I was on the phone with my friend Swati, when I saw these gorgeous colours in the sky. I knew I wouldn't get a good shot because I had no time to change into outdoor clothes and then leave home to find a proper location for a shot. Therefore, I had almost resigned myself to not taking the shot, but gave in to Swati's urging to go capture the sunset. And so I did!
I lost time when I tried to change the lens on my camera and the beautiful light was slipping really fast, as is usually the case for sunsets or sunrises. So, I just dropped the idea of putting the camera on the tripod and had to use a faster shutter speed. This led me to add a stop of light in post-processing. I haven't touched the image otherwise.
The striations in the sky were much more pronounced when I looked at the sky initially. I missed the opportunity to capture that. Furthermore, it took me a while to try to make some sense out of the chaos of barren trees silhouetted against the fiery sky, and the ceiling of the balcony that I wanted to frame the shot with.
I am so glad you took the picture. I don't have a reference point like you do - and I think this is a gorgeous shot.
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