Discover-SriLanka: photography

DISCOVER - SRI LANKA: PROLOGUE

IN PRAISE OF MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND,

INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO.

THE 13th CENTURY VENETIAN TRAVELER MARCO POLO DESCRIBED THE ISLAND AS 'THE JADE PENDANT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN'. THE ABUNDANCE OF GEMSTONES, SPICES, RAIN FORESTS AND WILDLIFE; THE MAGNIFICENT BEACHES, ANCIENT RUINS AND A WRITTEN HISTORY OF OVER 2500 YEARS MAKE THIS ISLAND A TOURISTS' PARADISE.

THE RUINED CITIES OF ANURADHAPURA AND POLONNARUWA ILLUSTRATE THE GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS. THE GIGANTIC STUPAS AND BUDDHA STATUES ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF THE WORLD. THE MASSIVE RESERVOIRS, BUILT BY ANCIENT KINGS TO IRRIGATE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND, ARE MARVELS OF HYDRO ENGINEERING. THERE ARE EIGHT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN SRI LANKA

THE ISLAND WAS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AS 'TAPROBANE' AND TO THE ARABS AS 'SERENDIB'. EARLY MERCHANTS VISITED THE ISLAND IN SEARCH OF GEMSTONES AND SPICES, MAINLY CINNAMON AND PEPPER. COFFEE AND TEA PLANTATIONS WERE STARTED BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS. CEYLON TEA IS FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER.

TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR MONEY SPINNER FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. THE VAST EXPANSE OF BEACHES, RAIN FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS WITH HERDS OF WILD ELEPHANTS, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH LITHE WATER FALLS, BRING IN THE TOURISTS. THE ISLAND IS DOTTED WITH HUNDREDS OF HOTELS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAVELER. AN ISLAND OF 25,000 SQ; MILES HAS 103 RIVERS AND 25000 RESERVOIRS, MOSTLY MAN MADE. WITH VARYING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS THIS IS TRULY A 'SMALL MIRACLE'.

" THE ISLAND OF SRI LANKA IS A SMALL UNIVERSE, IT CONTAINS AS MANY VARIATIONS OF CULTURE, SCENERY AND CLIMATE AS SOME COUNTRIES A DOZEN TIMES ITS SIZE........I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY COUNTRY WHICH SCORES SO HIGHLY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS - WHICH HAVE SO MANY ADVANTAGES AND SO FEW DISADVANTAGES. LOVELY BEACHES, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, IMPRESSIVE RUINS, A VIBRANT CULTURE AND CHARMING PEOPLE- NO WONDER SRI LANKA IS A SMALL MIRACLE ".***** Arthur C. Clark *****

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16 May, 2018

SRI LANKA - SUNSET FROM MY WINDOW

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6

27 April, 2018

SRI LANKA - SUNRISE FROM MY ROOFTOP

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6

17 February, 2018

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [FLYCATCHER COLLAGE]

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6

19 March, 2017

SRI LANKA - SHOOTING FROM MY WINDOW [PARADISE FLYCATCHER]

The Paradise Flycatcher with rufos, white and black plumage and a prominent crest.

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6 [55-210mm]

01 November, 2016

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [LEAVES - CLOSEUP]

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony Nex 6

26 April, 2016

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [THORNS, LEAVES AND BLOOMS]

Pics By: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6

03 March, 2016

SRI LANKA - CLOSEUP PHOTOGRAPHY [IN MY BROTHER'S GARDEN]

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6

03 July, 2014

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [GREEN MISTY MORN]

The lush green vegetation, against a misty backdrop, pierced by streaks of virgin light. Sights so common in my beautiful Island, Sri Lanka!

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Canon EOS 600 D

30 December, 2012

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [ BY MOHAN RAJ MADAWALA ]

Two good examples of the sharp eye behind a Nikon D7000

Pics by : Mohan Raj Madawala

Nikon D 7000

21 November, 2012

SRI LANKA - FLOWER POWER [ MACRO ]

Pics by : Nelsonlanka

Sony DSC H7

12 May, 2012

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [ CLOSEUPS ]

Pics by : Nelsonlanka

Sony DSC h7

11 December, 2011

SRI LANKA - TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE [ 10 -12 - 2011 ]

Handheld pictures, taken at 8.00 P.M. on December 10 th 2011, of the last total lunar eclipse of 2011.

Pics by : Nelsonlanka

Sony DSC H7

25 September, 2011

SRI LANKA - PHILATELY [ RELIGION ]

Pics by : Nelsonlanka

Sony DSC H7

First Day Cover : By courtesy, Ana

Pics optimized by : Gerrit van Pommeren [ Belgium ]

05 September, 2011

SRI LANKA - NATURE [ THE SKY FROM MY WINDOW ]

The first streaks of light at daybreak, on the Eastern skies in the central hills of Sri Lanka, captured from my window. Twelve hours later, when the sun dips in the West, an explosion of color on the Eastern skies, captured from the same angle. Enchanting - Sri Lanka.