The Beach we found
We didn't know this beach existed with an hours drive from our hometown in Thrissur, Kerala. It was a beautiful evening and I had hurriedly excused myself ...
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We didn't know this beach existed with an hours drive from our hometown in Thrissur, Kerala. It was a beautiful evening and I had hurriedly excused myself to make the customary nature's call. On my return I see my wife sitting and looking at the sea. the fishing boat added to the charm
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Location
This was shot in Thrissur, in Kerala, India. I was surprised that we had such awesome beaches near our home.Time
The day it was windy and the sun was setting.Darkness was The waves were choppy. Having found the fishing boat I looked and saw my wife seated next to the boat looking into the sea. She was not well that day. And watching the big sea made her betterLighting
The beautiful evening was like a last hurrah on the canvas of the sky with streaks of clouds forming above while the sea was getting choppy and darker. Amidst all this was the fishing boat worn out by its travails in the seas adding to the colour was the shocking pink my wife was wearing. And the soft evening light proved to be magical while the whole world went around that very moment.Equipment
Canon Camera 5 D Mark III with the kit lens - 24-105 mm. Nothing else. This was a hand held shot at ISO 500 and a shutter speed of 1/40 at f 6.3 to darken the image. If I went lower than 6.3, the skies would have been blown out and I wouldn't be able to recover the details in the skies.Inspiration
The way my wife sat near the sea in a state of unwellness as if surrendering that moment to the sea while the boat stood in the foreground looked very poetic to me. 'Waiting for the boatman' would be more apt for this scene. Something with the seas are majestic which make us look insignificant in front of it. Just wanted to show our position in the vast infinity of the seas and the skies.Editing
Yes, all photographs have a certain amount of post production especially when you are shooting raw. It goes through Lightroom at a basic level to get colour corrections, and opening up of shadows as required. In this case I was exposing for the sky so the foreground will be naturally dark. The raw files will have the details of the boat and I was sure I will get them through Lightroom itself. The next was to take the file through Photoshop to enhance the colours and the contrasts.In my camera bag
I generally carry the Canon 5 D Mark III and the Fuji X100s as my go to market cameras along with the Canon lenses - 24-105mm f4, 85 mm 1.8, a 300 mm f4, spare battery, charger, internet dongle, trip wire release, Macbook pro & its charger, external hard disk, a usb stick, spare memory cards, iPhone 6s, note pad to take my notes, a pen, my hair brush, a lens duster, wrist band, water bottle, chamois leather lens cloth.Feedback
One of the difficult aspects while shooting seascapes is to find a relevant point of focus and build a story with it. Lines, parallels, and minimalistic photography is one of the ways to build the photograph. A story needs to come into your head and it should mean more than just taking a photograph . Don't shoot because you want to be famous and recognised in the peer group. Shoot because you want to for your soul. Then you pre visualise and compose the scene waiting for elements to walk into the frame before you squeeze the shutter release. The ISO in low light will always be a problem. Also while shooting for the sky the highlights and details need to be retained. But to get to that you will need to increase the f stop to retain the details, and in the process loose the exposure in the foreground. Fortunately if you were shooting in RAW mode, you will be able to get the details in the shadows back in Lightroom. Otherwise the other way is to bracket the shots - underexpose, normal & over expose and combine the images into 1 file in Photoshop. These days the camera are so good that you will get the details back if you were shooting in raw mode.
