David Allan Easton

Photographs Sri Lanka's

Beaches

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The Beach after the Secret Beach.
All to ourselves.
Colombo Fort and Port. View from the North.
Warm waves breaking on boulders, in Yala National Park.
Coral Reef rising out of the Ocean, at low tide.
Novice Monks (bhikkhu) drawn down to the Sea.
Coconut (Pol) Trees leaning into the Monsoon wind.
Long-established Coconut Grove decorated with seashells.
The rolling waves look misty, with a long exposure by moonlight.
Rocks rolled like marbles in storms, are rearranged for every visit.

The Fisherman’s Hut

Just along the beach from Beruwela, we came across this many-coloured scene.

Cirrus clouds soften the midday sun.
The light fantastic.
Large family on the beach Sunday afternoon.
Watching the waves rolling in.
Young woman walking along the beach, with Water Buffalo.

A View

Like no other.

True colours at Sunset.
Reflections on a wet beach.
The Elephant on the Beach.
A warm wave of seawater washing up the beach near Yala.
Large Bull Elephant feeding on the sand dunes at Bundula National Park. This is the furthest south he can go.
Shelf Cloud threatens play.
Bentota Beach at Twilight. Five Hotels along this beach, and still it isn't busy.
Koggala Beach in the Moonlight.
Man fishing from a Rock, with a Green Turtle popping its head up.
View of Galle Face Green over the roof of The Galle Face Hotel, with the Cranes of Colombo Port in the far distance. Notice the "Very Large Container Ship" for TEU containers on the left in the harbour.

Beach Football

 They played until they could see no more.

 

Couples sitting on the Cobb at Galle.
A day of contrasts on the beach.
The White Sands of the big dunes in Bundala National Park, looking West.
Ochre red sands on the rocky headland and white sand dunes in the distance.
A Surfer takes to the water at Sunset.
Orange light amid a misty glow.
6 Divisions in one photo - Yellow Sands, White Wave, Blue Sea, Pale Sky, Grey Clouds, Blue Sky.
By the light of the silvery Moon.
The Fortress Hotel, Koggala Beach at midday. Cirrus Clouds, formed from ice 20,000 feet up, streak across the sky.
The ochre sands at Wilpattu National Park, overlooking Portugal Bay.

Full Shelf Cloud

At Passikudah. East Coast. Sri Lanka

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The Fishermans Hut. Wide view.

The net is stored in the boat and set for a night’s fishing.

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 A warm front crosses over, care of the Monsoon wind,

as a family takes their evening stroll.

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Sri Lanka. So much more than you can see in a lifetime.