view from Shangri-La
The Hotel Shangri-La in the center of Dubai has a small but fine roof terrace on the 42nd floor, exclusively for guests of the Horizon Club Suites, which offers...
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The Hotel Shangri-La in the center of Dubai has a small but fine roof terrace on the 42nd floor, exclusively for guests of the Horizon Club Suites, which offers a wonderful view of Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa. Ideal at sunset and in the evening blue hour.
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The Hotel Shangri-La in the center of Dubai has a small but fine roof terrace on the 42nd floor, exclusively for guests of the Horizon Club Suites, which offers a wonderful view of Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa.Time
The place is ideal for the sunset and the evening hour, because there are more lights in the city in the evening than in the morning, especially at the Burj KhalifaLighting
I was on the terrace before sunset and kept taking photos until the lights were bright enough and glowingEquipment
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 16-35mm, 16mm, ISO 400, f/5.6, tripodInspiration
As so often, I've seen pictures of this place and thought, I must have taken this picture myself. Besides the incomparable skyline of Dubai, I was fascinated by the huge crossroads with the warm light of the street lampsEditing
This is an HDR recording, so I took a series of exposures and combined it with the Aurora program from SkylumIn my camera bag
First and foremost, I photograph landscapes. I have two lenses in my backpack for this genre: the Canon EF 16-35mm f / 4L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS USM. Various ND and GND filters as well as a tripod are of course always included. If the way to the photo spot is not too long or too difficult, I also like to take the Tamron 70-300mm 1: 4-5.6 SP Di VC USM with me for detailed shots. Occasionally I do astrophotography with the Tamron SP 15-30mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD, but this thing is so heavy that it is only taken for that special occasion. My second big passion is wildlife photography. Here I have the Tamron SP 150-600mm F / 5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (also very heavy and therefore not always in the rucksack) for the larger and more abrasive specimens and the Tamron SP 90mm 1: 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD for the tiny ones I use all those lenses with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV My newest toy is a drone: the dji Mavic 2 pro for unusual perspectives, abstractions and a view over the fogFeedback
Go to Dubai, book a Horizon Club Suite at the Hotel Shangri-La and enjoy the sunset on the roof terrace. With a bit of luck there is also dense ground fog and only the skyscrapers protrude from it - but that is more the case in the early morning
