Author name: Satish

Rays of the sun are what makes the image radiant. Shafts of  light were coming out through the clouds that were low in the sky. Colours of the sky were subtle and nice.

I was on the road leading to Naigaon Koliwada when I captured the photo. There are overhead power transmissio lines on both sides of the road. The road passes through open fields and the sun appeared to set at the western end.

Camera Info

I composed the photo in such a way that the horizon was low on the frame. Aperture was set to f/11 to get a good depth of field. Exposure program was in Aperture Priority.

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The challenge here for me was to get the composition right so that I could depict vastness of the beach. I positioned the boat towards the bottom left corner. From there, the eye is drawn by the water line towards the far distance. It also helped that there were no people in the frame.

The location is Kalamb beach near Nallasopara in Maharashtra. The beach extends for a few kilometres. At low tide, it is quite wide. There are not many tourists at the beach so usually it is not crowded.

Camera Info

It was sunny and bright when I took the shot. So I could afford to use a shutter speed of 1/800 sec. Focal length was 33 mm and aperture was set to f/6.3.

It was a sunny evening at the beach. Although it was close to 5 pm, the sun was still shining brightly. The challenge here was to get the exposure right since  I was directing the camera at the sun.

Location is Kalamb beach near Vasai in Maharashtra. Kalamb is also not far from Nallasopara station on Western Railway. It is a beautiful beach. The sand here has a grey colour, may be because of the minerals in it. The beach is very wide at low tide, but the water comes in a quite a bit when the tide is high.

Technical Data

I used a high shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. to get the exposure right. The active focal point was on the boat so that it retained details and was not just a silhouette. I used evaluative metering in RAW format. Flash was not fired.