Saturday, April 30, 2011

Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (SIDE TRIPS)





SIDE TRIPS (trip trip lang sa gilid).

I just seperate this blog/vr photos from our visita Iglesia UAE 2011
to maintain the religious conservativeness of the activity.

Long Driving is a tiring activity but quite rewarding...
as a photographer...this is my activity, this is my kind of thing.

Before we knew that we are going to a long trip, I am preparing my gears for
my photoclub activity, but since this is for the Glory of our Lord....
seems that my preparation is for HIM.


DUBAI SIDE TRIP

AL GHUSAIS I
5:30am We fetch Bro .Allan Labrias for the start of visita iglesia at
St.Mary's Church Dubai.


OUD METHA ROAD
We are heading for Sharjah and a quick stop at Petrol Station at Oud Metha
infront of Al Wasl Hospital.


SHARJAH SIDE TRIP

After we park our car, i rushed ahead of the group to take a shot and since
i didn't come here more often i took a quick VR along the street near
St.Michael's Catholic Church.


UMM AL QUAIN SIDE TRIP


We stop to stretch our legs, check our maps and to have a quick group shot
before proceeding to industrial area (were church is located).



Industrial Area
This is our second stop...again to check the map and this time to buy food.
Again, i took a quick snaps & 2 Vr shots (along the road and grocery store).

I remember when bro. allen mistakenly open our car twice...
and we are laughing because his car and mine are same color.(happy moments...!)


207/2 (taken beside the church building)
- this is the number written on the yellow wall...
meaning and where?...i don't know!



RAS AL KHAIMAH SIDE TRIP

Mosque at Ras Al Khaimah
We are almost 1 hour on the road to RAK ...and still (happy) i am a passenger.
We stop and a have a quick review on our map... and me...i rush again with my
camera to shoot a small mosque. (the name - i don't know this time...to update later).



FUJAIRAH SIDE TRIP

This is a long trip and side trips a lot...hehehe!


Masafi Friday Market (along Dubai-Fujairah Road)

JABEL MASAFI CAFTERIA (yes... i know i spell it wrong....but that's the name of the store)
12:00 noon. We stop on the mountainous part of Masafi...but this time we are looking for
toilet (you know what i mean!)...but before that i took 1 VR shot when my coleagues stretching
their body at jabel masafi cafteria....(yes i know wrong spelling...).


FRUIT MARKET
"Mais, mais, mais....kabayan, mais?" this are the vendor shouting on us...
(mais is a tagalog word for a Corn (English)).Aside from steamed & charcoaled corn,
they are selling banana, water melon, melon, mango, apple mango, grapes (green & red), atis, chico, dragon fruit(from china).... and also vegetables like carrots, eggplant, cucumber,lettuce, squash, ginger, onion (white & red) and camote.

I went inside of one of the store and took a quick VR.





CARPET MARKET
Colors are attractive when we stop here at carpet market. When i started to shoot...afghan guy
walks towards to me and when i rotate my camera to finish my VR he's already near his office.


NURSERY
All of us are cooling ourself inside the Nursery Store (Plants & Trees Store), the place are
covered with plants, trees and flowers....i direct my friends to stop and keep their poses for
1 minute...and i shoot my 3rd VR.

FUJEIRAH CORNICHE


Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (Fujairah)

VISITA IGLESIA 2011
United Arab Emirates
22 April 2011

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CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - FUJAIRAH


Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (Ras Al Khaimah)

VISITA IGLESIA 2011
United Arab Emirates
22 April 2011


From Umm Al Quain to Ras Al Khaimah it took us
almost 2 hours

to reach our next station.
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ST.MARTIN DE PADUA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - RAS AL KHAIMAH

People (local & expats), buildings (modern & traditional),
walking & running animals on the road (camels, donkey & goats),
road signs & signals, round-abouts, mosque, old & new advertisements,
an airplane at the resort,ghost town, fast & slow cars, cargo trucks,
a big ble diamond, a pyramid hotel, purple grocery in the middle
of dessert, old towers, an ice land...this are the things i captured
during our trip to RAK.

It is almost 10:30 am and the sun is so hot...we park our car
beside Kerala Market near old cemetery, we march on a rough road
leading to the church with cover on our face (grabe ang init uuyyy!).

Church is a white villa named as St.Martin de Padua Catholic Church,
bounded by concrete fence with a tent shade attached to the front
wall of the church. This time parishioners are keep coming and filling
up the small church compound.But i doesn't stop us to go inside the church...
Inch by inch we reach the church side fence and start to pray our
3 station of the cross.

Before the prayer, i started to shoot and one of my VR is very interesting...
people are solemnly praying while their chidrens are busy playing infront
of the closed church main entrance door and you will notice shoes and sandals
are left outside the church (like in islam tradition).

We finish 3 stations and rush to our cars (ang ineett!) to the next
emirate....FUJAIRAH...(pinaka malayo ito...)


Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (Umm Al Quain)


VISITA IGLESIA 2011:
United Arab Emirates
22 April 2011
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OUR LADY OF ARABIA CHURCH - UMM AL QUAIN
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time
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2 sedan and 2 4x4 vehicles bound to Umm Al Quain...but this time i'm not
on the drivers seat...my wife!...at last i can take a few shots along the way.

We stop for a while to stretch, to have a group picture, to check
our google map..(most of us a are first timer) and to buy snacks in the middle of
Umm Al Quain's Industiral Area.

A few blocks more and we reach Our Lady of Arabia Church...it is located in
the middle of of Industrial Area... church is inside warehouse bldg., main door
are two metal sliding doors, walls are concrete and metal and a big foyer
upon entering the bldg.leading to the church.

We finish 3 stations and have a group picture and proceed to next
emirates....RAS AL KHAIMAH...(layo nito...)

Our Lady of Arabia Church at Industrial Area at Umm Al Quain, UAE.
Our CFC Dubai Group at Our Lady of Arabia Church- Umm Al Quain during Visita Iglesia UAE 2011.
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time

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Notes:
Aside from prayers personal intentions...
my other religious objective is to record and
photograph all UAE Catholic Churches.

All VR Images are taken manually (handheld)
without using any VR gears...tripod or stabilizers
in order to move & shoot fast during prayers.
Sorry for some blurry parts.
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Technicals:
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon D40x
Exposures: Manual - 3 Exposures
Lens: Sigma 4.5mm Fish Eye / Sigma 18-250mm WideTele Lens
Post Process: PS5,Adobe Bridge Camera Raw, PTGUI, Pano2VR

Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (Sharjah)

VISITA IGLESIA 2011:
United Arab Emirates
22 April 2011
_________________ . . . _________________

ST.MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - SHARJAH
We drove for 30 minutes from Dubai to the next Emirates...Sharjah at
St.Michaels Catholic Church.
Same in Dubai...peoples are continue to blanket the street leading to church, indians,
kabayans and other expats whose into visita iglesia marathon.

Waited for 30 minutes for other CFC's bros.& sis. and commence our
3rd & 4th Station of the Cross.




Third Station: Jesus falls the first time
Fourth Station: Jesus meets his mother





Allan, Annie, Rose, Dhel & Arnel
Jeff, Dhel, Anthony, Rose, Marites, Lucille, Allen & Allan - brainstorming
for the next 3 Emirates.
Off we go to next Emirate...Umm Al Quain...


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Notes:
Aside from prayers personal intentions...
my other religious objective is to record and
photograph all UAE Catholic Churches.

All VR Images are taken manually (handheld)
without using any VR gears...tripod or stabilizers
in order to move & shoot fast during prayers.
Sorry for some blurry parts.
______________________________________
Technicals:
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon D40x
Exposures: Manual - 3 Exposures
Lens: Sigma 4.5mm Fish Eye / Sigma 18-250mm WideTele Lens
Post Process: PS5,Adobe Bridge Camera Raw, PTGUI, Pano2VR


Visita Iglesia UAE 2011 (Dubai)

VISITA IGLESIA 2011
United Arab Emirates
22 April 2011

I was suppose to attend our Photo Club General Assembly & Induction of New Members
at Palma Beach Resort, Umm Al Quain, when we knew my CFC (Couples for Christ)
Brothers & Sisters will join this year Visita Iglesia...without any reasons...
we decided to join them for the glory of our Lord God.
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ST.MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - DUBAI

First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
Second Station: Jesus carries His cross

At 5:30 am we are fetching bro.Allan Labrias for our 1st & 2nd Station.Approaching
St.Mary's Church we decided to park at Rashid Hospital (Staff Parking),
coz' im sure..no parking space available this time.

I took snaps outside the church and met some friends before taking
VR (Virtual Reality Photo).
Equirectangular Image of St. Mary's Catholic Church Dubai.

It is a 5 minutes walk from the Hospital to St.Mary's Church... a very busy and
rush morning...everybody are on their speed to church..families, couples,
single, vendors and even Dubai Police are seen outside the church.

At the gate of the church... you will be welcome by the ushers who will guide
you inside the church....when we enter the compound...people are piling up...stand
praying...hmmmm... 'm very sure the church is full.

So, i decided to stay outside while waiting for the others.Took a quick shots to
an indian kids playing, rushing people, praying outside the church,kabayans on a party dress
taking a snap for a souvenir. I met my friend Erik. I saw fellow CFC's on a two
shuttle bus waiting for their cue to start the visita iglesia.

Few minutes more...Sis.Rose, Sis.Dhel & Bro. Arnel arrived and we start our
1st & @nd Station of the cross. It is a very quick prayer and off we go....to SHARJAH.

22 April 2011. Dubai. Good Friday,
Two Catholic Parishioners praying outside the church.


______________________________________
Notes:
Aside from prayers personal intentions...
my other religious objective is to record and
photograph all UAE Catholic Churches.

All VR Images are taken manually (handheld)
without using any VR gears...tripod or stabilizers
in order to move & shoot fast during prayers.
Sorry for some blurry parts.
______________________________________
Technicals:
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon D40x
Exposures: Manual - 3 Exposures
Lens: Sigma 4.5mm Fish Eye / Sigma 18-250mm WideTele Lens
Post Process: PS5,Adobe Bridge Camera Raw, PTGUI, Pano2VR