Author name: Satish

The road passed through beautifully manicured tea plantations. As usual, the plantations were on hill slopes and seemed to stretch endlessly. Silver oak trees could be seen among the tea shrubs. The sky was partly cloudy.

This is somewhere between Sulthan Bathery and Kalpetta in Wayanad, Kerala. The road was good and there was not much traffic. So I could get down from the car and take the shot.

Technical Info

I was carrying my Canon PowerShot S110. I used it in RAW format. Aperture was f/6.3. Shutter speed was 1/30 sec, hand held. No flash was used.

It was a cloudy evening last month. There was a hint of rain in the air. Clouds partially covered the mountains. Good rains in the past few weeks had made the land nice and green.

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I shot the photo in Padinjarathara, Wayanad where there is a large earth dam. It is 22 km from Kalpetta, a 33 minute drive. It is nestled among lush green hills.

Camera Data

My camera Canon PowerShot S110 was used here. Aperture was f/4.0. Focal length was 8.5 mm and shutter speed 1/30 sec. ISO was set to 200.

It had been raining for two days. The fields were flooded with rain water. Sky was overcast. Dark clouds hung over the buildings in the distance. At some places, green grass could be seen over the water.

Location

I shot the photo in Vasai, 53 km from Bandra. The new residential buildings had open spaces in front which were water logged.

Technical Info

I used my Sony C 5502 camera. It has a minimum ISO rating of 40. Shutter speed was 1/200 sec. Aperture was f/2.4. You could see the photo on my Flickr page.