An Early Morning Visit to Kolavai Lake, Chengalpattu (Jul ’11)
This was rather a quick trip to the lake, which is around some 60km from Chennai. I have been hearing about this place quite a while and planned to pay a visit this weekend. Spoke with couple of friends and finally 5 of us from different parts of city decided to assemble just after Tambaram. It rained last night and I am bit worried about making it to the place and also worried about sunrise as the condition seemed overcast. When inquired about the condition in Porur, my friend confirmed it’s not raining in Porur and decided to start as planned.
This place lies on Chennai – Trichy highway and can be reached easily in an hour from Chennai. If you are interested to see sunrise from different places around Chennai, then this is just another perfect place. We all assembled at the place just after Tambaram around 4.40 and from there we reached the lake around 5.20. Parked our vehicles and went to the spot around 5.30, perfect time for shooting.
While my friends were checking out different vantage points around the lake, I tried to venture out another point, which is just opposite the lake. But you need to climb a rocky hill. I told my friends about this and started to climb the hill. When climbing, I got a very good view of the entire lake and a shot which will show the ‘S’ curve and the lake together, where morning trains will pass through quite frequently. A passing train on the ‘S’ curve will be a nice shot. But as expected, we couldn’t witness the perfect sunrise but it played cat and mouse with the clouds and we got some superb sun rays shot. Also, got one of my favorite shot of a train passing the ‘S’ curve.
Overall, a very satisfying outing with my friends….
Now enjoy the pictures and post your valuable comments π
Amazing and very beautiful pictures..
Thank you Farida !!
awesome collections of pics
Was searching for places to shoot some sunrise pics and found this! Planning on going to the lake this Sunday. Pics seem great!
Thanks Mukundh.. you won’t be disappointed !!!
I’m a permenant resident at chengalpattu. Though I haven’t given seperate visits to the lake, I pass by it daily and am proud of owning it in our place. During chilly times, you should try morning 6.30 or 7 for beautiful pics. Try taking a boat and try few shots from the middle twords the mountains- will give you a candid picture π
Thanks Aish, yes will try that next time