Sri Lanka is rich in opportunities for landscape photography. These shots were taken in the centre of the country, firstly at the amazing natural rock landmark of Sigiriya, then in the mountainous tea growing area southwest of Kandy around Nuwara Eliya, and finishing up at the mountain town of Ella.



I had noticed from looking at photos of the tea growing areas that there were similarities to the landscape of Moravian Tuscany in Czechia. I was interested to see if the techniques that I had picked up in my photographic visits earlier in the year could be applied to the tea plantations. This particularly involved using long focal lengths and shooting across valleys to compress the perspective.



The results exceeded my expectations firstly because the landscape is inherently beautiful and secondly because the patterns and textures created by the intricate rows of tea bushes can make some very appealing geometric shapes. Ranil, my excellent driver and guide, quickly understood what I was looking for and took me to some excellent locations from which I could explore the shapes and patterns of the landscape.



Information about how some of the photos were taken is provided in the info boxes, particularly the Sigiriya ones - instructions about how to access them are given below.





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