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Travel to Socotra and join an unforgettable photographic expedition in the enchanted island!      The island of Socotra is an amazing and unique island in the Indian Ocean South of Yemen. This rare island contains many rare plants, trees, insects, reptiles, birds and animals; many of the creatures in the island of Socotra cannot be found anywhere on earth except Socotra! Studies confirm that first settled on the island of Socotra was approximately 3000 years ago! There are several reasons why one speaks with admiration about this island, some of these reasons are: 1) There are up to 825 species of thriving plants in Socotra, as well as fern. Scientists believe that 37% of these plants are settlement and has no instance in the world. the most famous tree is the Dragon's blood tree. 2)   Socotra is considered as a home for more than 221 types of birds, which are important globally such as Egyptian Vulture, Songbird, Indian h...

     A gallery about the amazing island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean \Yemen has just completed and launched today Thursday, May 8\5\2014. Island of Socotra is one of the rarest and strangest islands on earth! With 825 species of thriving plants, more than 221 types of birds, 30 types of reptiles and more! Many of the creatures in Socotra cannot be found in any other place on earth! This gallery contains many (More than 70) photos of Socotra; clients and art collectors can order the images as framed prints, canvas prints, greeting cards, acrylic prints, standard prints and phone cases. The artworks are proper for hotels, restaurants, homes and offices as rare masterpiece. To visit the gallery, please go to  http://muneer-binwaber.artistwebsites.com All photos were taken by Muneer Binwaber and Ahmed Baeisa. Muneer Binwaber is the writer of "Dragon Island" and "How to Choose your Camera Lenses" books, the third book "Socotra" is going to be in th...

Protected of Dragon Blood Tree By: Muneer Binwaber Dragon Blood Tree\Socotra Island-Yemen. By Muneer Binwaber. In the middle of the ocean, off the coast of the Arabian Sea in Yemen, a natural ship docked millions of years ago! Carrying treasures of rare trees and plants! It is the  idyllic island of Socotra \ Yemen. We do not know how it got Cain and Abel to the island! However, Abel and Cain killed each other there, their blood melt down and created the dragon blood tree.  Red substance extracted from this tree, called resin, the color red because of the blood as the legend says! Socotra Island is unique, museum of rare natural and a chance for those who love plants and adventure.  In 2013, the island got the name of Most Unusual Island in The World! Dragon Tree is the most popular tree in the island; this tree spread across the island particularly in the highlands of protected "Dquism" Where you will live a unique experience! T...

Canon EOS 5D MARK II DSLR CAMERA Canon EOS 5D MARK II Short Review By: Muneer M. Binwaber In August 2005 Canon defined the first compact full-frame camera Canon EOS 5D (DSLR).  The first thing we should know about this camera is its Full-frame feature, where this feature give the camera many advantages such as larger pixels, lower noise at high ISO levels  and advantages for wide-angle photography which makes it ideal for wedding, architecture and landscape photography. In September 2008 Canon announced its first video recording capabilities DSLR camera that was the second edition of Canon 5D and called Canon 5D MARK ii, and in March 2012, Canon announced Canon EOS 5D MARK iii. Canon 5D MARK ii features 21.1 megapixels (5,616 × 3,744 pixels), compared to 12.8 megapixels (4,368 × 2,912 pixels) in Canon EOS 5D.  Pixel size is a very important attribute of a sensor’s overall performance – typically the larger the pixel, the better the overall perfo...

Photo Gear Makes Better Stories! By: Muneer Binwaber Suppose you traveld to the jungles of Africa! OR to Paris!  Of course, it will be a trip full of adventures! Now, after this trip, return home and tell your story to your friends and family. Will tell them how it was a giant elephant!Or how it looks like the Eiffel Tower, and how long view of Paris from the top! I'm sure you will explain and describe so much, but although it is possible not to feel excited just like you! So wisdom says, PICTURE WORTH 1000 WORDS! Pictures not only keep your memories for generation after another, but also make your memories more realistic and interesting; but to have good picture you should have good photo gears and basic knowlage of using that gears such as cameras and lenses and so on. Here are some good books in this field might help you making better stories in your next trip to AFRICA! 1) Title: How to Choose Yor Camera Lenses?: The Easy Practical Guide in Canon...

Understanding Exposure, How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers. Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want. In his trademark easy-to-understand style, author Bryan Peterson explains the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, including how to achieve successful exposures in seemingly difficult situations. You’ll learn: • Which aperture gives you the greatest contrast and sharpness, and when to use it • Which apertures guarantee the background remains an out-of-focus tone • Which one aperture—when combined with the right lens—creates an area of sharpness from three feet to infinity • How to creatively use shutter speed to either freeze an acti...

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 Digital Camera