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Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

That Sunday evening in January 2013, I was hunting around for few birds with my Canon EOS 5D Mark III fitted with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L II IS USM + Canon EF 2X III Extender. My hunt started in a relative hot sunlight of 2PM and went on till around 5:30 PM without any bird … Read more

Canon EF 200-400MM Extender 1.4X Lens just announced

Canon EF 200-400MM Extender 1.4X Lens

The new Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens is a telephoto-zoom lens for Canon EOS cameras that features a constant f/4.0 maximum aperture, Ultrasonic Motor focusing, three Image Stabilizer modes and an integrated 1.4x extender to effectively increase the maximum focal length to 560mm. The optical construction has been optimized and incorporates … Read more

Dubai – Mirage on Desert – Part 5

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

For the last day of our stay at Dubai we wanted to explore the capital of UAE, Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city proper had a population of 921,000 in 2013 making it the second largest city of the United … Read more

Dubai – Mirage on Desert – Part 4

Big Bus Reflection

Our fourth day in Dubai started on a wrong foot. I had booked taxi on that Monday to Abu Dhabi hoping to visit Ferrari park there. What I did not realize that Monday was a holiday for the Ferrari Park. So in the last minute had to switch my program and started to explore Dubai … Read more

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware 1.2.1 Released

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware 1.2.1 Available Now for Download. Here are the list of improvements in firmware version 1.2.1. Uncompressed HDMI output is now enabled. Enables the center AF point to autofocus when the camera is used with Canon EF lens/extender combinations whose combined maximum aperture is f/8. Improves the speed of the … Read more

Dubai – Mirage on Desert – Part 3

Old Burjuman Mall Being Demolished

I was rudely awakened by constant grinding and metallic sound outside my 4th floor window of the hotel. I stared out of the window to see what was happening outside, they were demolishing the front facade of the Old Burjuman Mall to renovate it. This second oldest shopping mall of Dubai which started the mall … Read more