Balancing

My external memory drive is almost full and I have to delete some "unwanted" photos to transfer about 500 photos from my camera's memory card. While looking at the archives and reviewing the albums one by one, JM reminded me that I haven't posted any about the Chinese Circus. It prompted me to review my blog posts. 

Darn! I totally forgot everything about it after posting some of the photos on Al Ain City Daily Photo's Facebook page. My goodness! I have a lot of photos to sort out. Anyway, the Chinese Circus was hosted by Al Ain Mall. A couple of months ago, they brought the famous circus troupe from China to perform exclusively for their costumers. Dressed in colorful costumes, they amazed the crowd with their breathtaking balancing moves and aerobatic performance.

If you wish to see the other balancing acts, kindly head over to Al Ain City Daily Photo's Facebook page or simply click here.

Water fountain at Sulaimi Park

We've been to Al Sulaimi Park last night to practice long exposure and slow shutter photography. There's a huge water fountain at the park-a perfect subject for this type of photography. Here are some of the photos which I have taken with different camera settings. These are all straight out of the camera shots, the only alteration done was to resize them and added my watermark. Hope you like these photos.

 

By the way, Al Sulaimi Park is located at Al Jimi District, a few kilometers away from Al Jimi Mall.

Defender

 Tower A

This is the posterior view of Tower A, also known as Sheikh Zayed Murabba, one of the 2 Hili Towers erected at the vicinity of Al Hili District. According to Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), this square tower was built under the direction of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in mid 1940's to defend the villagers and the Hili Oasis against the conflict known as "Hili Attack". They have been rebuilt by then Dept. of Antiquities and Tourism, now part of ADACH. Click here for more info.

Stray cats

As the tallest peak in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, I must say that Jebel Hafeet offers a nice view of Al Ain City and Oman border. And as part of the government's continuous effort to turn Al Ain City as a tourist destination, the area at the top of Jebel Hafeet has recently been redeveloped.

We've been there a couple of weeks ago and we're so glad to see some picnic set ups. Good enough for those who would like to bring their own food or picnic baskets. Despite of the top's new look, you will be disappointed to find these poor mangy stray cats are still around. I think somebody must act on this and bring these stray cats in an animal welfare center.

Green Mubazzarah by night

I love to go to Green Mubazzarah not only to see the sunset or visit early in the morning to catch the mesmerizing beauty of the sunrise but also to practice long exposure photography at night. Seeing the lamp posts all lit up excites me, giving me a certain feeling of happiness. Over the last year, I've become more interested with long exposure photography though I have such limited time to practice since I am on a perennial night shift.

This photo was taken sometime in September 2011 with the following settings: manual mode, TV 25 seconds, f/16, ISO 100, focal length of 42 mm and camera mounted on a tripod. The image isn't stunning but good enough to make me happy. Long way to go to get some stunning shots, which reminds me to visit this coming weekend to practice for the nth time.

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Runway Models of Giordano Apparel

Here is the continuation of yesterday's post.

Immediately after the 09:00 PM show, we proceed to TGI Friday's for our dinner. We were having our appetizers when I heard that 10:00 PM show was about to start. Misael assured me that it's okay to be excused for a while because I was hesitant to leave my family. I was on my way to the escalator when I heard the music playing and from afar I saw 2 of the models where on the catwalk. It took me around 7 minutes to reach the mall's wide concourse because there were lots of shoppers blocking my way.

What's on the catwalk?  Go and visit Bawadi Mall every weekend to find out what's new and what's hot in fashion. Bawadi Mall's Fashion Show will run through until 1st of June 2012.

Here are some of the photos taken at 10:00 PM show, resized in low resolution format and watermarks added, otherwise these are straight out of the camera. Enjoy!

Related post: An Unexpected Photo Shoot with Beenas Models at Bawadi Mall Fashion Show

An unexpected Photo Shoot with Beenas Models at Bawadi Mall Fashion Show

It was hubby's birthday last Thursday and we all agreed to dine in at TGI Fridays in Bawadi Mall. It was like a double celebration because I did pass the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider course. At half past eight in the evening, off we went to Bawadi Mall. As always, I had my 2-year old but ever reliable camera with me--ready to capture some precious moments.

Bawadi Mall is located 6 km. to the southeast of Al Ain Town Centre on Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Road. That's why it took us 20 minutes to travel from our house. Since it was an eve of a weekend, most of the Al Ainites were spending the rest of the day inside the mall. It was expected to see lots of shoppers and visitors. From the main entrance, we walked towards the wide concourse and noticed that some of the shoppers were gathering towards the center. We've learned about the fashion show and decided to watch the 9pm show before we had our dinner.

Allow me to share these photos taken by me with Canon EOS 500D (with 18-200mm lens attached on the camera) and speedlite 430 EX II with Phottix white diffuser. If I had only known this earlier, I would have brought my prime lens with me (Canon 50mm f/1.8 or my Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM). By the way, these photos were taken with permission from the events coordinator. Please be informed that there's no post processing done except for the watermark and resizing them in low resolution format. In case you are interested to obtain the high resolution copies, drop me a line at misalyn@alaincitydailyphoto.com.

 

I have taken lots of photos but I don't want to post all of it in just one blog entry. So next post will be these  models in Giordano apparel.

Bawadi Mall's Fashion Show is set on stage every weekend and runs through until 1st of June 2012 with show timings at 06:15 PM, 07:30 PM, 09:00 PM and 10PM. Visit and catch the newest trend in fashion.