This photo will be published next month in the Winter 2014 issue of New Labor Forum, a magazine published in New York, USA.
Location
The image was captured near the salt pans of Vasai. The area was without electricity and running water. Many acres of land can be seen with hardly any human habitation.
Technical Data
The camera was in aperture priority mode with an aperture setting of f/8 so as to get a good depth of field. Shutter speed was 1/32 sec and focal length 18 mm.
Background
We were travelling by road to Khajjiar when the terraced hills caught my eyes. The hills were lit by bright sunshine. Some distance away, there was a wooded area of Deodhar trees.
Camera Info
The focal length was 14.3 mm which gave me a wide angle view. Aperture was set to f/4.5 and shutter speed was at a comfortable 1/200 sec. You can see the photo on my Flickr page. It is part of my Getty Images collection.
I took this shot two days back. The sun was just going below the horizon on a cloudless sky. The sunset was dramatic with vivid colours. The lower half of the setting sun can be seen through the trees on top of the hill.
Background
The stream reflects colours of the sky and leads the eye back to the hill and the partly covered sun. The timing of the shot was just right, as the sun was balanced on the horizon. This photo has made it to Flickr Explore, with more than 13,300 views so far. You can see it on my Flickr page.
Technical Info
I set the Exposure Program to Manual. The light was changing quickly. So I had to fix the camera settings in Manual Mode. Focusing was done in auto mode. Shutter speed was 1/80 sec to make sure that there was no camera blur.
Happy Diwali to all my friends!
This shot was taken in the salt pans of Vasai. It was a warm evening. The sun was about to set at 7:00 PM. The sky was cloudless.
Colours of Sunset
Nature produces abundant colours close to sunset. The light changes quickly. If one is a bit patient, you can see wonderful colours in the sky even 30 minutes after the sun has gone below the horizon. This is true for sunrises too.
Technical Details
I was using my Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II lens. The wide aperture was letting in more light, allowing me to use a high shutter speed. Silhouette of the tree took up half the frame.
When a Queen of the Night started to open in my garden, I kept a watch. At around 10 at night, the petals had opened up. But the light was low and I could hardly make out the flower in the darkness.
A flash did not produce the desired result. I then used an LED light. It was directed upwards at the flower. Exposure was f/4.5 at 1/50 sec. ISO rating was 400. Subject distance was 380 mm. I made several shots and then photomerged them together in Photoshop.
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