f8photographyworksblog: Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2013

Abu Dhabi International Triathlon is one of the most prestigious events in the United Arab Emirates that Abu Dhabi is hosting yearly. This is my third time to shoot this event and still the excitement and adrenalin is still in my veins and I can say that every year is different, because in this sport you cannot really tell what will happen, everything was really unpredictable, maybe this is the reason why this sporting event is getting bigger and bigger every year.

Complete information about Abu Dhabi International Triathlon can be found here.

Here are some of my shots during the event. EXIF data were included as a little bit of information on how I took the shots.

Since the sun is always shining bright here in the Middle East almost all of my shots were set to Aperture Priority (AV) Mode except for the Panning shot, in this case I used Manual Mode. It is easier for me to shoot in AV mode when there is enough light , I can set the Depth of Field(DOF) that I want while the camera is controlling the rest of the settings for me and my camera is always set to shoot RAW. Why I always shoot in RAW format? I will explain it later on my next blog.

Now let’s go to the race.

@ the Swim stage: Swim start at Abu Dhabi Corniche, Al Sahil public beach. The capital’s beach was awarded the coveted “Blue Flag” for its water quality, cleanliness and public safety.