Sunsets

Sunset off Nisos Kriti

2010-01-13T03:33:00.000-08:00

This is a Sunset, without the sun. The sun was hiding behind the clouds, while haze on the hills created a lovely refraction, that appears like a glow.
Photo details : 75mm , f/10, 1/640 sec, ISO 100

Serenity at Pachi

2010-01-05T01:13:00.000-08:00

We were just departing off Pachi ( a port town off Athens) and a tiring day was beautifully ended by this lovely sunset.
Photo details : 75mm, f/8, 1/160, ISO 100

Windmills

2010-01-01T01:05:00.000-08:00

Happy New year to you, Wishing you a Prosperous and fun filled 2010.
I have seen a steady increase in the number of windmills that line up the Turkish coast, since 2004, when I visited it for the first time. A majestic sunset was made interesting by silhouettes of a few windmills.
Photo details: 300mm , f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 100

A lovely Sunset off Genoa

2009-12-29T03:52:00.000-08:00

One of the most endearing sights on board a ship are the lovely sunrises and sunsets. The sky wears a completely different attire at that time.
I used a very small aperture here ( f/32) to get a sharp outline of the peak.

Photo details : 300 mm lens , f/32 , 1/60 sec , ISO 400

Working Until Dusk

2009-01-30T01:00:00.000-08:00

Tried to get a silhouette, with a setting sun background. One of my shipstaff was painting the crane and created a beautiful frame.

Smoke Screen

2009-01-28T01:00:00.000-08:00

A smoke screen envelops the setting sun as man pumps in the toxins hidden inside mother earth into the open atmosphere. Earth had hidden many polluting resources deep inside her so that it would not be accesible to the careless humans that we are. But the ever greedy mankind just dug deep into mother earth and is now haphazardly using these without any concern about its effects.

Sunset Flare

2009-01-26T01:00:00.000-08:00

The sunpeeks through two antenna conductors. Sunrise and sunsets have magical quality to their light. Any object can be made dramatically beautiful with this light.The sky colour has such a soothing effect on the mind.

Monsoon Arrives

2008-05-23T09:23:00.000-07:00

Its evening and the sun has just set in the western sky; Clouds on the horizon herald the arrival of monsoon to the west coast of India

A burning Sunset

2008-04-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

The dried tree branches in the foreground give the appearance of a sun on fire.
f/4.5 , 1/2000 sec, ISO-80

Sunset At Anjuna Beach

2008-04-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

A picturesque sunset at Goa's Anjuna Beach

Through the Drinking Glass

2008-04-07T18:47:00.000-07:00

Glasses were set for an evening party, I saw the sun set through them.

A walk in the clouds

2008-03-28T00:10:00.000-07:00

These two photographs were taken at the same time, place and of the same event, yet they are entirely different. The reason being the sun. The upper photograph was clicked when the sun was behind the clouds while the lower one has the sun descending below the clouds which painted the entire sky with a different hue. Probably a change in the angle of refraction made all the difference. So a patient wait does count in photography.
I used cloudy white balance to click this one.

Dragonfly at sunset

2008-03-27T23:46:00.000-07:00

I was trying to get a good shot of this dragonfly and experimenting with various angles on light, when this particular view caught my eye. I did wish the sun would have been a little less brighter, since it wasnt, I let the focus be on the dragon fly and the sun formed only a background.

Fishing At Sunset

2008-03-27T23:33:00.000-07:00

A fisher man spreads his net at dawn, photographed in the Persian Gulf. The two main objects in the frame are located at two critical spots. The upperleft corner where the eye starts to scan a image and the lower right side, where the scan ends. Since the colour of the sky is dull gray, both these subjects standout gracefully. I have used a small aperture so that the entire frame is sharply in focus.
f/8, 1/30sec,

Searchlight Sunset

2008-03-27T23:22:00.000-07:00

Both the photographs are of the same place, but captured on two different days. It just shows how the same location can be made to give a different drama to the photograph by playing around with time. In the upper frame, the sun is right behind the searchlight and only the colours of the sky lighten up the frame. The lower photograph tells a story of man's light verses that of nature.
f/8 ; 1/320 sec; iso 80.

Sunset at Fujairah

2008-03-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

The last boat sails back to the docks of Fujairah. The place, at this time of the year is generally hazy and the mountains are rarely visible, but here, the setting sun creates strong shadows and brings those hills back into sight. I captured this scene twice, in this one, the sea occupies 2/3 rd of the frame and in the other one its the sky tht occupies the maximum portion. Since the reflection of the sun is what gives the picture its look, I decided to stick with this one. The location of the boat is also critical in this frame. There are three more photographs, where the boat is on the lower left hand corner, right on top of the reflection and at the center. When the eye sees a frame, it starts first with the upper left hand side of the frame, I guess that's why the boat seems better in this particular frame.

Cool Sunset

2007-11-08T19:49:00.000-08:00

Generally sunsets have very warm colour tones to them, hence this time I wanted to give it a cool, calmly feeling. I clicked three photographs of this scene, with three different WB settings, fluorescent 1 and fluorescent and Cloudy. Cloudy settings gives a saturated warm tone, while the fluorescent settings give the photograph a blue hue, which gives the appearance of a cool sunset here.

Golden Sky of Singapore

2007-10-25T05:32:00.001-07:00

Sunsets beyond the skyline at Singapore.
Photograph details : f/6.3, shutter: 1/400 , White balance cloudy

Golden Palm

2007-10-13T05:01:00.000-07:00

When people ask me what is the best thing to see in Mangalore, I just wonder isn't the sky good enough? Getup early in the morning, stand up under a coconut tree and look up, this is what you will see. It made my day, I am sure it will be the same for you.
Photograph details: f/8 , 1/320 sec. Deliberately underexposed the photograph to get a striking orange sky and dark leaves.

Optical Diamond

2007-10-13T04:25:00.001-07:00

The most tempting moment for a photographer at a time like this is to play around with the orange sky. By increasing the aperture value and with faster shutter speed the under-lit photograph will be more eye catching. I have already discussed about flares in earlier posts.
If there is any action during such a time then focusing on the object with a higher aperture will blur the background creating dramatic scenes. In short when u see a sky like this, keep your aperture to the maximum and look around for a action scene.
Photograph detail : f/8 , 1/640 sec.

Rusty Sunset

2007-10-08T07:27:00.001-07:00

Photographed at Mangalore, one hour before sundown, to create the silhouette of the clouds used very fast shutter of 1/1000th second (0.001 sec), and the smallest possible aperture possible with my H7, f/8. The sky as actually very bright, but by reducing the exposure value by 2 stops, made the bright sunset a dark rusty one.

Coloured Sky

2007-07-05T05:21:00.000-07:00

Thos is My Favourite Sunset Photograph. Clicked at Singpore, the Colours in the sky create a Riot, i experimented with a lot of exposure values to get a good colour and not to have that boat lost out of frame

Sunset at Singapore

2007-07-05T05:03:00.000-07:00

Both these photographs were taken at the same time, the only think i altered was the white balance . From Cloudy to the Lower one to Tungsten in the upper one

Tequila Sunsrise

2007-07-05T04:54:00.001-07:00

Beyond The hill

2007-07-05T04:49:00.001-07:00

Photographed in the Red Sea.

Forward to Aft

2007-07-05T04:40:00.001-07:00

Dusk By A Island

2007-07-05T04:16:00.000-07:00

These were the Sister Island in singapore.

Sailing into Dusk

2007-07-05T02:59:00.000-07:00

Rays of Light

2007-07-05T02:49:00.000-07:00

I love when the sun peeks through the opening in clouds. Managed to photograph these in the South China Sea

Burning Disc

2007-07-05T01:44:00.000-07:00

Time For The Lamps To Glow

2007-07-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

To genereate the Silhoutte used EV of -2 bcos the camera was overexposing the scene

Sunset By the Ocean

2007-07-04T23:59:00.001-07:00

Sunset Disc

2007-07-04T23:56:00.001-07:00

A sunset in the Red Sea. The peaks look really tiny compared to the Sun

Cloudy Sunset

2007-07-04T23:54:00.001-07:00

Photographed with Sony DSC H7

Golden rays, Golden sand

2007-03-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

The sun is a tad too bright in this picture, would have preferred a few clouds here, but that's nature. The sand soaks in the golden rays of the sun.

Surf at Sunset

2006-12-28T01:17:00.000-08:00

This is what you can see when you stroll on a beach at sunset. This photograph is best viewed full scale. Just click on the image to do that.

Spikey Sunset

2006-12-28T00:06:00.000-08:00

Found this spiky sea weed on a beach, and formed a good foreground for this Photograph.

Towering at Dusk

2006-12-14T19:24:00.000-08:00

Photograph clicked, with Moon setting, with Sony Cybershot camera

2006-11-14T03:41:00.000-08:00

Bridging the Sun

Steaming into....

2006-11-09T09:00:00.000-08:00

Got this when I was navigating my ship in the calm Mediterranean waters.

Sun looks down upon an urban jungle

2006-11-08T22:31:00.000-08:00

Without a Tripod, it was quite an effort to hold the camera steady for this shot..

2006-11-08T10:07:00.000-08:00

Sandy Set

2006-11-08T09:54:00.000-08:00

Lighthouse at dusk

2006-10-31T11:29:00.000-08:00

A Glorious Setting

Life in the fast lane

2006-10-31T11:24:00.000-08:00

Clicked this Photograph from a fast train, and was quite a feat holding the camera steady and balancing myself.

2006-10-31T11:14:00.000-08:00

Speeding At Sunset