• 3 weeks in New Zealand

    Here is a Mega post from my 3 week road trip in New Zealand. I only had the budget and the time to visit the North island, but I think I covered the whole Island quite well.
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    Here are the first few photos of my trip in in the North Island. (Oh yeah and that’s [...]

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Dubai – it’s a funny place! It’s been home for the last five years now, and lots has changed in that small amount of time. Buildings fly up, areas that were previously desert are now communities, you can literally go away on holiday for two weeks and when you come back your route [...]

  • Bab Al Shams – Desert Hotel, Dubai

    Bab Al Shams is a hotel in the Emirate of Dubai, but not actually in the city itself. It was one of the first in the desert and is the closest to the city (35km away).
    It is owned and operated by Jumeirah, which also runs the landmark Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach and Emirates Towers [...]

  • New Zealand’s North Island

    Saturday was the big day. I had to go to my interview in Ohakune which is about a 5 hour drive south of Auckland. I was thinking about doing the round trip in a day with a rental car. Since it was a good opportunity to go and see the country side with [...]

  • Japan 1/1

    Day 1 – September 27/28
    So here I am at YVR waiting for my JAL flight. I must be in the right place – I can see hardly any white people. It looks like a big plane and my seat’s on the second floor. Sugoi!!!
    . . . After a long flight and barely any sleep, [...]

Panoramas of Dubai

Well this article will be a work in progress, but I’ve just started creating some large panoramas of the Dubai skyline, so I’ll add in here as my collection grows.
If you’re going to shoot panoramas of Dubai’s skyline, you’ve got to start at the top. My first effort is of the Burj Khalifa, which [...]

Panoramic Pictures of New-Zealand

Panoramic Pictures of New-Zealand

Here are some Panoramic pictures of mostly Auckland, Mount Eden and Mount Ruapehu in the north island. Thanks to Andi and Emma for some of the pictures.
Enjoy

Bastakiya, Dubai

Bastakiya, Dubai

Bastakiya is an old district in Bur Dubai near the creek, which was one of the first trading areas in the city. It is made up of old merchant houses, winding streets and lots of windtowers to catch the breeze and create an early and effective form of air conditioning. These days the [...]

Cruising Antarctica

Cruising Antarctica

I am very lucky to have the dad that I have. It’s thanks to him that I was able to visit Antarctica, one of the remotest places on Earth. You see, he works as an ice pilot on cruise ships sailing in that part of the world and was able to wrangle a free trip [...]

6 Examples of DSLR Video

6 Examples of DSLR Video

Here are some examples of the amazing videos you can create with your video DSLR. When I get the money, I am thinking about getting one of those. I’m just waiting for the prices to drop a little bit. Yes Yes, some hardcore photographers say that there is no space for video on [...]

SprintCam v3

SprintCam v3

I just wanted to share a nice little video that shows the possibilities of the new SprintCam.  It is from last year, but still awesome to watch.  I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo

A Memory Card More Expensive Than Your Camera?

A Memory Card More Expensive Than Your Camera?

It has been done my friends! The new SanDisk® Extreme® Pro™ CompactFlash® Card will coast you $895.99 for 64GB. If you are a sports photographer or if you need an extremely fast card you might want to think about this one. But if you are the average amateur Photographer, I really don’t think you [...]

Mayan Ruins of Uxmal

Mayan Ruins of Uxmal

I got married on the first of the year, and for our honeymoon my beautiful bride and I took a cruise to Mexico. The one experience that I really wanted to have while we were down there was to visit some Mayan Ruins. During high school I took four years of Spanish, and [...]

The Grand Palace, Bangkok

The Grand Palace, Bangkok

After Thailand, and particularly Bangkok, being in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, I thought I’d post a few photos from my visit in September 2009. Here are a few from the grounds of The Grand Palace, Bangkok.

Mountain Biking the Devil's Backbone

Mountain Biking the Devil’s Backbone

No place that I have ever traveled to holds as much appeal to me as the Rocky Mountains. Of course, different areas of the Rockies have different climates and characteristics. I’ve lived in several different Rocky Mountain states and traveled through more, but I unfortunately currently find myself much farther East in the [...]

Strange Country: Japan

Strange Country: Japan

Here is a very good video to describe a mysterious country: Japan. The video was made by Kenichi Tanaka and it was originally made in Japanese for a Japanese audience. English narration by Emily Millar
Message from the creator: This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece. My objective is to make Japanese people [...]

WHERE MY FEET TOOK ME: Strike Days in Nepal

WHERE MY FEET TOOK ME: Strike Days in Nepal

TOURISM IN NEPAL WITH NO WHEELS TURNING, DURING THIS POLITICAL CRISIS, WHEN THE MAOIST DEMANDED GENERAL STRIKE:     Limited, very limited to where your feet, breath and courage can take you. This is what I have been able to do during my Nepali strike days, which is more than most has dared to do.
MONKEY TEMPLE: This [...]

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