U.A. Satish

Kariyankode River

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The setting sun was just visible over the tree line. The river reflected colours of the sky. Reds and blues dominated the frame. Wisps of clouds could be seen low on the horizon.

Kariyankode River; outdoor; nature; sunset; sky; island; Malabar; Kerala; India; uasatish; https://uasatish.com; — Kariyankode River

Location

Kariyankode River flows to the Arabian Sea near Cheruvathur in Northern Kerala. There is an island on the river – Achamthuruthu. The shot was taken from a bridge across the river.

Camera Info

I used my Canon PowerShot S 110. Aperture was f/4.0 and shutter speed 1/200 sec. Focal length was 9.00 mm at an ISO speed of 80.

The photo was on Flickr Explore of 3 April 2014 at # 38. See it on Flickr.

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This photo was taken with my Nokia C7-00 smart phone. It was midday and the street had strong shadows. Trees lined both sides of the street. Many cars were parked there. I could see a Mercedes Benz car too.

uasatish, Mumbai, Bombay, India, — Street in South Bombay

Location

The location is near Flora Fountain in South Bombay. I had gone there for lunch at Fountain Inn which is well-known for its sea food. My camera phone came in handy when the photo opportunity presented itself.

Camera Info

The image had made it to Flickr Explore pages which goes to show that you do not always need a SLR camera to take good photos. Shutter speed was 1/160 sec as the sun was overhead. No flash was needed.

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Radiance

Landscape / Satish

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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.

uasatish, India, Mumbai, nature, sunset, sun rays, — Radiance

Location

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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Low Tide

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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.

uasatish, India, Kalamb Beach, nature, — Low Tide

Location

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.

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Translucence

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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.

uasatish, India, beach, nature, Kalamb Beach, Vasai, — Translucence

Location

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.

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