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Sep 2015 : Friday
filed under  Dubai, Photography Tips, Sony A7R, Travel

A Great Place to Explore in Dubai

Zooming in

You may remember a few days ago I talked about “cutting the tops off buildings on purpose.” That’s what I did again here… and I’m really loving the effect of it all. It goes against your first instincts, I think, not to include the top…so it’s a bit of an unnatural decision, but you can get used

Daily Photo – A Great Place to Explore in Dubai

I had big plans this night! I had been to this area once before, and I planned on coming down here for the night and staying out forever! I was by myself and planned to take photos like crazy, eat a bunch, chill out outside with some drinks and listen to music, then go take more photos! Well, I sat down to eat and realized I was mega tired… so I just wolfed it down then went back to the hotel. It was actually a mega lame night… just wasn’t feeling so great.

A Great Place to Explore in Dubai

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-19 23:03:47
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time2.5
  • Aperture4
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length61.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Sep 2015 : Wednesday
filed under  Dubai, Sony A7R, Travel

Rivers of Laser Fire

To give you an idea…

…of how precarious it was, here’s a shot of me there earlier in the day.

Trey photographing the Burj by Rene Smith

Daily Photo – Rivers of Laser Fire

One night my friend Rene and I were atop a skyscraper in Dubai and we stayed as long as we could. There was this one Quite Precarious Spot on the corner of the building… I got over there, and this was my final shot for the evening.

Rivers of Laser Fire

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-17 23:05:42
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1.3
  • Aperture4
  • ISO125
  • Focal Length19.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Sep 2015 : Thursday
filed under  Dubai, Photography Tips, Sony A7R, Travel

Dubai From the Inside Out

Cutting Off the Tops of Buildings

This is a new style of architecture photography I’ve been toying with. I think the instinct is to always capture the entire building, especially the top. But in slicing off the top on purpose, it can give you many more options with composition. Also, the way the brain works, the viewer doesn’t have to see the top to know that it also looks pretty awesome… in fact, their imagination of the continuation of the building may be better than the building itse

Daily Photo – Dubai From the Inside Out

Very early one morning we found ourselves halfway up one skyscraper while taking photos of others. We’re now looking in the direction of the Burj Khalifa, which you can see there on the right. To the left there was a frenzy of construction going one to erect yet another one. I like how everything in there seems very greenish and ant-nest-like.

Dubai From the Inside Out

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-18 10:13:34
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time0.3
  • Aperture4
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias-0.7

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Sep 2015 : Tuesday
filed under  Dubai, Lightroom, Photo Software, Photography Tips, Presets, Sony A7R, Travel

Happy September, and Welcome to the September Lightroom Presets!

Day ONE of a new month, get the new Presets!

Pop over to the Lightroom Presets page to grab the new ones at half price… this only lasts 24 hours – it’s something special we do for everyone here on the blog! 🙂

Daily Photo – Another Epic Dinner in Dubai

I’ve eaten at some really beautiful places in Dubai… I spend half the time eating and the other half taking photos. This is a very loungey-kinda-place around a pool. The pool helps keep everything a little bit cool, so you’re not always sweating out the wazoo!

Another Epic Dinner in Dubai

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-18 05:20:01
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time0.8
  • Aperture5
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias-0.7

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Aug 2015 : Saturday
filed under  Dubai, Sony A7R

Inside Hendrick’s Bar in Duba

A big Thank You Again!

To everyone that has joined us on the photo walk thus far! It’s just been absolutely tremendous… should we do it again next year?

Daily Photo – Inside Hendrick’s Bar in Dubai

This is a pretty epic place… it was also a bit strange because I was there alone, so I was showered with attention. See all those different gins in front of me? That’s a little cart they push around that has Hendrick’s gin infused with all sorts of different things. It was like drinking at an awesome medieval apothecary!

Inside Hendrick’s Bar in Dubai

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-04-30 04:01:39
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time5
  • Aperture8
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length11.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Aug 2015 : Monday
filed under  Dubai, Photography Tips, Sony A7R, Travel

Almost Taking a Midnight Dip

Packing for the USA!

Here’s a silly and random video we made a few hours ago…

Deep Dive Video

Here, you can see me talking a bit more about the bag, the inspiration, and even more! Thanks again to our amazing partners at Peak Design! 🙂 Check the Kickstarter page here.

Dubai Nightwalking

If you do ever make it to one of these very hot places like Dubai or Vegas, I recommend sleeping a lot during the day and staying up a lot at night to take photos. Not only is it cooler, but often everything looks more awesome and the photography comes even easier.

Daily Photo – Almost Taking a Midnight Dip

The water here is not that deep, but it’s very wet, as you’d expect water to be. Sometimes when taking photos I lose track of my surroundings… I almost fell in not once but twice! I had my friend Rene with me and he would have died laughing I’m sure… sometimes I wish I would have just so I could have seen his reaction! 🙂

Almost Taking a Midnight Dip

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-16 08:07:27
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1.6
  • Aperture4
  • ISO125
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias-1

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Aug 2015 : Saturday
filed under  Dubai, Photo Software, Sony A7R, Travel

New Presets for August! Get them while they’re hot

New Presets!

Every month new presets come out and are half price just for 24 hours to reward those of you hardcore lovers of it that keep coming back! Thanks so much! Pop on over to the Stuck in Customs Store to find out more! 🙂

What’s in Trey’s Bag?

New and updated! I also updated the Camera Equipment page that lists out my stuffola.

Daily Photo – The View From the Top of the Bar

This is the bar atop the Burj Al Arab, which styles itself as the world’s only 7-star hotel. This bar itself is really cool because it juts way out of the hotel and looks like it would be almost impossible, defying physics. When I got inside, I was really shocked at the outrageous and eye-jamming decor! The drink menu was also like 30 pages and totally outrageous… they even had a drink called “The Burning Man,” which of course I had to get!

The View From the Top of the Bar

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-20 05:37:30
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time2.5
  • Aperture8
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length19.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Jul 2015 : Wednesday
filed under  Dubai, Photowalk, Sony A7R, Travel

Rainy Colors in Dubai

Thanks again for the Dubai Photowalk

It was great meeting everyone out there… and I’m very excited about our upcoming 13 photowalks in the USA! Be sure to check 80stays.treyratcliff.com to find out more!

Daily Photo – Rainy Colors in Dubai

As far as I can tell, it doesn’t rain much here in the city. Rene and I happened to be still out after the photowalk when the rain started to fall. We got pretty excited and started taking photos like cray cray. This is a really cool area of town that goes right along the beach. Over to the right is just a 30 second walk out to the ocean.

Rainy Colors in Dubai

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-17 03:16:35
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1.6
  • Aperture4
  • ISO160
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+0.3

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Jun 2015 : Sunday
filed under  Dubai, Sony A7R, Travel

Love in the Sand

Lost Communication!

I feel really bad because I told this couple that I would send them the photo, but I lost the email? I’m such a dingaling. The woman here gave me her email and I put it in my phone but it got deleted. It was something like VioletRose@aol or PinkFlower@aol — oh man I have no idea… and they were really nice too… now I just feel bad and lame about

Daily Photo – Love in the Sand

This was an awesome couple from Saudi Arabia. They were having so much fun taking photos of each other. I swooped in and joined in the fun. One of the funniest things was a very strange communication barrier. So, they didn’t speak English to begin with, but then the real confusion started when I tried to show them THIS photo that I grabbed. On the Sony, you can see the image on the back of the camera when you look through the viewfinder. I kept trying to show them the photo on my camera, and they thought I wanted them to take MY picture. I was like, no no, just look! After like 10 awkward attempts they finally got it and were Really Happy!

Love in the Sand

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-03-19 21:32:29
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture8
  • ISO1000
  • Focal Length17.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+2

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Jun 2015 : Thursday
filed under  Dubai, Sony A7R, Travel

The Quiet Sea on a Perfect Night

Perfect Water Out There

It gets pretty hot here in Dubai most of the year, so that Arabian Sea comes in very handy. Either you’re inside, slathered with AC, or if you’re outside, you should be in that water! If you go out and keep swimming in a straight line, you’ll end up in Ir

Daily Photo – The Quiet Sea on a Perfect Night

This is the view from the topside bar at the Four Seasons at Jumeirah Beach. These places are so intricately and perfectly designed. People that can design these sort of geometric landscapes that incorporate gardens and pools and beaches — that is a pretty cool skill. It’s one of those strange art-forms that I really appreciate, mostly because I find it to be completely unfathomable.

The Quiet Sea on a Perfect Night

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-04-28 04:47:42
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time25
  • Aperture4
  • ISO160
  • Focal Length13.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+2

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