Dambulla on a quiet day is great experience. These statues were in the second cave (from memory) and I was fortunate to be able to take my time photographing them as there weren't too many other people around. A tripod is essential and flash photography is not allowed. The main statues are lit but the paintings on the walls are in relative darkness.

The Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is another frequent visitor to our garden in Colombo. I shot this photograph a few years ago when this individual payed us a visit one afternoon. I was able to shoot from an upstair window as it perched on a branch slightly below eye level. The foliage in the background was a few meters away and that allowed me to isolate the subject at f5.6.

One last shot of Iguazu Falls! This is the view up the Iguazu river towards the devil's throat, taken from a lookout along the upper walkway on the Argentinian side of the falls. There was so much water pouring through the devil's throat that photographing it was impossible. The camera would be soaked and the spray would have resulted in ...

We've just got back home after spending a couple of weeks in Sydney. NSW is going through some tough times at the moment with huge bush fires burning across the state. On quite a few days over the last two weeks, the city wasn't visible from this vantage point due to the haze that hung in the air. This photograph was taken in the evening after sunset on a rare clear day.

This photograph looks down stream from the devil's throat at Iguazu Falls. I couldn't photograph the devil's throat itself as I would have only had a white frame because of the spray. This was taken during a dry period so It would actually be quite hard to imagine what the falls would look like during the rains upstream.

The Jama Masjid, built by Shah Jenhand between 1650 and 1656, is one of the largest mosques in India. The mosque can accommodate around 25,000 worshippers and is still in use today. We visited on a rainy morning and I'm sure that reduced the number of tourists at the site making it a bit easier to photograph. The bazars of Old Delhi are to the left of this frame and definitely worth exploring.

I photographed this Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) during an early morning walk in the Nuwara Eliya Park. Although the park is in the middle of town and the main bus stand is in close proximity, the park is known for it's birdlife. This bird was cooperative, as it perched on a branch close to where I was standing and stayed there for a couple of minutes.

This photograph of Iguazu Falls was taken from the upper walking trail on the Argentinian side of the falls. It looks out across the 2.7km length of the falls towards the Devil's Throat. We visited in the dry season when there wasn't as much water but the falls were still impressive. A number of walking tracks allow you to access ...

I took the kids out to the Diyasaru biodiversity park this morning. It was later than usual when we got there and the light wasn't great for photography. We came across this Purple Coot (Porphyrio poliocephalus) feeding along one of the waterways by the foot path. It didn't seem to be bothered by us and I fired off a few frames.

A male Sambar photographed on our last trip to Horton Plains in May. If you do venture into the Horton Plains national park late in the evening, you'd see large numbers of Sambar gathered on the plains to feed and if you are lucky, a Leopard. I haven't stayed in the park for years so it's been a while since I saw Sambar in large numbers too.

The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a swallow tailed butterfly found in Southern and South-Eastern Asia. This photograph was taken in our garden in Colombo. A number of butterflies frequent the garden as we have planted a number of natives. I observed and photographed this butterfly mating a day or two after this shot was taken. Hopefully this indicates that the garden is a healthy eco-system!

The remnants of a stone bridge dating back to about the 5th century. The bridge crosses the Malwathu Oya and was part of a well established road network that connected the capital city to other areas of the island. The roads were used by carts to transport goods.

The Veherakanda archeological site consists of a rectangular platform with two buildings shaped like stupas. These are said to be the tombs of Parakramabahu IV and his wife. However, there isn't much information on the site and this could be wrong. The base of the platform, the base of the bigger tomb/stupa and the smaller tomb/stupa are built out of ...

The day we got to Iguazu was bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky. We got to the island in front of the falls and walked to one of the lookouts. I managed to setup the tripod and shoot a number of frames at a slow shutter speed. Once back home, I was able to stitch the images together to form a panorama that didn't look too bad. This photograph is a section of that panorama.

We had the pleasure of watching a Jaguar stalking Capybara on the banks of a the Cuiaba river a few years ago. The hunt was unsuccessful and the Jaguar proceeded to check the river for Caiman before walking back into the undergrowth. The entire sighting lasted about 30 minutes. The discipline of the guides and visitors made for a great experience.

I'd been trying to get some decent photographs of the Lesser Whistling Duck for a while but hadn't been able to get close enough to get a decent photograph. I was at the biodiversity park in Thalawathugoda over the weekend and came across a family of ducks on one of the waterways. I lay on the ground behind some trees ...

I was fortunate to be able to photograph this Black-rumped Flameback at home, in Colombo. The bird was working its way up a tree in the garden and I photographed it from an upstair window. Although Colombo is a bustling city, it is relatively green and there are a number of birds frequenting gardens throughout the city and its suburbs.

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.\

The cave temples in Dambulla are on almost every tourist route within Sri Lanka and they deserve to be. The artwork and statues are stunning and are a welcome reward after the climb up to the caves. I visited the temple early one morning with the aim of photographing it without other visitors walking across my frame. I got ...

We were out glamping over the weekend and decided to visit Duvili Ella on the way back home. A 2 hour stop and a 400 step descent were not what my travel companions had in mind when we stopped but the sight of this waterfall was definitely worth it. We were fortunate to have the place to ourselves and I spent a bit of time photographing it from different vantage points.