You never remember me
Except when I am setting
At morning, you shudder at my sight
At noon, you look at me through tinted windows
And at evening, you look at me melancholy
And remember your loved ones
Wait till it is winter
And I look at you through tinted clouds

I sail between land and sea.
Once the clock strikes twelve, I am in guilt with the dissolved sun
That listens to jeers of the revellers.

When it’s morning again and the revellers rest,
it is the sun that will welcome them to the future.

Ride my horse, so I can eat at night
When it is night, I will eat with trouble;
When the hungry horse stares at my grain

While you click the sun
I make photos with girls
When the sun sets
my photos will still shine

Depth and Outline

I went to the sea and the waves were eager to meet me.

A Marathi television channel crew was shooting an entertainment program near the sea. A crowd of men had gathered to look at the shoot and the girl in green who is the anchor of the program.

The anchor sat on a rock.

The director of photography (D.O.P) placed the girl on the right side of the camera screen adjacent to the rocks on the left side. He should have done the reverse; placed the girl on the left side and kept the rocks as a distant background; given the anchor an outline, space and power in the frame.

The D.O.P also tilted the camera during the shoot. He shouldn’t have, considering that the edges of the rocks were uneven, jagged and already provided the frame with a positive disturbance. If the anchor is straight, and the rock edges make crosses in the background, then why tilt the camera to spoil the effect?

The anchor was wearing green and should have shared space with the sea. Dark green and black don’t always make an ideal photograph. The D.O.P could have considered a high angle shot with the girl and the sea in the same frame. This would have also matched the casual approach of the anchor and the program.

Perhaps the crew considered taking another shot of the anchor after raising her to another rock. This would have added depth and space to the frame (see photo below) but they dropped the idea.

The anchor laughed and asked the people to disperse. The shot was taken and they could see her in television.

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Photographs: Kartikey Sehgal