The sun was setting. But the light was still bright and I had to use a high shutter speed. At the same time, I had to light the shrub which filled half of the frame. Luckily, my Canon Speedlite 430 EX II flash has capability for high-speed sync which enables me to use the Speedlite at high shutter speeds. You can see the result in the photo below.

Location is Vasai in Maharashtra. It was a warm October evening and the sky had a tinge of red. The photo was in Flickr Explore at #19 on 24 October 2014.

Camera Info

My camera Canon EOS 550D has been used. Shutter speed was 1/500 sec at a focal length of 55mm. ISO setting was 400. Aperture was f/5.6. The flash was Canon Speedlite 430 EX II in manual mode. High-speed sync was applied.

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.