03 — Gallery

Field notes, in frames

Twelve frames from the route. Click any photograph to open it full-screen; use the arrow keys to keep going.

Stilt fishermen perched over the dusk sea — Stilt fishermen at dusk — KoggalaCoast

Sigiriya rock fortress above the moat — The Lion Rock from the moat — SigiriyaCulture

A leopard resting on a rock at first light — Leopard at first light — Yala Block IWild

Tea pluckers working a steep hillside — Two leaves and a half — Uva tea estatesHighlands

A blue train crossing the Nine Arch Bridge — The blue train crossing Nine Arch Bridge — EllaHighlands

Drummers and worshippers at the evening ceremony — Evening pūjā, Temple of the Tooth — KandyCulture

A blue whale surfacing in open water — A blue whale’s breath — off MirissaWild

Mist falling away from a high escarpment — Morning drop, World’s End — Horton PlainsHighlands

The stone ramparts of Galle Fort above the sea — Ramparts at golden hour — Galle FortCoast

Painted statues inside a cave shrine — Cave shrine — DambullaCulture

A herd of elephants crossing open grassland — The Gathering — MinneriyaWild

Pilgrims descending from a mountain summit at sunrise — Pilgrims’ sunrise, Sri Pada — Adam’s PeakCulture

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