemeirah Beach Residence (Click Image to Enlarge)

Most night photos taken when the sky becomes completely dark will not produce the best results. Take “night” pictures around sunset while some natural light remains. Cityscapes are beautiful in pictures if taken at dusk when the sky is deep blue rather than black.

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TOKYO, August 24, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed an APS-H-size CMOS image sensor that delivers an image resolution of approximately 120 megapixels (13,280 x 9,184 pixels), the world’s highest level of resolution for its size.

Canon's newly developed CMOS sensor, featuring approx. 120 megapixels

Compared with Canon’s highest-resolution commercial CMOS sensor of the same size, comprising approximately 16.1 million pixels, the newly developed sensor features a pixel count that, at approximately 120 million pixels, is nearly 7.5 times larger and offers a 2.4-fold improvement in resolution.

Canon’s newly developed CMOS sensor also incorporates a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) video output capability. The sensor can output Full HD video from any approximately one-sixtieth-sized section of its total surface area.

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TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of three new lenses compatible with Nikon FX-format digital-SLR cameras. The AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G is a fast, mid-telephoto prime (fixed focal length) lens that combines a large maximum aperture of f/1.4 with beautiful blur characteristics and superior rendering. The AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR is a 5X standard zoom lens with a fixed maximum aperture of f/4 throughout its entire zoom range. Nano Crystal Coat has been deposited on some lens elements for fine, clear images, and the lens is equipped with Nikon’s latest vibration reduction mechanism, VR II. The NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR is a 10.7X super-telephoto lens that covers a broad range of focal lengths from the wide-angle 28mm to telephoto 300mm. This lens is also equipped with the VR II vibration reduction mechanism.

nikon 85mm f1.4G

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