Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar » Sunset

Tonight in Reykjavík

Rajan P. Parrikar — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:40:57 +0000

A glorious day in Reykjavík concluded with the grand finale of the setting sun just before midnight. We got to the Sólfar sculpture in time for this shot.

Sunset around midnight in Reykjavík
5D Mark II, 24-105L, Singh-Ray Reverse GND filter

Hallgrímskirkja was draped in golden light.

Hallgrímskirkja basks in golden light
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

Earlier tonight we stopped by Bessastaðir again. This time I made bold to ring the bell at President Ólafur Grímsson‘s door. Nobody seemed to be in and there was no response. The mellow evening light offered another perspective on Bessastaðir.

Bessastaðir, late evening
5D Mark II, 24-105L

The Flaming Cross

Rajan P. Parrikar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:14:10 +0000

Awhile back I posted photographs of the cemetery cross in the Goan village of Saligao framed against the setting sun. As mentioned there, I had to stake out the location for a number of days before I scored that shot. On one of the earlier ‘unsuccessful’ evenings, Nature flashed an unexpected spectacle. I call it The Flaming Cross, seen below.

Note: I have cloned out the intruding power lines in this image.

'The Flaming Cross' in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

Sunset in Saligao

Rajan P. Parrikar — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:03:29 +0000

The apposite positioning of the sun at this time of the year vis-à-vis the cemetery cross in the village of Saligao, Goa, made possible the following composition. In early November, a lingering tropical depression over the Arabian Sea thwarted me for almost 2 weeks. Once the skies cleared, I staked out the location – the edge of a sloughy field – for a number of days and managed to score varied interpretations of the setting, some of which I shall post by and by.

I had the 300 mm lens mounted on one body and the 70-200 mm zoom on the other. The latter, it turned out, presented the problem of flare when pointed directly at the sun; I got around it by selecting the uppermost focus point.

Note (to the critic with ‘original’ thoughts): I can see the intruding power lines, too – they can be fixed in Photoshop.

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Sunset in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 300L f/4

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Sunset in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

One Subject, Two Compositions

Rajan P. Parrikar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:34:59 +0000

In one of his recent blog entries, the distinguished photographer Jim Zuckerman observes that the sun can be made salient in a composition by the use of super-telephoto lenses. That reminded me of something similar I had done last year on the island village of Divar in Goa. I had both the 300L f/4 IS (not quite the reach of 700mm that Jim had for his shot) and the 135L lenses mounted on my EOS 5D bodies, and it made for an instructive comparison.

Sunset in Divar: 5D + 300L f/4 IS

Sunset in Divar: 5D + 135L

Pedestal Cross in Chorão, Goa

Rajan P. Parrikar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:03:46 +0000

Meandering through the dried paddy fields one summer evening on the island of Chorão, Goa, I came upon this pedestal cross and quickly positioned myself to lock in this composition.

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Pedestal cross, Chorão, Goa
5D, 24-105L