It was early morning on a March day last year. The beach was almost deserted. The sky was blue, the sands were white and the sea was calm. There was a glow in the sky.

Location

Neerkkadavu Beach is on the Malabar Coast in Kerala. It is near Azhikkal, about 15 km from Kannur railway station. The beach is not a tourist destination. There are mainly fishermen living in the area. It is a long beach and has lovely soft sands. You can view it on my Flickr page.

Technical Info

The camera is Canon EOS 550D. Aperture was f/5.6 at a focal length of 18mm. Shutter speed was 1/400 sec. I used an Evaluative metering mode.

The black road and the beautiful sky make perfect contrasts. The road draws the eye to the sky and lends depth to the image. The clouds caught the orange colours of the setting sun. 

Location

The shot was made when the monsoon rains were setting in. That helped to create a dramatic sky with great highlights among the clouds. I shot it on one of the small roads leading out of Vasai.

Technical Info

I used my Canon PowerShot S110 for the shot. I used an aperture of f/8 for good depth of field. Shutter speed was 1/125 sec. Focal length was 8 mm at ISO speed of 320.

“Now the day is over, evening drawing nigh, shadows of the evening creep across the sky.” The quote was posted on my Flickr page by my friend Howard Kendall. I captured the image at around 10:30 pm and it was a full moon night. I had to use a long exposure as light was understandably low. Since I was not carrying my tripod, I placed the camera on a balcony railing for support.

Location

As the name suggests, the moon had risen over Kannur town. Lights had begun to dim in many houses. But some lights could be still seen. It helped that the sky did not have many clouds. A star can be seen above the moon.

Camera Info

I set the camera for an exposure of 15 seconds at f/2. Focal length was 5.2mm at ISO 80. The shot was captured in RAW format.

I shot this image in March this year. I directed the camera at the sun. I was able to capture the pretty sunlight. The reflections as well as evening shades look nice too. At bottom one-third of the frame, you can see salt pans with salt crystals showing white.

Location

The location is Vasai, on the road to Naigaon. On one side of the road, there is a long stretch of salt pans. When the rains start in June, activity on the salt pans comes to a stop. Work picks up again in October.

Camera Data

Camera is Canon EOS 550D. I used an aperture of f/11 to manage the bright sunlight and also to get a good depth of field. Focal length is 55mm at a shutter speed of 1/80 sec.