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I always felt that the Sun rises faster than it sets down. Scientifically it may not be true, but so far I have experienced it! That is the reason why I went to Worli hills half an hour early before the Sunrise, so that I could get enough time to select a good angle prior to an actual shooting.

In a beautiful warm, misty morning birds were enjoying freedom by fluttering here and there. I could see some health conscious people taking morning exercises I wished I could join them. I roamed here and there searching for a good angle and finally spotted this position. The objects in the foreground were to appear as silhouettes anyway, so I was not much bothered about them. I used Landscape mode of the camera to get the distant objects e.g. the buildings, the Sun and the clouds considerably sharp. The sky was just awesome!

Have you noticed a small, bright stroke of smoke running diagonally in the frame? It’s a fighter plane practicing a mock drill!

Now it is enough of traditional style of photographs, I said to myself! Why not try an abstract shot? No sooner I thought so; the grills in front caught my attention. The pointers of the grills pierced through the sky against a bright background. Those three pointers looked like a Trishul in an abstract form. I used a close-up mode, focused on the pointers and shot the picture.

To be frank, I am not so satisfied with my attempt, as you can see some fringes around the pointers. Also, the pointers are not so sharply focused! I am trying to figure out if the fringes were the outcome of post-processing.

I love to shoot as silhouettes are the dearest style of photography to me. Sometimes I am ridiculed for having this obsession. But I just can’t get rid of the temptation to shoot silhouettes whenever I get an opportunity! Especially if the background is attractive, I am compelled to shoot! In this case, I was fascinated by a huge statue standing high against a beautiful blue sky with white clouds.

By setting the camera on Auto mode, I focused on the statue, recomposed the frame and clicked. I have left some extra space on top to show the texture of the sky.

Getting an opportunity to shoot silhouettes is like making a day for me!

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