Burj Al Arab, Dubai, 2015.

I visited Dubai for a few days and knew before going, that I had to get a shot of the Burj Al Arab.  As a photographer, it is never a good idea to drive straight to the building or monument, it’s gate, to make a good photograph.  Since I didn’t have several days to revisit Burj Al Arab, to conceive a good composition while on location, I had to do a bit of homework beforehand.  Based on quick research, I became aware of a good outdoor mall near Burj Al Arab, the Souk Madinat Jumeirah.  My imagination led me to conceive an image of Burj Al Arab, with parts of Souk Madinat Jumeirah as the context.  This is the image I ended up making.  A good unplanned outcome is the cool blue lighting on the building, contrasting with the warm lighting of the foreground buildings from Souk Madinat Jumeirah.  Most travel photographers, like to be free of the burden of a tripod, but given my landscape photography background, I carry a light tripod for such occasions.  Using a tripod ensured the high quality and sharpness of this 2 minute exposure.

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