#indian_ocean

Aldabra-giant tortoise por Travelling Slonik Por Flickr: Originally from Aldabra in the Seychelles, this species can reach up to 1m in length with an average lifespan of more than 150 years. The second-largest species of tortoise in the world, the Aldabra species is a cousin of the native domed and saddle-backed giant tortoises, which have gone extinct from Mauritius since the early 18th century. Photo taken in the Chamarel Tortoise Park.

The Rising Sun @ Mahe, Seychelles by Avisekh Mukherjee Via Flickr: Nikon D850 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24MM F/2.8G ED Lee Soft GND 1.2 Lee Square Circular Polarizer Wish you and your closed ones a very happy and prosperous new year 2019. I thought it will be nice to start a new year with image of a rising sun. Kind of my way to wish sunshine for the year. Ineradicable feeling to watch the sun rise from the horizon of a crystal clear Indian Ocean. This was a lucky shot. I went out that morning searching for something completely different; but that composition didn't work out very well. Desperately looking for composition I found this small rock holding onto the moving water. So decided to give it a go and it came out very much what I was looking for. Me being very close to the rock in 15 MM I managed to show it way larger in frame than how it actually was. But that made me very wet. So the fun of ocean started early for me that day. I normally do focus stacking in such situations. But the waves were powerful and the sun was coming up fast. So I decided to go all the way up to F22 for right DOF. Yes the image gets a bit soft in such aperture. But looking at the subject; there is not much room for showing sharpness anyway. So things worked out as expected. Ok. If you have already reached till here; may be you will be interested to see Seychelles in a bit more detail! Click here to see the short film documenting the natural beauty of the region as I have experienced it. Please have a look at my website www.avisekhphotography.com for all my recent works. Have a nice weekend. Hope you will enjoy the picture. Any suggestions or criticisms are always welcome.