Emirates Winter - A time-lapse journey through United Arab Emirates

Please watch in FULLSCREEN HD with a proper headphone or good speaker!

In commemoration of the 40th UAE National Day - Spirit of the Union.

A project that started in January 2011 and completed shooting on May 2011. My goal was simply to explore and look for interesting unique sceneries around the UAE, and capture it's beauty with time-lapse photography. Winter season plays a big part of my journey, as it's the best time to chase visible fluffy clouds with a true blue sky that only exist to the human eye at this time of the year.

I have traveled approximately 4000kms going around the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. I ended up going more than once on few locations which mostly I searched the coordinates online. There's some tiny little setbacks like wrong coordinates, clouds disappearance, being turned down to take photos (after a 2 hour drive), miscalculated driving time, sets of glowing eyes in the mountain, some wild animal noise in the dark (well it's not really a hindrance, but it is abit alarming) and few unnecessary technical issues, which is typically part of trying out and learning something new :)

The whole trip was very exhausting and time consuming, but it's all worth it in the end. I've seen so many beautiful places here in the UAE, plus I enjoyed all the long drives as well as being close to nature and far away from city for awhile. I'm hoping to find more time and discover new places and capture it again on video :)

A big thanks to Ryan Scully for taking the time producing the original score. http://soundcloud.com/prscully20

Gears:
Canon 7D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM lens
Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5
Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly (http://dynamicperception.com) I can never do time-lapse without this :)
Aluratek Universal 12V battery
Manfrotto 055CX Pro3 tripod legs
Some off-the-shelf LED flood lights

For more info & map locations: http://emirateswinter.com
Follow Facebook: http://facebook.com/emirateswinter

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 40th UAE National Day
• Spirit of the Union
• celebration
• time lapse
• دبي
• abu dhabi
• الوقت الفاصل
• dubai
• sharjah
• al ain
• ras al khaimah
• رأس الخيمة
• fujeirah
• الفجيرة
• sheikh zayed
• العين
• grand mosque
• al hamra
• dynamic perception
• dolly
• شتاء الإمارات
• burj al arab
• برج العرب
• burj khalifa
• برج خليفة‎
• maqta bridge
• abra
• zakher
• ghaf tree
• شجرة الغاف
• mubazzarah
• jebel hafeet
• أبو ظبي

[starstruck010277]

Spectacular!! I am myself working on a timelapse movie of Dubai landscapes; your work is inspirational

[artlifeflip]

@starstruck010277 That's good to know, you will need alot of patience and dedication. Thanks.

[HiAdrian]

Why was my comment removed? I wrote several sentences, now it's gone. Anyway, great video.

[artlifeflip]

@HiAdrian Probably you commented on someone who posted my video even before me :)

[slush1986]

Hey how are your settings to do this lapse?....could you give an idea?....i too want to try my hand at this.....

[artlifeflip]

@slush1986 Settings are pretty much different with all the location. Mostly it's set to all manual settings, not more than iso1600, slowest shutter on day time and long exposure at night. hope that helps.

[RealityyBytes]

@RealityyBytes Should've gone to Gayathi . . . You would've seen the struggles of the expats there . . .Anyway great video mate!

[HiAdrian]

@artlifeflip I found it through a forum link (where i stumbled upon it again), so i'm quite sure it's this one. I remember commenting on the scene at 2:27 in particular, because it stuck with me. Maybe it was a misunderstanding. Keep up the good work!

[artlifeflip]

@rameid I tried to to capture all the Emirates but some issue came along the way.

[artlifeflip]

@RealityyBytes Nope, I wish I had more time, I know those places :)

[artlifeflip]

@KalEl600rr

Wadi Al Wurreyah

[KalEl600rr]

2:11 where is that?

[mijawid]

A wonderful work