tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71793829619490255782024-03-05T09:44:35.833+05:30The count of breakrockPersonal blog of a Malabari Entrepreneur, critic and enthusiast.
"Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones." - Jackson BrownShafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-70365821517136017502019-05-25T14:09:00.000+05:302019-06-01T14:31:50.764+05:30Wadi Naqab Trail hiking Ras al khaima UAE
Hiking : Wadi Naqab
Trail Hike
Location : Ras Al Khaima, UAE
Level : Beginner
Recommended
Gears :
Hiking shoe / runners with good grip,
Water min 2 liters,
food,
snacks,
chocolates
Recommended season : Winter.
Wadi Naqab is a fantastic off-road destination for a bit of everything. A classic (if rather short) wadi-bashing experience with different levels of challenge, great Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-23828207731455703032019-05-25T12:38:00.001+05:302019-06-01T14:31:08.010+05:30Showka pools - Ras Al khaima - UAE
A short 5 minute video of our Hiking trip to showka trails.
Located in the Ras Al Khaima, UAE. It is one of the popular hiking trail near to Dubai and excellent place to warm up. There are many hiking trails and plenty of opportunity for exploration as well.
Precautions & Rules:
No littering, fine upto AED 2000
No network coverage,
Mandatory list of Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0Ras Al-Khaimah - Ras al Khaimah - United Arab Emirates25.1038421 56.027065900000025-3.3613398999999973 14.718471900000026 53.5690241 97.335659900000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-23860758312630741682016-06-20T01:47:00.001+05:302019-06-01T14:30:37.306+05:3035mm or 50MM ?
When I started working on creating digital images, I had the basic kit lens with my DSLR. That is nothing but other than the 18-55mm lens. It was that time I had no Idea of the digital DSLRs. The only thing I knew was bigger the lens better you can Zoom. I never had any clue about the artistic side of the DSLRS other than taking pics of dogs, cats and peoples faces.
After spending two Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-34798727730054646992016-03-16T00:40:00.000+05:302016-03-16T00:49:48.557+05:30Trip to Jabel Jais - Highest peak in UAE
Jabel Hafeet in Al ain is taking all the credits for the best mountain roads ever in UAE. Well that not true. you may need to reconsider the place called Jabel Jais, situated in the Ras al Khaima emirate near to the border of Oman, also another destination into your trip dairy.
If you are planing to visit this place, there are few tips you might want to know before you make your plan.
Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-90631185738601143102016-01-16T14:12:00.003+05:302016-01-19T00:38:27.885+05:30Dubai to Khasab,Mussandam by road
Khasab is the small capital city of mussandam peninsula, of Oman - has frequently been dubbed as the "Norway of Arabia" because of its extensive fjord-like craggy inlets and desolate mountainscapes. Its basically nothing but some barren lands and mountains with extremely amazing views and camping spots. If you are a resident of UAE then you can go there through border posts with out Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-52460769794395079132015-08-31T08:04:00.001+05:302016-01-18T23:51:01.555+05:30The ugly truth of Engineering
I started working on open source platforms for my projects in the beginning. If you ask me why, the main reason would be to reduce the cost. Since the beginning of my career, I have been always an enthusiast of open source platform for development of projects. Creating something new from nothing was exiting and interesting and kept us pushing to our limits. To be honest I still love to have Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-55900178103537036532015-08-15T15:14:00.001+05:302015-08-15T15:30:18.886+05:30Taking it to the street - Photography in Dubai
When you want to take your photography skill to the streets,
it’s not going to be a very easy task to get accomplished. For any average
photographers and beginners, it’s a moment that need to be faced and
experienced. It’s like you are going to ride an elephant. It’s embarrassing,
it’s intimidating, and it’s exhilarating until you get the feel of the street.
Once you get the feel and you Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-57363503579694147602015-07-16T07:27:00.000+05:302015-08-31T00:08:33.304+05:30A rock band - Thaikudam Bridge
This post is definitely not going to be an interesting one for you if you have never ever tuned to the music of this band called Thaikudam Bridge. I am frequent listener of the FM radio shows while on the traveling or driving. And came across this particular Rock music in Malayalam and was quite impressive with the composition of that particular song. The name of the song "Fish Rock"Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-78103908197002935852015-06-20T12:41:00.000+05:302015-06-20T12:51:45.757+05:30Nature through a 50 mm lens
Due to some unforseen circumstances I had to leave to my home country for a small vaccation just for two weeks. The last minute preperations and hassle went bit out of plan and was not able to finish all thing which i was planned to do. Getting in the middle of nowhere traffic block was an awsome experience. Just link any other trips, my plan was to get maximum clicks. Even though time was Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0Kottakkal, Kerala, India11.000112 75.99883109999996110.9689385 75.958490599999962 11.0312855 76.03917159999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-82240555702786143372015-06-07T11:27:00.001+05:302015-06-19T17:16:40.966+05:30Summer desert heat 2015
This was a planned trip into the middle of a desert. The entire event was so adrenaline filled. I was not sure to make it up to the event in time due to heavy schedule at work. luckily i was able to finish on time and called my friends and gave confirmation the i will joining. My policy towards work will remain same high priority. jokes and fun apart, i respect my job seriously and do what Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-48601862499321887702015-04-20T22:54:00.003+05:302015-06-19T17:19:01.031+05:30Through the roads of the western ghats - Wayanad
All roads were leading to beautiful destinations. This place is in India where 97% of the land belong to the government as a wild life reserve. That is wayanad district in Kerala, India. You look around, its green everywhere. Typical tropical climate where temperature around 26°C.
'The land of paddy fields" stretches along the northeast border of Kerala state.
2:30 hrs from Calicut Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-40264632335188367292015-02-20T17:45:00.000+05:302015-04-21T01:22:40.630+05:30New year celebration Dubai 2015.
I know its been more than two months since the new year celebration was over. But as a matter of fact there were quite a big celebration out there i was really happy to see the celebration from the best view point across the sea just right in front of the Dubai Burj al arab hotel. It was an awesome and exclusive show. I think you might have already seen it on youtube. If not yet its the Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0Burj Al Arab - Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.141975 55.18614700000000525.0269685 55.024785500000007 25.2569815 55.3475085tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-81112312715264777452014-12-13T03:33:00.000+05:302015-06-19T17:20:45.162+05:30Airshow and Action photography from DIPC5 - 2014
The way I took this photo was little different from recommended normal way of shooting fast moving objects. Normally to freez a fast moving object we need to keep the shutter speed at a very high speed. Then you will get the frame where the flying birds are frozen in it.
Lucky on the day the time was around evening and i was having enough light which is from the evening sun. EvenShafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0Dubai Marina - Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.08135 55.1440749999999325.023825000000002 55.063393999999931 25.138875 55.224755999999928tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-90984844459503310712014-06-13T12:30:00.000+05:302014-06-13T12:31:06.382+05:30Long exposure photoshoot in Dubai
Recently I went for a photoshoot with our group EPyC. This was at a place some where near Garhoud.
There is this huge parking plot from which in one direction if you look, you will get the entire city scape. Its was a beautiful view. But there was a major problem. The temperature and the humidity was high at this time. And because of this there was some kind off haze which make the view Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-22198964035810422912014-05-26T23:58:00.000+05:302014-05-27T01:24:18.213+05:30Meteor shower 2014 - How to take star trail photography
Once again guys thanks for visiting my ungky dugly random blog of a expat living in dubai. The time was passing by and the meteor shower of the decade came at last. We - I mean a group of like minded photographic enthusiast went on a Trip to Kalba desert for capturing the guest who are visiting once in a decade.
We set up our camera and kept clicking. finally around the midnight few Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-26201939277151869712014-05-22T01:13:00.002+05:302014-05-22T01:14:57.787+05:30Stove is hot and am gonna sit.
Indian national congress failed to understand the fact that the stove is hot. My understanding is that people of India gave a reply to the Congress govt that they don't need them anymore. Reason is very simple. They dared to put their hand in the kitchen. the price of LPG went 4 times higher with in 10 years, regardless the fact the profit share of these petroleum companies in india is sky high.Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-80721453629069376422014-05-15T00:40:00.000+05:302014-05-27T01:08:23.287+05:30Graphics - A New initiative
Guys I would like to introduce you my new photoblog http://shafisgraphics.blogspot.ae/. Its a new initiative started just out of curiosity and keen interest in the subject of Art, in the sense of photography.
This blog will be contributing some clicks to the blogger world. If you find anything useful let me know i will be glad to have a back link for the usage. If you are looking for Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-55225199683446940082014-03-26T20:07:00.000+05:302014-05-27T01:10:31.283+05:30Expresoo attituderia .
Like i mentioned in one of my previous post, its really fun to watch angry people. Its more fun making them pissed off !.
This incident happened in one of the supermarket. OK me and my friend was on our routine shopping. Just bought few things. Few things means exactly chocolate, few cool drinks and banana fries.
On the way to the payment counter i was busy with my phone and i had toShafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-55992137566123006962014-03-02T21:33:00.004+05:302014-05-27T01:11:58.004+05:30Dragon mart - Dubai
Dragon mart. An awesome trading place in dubai. When you get tired of the luxury costly stuffs from the polished malls of dubai, you can got to dragon mart. It is located on the 'al ain road' way away from the busy dubai city. You can find anything with the cheap and best price. Specially the chinese items.
Dragon Mart provides a very huge market place for the supply of Chinese products in Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-35946029203891484072014-03-01T23:25:00.002+05:302014-05-27T01:13:20.532+05:30smoke photography
Smoke photography is nothing but taking picture of the smoke in a dark room with speedlights and flashes and get an abstract type of image in your camera. This is not that easy as you think. This require little bit of hands on experience on your DSLR settings as well as you should master the angles of speed lights.
If you like to have a look at some other photos i took recently please check myShafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-40876185943826510382014-03-01T05:15:00.000+05:302014-03-01T05:15:27.448+05:30Al rams - ras al khaima
This is from my recent visit with couple of friends to a fishing harbour in ras al khaima - UAE.
This place is an old village but holds the heritage and business as well as culture of the old arabian village. This place has a history. Which is almost on it faded pages of history. May be for few more years you can see this place as it is from the 100s of years back. May be this place will be Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-64841350641268474612014-01-14T10:54:00.001+05:302014-05-27T01:15:28.717+05:30Long exposure photography try outs.Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-39566699169916973622014-01-14T10:37:00.000+05:302014-03-02T00:17:38.563+05:30Light trails.. life trails
An admiration. An appreciation. Just the voice spelled by the word "wow". This is what you get for the hardship and home work you have done make something a success. You will take pride for the rest of your life and the rest of people will talk about for a few days. Share the admiration and envy the success and then done. Its gone. Its forgotten. Its a part of never written pages of history.
Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-57168187196662593012013-11-05T02:01:00.000+05:302014-05-27T01:16:51.056+05:30Levitation Photography tryouts
Practically impossible photos. That's what people call for these kind of photography technique.
And you need some who is not so shy to try this out in a public place. It keeps the amusement, make people to stare again and again to make sure what they see is correct.
Here you need a plan. You need to visualize the image in your mind before you click. Minimum two images of the same framesShafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179382961949025578.post-26472797596283289502013-11-03T14:52:00.001+05:302014-05-27T01:17:31.040+05:30HDR photography again
When you are dooing HDR cooking of multiple exposure images always make sure you dont do over cooking.
Here is a small illustration of HDR image
Many tutorials are available in the internet. Just google HDR processing or techniques.
some of the world class items just for inspiration. http://www.hdrprocessing.co.uk/
http://hdrsoft.com/. By the way you need to know the state of the art Shafihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639115024303681278noreply@blogger.com1