Author name: Satish

Last of the setting sun’s light made a silhouette of the old tree.  The sky had turned a gorgeous gold at the horizon. There was greenery on right half of the frame. Dried grass could be seen in the bottom corner.

The location is on the outskirts of Mumbai, in Vasai. Salt used to be produced in some parts of Vasai. Vegetation is not plentiful where the salt pans used to be.

Technical Data

Canon EOS 550D is the camera. I used Canon EF50mm f/1.8 II lens. Canon Speedlite 430 EX II was fired in high-speed sync mode. Shutter speed was 1/1250 sec. Aperture was open at f/1.8.

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It was end of the day. The sun was going down to the horizon. It looked wonderful and had a pretty colour too. I framed it through the silhouettte of a gnarled tree.

I was on the outskirts of Vasai where there are vast tracts of open land with little or no greenery. Click here to see the image on my Flickr photostream.

Technical Information

The camera is my Canon EOS 550D. I used an aperture of f/11 because I was shooting against the sun. The lens was Canon EF50mm f/1.8 II. Shutter speed was 1/80 sec at an ISO of 100. Metering mode was multi-segment.

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It was a peaceful summer evening in May. Sunlight filtered through the trees on the left. The sky had taken on a golden hue. Altogether the atmosphere was serene.

The abandoned salt pans in Vasai offer vast open areas. Vegetation is sparse and not many people live in the location.

Camera Info

My Canon EOS 550D was used at an aperture of f/22 since I was shooting against the sun. Shutter speed was 1/125 sec. Lens was Canon 18-55mm f/4.4-28.

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