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The Models

May 7, 2014 3 comments


In my learning to draw, i sketch a lot of things some are from the net just to get use of make lines and shapes, I am using Galaxy Note3 and doing a daily sketch. Here is one of my latest sketch.
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Old Village

March 25, 2014 Leave a comment


Walking through the Old Village in Al-Wakra area of Doha-Qatar, using Nikon D7100 and Nikkor 18-300mm lens. The walls build of mud and stones, the houses are close to each other.

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::Camera Setting::
Camera: Nikon D7100, F-number: f/3.5, Exposure: 1/1000 sec., ISO: 100, Lens: Nikkor 18-300m @ 18m



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The Elephant



I start sketching training learn drawing, I am using the iPad, Galaxy S3, Note 8 and use to use the Iphone 4 also. Most of the sketches are for something I saw on the internet and other are just out of my mind. Here is a sketch of an elephant.

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Here I am using the Galaxy Note 8.0, S-Note and S-Pen.








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RoBoT Sketch




A sketch of a ROBOT using Galaxy S3 S-Memo app and normal stylus that can be used with any other iPad as the S3 dose not have a pen.

The first sketch is final result colored Robot.
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This sketch is the first step as you can see box and robot outline using the gray color and fast lines.

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3 N 1 Little Duck

January 1, 2013 Leave a comment




This little Duck was playing in our garden and chasing the kids. I use the Nikon 18-300m lens and merge three pictures to have it in one.

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Camera = NIKON D90
Exposure Time = 1/30″
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Manual
Focal Length = 300mm






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Alexandrian Parrot…

November 15, 2012 Leave a comment



I catch this Green female parrot ‘Alexandrian Parrot’ in my garden, it was about a 20 meter away on the tree I use the Nikon 18-300mm lens, Very nice lens for daily use, you can go from 18mm to 300mm zoom that will cover your need for wild-life and wide angle.



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.:Camera Setting :.
Model = NIKON D90
Exposure Time = 1/80″
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Manual
Focal Length = 300mm [Nikon 18-300mm]




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Islamic Medicine Conference

August 11, 2012 2 comments



In Jan 1981 State of Kuwait issue a Stamp of the First “Islamic Medicine Conference” in the middle of the stamp you can see the symbol of the Red Crescent [the Islamic version of of the Red Cross] and the green part Represents the Minaret of the Mosque.


طابع بريدي اصدار دولة الكويت بمناسبة مؤتمر الطب الاسلامي الاول المنعقد سنة 1981
تم استخدام كاميرة نيكون دي 90 وعدسة نيكون 35مم في هذه الصورة




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I use Nikon D90, Nikon 35mm lens.



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Accessories




This is a shot of an accessory in my living room, two photos merged in one. I used Nikon D90 with 35mm lens, here is other camera setting..

Model: NIKON D90
Exposure Time: 1/40″
F Number: F1.8
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Bias Value: +5EV
Focal Length: 35mm



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The Venus Transit

June 6, 2012 2 comments


This is the last Venus Transit against the sun in your life, the next Transit will be around the year 2117.
Today the 6th of june 2012 the Venus will pass in front of the sun and it will be visible from the earth.

My Location: Doha – Qatar, 25.3 N, 51.5 E
Local Time: GMT +3

First contact was @ 1:08am Local Time it takes 18minutes for Venus to be full inside the sun, the event start while the sun is Below the horizon, the sun rised @ 4:47am localtime and I start taking photos @ 5:17am localtime at that time Venus was at it’s halfway journey to leave the sun, the leaving time 7:37am and last contact was @ 7:54am.

عبور كوكب الزهره من امام الشمس

هذا الحدث لن يتكرر قبل سنة 2117 ميلادية وهو عبور كوكب الزهرة من امام الشمس، وسيتمكن سكان الارض من متابعه هذا الحدث الذي سوف يستغرق قرابة ال 6 ساعات ، ستبدا عند غروب الشمس في قارة امريكا يوم 5-6-2012 وسنتمكن في الشرق الاوسط من رؤية الحدث عند شروق الشمس يوم 6-6-2012 ويكون الكوكب قد قطع نصف المسافة تقريبا

الصورة التالية تم التقاطها فالساعه 5:17 دقيقه صباحا وتظهر فيها الزهرة وهي دائره مظلمه قي الجزء العلوي من قرص الشمس



My camera:
I use Nikon D90 with Sigma 500mm and 2x-Teleconverter mounted to a tripod with Home-Made filter

During the Transit session I take around 1000 pictures here are some of them..

First shot, @ 5:17am the sun just rise behind some buildings..


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Here is another photo @ 5:45am



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And here is the inside contact (The Black Drop) @ 7:39am localtime



















Other Photos with Grid will be published on the Venus Transit 2012 section ..Here



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International Civil Aviation organization




50th Anniversary of the International Civil Aviartion organization, Stamp issued in 07-Dec-1994


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