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.
I took the shot at noon on a December day. The sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. The road in front of the terminus was crowded. You can clearly see the remarkable stone dome. The arches, turrets and ornamental gate add to the grandeur of the structure.
Camera Info
I used my Sony Cybershot DSC-S750 camera. Aperture was f/5.6 and shutter speed 1/500 sec. Focal length was 5.8 mm.
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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.
Background
In December last year, I was in a boat cruising around Mumbai harbour. The boat was just setting out from Gateway of India. I could see the Taj emerge into view from behind the sea wall as the boat edged forward. I framed the shot with the old stone wall taking up about a third of the frame. The sun was low in the horizon. The colours of the setting sun are seen on the harbour water in front of The Taj.
Camera Info
The shot was taken in shutter priority. Shutter speed was 1/40 second with an aperture value of f/13. I used RAW to shoot the image and processed it in Photoshop.
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.
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