As far as my eyes can see...

General Description

Taken the same day and place as My place by the sea in a nice and peaceful place in Batroun, Lebanon.

The cloudless sky left me with little choice, I had to focus on the foreground. The green algae was quite interesting so I decided to use them.

Technical Notes

Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Tokina 12-24mm @ 20mm f/16 ISO 50
Support: Manfrotto 055PROB & 322RC2 head
Filters: B+W MRC slim circular polarizer & 2 stops reverse ND Grad
Exposure: 6 seconds
White Balance: Manual white balance with a shift to give the purpule colors
Misc:  Manual focus and manual exposure

This one is not a combination of shots, no digital manipulation, just a RAW conversion & cloning a tiny pole from the end left-side of the pic


Other Info
Location: Batroun, Lebanon
ref: 2009-08-15_5D Mark II_100-1877

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I am ready to take the road
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General Description
One of my best photography days, I was blessed with a wonderful light a great cloud formation and a perfect spot.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/16 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance.  

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Monsef, Lebanon
ref: 2008-10-04_EOS 40D_100-0367-0370 


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My place by the seaBuy/Preview

General Description

Taken same day and place as As far as my eyes can see in a very nice and peaceful place in Batroun, Lebanon.

The cloudless sky left me with little choice, I had to focus on the foreground. The green algae was quite interesting so I decided to use them.

Technical Notes

Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Tokina 12-24mm @ 20mm f/16 ISO 50
Support: Manfrotto 055PROB & 322RC2 head
Filters: B+W MRC slim circular polarizer & 2 stops revers ND Grad
White Balance:Daylight for warmer tones.
Misc:  Manual focus and manual exposure

This one is not a combination of shots, no digital manipulation, just a RAW conversion

Other Info
Location: Batroun, Lebanon
ref: 2009-08-15_Canon EOS 5D Mark II_100-1895

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© Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved.
Into the darknessBuy/Preview

General Description
This is an old shot dating from more than 3 years ago but I found it was worth sharing it.
I was really hesitating about whether I should redo its post processing or keep it as is but finally I’ve decided not to change it so here it is the way I’ve post-processed it in 2005.
At the time “Into the darkness” was a shot I was really proud of and it is still holding its value to my eyes today.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 10D, Tokina 19-35mm @ 19mm f/16 ISO 100 at a 3.2 seconds exposure.


Other Info
Location: Dbayeh, Lebanon
ref: 2005-05-15

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After the sunsetBuy/Preview

General Description
This shot was taken the same place and day as "I still remember" and it was one of the most colorful sunsets I remember. Light was changing very fast and the red hue you can see in the clouds lasted a minute or two if I remember well! 


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus and manual exposure, white balance was set to daylight for waremr tones.  

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Jbeil, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1266-1268


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I still remember
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General Description
It was a very colorful sunset and, although light was amazing, it kept changing very fast. I found myself looking around quickly between shots to see where the explosion of colors was happening and had to compose my shots rather quickly by my standards. Luckily I am happy with some exposures and this is one of them.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance.  

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Jbeil, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1236-1238


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© Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved.
Thunderstorm over BeirutBuy/Preview

General Description
We had a rare thunderstorm in Lebanon on the 27th of October 2007 and I took some shots.

This one is take from "Ain Saade", a village about 600meters above sea level from my balcony. The city that you can see is Beirut, Lebanon's capital.

Technical Notes
My camera was secured on a tripod and each exposure was about 25 to 30seconds with white balance set to tungsten to compensate for light pollution of the city.

This one is a combination of 3 shots each having 1 to 3 bolts in different places and merged in Photoshop using the "lighten" blending mode. After that mainly S-curves to increase contrast.

If interested you can check this tutorial for tips about thunder photography.

Other Info
Location: Ain Saade, Lebanon
ref: 2008-10-27_EOS 40D_100-0864-086


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© 2008 Antoine Khater. Some rights reserved.

I still remember


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General Description
It was a very colorful sunset and, although light was amazing, it kept changing very fast. I found myself looking around quickly between shots to see where the explosion of colors was happening and had to compose my shots rather quickly by my standards. Luckily I am happy with some exposures and this is one of them.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance.

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Jbeil, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1236-1238


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© Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved.
flickr | RedBubble | google+ | facebook Published I still remember was published on fineartphotoblog General Description It was a very colorful sunset and, although light was amazing, it kept changing very fast. I found myself looking around quickly between shots to see where the explosion of colors was happening and had to compose my shots rather quickly by my standards. Luckily I am happy with some exposures and this is one of them. Technical Notes Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance. This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters Other Info Location: Jbeil, Lebanon ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1236-1238 Disclaimer Pictures are best viewed with a color managed browser like Safari or Firefox 3.0 and above with color management option enabled. Legal Info This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License and registered with MyFreeCopyright under MCN: CA056-B9404-22C00 © Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved." href="javascript:openLB(414299659,'',XLarge,'',1024,683);">I still remember
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I still remember was published on fineartphotoblog

General Description
It was a very colorful sunset and, although light was amazing, it kept changing very fast. I found myself looking around quickly between shots to see where the explosion of colors was happening and had to compose my shots rather quickly by my standards. Luckily I am happy with some exposures and this is one of them.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance.  

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Jbeil, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1236-1238


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This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License and registered with MyFreeCopyright under MCN: CA056-B9404-22C00
© Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved.

I still remember


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Published
I still remember was published on fineartphotoblog

General Description
It was a very colorful sunset and, although light was amazing, it kept changing very fast. I found myself looking around quickly between shots to see where the explosion of colors was happening and had to compose my shots rather quickly by my standards. Luckily I am happy with some exposures and this is one of them.


Technical Notes
Taken with Canon 40D, Tokina 12-24mm @ 12mm f/18 ISO 100 and a polarizer. Manual focus, exposure and white balance.

This is a combination of 3 shots exposed respectively for the sky, sea and rocks and merged manually in Photoshop CS3 to mimic the effect of a ND Grad filter. The purpose of this method is *not* to give to the picture an "unatural" HDR look but just to save on the cost of ND Grad filters

Other Info
Location: Jbeil, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-08_40D_100-1236-1238


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This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License and registered with MyFreeCopyright under MCN: CA056-B9404-22C00
© Antoine Khater 2008. Some rights reserved.
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