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Sometimes I think Dubai exists in its very own dimension, an alternative over-the-top world where everything has to be the best of the best. This amazing photograph by Gerald Donovan is proof: the biggest and tallest firework show in the world, shot on New Year’s Eve 2013 at the Burj Khalifa, the highest man-made structure in the world at 2,722 feet (829.8 metres).
Gerald told us how he shot it:
It was taken from The Address Downtown on the 40th floor. Phase One IQ180 medium format digital back (80 megapixels) on a Hartblei HCam which pairs the sensor up with a Canon 17mm TS-E lens. This gives the widest possible rectilinear field of view on a medium format sensor. Basically, an impossible shot with any other kit.
He sent us two more photos, taken as the show was starting:
Here’s the official video of the show. It’s crazy:
Dubai – Making bad taste look good since 1971.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is bored of fireworks.
it was dull. i bare bothered to watch half. the London ones gave me goosebumps, these were tacky and unexciting!
Yeh fireworks are boring, boring as a kid too because adults wouldn’t let you do anything. Only fun I had with them is when I stole a load from my mums room and set them off towards my mates house because his mum wouldn’t let him out. One went through his window and set the smoke alarm off and their dad came out and dragged me in and called my mum lol.
Loved being a kid, used to get up to all sorts, now the police just get involved in every little fucking thing.
I agree, it’s so annoying when the police show up just as your about to put a hearty thwack to the kid who put a firework through your window.
I did however enjoy imagining this anecdote as a miffy storyline!
Pretty sure new years eve 2013 doesn’t happen for just less than a year…
Yeah… Dubai are a year ahead of everybody else?!