It was a very sunny day when I captured this photograph, the temperature peaked at a blazing 35°C ! Because of this, I had to significantly lower the ISO setting at 64, compensating with a higher shutter speed of 1/1000s, as I tend to be a bit unsteady when taking pictures. Again, it was scorching, I couldn’t really stay under the scornful sun too long lest I burnt to a crisp!

I took this photo because I found the pattern neat; however, I didn’t think it was suitable enough for that theme. Instead, I was under the impression that it fit more within the theme of height, mostly because I felt so minuscule next to it, craning my neck to not even be able to perceive the top of the building! 

Amongst many other feats, Bahrain is known for its impressive architecture that contributes to the island’s iconic skyline! This particular building - whose name I must admit I am unaware of, there are simply too many to keep track of - is a part of a collection of such structures situated in Bahrain Bay. Beautiful place, would not suggest visiting at peak sunlight hours!

While the picture for the pattern theme took the most tries, this particular photograph demanded the most effort to execute. I’ve always wanted to conduct a photoshoot centered around the theme of skateboarding, and it is actually something I intend on exploring again in the future. I cashed in on a lot of favours with several friends to set this up, including borrowing a skateboard, securing a model who could skate, scouting (online) for locations, and deciding on the timing AND venue for the shoot.

This is my favourite image from the collection, and it pleases me greatly to present it last! It was also quite the joy to edit. But first things first: given the impending sunset and the cloudy weather at Karranah Beach, I opted for an ISO of 50 to counter the diminished outdoor brightness. As I have mentioned before, I have a tendency to capture blurry images due to my unsteady hand, which I often consider a stylistic choice. While that would have been an easy ideal way to show motion, I wanted to achieve the opposite effect; to capture an image that, yet still, evokes motion. And to me, skating equals action, which equals to motion, an ideal subject for this theme!

To reiterate, I enjoyed editing this photograph the most, I experimented quite a lot! Fortunately, I didn’t have to do much as the white balance helped in establishing the intended mood I desired for the image. Additionally, I made some colouration adjustments and applied a slight vignette effect to give the image a bit of a dreamy effect, as if one were looking through the enamoured slow motion lens of seeing a cool skateboard trick!