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International Anti-Apartheid Year

Ali Radwani — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:43:16 +0000

As My-Stamps project going on, here is a Stamp from Kuwait, this one issued in 1978 for the occasion of “International Anti-Apartheid Year“.
I used Nikon D90 with Nikon 35mm lens and normal room lights.

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From more photos of My-Stamps Collections go to: Menu> Pages> My Stamps [and select the country]

Ali,

The Moon on 6th of June

Ali Radwani — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:24:43 +0000

The day of the Venus transit I was waiting for the sunrise and before that i just take some photos of the Moon.. Here is one, I liked the bottom edge where all the holes resulting from meteorites..

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Best to see it in full size..Click Here

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The Venus Transit

Ali Radwani — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:27:46 +0000

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

More Photos of the Sun-Spots… Click Here

More photos for the MooN.. Click Here.

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The Tasmanian Devil... Sketch

Ali Radwani — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:14:51 +0000

This new sketch is for the cartoon “Tasmanian Devil”.. hope you like my shetches.,

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CLICK HERE To see More on my Sketches page..

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New Sketch..

Ali Radwani — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:24:51 +0000

Just another Sketch i want to share it With you.

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For more of My Sketches, Click Here..

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More Sketches

Ali Radwani — Sat, 26 May 2012 07:44:20 +0000

I am using the Sketchbook alot, it is a great app, here is another sketch added for more just see My Sketchs page.

New Section to to Blog

Ali Radwani — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:40 +0000

I create a new section under Menu> Pages and I call it My Sketches I am posting some of my sketches using the Sketchbook apps, I am using this app on my iPhone, iPad and on my Galaxy Tab, on my iPhone and because of the screen protection cover I can’t use the pen to draw so I am using my finger; very difficult to draw.

Here are Two of my Sketches… [Click to Enlarge]

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Arabic Literacy Day

Ali Radwani — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:01:52 +0000

This Stamp issued for the Arabic Literacy Day in 1976 in UAE, I start this project to take a photo of my Stamps collection and post them in My-Stamp page at the moment i have sub-pages for ‘Qatar, UAE, Oman and Germany’ other countries will be added such as BG, Kuwait, Egypt.. and more.

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White Tulips after effect..

Ali Radwani — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:58:07 +0000

Here is a shot of a white Tulips Bouquet I use my Nikon 105mm Macro lens and the Nikon SB900 for lighting and I add some effect with photoshot.

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Click Here to see it without the effect..

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ITU Stamp from Qatar

Ali Radwani — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:46:52 +0000

This Stamp issued in 16-Oct-1965 On the occasion of the Centenary of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) a set of 8 commemorative stamps were issued, Designed by V. Whitely & D. Slater.

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More of 60th stamps ..Click here.

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Educational Progress Stamp

Ali Radwani — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:52:05 +0000

This stamp issued in Dubai 1964 for the Educational Progress contains portraits of Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Ali Ruler of Qatar.

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The Dates in LightBox

Ali Radwani — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:40:44 +0000

This is a small jar of dates, i use the LigheBox and light diffuser to have a nice lighting on the object, here are tow shots with 35mm lens.

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Here is the studio setup and the LightBox

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and another shot

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Macro on Stigma and Anthers

Ali Radwani — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:05:15 +0000

I use the Nikon Macro lens to shot the Stigma and the anthers of this white tulip, then I crop the image to get more close capture.

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To see a wider shot Click Here..
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Gold Color temperature

Ali Radwani — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:32:45 +0000

I add a yellow color effect and some blurry overlay.

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To see it with RED Channel Click Here.
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Side of Tulip

Ali Radwani — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:45:48 +0000

This is another shot of the Red/Orange Tulip.

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More Tulip photos .. Click Here..

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The Olympisch Winterspiele 1976

Ali Radwani — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:15:11 +0000

This is a stamp of the Twelve Olympic Winter Games in 1976 in Germany.

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More photos of the Germany stamps on Menu> Pages> MyStamps> Germany

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35mm Tulip Macro

Ali Radwani — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:48:45 +0000

In this shot i am using the Nikon 35mm lens and cropping the image to get the macro feel the stigma and anthers are clear in this shot.
Best to see in enlarge..

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Model = NIKON D90
Exposure Time = 1/200″
F Number = F2.8
ISO Speed Ratings = 800
Date Time Original = 2012-04-21 13:23:15
Exposure Bias Value = +5EV
Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light not detected
Focal Length = 35mm [Nikon 35mm lens]

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Dubai Harbour Stamp

Ali Radwani — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:34:22 +0000

The stamp of Dubai Harbour with a photo of H.H. The Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was the Vice-President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai, he ruled for 32 years from 1958 until his death in 1990.

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More photos of UAE Stamps here.

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Sharjah & Dependencies Stamp

Ali Radwani — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:23:48 +0000

This stamp goes back to 60th issued in UAE TRUCIAL STATES Sharjah & Dependencies. The photo of HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Born on July 6, 1939 he has ruled Sharjah in 1972.

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More UAE Stamps on Here..
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The Three effects

Ali Radwani — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:24:35 +0000

In this shot I use the Nikon 35mm lens to take this photo and i crop it to have the macro feel

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-: Camera Setting :-
Model = NIKON D90
Exposure Time = 1/80″
F Number = F1.8
Exposure Program = Manual
Date Time Original = 2011-11-25 20:16:03
Focal Length = 35mm [Nikon 35mm lens]

Here is three effects of changing the colors..

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White Tulips

Ali Radwani — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:55:40 +0000

Here is a shot of a white Tulips Bouquet I use my Nikon 105mm Macro lens and the Nikon SB900 for lighting.

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:: Camera Setting ::
Model = NIKON D90
Exposure Time = 1/100″
F Number = F8
Exposure Program = Manual
Date Time Original = 2012-04-20 14:04:06
Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light not detected
Focal Length = 105mm [Nikon 105mm macro lens]

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Macro 'N' Tulip

Ali Radwani — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:41:40 +0000

I use the Nikon 105mm Macro lens to shot inside the Tulip

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Blue and Green Instagram set

Ali Radwani — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:36:01 +0000

Here are three of my photos after Instagram filters been applied, I create the filters under Adobe LightRoom V.2 and you can download them from the Download Section in my Blog, this set contain four files: Green, MoreGreen, Blue, MoreBlue and BlueGreen all are in ahradwani_Instagram_blueGreen.rar more files are available for free in the Download Section.

The photos are for Kuwait Towers I used my Sony T100, the first photo is the original one you can click the image to enlarge it.

The Original shot..	The MoreBlue filter..
The MoreGreen filter..	The BlueGreen filter..

You may need to a just the colors of your photos after a playing the effects.

Ali,

Deutsche Demokratische Republik

Ali Radwani — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:17:01 +0000

More stamps from Germany “Deutsche Demokratische Republik” I search the net for more information but could’t find any but I think they back to 1950′s.

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More photos about my Germany Stamps collection Click Here..

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The RED Channle

Ali Radwani — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:25:13 +0000

In this photo i used the Photoshop to remove all colors and just let the RED one.

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