Farmhouse Vasai is one of the best sea-view restaurants in Mumbai. The rooftop restaurant has beautiful views of the sea, great music and food. The name would suggest that the restaurant nestles inside a farm. But Farmhouse Sea n Sand is in a modest building near the boat yard in Pachu Bandar. Patrons get nice views of Vasai Creek and Arabian Sea. …
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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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It was a good photo opportunity which could not be passed by. The aperture was at f/6.3 at a focal length of 18 mm. To get sharpness all over the image was a challenge. I decided to focus on different areas in the scene and later merge them together in Photoshop. I merged eight different shots and here is the end product.
To merge photos, open all the images in Photoshop. Then select File>Automate>Photomerge (more on this in a separate post).
The location was the salt pans in Vasai, Maharashtra. The lines formed by boundaries of the salt pans helped in composition. The eyes are drawn to the tree line and mountains farther beyond. This creates a depth to the image.
I had the aperture at f/4.8 and shutter speed was at 1/125 sec. The camera was hand held and the high shutter speed ensured that there was no blur. Focal length was at 17,4 mm to get a wide angle view. You can view the photo on my Flickr page.