Prasad Indulkar
About the Image(s)
Today i will share another image of an iconic structure from my city ,Mumbai. The Gateway of India.
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early twentieth century in the city of Mumbai,
It was erected to commemorate the landing in December 1911 of King-Emperor George V and Queen-Empress Mary, the first British monarch to visit India. The gateway is also the monument from where the last British troops left India in 1948, following Indian independence. It is located on the waterfront at an angle, opposite the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel and overlooks the Arabian Sea. Today, the monument is synonymous with the city of Mumbai, and is amongst its prime tourist attractions.
I clicked this image on 5th May 2020 , amidst the lock down in the city . Hence you dont see any human presence in the photo. And this is a very very rare sight , as this place is always crowded , even late in night and early morning you will find people here , all kinds of people hawkers, cops , homeless , lovers , pre wedding shoots . etc . always a buzzing place . So i tool the chance of clicking this during the lock down.
This final image is an composite of two images , the structure and foreground is clicked by Sony RX10M4 , while the sky and rainbow is an old iphone click way back in 2016 shot in Germany. I merged them in Photoshop .
EXIF for main image
Model Sony RX10M4 Handheld time of shoot 12.41pm
Focal Length - 12mm
Exposure - 1/320s
F/8 , Average Metering.
Since this area is restricted and there were cops patrolling the area. I could not reach to the point from where i can shoot it perpendicular . I shot this frame within the bars of the metal fence . I had to Squeez my lens between the two bars of the fence and click it quickly as the cops were not allowing anyone to stand or wait . As it was curfew going on in city due to the pandemic. I had gone for some urgent work to city and i had carried my camera with me. I have also attached the image which shows the fence and the sky that day.
This is also one of the most clicked images from my city , every indian and non indian who visits this place has one image of it .
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
10 comments posted
  Posted: 06/07/2020 21:21:45
A very significant shot, well done Prasad.
PS: meant to mention - the buildings in the background could be cloned out to put more emphasis on the Gateway building.   Posted: 06/14/2020 02:38:43
Thanks a lot for the words of appreciation. I was considering removing the buildings . but then for a Mumbai resident the image will become unreal in totality , it will become like an painting . Hence i decided against it . However I have on version in monochrome which i love , i will share it here for you.
Hope you like it .
Thanks once again.   Posted: 06/14/2020 23:34:15
Thats a really high praise , Please i am far from a role model, you can call me an opportunist , as I never wanna miss an opportunity for a good shot. hence I carry my camera everywhere , I have a Nikon point and shoot pocket camera which I keep in my office back pack as well. And my Iphone XR is always handy . Thats the curse of a photographer , we rarely let go of a good frame.
I agree with you about a single figure , it would have added so much more to the image story and impact. But there was none , as it was Lock Down and there were cops patrolling around the city to maintain the curfew , I had with me two passes to protect me from cops - A press card and Doctors vehicle. hence I could do this . Or else i too would have been stopped at all check posts.
As I said earlier opportunist.
Thanks for your kind words.   Posted: 06/14/2020 23:39:34