The fourth leg of my Sri Lankan trip was to drive more or less the entire navigable length of the Sri lankan south coast, from Katamiya in the east to Bentota in the west, a distance of around 200km once all the wrinkles and detours are taken into account.



The south coast is where all the photos you associate with Sri Lanka are taken. The deserted endless beaches backed by palm trees, with gorgeous sunsets as a backdrop. As ever the reality is not like that, but for the most part the beaches are genuinely gorgeous. What the pictures don't tell you is the way the roads and development behind the palm trees has been handled, which is often not very attractive, and not in keeping with the beauty of the shoreline.



While the South Coast beaches are great for beach lovers, they don't offer a great deal for my style of long exposure photography, except for a few areas of rocky outcrops. This album contains the shots I took along the way, hopping out of the car whenever a scene looked interesting, and staying overnight for three areas, Kalamtiya, the Frog Rock, and Bentota.



Information about the locations where the shots were taken is provided in the info boxes via the "i" symbol. Here you can also indicate if you like a photo by clicking the heart icon. I would be interested if you could do this for photos you like, to give me an idea of which photos work best (although I personally like them all, or they would not be in the album).





Touch or click any image to go to a lightbox view and then touch the full screen icon in the top right-hand corner to get the best viewing experience. And for information on the shot and the location, be sure to click the little 'i' icon