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Summer Day Reflection 2007-11-05 21:33:00 As a thumb rule, when photographing reflections, use the smallest aperture possible (the largest f value); unless you want to capture a blurred reflection. In this photograph, I did want to frame in the entire tree crown, but the water body imposed constrains in doing that. Here I have used a f/8 aperture the smallest possible with my Sony-H7. Since the image is a reflection and the smallest aperture was used;a slower shutter speed had to be used, and to prevent camera shake, I did use a tripod. Now Since the water was still, the image turned out to be sharp, in case of a moving water body, then the above settings may not give the best results. In that case either use a higher ISO or a little bigger aperture. Read more:Summer
Rolling Out The Red Carpet 2007-10-31 09:53:00 The clouds were moving in to cover the blue sky and the red rays of the setting sun were creating a riot of red in the sky. Perfect time for a long exposure photograph. Just long enough to create a silhouette of the landscape.Shutter: 0.62 sec , F/2.7, ISO 80 Read more:Rolling
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Trails of Light 2007-10-25 04:34:00 Trails of moth circling around a sodium vapor lamp. I never expected to photograph these moths, I was interested in photographing the beam of light and set my camera on a 2.5 sec exposure. Interestingly the movements of the moth was captured by the camera, and gave rise to the trails.
Crude Dhow 2007-10-15 10:33:00 The sun had just set and the sky was blood red, then from nowhere a dhow popped out. I had to quickly set my tripod and in the fading light photographed this rusty red panorama.When framing a photograph like there it is a tendency in many to centre the boat and make the horizon divide the photograph into half. If you have been doing this then next time, photograph the scene, with sky occupying 2/3rd of the frame and land or water 1/3rd of it or vice versa.I am sure the photograph looks much better if framed this way.This is actually a thumb rule is photography and called the rule of thirds.According to the rule an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these line Read more:Crude
Moonlight and Coconut trees 2007-09-28 08:38:00 Gibbous MoonTwo photographs of the moon clicked at the same time and place, The lower one with a wide angle lens and the upper one with a telephoto lens. The coconut trees were lit only by moonlight and I used a 30 second exposure and f/3.2 aperture to photograph this scene. The long exposure has however overexposed the moon and it looks more like sun on a cloudy day.The moon above during its gibbous phase. Read more:Moonlight
Casting The Net 2007-07-25 22:21:00 It is always a delight to witness a scene like this and happiness manifolds when one can photograph it. I was following this boat for quite sometime, knowing for sure that the fisherman will cast off his net. With One eye in the viewfinder I kept following the boat for about 20 minutes and when I was about to give up, the net was cast and I was more than willing to click the shutter. Since the light was in the background I kept exposure on auto and pattern metering, knowing that it would underexpose the boat creating a Silhouette effect. Just like I wanted. Read more:Casting
Awaiting Dusk 2007-07-19 03:44:00 What amused me was the colour of the sky, pretty unnatural , more pinkish than red and it really looked cool.
Once in A Blue moon 2007-07-05 07:32:00 Photographed this moon in Twilight with Light setting on Fluorescent.
Greased Lightning 2007-07-04 07:57:00 Well, how did I manage this picture? First find a Dry location to keep the camera, cos Lighting and rain generally go hand in hand.Then Locate the Cumulonimbus cloud that creates the Bolts. Then focus the camera in that direction , keep the shutter open to the maximum duration possible with the camera (in this case 30 sec) and click, if a bolt hits at this time viola, u got a picture, Else try try and try again. Its Ideal to have a location far away from city lights , moonless night. In this case the picture was taken in the middle of the India ocean. Ideally suited for a shot like this.Ride Into the Lightning- This was Photographed in the Malacca straits. The bright light is the stern of another ship, on close inspection you can see that she is being hit by one of the lightning Bolts
Ride the Lightning 2007-07-04 07:42:00 These were captured off Minicoy Isalnd in the Lakshdweep.
City Lights Hong Kong 2007-07-04 07:25:00 the lights of Hong Kong
are masked by Smog or Mist and after 9Pm most of the lights are turned off as the offices close down. So i had a small window period to get this Picture. The mist dimmed the light and hence required longer exposure. But longer exposure created problems on a ship which was rolling slighty. The solution was to Boost the ISO levels , here I increased it to 200 and shuter speed of 1.2 sec Read more:Lights
Blue Dusk 2007-07-04 07:20:00 The Cyan effect was achieved by selecting the White Balance setting as Fluorescent light. The picture was taken While the Ship was Underway and hence could not increase the exposure level to create the flow effect of water. Exp 1/15 sec.
Industrial Light and Steam 2007-07-04 07:04:00 Vopak terminal At Singapore. Exposure 5 sec. at iso 100. Although the exposure could have been reduced by boosting up the ISO level, I For some reason do it as a last resort.The Above picture was made with a 8 sec exposure, The water body is purposely made to occupy 2/3rd of the image, just to do away with convention. The long exposure has given good flow to the dark waters.Japanese Industrial
Complex.Petroleum Refinery in Korea Read more:Steam
Discharging At Japan 2007-07-04 06:58:00 Deck of my ship was actually Grey but the sodium lamps give it a green hue. I like the colours in this picture Read more:Japan
Chill Out 2007-07-04 06:40:00 These pictures were Shot with my old DSC-40 camera (point and shoot type). I focused on the can then with the shutter pressed half way down and reframed the image. Read more:Chill
Peaking Up 2007-07-04 06:33:00 The light was at the fag end of the twilight andi had to use a Shutter Speed of 1/40 sec and aperture f/3.5 to get the silhoutte. The peaks are of the Djibouti coast in the Rea Sea.
Wave Break 2007-07-04 06:28:00 A large wave hit the bow of my ship, and created this big water splash. The whole ship stutters when such waves break on her.Protecting the camera from sea water moisture becomes important in situations like this. The camera has to be kept ready and pre focused and a series of continuous snaps gave me a option of choosing the best in the Sequence. Read more:Break
Pair Trawlers in Action 2007-07-04 06:21:00 These Two Trawlers created a good colour contrast with the cliffs of the Lamma Island in Hong-kong. The Picture was captured with Max focal lenght offered by my Sony DSC H-7 camera. The Colour saturation levels have come good. Read more:Action
Apartments on the Banks of the Lamma Channel 2007-07-04 06:16:00 A visual treat when Crossing the Lamma Channel
in Hong-kong Are these aparment blocks. The look so much like Lego blocks. I loved the Drive way on the Lower building. Read more:Apartments
Anchoring Machinery 2007-07-04 06:07:00 This is a Silhoutte of the Ships anchoring machinery called the Windlass, I was interested in creating the flare through the small opening and achieved it.I have obsered that the best Flares are made when using the largest f-stop or smallest aperture. Here i used f/7.1 and small focal length. The small aperture additionally created the dark foreground.
Aircraft Carrier 2007-07-04 05:52:00 Exposure 1/1000, f/6.8 ,ISO 80,The Craft slowly sailed into the setting sun and Created the Top visual dramaSpotted this US Aircraft Carrier in the Malacca straits. The Weather was misty and hence the Saturation is not to the expected level
Moon set 2007-03-13 11:07:00 Since I am presently sailing, I have no access to the net, I am greatful to a friend for keeping this site uptodate and for uploading the pictures and forwarding me all your comments, I will respond to them once I'm back. Also promise to come back with loads of pictures from the worlds ocean's.
Standing tall in urban jungle 2007-03-13 11:00:00 These skyscrapers in Singapore looked beautiful, that is, till this tree showed up and told a different story. Read more:Standing
Formation Flying 2008-03-30 09:39:00 F-16 fighting Falcons of Singapore's Black Knight perform at the Singapore Air Show 2008. I was on board the ship and my H7 camera with 15x zoom was inadequate to cover a airshow. But fortunately for me, these aircraft preferred to carry out their low level acrobatic over sea and with a UV filter fitted to my camera managed to photograph these heart pounding maneuvers.Since these aircraft are at hight speed, there is hardly any time for framing or focusing. Hence I used aperture Priority mode, set the aperture on f/8 and set the focus on infinity and went on a shutter clicking spree and the aircrafts approached me. Read more:Formation
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Ship on Fire 2008-03-29 22:02:00 This is how a ship looks when it's on fire. We were at Balongan, in Indonesia when a ship 4 miles ahead of us went ablaze. The tugs surrounding the ship were involved in fire fighting and had just moved away, expecting a explosion. After being for four days on fire, the ship finally sank. All crew were saved and there were no casualties.
Glimses of Singapore 2008-03-31 04:33:00 A water fountain at Marina Centre. I tried to frame it in such a way, that the lines would lead the viewer to the center of the photograph, wasn't entirely successful though.Singapore
's Skyline with the Merlion at the bottom center.There are innumerable water fountains in Singapore and the place provides ample opportunities to photograph reflections. Just remember to use the smallest available aperture (biggest f value)The Cavenagh Bridge, named after Singapore’s last Governor and Constructed in 1868, the bridge proudly wears its original splendor, just besides the bridge is the bronze statue shown below.This was my favorite of all the innumerable statues that line Singapore. Originally called the "First Generation" it shows 5 Bronze boys jumping into the Singapore waterway.The Merlion
Venus and the Moon 2008-04-02 23:53:00 Twilight was just about to commence , with Venus
and moon rising before the Sun. Set my camera for a long 20 second exposure to get this calm looking photograph of the horizon. Since the exposure was long and the ship moving, the planet and the crescent moon have come a bit blurred.
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