From the Roots

Taken during a Shilpa Sayura event at Kandiyapitawewa village in South Eastern Sri Lanka.

From the set Kandiyapitawewa - June, 2007.

Live Fractal

Structures and patterns in this tree at various scales reminds me of fractals.

The photograph is slightly blurry, because it was taken from within a fast moving Land Rover.

From the set Yala National Park - March, 2006.

Croton

Although this plant and lookalikes such as Codiaeum Variegatum are commonly called "Croton", the genus with that name looks entirely different.

From the set Random - August, 2006.

Future Tea Bags

These leaves will be eventually plucked to produce some of the finest beverage products in the world with the label "Ceylon Tea".

From the set Kotmale - September, 2006.

Where Land Meets Water

Albesia trees at the edge of Kotmale reservoir on a bright and sunny midday.

From the set Kotmale - January, 2007.

New Life

Baby branches and leaves coming out of a pruned tree in our garden.

From the set Kotmale - September, 2006.

Rainforest

No, this is not a rainforest! It is a man-made Turpentine plantation between Pundaluoya and Nuwara-Eliya.

From the set Nuwara Eliya / Kotmale - April, 2007.

Ages of Life in Colour

This "Dothulu" tree has its seeds going through five different stages of life, and in different colors. Six if you count the ones which are about to come out!

Sunset Through the Trees

Sunset seen from the top of "North Pundaluoya" mountain, about 6000ft above sea level.

From the set Kotmale - February, 2007.

Lonely Tree

My uncle lived in an SLBC circuit bungalow to the right side of this place in Ambewela, and the grass fields beyond is where we used to play Cricket. The broadcasting station has now been converted to a youth training center.

If my memory is correct, the same tree appeared during the "name list display" of "Durganthaya" by Dharmasena Pathiraja, a TV show based on Wuthering Heights. The camera angle was different and a silhouette.

From the set Nuwara Eliya / Kotmale - October, 2006.

Borders of Nature

First I must confess that I had no clue how the photo would come up while shooting what was "up" with my now-retired Canon A70. Recently I tried to take similar shots at the same location just past the Gymnasium and Swimming Pool at the University of Peradeniya, but timing and lighting was never this good.

Apart from the spectacular patterns of tree branches, it is interesting to see "borders", or gaps, between tree branches, and smaller borders between sub branches and so on.

From the set University of Peradeniya - October, 2005.