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Temple of the Water God

March 13, 2023March 12, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

I believe that water is the closest thing to a god we have here on Earth.”

^{_{— Alex Z Moores Living in Water}}

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/3h3a9978.jpg — The Randenigala Reservoir, surrounded by the jungles of the Rantembe Reserve. December 2018. If water is the one true god of our planet, then the reservoirs we’ve built over millennia must be its greatest temples.

^{• 24mm • f/8 • 1/1600 • ISO800 • 5DMkIII & EF24-105/4L •}

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Posted in explorations, flora, landscapes, skyscapes, water, waterscapesTagged 24-105mm, 5DMkIII, beautiful destinations, Central Highlands, destination Sri Lanka, Digana, forest, green, Hilpenkandura, jungle, lake, landscape, landscape photography, mountain range, mountains, mountainscape, Randenigala Reservoir, Rantembe Reserve, reflection, Sri Lanka, tank, travel, travel photography, travel Sri Lanka, visit Sri Lanka, water, waterscape

Pelicans at Sunrise

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/064a0120.jpg — The Beira Lake, Colombo. September 2022.

^{• 105mm • f/4 • 1/320 • ISO400 • Canon R6 & RF 24-105/4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Posted in explorations, fauna, landscapes, water, waterscapesTagged 24-105mm, Beira Lake, birds, black and white photography, black&white, Canon Sri Lanka, city skyline, cityscapes, Colombo, dawn, daybreak, destination Sri Lanka, first light, landscape photography, landscapes, life in the city, monochrome landscape, morning, overcast, pagoda, pelicans, R6, Seema Malakaya, skyscapes, Sri Lanka, swimming, the land with no lakes, travel, travel photography, travel Sri Lanka, urban, visit Sri Lanka, water, waterscape, waterscapes

Sunset, Off Vakarai

October 13, 2020January 20, 2021 David BlackerLeave a comment

Sunset Over Vakarai, Sri Lanka by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Shot onboard ‘Jade‘, off the east coast of Sri Lanka, for my cover story, ‘Racing before the Wind‘ which ran in the June 2016 issue of Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines.

Posted in conservation, explorations, issues, journalism, landscapes, life, people, skyscapes, tourism, transport, waterTagged 18-200mm, 600D, beautiful destinations, blue hour, Canon Sri Lanka, coastline, deck, destination Sri Lanka, dusk, evening, Indian Ocean, landscape photography, landscapes, legs, magazine, photo story, photojournalism, sailboat, sailing, seaside, Serendib, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Airlines, sunset, travel, travel photography, travel Sri Lanka, twilight, Vakarai, visit Sri Lanka, waterscape, yachting

Summer in Beirut

August 6, 2020January 20, 2021 David Blacker1 Comment

Summer in Beirut. Lebanese women in bikinis. — Happier times in Lebanon. Shot on film, in the summer of 2000.

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Posted in cityscapes, explorations, life, people, urban, water, waterscapesTagged beautiful destinations, beautiful women, Beirut, bikinis, coastal road, film photography, happy, holidays, landscape photography, Lebanon, Mediterranean Sea, palm trees, peaceful, portrait photography, portraits, seascape, sexy women, smiling, summer, tranquil, travel, travel photography, waterfront, waterscape

Coastal Line

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 David Blacker2 Comments

Sri Lanka. July 2020.

Posted in explorations, landscapes, skyscapes, water, waterscapesTagged black and white photography, coastline, Indian Ocean, iPhone SE, iphonography, lagoon, landscape photography, landscapes, monochrome, rail journeys, railway line, seascapes, seaside, Sri Lanka, surf, train travel, travel, travel photography, water, waterscape, waves

The Beirut Waterfront

July 17, 2020January 20, 2021 David BlackerLeave a comment

The Beirut Waterfront by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — The amazing Mediterranean capital of Lebanon, as seen from my apartment balcony. Shot on film, in the early summer of 2000.

Posted in cityscapes, explorations, landscapes, seascapes, urban, water, waterscapesTagged beautiful destinations, Beirut, blue sea, cityscape, coastal city, film photography, landscape, Lebanon, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, palm trees, seascape, seaside, travel, travel photography, urban, waterfront, waterscape

Climate Crisis in the Highlands #4

January 31, 2020June 9, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Climate Crisis in the Highlands #4 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A fellow photographer, Christian Hutter, walks with our guide across the dry bed of the 372-square kilometre Samanalawewa, close to Belihuloya, in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.

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Posted in climate, explorations, issues, journalism, landscapes, water, waterscapesTagged 18-200mm, 600D, Belihuloya, black and white photography, black&white, Central Highlands, climate crisis, drought, dry, energy crisis, hydro-electricity, hydro-energy, hydro-power, lake, lake bed, landscape photography, landscapes, monochrome landscape, mountains, mountainscape, parched, photojournalism, reservoir, rocky, Samanalawewa, Sri Lanka, sustainability, valley, waterscape

Outrigger #4

January 30, 2020June 9, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Outrigger Canoe, Kosgoda, Sri Lanka #4 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A traditional Sri Lankan outrigger canoe, made from a hollowed out coconut tree trunk, sits on the bank of a small watering hole in Kosgoda. Shot on assignment for Ashraff Associates in December 2019.

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Posted in explorations, landscapes, transport, water, waterscapesTagged 24-70mm, 5DMkIV, Ashraff Associates, beautiful destinations, boat, fishing boat, Kosgoda, on assignment, outrigger canoe, pond, reflections, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, travel, travel photography, water, watering hole, waterscape

A Plantation by the Sea #2

January 22, 2020June 9, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Kosgoda Bay, Sri Lanka #2 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Morning over Kosgoda Bay, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Ashraff Associates in December 2019.

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Posted in explorations, landscapes, seascapes, water, waterscapesTagged 24-70mm, 5DMkIV, Ashraff Associates, bay, beach, beautiful destinations, best beaches, coconut plantation, coconut trees, cove, Indian Ocean, Kosgoda, Kosgoda Bay, landscape photography, landscapes, morning, on assignment, palm trees, sea, seascape, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, travel, travel photography, waterscape

Dawning

January 1, 2020June 9, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Two Boats at Dawn by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Daybreak over Pasikuda, on the east coast of Sri Lanka. September 2013. Happy New Year, everybody.

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Posted in explorations, landscapes, skyscapes, water, waterscapesTagged 18-200mm, 600D, beach, beautiful destinations, blue hour, boats, coastline, dawn, daybreak, first light, landscape, landscape photography, long exposure, morning, new beginning, Pasikuda, Pasikuda Bay, Pasikuda Beach, peace, reflections, sea, seascape, seaside, skyscape, Sri Lanka, sunrise, tranquility, travel, travel photography, waterscape

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