I've been shooting a few macro photographs over the last few months as we are in lockdown and haven't been able to get out beyond our own garden. This photograph of a Green Long-legged Fly was taken last afternoon when I saw it perched on a fern. It was not too hard to photograph as it didn't seem to be spooked by my presence and it wasn't constantly on the move.

This is the third jumping spider I came across at home. I hadn't realised there were so many until I pulled out the macro lens during the covid lock down and started photographing them. Identification is not easy as there are over 75 species of jumping spider in Sri Lanka. Facebook spider interest group to the rescue!

Agrasen Ki Baoli is a little known step well in New Delhi. I was surprised that not too many people had heard of it and I had to use google maps to find the place. Although there are no historical records, the step well is said to have been built by King Agrasen. The present architecture suggests that it was re-built in the 14th century.

I went to Kelaniya for the annual perahera last year and was able to take a few shots of the traditional dancers. Due to the security situation in the country at the time, the perahera was restricted to the temple complex and didn't make its way through the streets as it usually does. This worked in my favour as I ...

As the Covid-19 lockdown continues, I've found myself using the macro lens on a regular basis. The kids were playing in the garden last afternoon and called me when they came across this tiny Lynx Spider. I managed to get my gear ready and photograph it for about 30 minutes. I was able to get a number of shots that I'm quite happy with. It was a decent way of keeping myself occupied for a while.

I came across another Jumping Spider at home yesterday. Ended up photographing him for about 20 minutes and got some decent shots. There are more of them on my instagram profile. The setup was similar to last time with a flash in a small softbox positioned to the left of the camera. The lens was a 100mm macro.

I found this Jumping Spider in the garden this morning. I'd been keeping an eye out for one of them to photograph and ran for the macro lens as soon as I saw it. I was able to fire off a few frames before it decided to hop away and disappear into the foliage. Overall I'm happy with this image but would have liked to have had a bit more time to photograph it.

The moonstone at the Lahugala temple is unique as it is the only moonstone in the country that has a human figure included in the carving. The human figures can be seen on the backs of 4 of the elephants. The people of this area were supposed to have been known to tame elephants and it is said to be ...

The Hindagala Rajamaha Viharaya, located close to the university of Peradeniya, has been dated back to the 7th Century AD. The temple is known for its paintings that can be seen on the outer facade of the temple. However, the oldest paintings are within the cave itself.

Kadurugoda Viharaya is an ancient archeological site dating back to the Anuradhapura period. Although about 20 stupas are currently visible at the site, remnants of 56 are said to have been found in the area. The stupas have been made with coral stone and do not have the square section found on top of the domes of other temples.

I found this Green Tree Ant on an indoor plant at home. This resulted in the macro lens, a flash and a small diffuser being pulled out and the poor ant being photographed for about half an hour. I'd never refuse a bit of entertainment during the lockdown!

I photographed this Yellow-fronted Barbet (Megalaima flavifrons) outside the dining room window in Kandy. I'd seen it feeding on the tree a few times and decided to wait for it one afternoon. Luck was in my favour as the bird perched on an exposed branch within my line of sight and gave me the opportunity to take the shot. This ...

The Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) is a common resident that frequents our garden almost daily. I wanted to try and get a shot of it at eye level which was easier said than done. To take this shot, I setup a hide on the roof near a fruiting tree and waited for what seemed like a life time. Although the ...

This is an old shot but remains one of my favourite photographs of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney. A long exposure taken from Milson's Point on the north shore. When I set out to take the shot I wanted to include the wharf and try and frame the shot using the trees that grow along the shore. This was one of those rare occasions when everything worked out the way I wanted it to.\

This was one of about 5 Indian tree frogs (Polypedates maculatus) that emerged out of an egg sack that was hanging over some water. It took the frogs about 15-20 minutes to emerge from the sack and hop away. Some of them made straight for some shrubs that were growing close to the sack while others jumped into the water.

Ambalama's are old buildings that were setup as wayside rests to be used by travels and can be found throughout the country. The ambalama in Godamunne is said to have been built using pillars from the Hanguranketha Palace which was destroyed by the Dutch in the 17th century. The pillars themselves have ornate carvings on them but they have been damaged over time.

I thought I'd get to the temple early in the morning and photograph it's exterior before pilgrims and tourists started arriving. I was surprised when I had issues finding parking after a 5.00am start! It was impossible to compose a shot of the building without including people so I had no choice but to come up with a composition that included pilgrims.

I had been trying to get a decent photograph of the Pied Kingfisher for some time but hadn't had much luck. I'd seen several of them on the east coast as well as around Thalangama but they were never close enough to photograph or they were on an unnatural perch. My luck changed when I visited the biodiversity park in ...

Red-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus cafer) are quite common in Colombo and they are often seen feeding on fruit trees in people's gardens. I was setting up a hide to photograph a Brown-headed Barbet when one of them perched on a branch close to me. It was feeding on some fruit which I thought was a bit too big for it to ...

The Chestnut-eared Aracari was the first bird I photographed in the Pantanal. We had just got to the place we were staying at and I saw it perched on a small tree in the garden. I grabbed the camera and took a few photographs of it before it moved on. It was a great start to what turned out to be a memorable few days.