View of a tea estate up in the hills of Sri Lanka, photographed from Udarata Manike train while I was going up to Badulla from Colombo. The udarata manike line offers picturesque views of tea estates, water falls and as you get closer to Badulla pine forests covered is mist. I recommend getting tickets for the observation car for anyone doing a train trip up to Badulla ...
A track switching station on the train route from Colombo to Anuradhapura near Kurunegala. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images without written permission from the photographer. The fact that it’s on the internet is not an excuse for you to steal it. Legal action will be taken ...
I was looking for a another camping photograph in my archive and I came across this one of a herd of elephants I took while on safari at Udawalwe National Park. We were driving along and had to stop to maneuver around a fallen tree, and all a sudden came across this herd of elephants. They were quite surprised to run into ...
I’m not much of a video person. I prefer taking still images to video. I believe that still images capture an exact moment where as a video captures a situation. Video simply has too much information for my liking. But when the guys at Enduro Lanka asked me to tag along as their Videographer on their expedition in the Kumana jungle ...
The forest canopy overlooking a mountain range in Knuckles. Last August I was feeling pretty low. I just needed to get away form it all. Basically I needed a holiday. Ok the people around me might say “You go on trips all the time, you just got back from one, why do you need to go on another one?” For one ...
An elephant taking part in the Bellanwila perahara washes itself. Elephants taking part in the perahara are washed and fed in the temple premises and is quite a spectacle in itself. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use ...
Ok still sticking with the camping theme from yesterday and this photograph is of the campfire we kept going all through out the night during our trip to Block Two in Yala. A campfire is essential when you’re camping in the wild. It serves as a deterrent to any animals who might wander into the campsite. Everyone took shifts staying up during the ...
A Giraffe at the Dehiwala Zoo who seems to be taking a mid day nap. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images without written permission from the photographer. The fact that it’s on the internet is not an excuse for you to steal it. Legal action will ...
This was taken back in December 2010 at the Udawalawe National Park when we stoped to let a large elephant cross the road I caught a glimpse of this tiny baby elephant crossing from behind our vehicle. The two dark areas in the photograph were made by the canvas at the back of the jeep. I’d say it was ...
Spent the weekend in Madatugama. A village about twenty kilometers from Dambulla down the Anuradhapura road. The entire area is prime farmland and the main crop is rice. The rainy season is just ending and at this time of the year the paddy fields are literally acres and acres of green. Please note that all images in this blog are the ...
Portrait of a monkey at the Dehiwala Zoo. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images without written permission from the photographer. The fact that it’s on the internet is not an excuse for you to steal ...
The third photograph in the Enduro Lanka series. As the pickup was on an incline the path had to be leveled out so it would be easier to winch the vehicle out and to reduce the risk of it tipping over. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images ...
Ok, for this post I’m moving on from the muddy road where we got stuck to the rest of the trip. The Enduro Lanka team had to work hard through out the journey so it doesn’t seem fair to only concentrate on a small portion. At this point the road was blocked with overgrown branches but, since this was ...
Entrance to Fort Fredrick in Trincomalee. An old fort built by the Portuguese using the debris from the destroyed Koneswaram Temple. Later captured and rebuilt by the Dutch, afterwards occupied by the British until Sri Lanka gained independence. Currently a army garrison housing a detachment of the Gajaba Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Even though an army garrison, the fort is open to the public since anyone visiting ...
Got back from an off-roading trip in Kumana with the guys from Enduro Lanka a couple of weeks ago and the bug bites are just beginning to heal. This is one of my favorite photographs from the trip. Nishantha hanging from the back of the Defender while the Hilux follows. More images are available on either the Enduro Lanka website or Facebook fan-page. Go take ...
This somewhat large ship was operating inside the Trincomalee harbor acting as a mother ship to the dredger resting on top of it. The dredger does not have any engines thus is unable to propel itself. So the huge mother ship transports it to the desired spot on the harbor and unloads the dredger by submerging itself to allow the smaller tugboat seen at the bottom right on the ...
Since photography hasn’t brought in any cash for a couple years now, what actually pays the bills is graphic design and web design. So I’ve put together a portfolio site at www.rangadesilva.com I’ts kind of still a work in progress but it’s got most of my recent work on it. I will be adding more content along with the photography work as well to it.
I started sorting and editing most of my Horton Planes landscapes a couple of months ago but due to other commitments it’s been delayed. I’ll be uploading the Horton Planes landscapes to my site as soon as I’m done. This photograph of a mountain range just after sunrise taken from the way up to Horton Planes via Ohiya is just something that caught my ...
My plan for this evening was to finish watching the last season of Big Bang Theory, but when I was half way through I started browsing though a note on Facebook by one of my friends. She’s spending the weekend in Yala and had put up a post about her experience there. At first I was quite jealous that she was ...
A lizard photographed in Kukulegama just outside the Singharaja rain forest tries to camouflage itself among the green leaves surrounded by yellow flowers. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images without written permission from the photographer. The fact that it’s on the internet is not an excuse for ...
