Mysore Palace Lit Up

Mysore palace lit up on a public holiday

Mysore palace lit up on a public holiday

Ambavilas Palace popularly known as Mysore Palace is a beautiful structure and the pride of Karnataka. On Sundays and public holidays, the Palace is lit up. A thousand incandescent bulbs turn the Palace into a fairyland. It is magical to watch the golden glow of the building against the dark sky. The lights come on at 7.00 pm. On Sundays, the police brass band performs in front of the palace.When I shot this image on Saturday, the 16th of June, a crescent moon was setting above the palace. Look closely and you can see it in the photograph. The bright dot next to the moon is Venus, the brightest planet and the second-brightest celestial object. See a time-lapse of the moon setting over the Mysore palace here.

Revisiting Kaup Beach

Kaup Beach Light house near Udupi

Kaup Beach Light house near Udupi

In 2014, I posted a picture of the lighthouse in Kaup Beach. That photo went on to sell in exhibitions and got copied by other websites (without my permission of course). I guess I can say it was popular. In 2018, I visited Kaup again and shot this photo of the lighthouse. The weather conditions were different. A storm was approaching, and the same evening, the entire South Canara district saw the heaviest rainfall in a decade. And there I was in the beach at 7.30 am – watching dark clouds approach mainland. I will not forget the making of this picture.

I absolutely love shooting by the ocean. I totally enjoy including lighthouses in my composition. The one at Kaup is certainly very photogenic and for this reason has been featured in many movies. I used a Loxia 21mm and Sony A7r II camera to make this photograph. And no, I did not use any ND filters. Why? Watch out for a blog post on this soon!