Sri Lanka – Seascapes
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 quite 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.
Photographs in this album include: Sunset off Turtle Bay Kalamiya, Devinuwara lighthouse from Hummana Bay Dondra, Frog Rock Dallawella beach at sunset, Stilt fishermen doing real fishing at Koggalla, Stilts no fishermen at Koggalla, Fisherman not fishing at Koggalla, Parrot Island, Island from Weligama beach, Endry rock Bentota, The morning grind, and Untangling the nets.
View the full album at mcaughtry.photo/albums/sri-lanka-seascapes. Touch or click any image to open a lightbox view; tap the full-screen icon for the best experience. Click the “i” icon beneath any thumbnail for full EXIF data and location information for that image.