“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.

The beach had white soft sands. Laterite rocks on the beach caught the eye. Waves crashed against the rocks and swirled around them. Wet sands reflected colours of the setting sun.

The photo was at #35 on 4 June 2014 on Flickr Explore.

Location

The beach is at Payyambalam in Kannur, Kerala. The rocks are at one end of the beach. There were not many people at that spot which made my job a little easier.

Technical Info

I got a good depth of field with an aperture of f/8. Although focal length was 5.2 mm, I had to bring the shutter speed down to 1/30 sec because light was low. Metering mode was evaluative. No flash was used.

My latest photo on Flickr made it to Explore. Its rank in Flickr Explore is no. 33 as of 13 June 2014. The choice that I had to make when I shot this image was whether I should use a narrow aperture or a high shutter speed. I had to make the decision because  sun was very bright. I chose to go with a high shutter speed as that gave the right feel to the picture.

Location

The location is Vasai where I saw this old tree near a salt pan. There were no leaves on the tree and the silhouette was intriguing.

Camera Info

The camera is Canon EOS 550D. The metering mode was centre-weighted average. Shutter speed was 1/500 sec. Aperture was set to f/9.