Mario Cornejo

On my way too

@Kailas - this is a route I've always been curious to drive, I estimate will be 60+ Kms. Hope you plan a similar drive soon, I will keep an eye to attend it. All the best.

@Frederic - I regret to inform I will have to pass this meet up. It is unfortunate as I just got a nice wide angle lens I wanted to try. Thank you and look forward to a future meet up!

@Frederic do you mind sharing the actual location of the sabkha where the convoy will be heading to?

Noted, thank you Ale.

@Ale Vallecchi - looking forward to this drive. Just out of curiosity, where approximately will we be exiting?

@Luca Palanca Falsini thank you for a great drive today, we covered close to 40Km in 3.5 Hrs. Appreciate the advice you and @Francois Germishuys shared as well as the encouragement to use manual gear when climbing dunes, the difference was evident and as we drove I felt more comfortable shifting between D to 2nd and 1st gear. @Dodi Syahdar and @N@ved it was a pleasure meeting and driving with you again. Until next time, stay safe and have a great week ahead.

See you all in a few hours 😅

Mods for cameras! I want a diff-lock button in mine On a serious note, apart from the usual settings of speed, aperture and ISO, from memory these will vary depending on the sensor of your camera, I remember when I switched from CMOS to Full Frame I did not have to play with speed and ISO that much, otherwise I would start picking up light from the city/roads nearby. A question to all: has anyone here tried a Bahtinov mask (to help focusing on stars) or a light pollution filter?

Hi Frederic Thank you for organising this meet up. Experience: amateur, I have done night photography just a couple of times. Camera and lenses: Nikon D850, Lens Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 Tripod system: Benro with Induro head Looking forward to meet you all

Rural and urban landscape photography is a genre I personally enjoy. Whilst getting ready for a morning drive starting in Al Faqa, I took this picture just minutes before sunrise, I wish I had my tripod and a bit more time to take a couple of more shots at lower ISO and speed. Two photographers I check, from time to time, for inspiration are Elia Locardi and Thomas Heaton. In the UAE what areas do you recommend for desert landscape photography?