tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60144448086008546752013-01-04T17:26:09.156+05:30FOXZ EYE<b> -Shan's Travel Blog- </b>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-83266075154783951652012-11-04T12:15:00.000+05:302012-11-04T12:15:42.031+05:302012-11-04T12:15:42.031+05:30100 Things About Photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn’t mean that they’re a good photographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Always shoot in RAW. Always.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Prime lenses help you learn to be a better photographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Photo editing is an art in itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. The rule of thirds works 99% of the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Macro photography isn’t for everybody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. UV filters work just as well as lens caps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Go outside and shoot photos rather than spending hours a day on photography forums.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. Capture the beauty in the mundane and you have a winning photograph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Film isn’t better than digital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. Digital isn’t better than film.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">12. There is no “magic” camera or lens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">13. Better lenses don’t give you better photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">14. Spend less time looking at other people’s work and more time shooting your own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">15. Don’t take your DSLR to parties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">16. Girls dig photographers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">17. Making your photos b/w doesn’t automatically make them “artsy”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">18. People will always discredit your work if you tell them you
“photoshop” your images. Rather, tell them that you process them in the
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<span style="font-size: large;">19. You don’t need to take a photo of everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">20. Have at least 2 backups of all your images. Like they say in war, two is one, one is none.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">21. Ditch the neck strap and get a handstrap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">22. Get closer when taking your photos, they often turn out better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">23. Be a part of a scene while taking a photo; not a voyeur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">24. Taking a photo crouched often make your photos look more interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">25. Worry less about technical aspects and focus more on compositional aspects of photography.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">26. Tape up any logos on your camera with black gaffers tape- it brings a lot less attention to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">27. Always underexpose by 2/3rds of a stop when shooting in broad daylight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">28. The more photos you take, the better you get.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">29. Don’t be afraid to take several photos of the same scene at different exposures, angles, or apertures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">30. Only show your best photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">31. A point-and-shoot is still a camera.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">32. Join an online photography forum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">33. Critique the works of others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">34. Think before you shoot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">35. A good photo shouldn’t require explanation (although background information often adds to an image).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*36. Alcohol and photography do not mix well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">37. Draw inspiration from other photographers but never worship them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">38. Grain is beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">39. Ditch the photo backpack and get a messenger bag. It makes getting your lenses and camera a whole lot easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">40. Simplicity is key.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">41. The definition of photography is: “painting with light.” Use light in your favor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">42. Find your style of photography and stick with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">43. Having a second monitor is the best thing ever for photo processing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">44. Silver EFEX pro is the best b/w converter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">45. Carry your camera with you everywhere. Everywhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">46. Never let photography get in the way of enjoying life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">47. Don’t pamper your camera. Use and abuse it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">48. Take straight photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">49. Shoot with confidence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">50. Photography and juxtaposition are best friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">51. Print out your photos big. They will make you happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">52. Give your photos to friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">53. Give them to strangers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">54. Don’t forget to frame them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">55. Costco prints are cheap and look great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">56. Go out and take photos with (a) friend(s).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">57. Join a photo club or start one for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">58. Photos make great presents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">59. Taking photos of strangers is thrilling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">60. Candid>Posed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">61. Natural light is the best light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">62. 35mm (on full frame) is the best “walk-around” focal length.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">63. Don’t be afraid to bump up your ISO when necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">64. You don’t need to always bring a tripod with you everywhere you go</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">65. It is always better to underexpose than overexpose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">66. Shooting photos of homeless people in an attempt to be “artsy” is exploitation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">67. You will find the best photo opportunities in the least likely situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">68. Photos are always more interesting with the human element included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">69. You can’t “Photoshop” bad images into good ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">70. Nowadays everybody is a photographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">71. You don’t need to fly to Paris to get good photos; the best photo opportunities are in your backyard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">72. People with DSLRS who shoot portraits with their grip pointed downwards look like morons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">73. Cameras as tools, not toys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">74. In terms of composition, photography and painting aren’t much different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">75. Photography isn’t a hobby- it’s a lifestyle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">76. Make photos, not excuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">77. Be original in your photography. Don’t try to copy the style of others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">78. The best photographs tell stories that begs the viewer for more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">79. Any cameras but black ones draw too much attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">80. The more gear you carry around with you the less you will enjoy photography.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">81. Good self-portraits are harder to take than they seem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">82. Laughter always draws out peoples’ true character in a photograph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">83. Don’t look suspicious when taking photos- blend in with the environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">84. Landscape photography can become dull after a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">85. Have fun while taking photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">86. Never delete any of your photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">87. Be respectful when taking photos of people or places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">88. When taking candid photos of people in the street, it is easier to use a wide-angle than a telephoto lens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">89. Travel and photography are the perfect pair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">90. Learn how to read a histogram.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">91. A noisy photo is better than a blurry one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">92. Don’t be afraid to take photos in the rain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">93. Learn how to enjoy the moment, rather than relentlessly trying to capture the perfect picture of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">94. Never take photos on an empty stomach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">95. You will discover a lot about yourself through your photography.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">96. Never hoard your photographic insight- share it with the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">97. Never stop taking photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">98. Photography is more than simply taking photos, it is a philosophy of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">99. Capture the decisive moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">100. Write your own list.</span></div>
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FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-56787528990296542152012-09-08T13:51:00.000+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.943+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.943+05:30Oleander Hawk Moth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa and Asia. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer. It is one of the most beautiful butterfly-like patterned moths on Earth. Because its caterpillar feeds upon the leaves of the poisonous oleander, the range of the species now includes Hawaii because the climate is conducive to survival and the food plant is cultivated.</span> <br />
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</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ycDxTUbCcJ0/UEr70tNsajI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/OpYJ4HX8i34/s1600/asaa+018l2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ycDxTUbCcJ0/UEr70tNsajI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/OpYJ4HX8i34/s640/asaa+018l2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: small;">Deilephila nerii or Daphnis nerii</span></em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">The Oleander Hawk Moth, Deilephila nerii or Daphnis nerii (Wing span: 90-</span><span style="font-size: large;">-110mm) is primarily associated with "the southern Mediterranean region, North Africa and the Middle East to Afghanistan (Ebert, 1969). Along the Mediterranean, there is no clear distinction between resident and migrant populations. Permanent populations exist in suitable locations in Sicily, Crete and Cyprus; however, over a number of favorable years further colonies may be established in those islands and also in southern Italy and southern Greece, all of which die out during a hard winter."</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c4drtmAyUnM/UEr8m2PeSHI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/Vid5_y27Ux8/s1600/263425_1966745448635_2522666_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c4drtmAyUnM/UEr8m2PeSHI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/Vid5_y27Ux8/s640/263425_1966745448635_2522666_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wing span: 90--110mm</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1974, this species was recorded as having established itself in Hawaii (Beardsley, 1979).<br />
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Deilephila nerii "rests by day, either on a solid surface or suspended among foliage with which it blends; the head is tucked in, with the thorax and abdomen raised off the underlying substrate. <br />
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Most emerge late in the evening but do not take flight until just before dawn, to feed avidly from such flowers as Nicotiana, Petunia, Lonicera, Saponaria and Mirabilis. Thereafter, flight periods are mainly just after dusk and before dawn. Under warm conditions, adults are extremely wary and, if disturbed, will take flight even during daylight hours."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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The Oleander Hawk Moth probably flies from May to September to December (NS)in four or five generations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The major host are the flowers and young leaves of <em>Nerium oleander</em>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Minor hostplants are <em>Vinca, Vitis, Gardenia, Asclepias, Jasminum, Trachelospermum, Amsonia, Carissa, Tabernaemontana, Mangifera, Rhazya, Adenium, Catharanthus, Ipomoea and Thevetia</em>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Larvae will also feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium in captivity.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Source- Infos are from <a href="http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/dnerii.htm">http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/dnerii.htm</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-1827108545885617372012-09-04T11:58:00.000+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.897+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.897+05:30The Avukana Budhdha Statue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eg9420NVSMM/UEV882J6vhI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/07-HWY_usf8/s1600/DSCN2568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eg9420NVSMM/UEV882J6vhI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/07-HWY_usf8/s400/DSCN2568.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The colossal statue of the Buddha carved out of living rock is situated to the west of Kalawewa, an artificial reservoir built by king Dhatusena in the fifth century. It is one of the five colossal standing statues of the Buddha found in Sri Lanka. Situated on a hilltop it is in a state of perfect preservation. From the lotus seat to the top of the head it is 11.36 meters in height.<br />
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Opinion is divided among scholars about the date of the statue. Stylistically, it is believed to belong to the period between the fifth and the eighth century. The statue is unusual not only in size, but also in its expression. The massiveness of the statue suggests the transcendental quality of the Buddha that is in essence a basic ideal in the Mahayana from of Buddhism.<br />
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The right hand is in <i>Abhaya Mudra (Fearlessness) </i>and the left hand holds the end of the robe, which is depicted as clinging to the body outlining the limbs. Although the face displays prominent thick lips, it somehow express calmness and fortitude. Bronze statuettes Brahma and four directional divinities within the chamber of the lotus pedestal suggests the Buddha's supreme position above gods and Brahmas as opined by Prof Senerath paranavitana.<br />
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</b></span></div></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com2Avukana, Sri Lanka8.0227778 80.520277800000038.0016148 80.49802680000003 8.0439408 80.54252880000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-45457229233744999072012-08-19T09:25:00.001+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.932+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.932+05:30WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hM5CNLctfLQ/UDBXV2BOmYI/AAAAAAAABy0/Npv01-mnGdg/s1600/sdgsdfgfdsg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hM5CNLctfLQ/UDBXV2BOmYI/AAAAAAAABy0/Npv01-mnGdg/s640/sdgsdfgfdsg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Joseph Nicèphore Nièpce and Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift "Free to the World"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Photography has been around for a lot longer than most people imagine. We are used to the fact that the automobile has been with us 137 years and aeroplanes around 110 years, but photography, or the ability to record images, actually began 186 years ago.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first person to record an image was a Frenchman Nicephore Niepce in 1826 and the shutter speed for that epic shot was eight hours. Yes, eight hours, not an 1/8th second. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I felt it was worthwhile us all stopping to see just where photography has come from in the last 186 years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That first known “photographic” image was recorded in 1826 by the French gentleman called Nicephore Niepce (not Pierre Kodak). Nicephore managed to capture the view from his window, producing the image on a bitumen covered pewter plate. The exposure time for this epic making picture (or should that be “epoch” making?) was a record breaking eight hours! What took poor old Nicephore eight hours to produce, you can do in 1/125th of a second.<br />
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Monsieur Nicephore then teamed up with another Frenchman, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1759–1851) and the pair of them worked on trying to make “photography” a little bit easier. Nicephore expired in 1833, turning up at the pearly gates with his pewter plates under his arm, but Daguerre continued in his quest of the Holy Grail, or to photograph it, if nothing else, even though he was by then 73 years old.<br />
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By 1839 when he was 80 years old, he had managed to produce images on highly polished silvered copper plates and released the details in August of that year, but only after obtaining a lifetime pension for himself from the French Government. Daguerre was no dunce! Neither was the French government, as it knew Daguerre’s “lifetime” would not be too long!<br />
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Now while these images were much better than Nicephore’s originals, they still took forever in the camera. Exposure times were far too long to make portraiture a reality. “Just hold zat pose for six hours, Madame!”<br />
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However, while the French were exposing themselves and their plates to the sun, an Englishman by the name of William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) was experimenting exposing silver impregnated paper and produced the first “negative”. By then exposing his sensitized paper to the negative he had made previously, he managed to produce positive copies. Now, more than one image could be made from the one photographic session. Think about it, this was ground-breaking stuff.<br />
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However, Fox Talbot did nothing about his new process until he heard from France about Louis Daguerre’s “invention”. In the same year (1839) he then rushed into print with details of his process. This was the start of modern photography.<br />
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Exposure times were still an hour or so, but in 1840 the simple photographic lens was improved by Josef Petzval allowing 16 times more light into the camera and exposure times dropped to around 4 to 5 minutes. Portraiture had arrived! The impact of Petzval on photography is often forgotten, but his improvement to the optical lens had actually much more of an effect than the slow improvements in the sensitivity of the film plates of the day.<br />
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For the next four decades photographers spent their time refining the “negative” process; however, it took an American to bring photography within the reach of the masses. His name was George Eastman (1854–1932) and he was an inventor and an industrialist.<br />
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In 1888 he introduced the small box camera with a 100 exposure roll film inside, but he was unsure of what to call it. The marketing gurus told Eastman that a good catchy name should have K’s in it. And so “Kodak” was born.<br />
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From there it was really refinement of the silver halide processes, until the digital era came upon us, in which we stand right now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next round of advances.....................................................Well we wont have to wait much longer to see them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-83841344345784058202012-08-11T11:59:00.002+05:302012-10-05T00:09:10.001+05:302012-10-05T00:09:10.001+05:30Dalmatian<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MjCHqqGBMNI/UCX36-bOoKI/AAAAAAAABwQ/IIfJmH-4Hnk/s1600/DSCN1466a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MjCHqqGBMNI/UCX36-bOoKI/AAAAAAAABwQ/IIfJmH-4Hnk/s400/DSCN1466a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">A square-proportioned, athletic dog of good substance and sturdy bone. The Dalmatian is a large, strong, muscular dog. The skull is about as wide as it is long, and flat on the top. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is built for efficiency at the trot and great endurance, and its movement should be steady and effortless. The expression is alert and intelligent; the coat short and sleek. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Bred to run for miles, the Dalmatian retains this tireless enthusiasm. It is a playful, eager companion that must get daily hard exercise in a safe area if it is expected to behave at home. It loves to run and may roam. It may be aggressive toward strange dogs, but it is generally good with other pets and is especially good with horses. It may be too energetic for young children. It tends to be reserved toward strangers. It can be stubborn.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> They are playful, happy, easy going and very dedicated. The Dalmatian needs a lot of leadership along with human companionship in order to be happy.They enjoys playing with children, but if they do not receive enough mental and physical exercise they may become high-strung, and too excitable for a small child. This build up of energy causes their minds to become unstable and they can become timid without enough socialization.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Dalmatians can be trained for defense and are good watchdogs. They are quite intelligent, but can be willful if they sense their owners are in the slightest bit meek or passive, and or if the owner is not properly communicating with the dog. If you are thinking about adopting a Dalmatian puppy be sure you have the time, are authority driven and have the energy for them. If you cannot provide this for them they will become very high strung, hard to manage and destructive.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">AKC RANKING - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">80</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> FAMILY - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">scenthound, pointer</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> AREA OF ORIGIN - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yugoslavia</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> DATE OF ORIGIN - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">ancient times</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> AVERAGE SIZE OF MALE - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Height: 19-23 Weight: 40-60</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> AVERAGE SIZE OF FEMALE - </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Height: 19-23 Weight: 40-</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">60</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">VISIT </span></span><a href="http://www.thespotter.org/"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.thespotter.org/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> AND </span></span><a href="http://www.thedca.org/Newbook.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.thedca.org/Newbook.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> FOR MORE INFO ABOUT DALMATIANS.....</span></span></b></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-81148113957148766492012-07-20T23:25:00.001+05:302012-10-05T00:34:23.164+05:302012-10-05T00:34:23.164+05:30My Travel Photography - Covers - 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTIfBJIN3hw/UAmaKTrEhAI/AAAAAAAABq0/8x7QcUmBjYo/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTIfBJIN3hw/UAmaKTrEhAI/AAAAAAAABq0/8x7QcUmBjYo/s400/21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Pied Bushchat is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family.</div><br />
They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled. <br />
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The Pied Bushchat is slightly smaller than the Siberian Stonechat; although it has a similar dumpy structure and upright stance. The male is black except for a white rump, wing patch and lower belly. The iris is dark brown, the bill and legs black. The female is drab brown and slightly streaked. Juveniles have a scaly appearance on the underside but dark above like the females.<br />
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</div>The breeding season is mainly February to August with a peak in March to June. Males sing from prominent perches. The whistling call is somewhat like that of an Indian Robin and has been transcribed as we are tea for two with tea at higher note. The nest is built in a hole in a wall or similar site lined with grass and hair, and 2-5 eggs are laid. Paired males did not reduce their dawn singing behavior when their mates where trapped and temporarily excluded from the territory. This study suggests that males use dawn chorus to mediate social relationships with neighboring males to proclaim an established territory. The eggs are small and broadly oval with pale bluish-white or pinkish ground color and speckles and blotches towards the broad end. They measure about 0.67 by 0.55 inches. Eggs are incubated chiefly by the female for 12 to 13 days.<br />
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Brood parasitism by the Common Cuckoo (race bakeri) has been noted to be common in the Shan State of Burma, with the cuckoo visiting the nest at dusk and removing an egg before quickly laying its own. The female has dark brown upper parts and Rufus underparts and rump. She has no white wing patches. Juveniles are similar to females. Males display during the breeding season by splaying the tail, fluttering and puffing up the white scapular feathers.<br />
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This species is insectivorous, and like other chats hunts from a prominent low perch. They have been noted to feed on Pyralid moths and whitefly..<br />
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</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*Kelaniya Temple - One of the Ancient Buddhist Temples in Sri Lanka-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KSbAD1CZq-0/T3ar0-vXzNI/AAAAAAAABbo/Z5mJG8uM-OY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KSbAD1CZq-0/T3ar0-vXzNI/AAAAAAAABbo/Z5mJG8uM-OY/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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*The Sthupa at Kelaniya Temple-<br />
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*Kelaniya Temple<br />
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*Awalokitheshwara Bodhisathwa Statue, Kelaniya Temple-<br />
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* Naga guardian figure - One of wall paintings at the Aluth Vihara ge or the New Image House at Kelaniya Temple-<br />
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*Kelaniya Temple building <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* Nuwara Eliya is the heart of hill country regarded as most popular hill resort for its misty mountain climate and scenery, is Sri Lanka's . It is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country producing a significant share of the world's best tea and 18 holes finest golf course in Asia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* Blessed with salubrious climate, breathtaking views of valleys, meadows, mountains and greenery; it's hard to imagine that Nuwara Eliya is only 180 Km from the hot and humid Colombo. Temperatures are 14C-21C (Jan- April) 16C-18C (May-Aug) 15C- 18C (Sept-Dec).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* </span><span style="font-size: large;">There are many popular water falls around the town. Many could be visited as a part of trekking and/or hiking expeditions. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> -Ramboda Falls - 329 ft. is also an attraction in this area</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -Devon Falls drops 97 metres and is named after Devon, a pioneer coffee planter. It is 6 Km west of Thalawakelle and there is a special parking and view </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -Laksapana Falls - off the Nuwara Eliya - Kandapola Road. The Nuwara Eliya beer is brewed from the water of the stream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* The most stunning way to travel to Nuwara Eliya is by observation carriage which leaves either from Colombo or Kandy railway station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* It also is a paradise for nature lovers, hikers and for bird watching too.</span></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com3Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka6.970758999999999 80.783180000000026.932271999999999 80.74243150000001 7.009245999999999 80.82392850000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-14650538843450657132012-03-02T23:28:00.001+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.894+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.894+05:30The time has come to leave.....2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DYSLKHj5io/T1EI5RpXmeI/AAAAAAAABYk/jwy4Vz_WC2o/s1600/zxz+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DYSLKHj5io/T1EI5RpXmeI/AAAAAAAABYk/jwy4Vz_WC2o/s400/zxz+%25285%2529.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Thought that you would stay forever with me...<br />
But the time has come to leave... </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Until you turn eternal, we belong...</span> <br />
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So I'll lay here with you, till the final goodbye....</span> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I named it as "The time has come to leave" cause those water drops are like our lives. Could be gone on any second...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;">The Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the temple which houses the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha, is possibly the most sacred Buddhist shrine in the world. It is venerated not only by Buddhists in Sri Lanka but also by Buddhists all over the world.</span></span></span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Type: Bird</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Diet: Carnivore</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Average life span in the wild: 10 to 25 years or more</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Size: Body, 5.8 ft (1.8 m); wingspan, 10 ft (3 m)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Weight: 30 lbs (13 kg)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* Species in family 8.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* Pelicans are among the larger and heavier birds in the world, so very impressive in flight. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* They are indeed famous for their beaks, which they fill with huge gulps of water, strain out the liquid, and eat the remaining fish or squid.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* Pelicans swim well with their short, strong legs and their feet with all four toes webbed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* The tail is short and square, with 20 to 24 feathers.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">* Wings are long and have the unusually large number of 30 to 35 secondary flight feathers.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelicanas the National Zoological Gardens, Sri Lanka</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">Many pelicans fish by swimming in cooperative groups. They may form a line or a "U" shape and drive fish into shallow water by beating their wings on the surface. When fish congregate in the shallows, the pelicans simply scoop them up. The brown pelican, on the other hand, dives on fish (usually a type of herring called menhaden) from above and snares them in its bill. Pelicans do not store fish in their pouch, but simply use it to catch them and then tip it back to drain out water and swallow the fish immediately. The American white pelican can hold some 3 gallons (11 1/2 liters) of water in its bill. Young pelicans feed by sticking their bills into their parents' throats to retrieve food.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A group of pelicans waiting for the fish during feeding time at the National Zoological Gardens, Sri Lanka</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">Pelicans are found on many of the world's coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They are social birds and typically travel in flocks, often strung out in a line. They also breed in groups called colonies, which typically gather on islands.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">The Dalmatian Pelican and the Spot-billed Pelican are the rarest species, with the population of the former estimated at between 10,000 and 20,000 and that of the latter at 13,000 to 18,000. The most common is believed to be the Australian Pelican, with a population generally estimated at around 400,000 individuals. However, estimates for the species have varied wildly between 100,000 and 1,000,000 over the years, and it is possible that the White Pelican, the population of which is more consistently estimated at 270,000 and 290,000 individuals, is in fact the more common species. The brown pelican may be even more numerous with estimates of 650,000 birds throughout its range. It has been removed from the endangered species list.</span></span><br />
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</div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com11National Zoological Gardens, Quarry Rd, Colombo, Sri Lanka6.857168 79.874260400000036.855871 79.87246140000002 6.858465 79.87605940000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-82754033104837057352011-08-23T11:15:00.030+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.996+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.996+05:30YELLOW BILLED BABBLER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"> 23cm. Bill and feet pale yellow. Bluish irides. In groups of 5-8 birds. BrR.All Zones. Very Common.</span></span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These birds have grey brown upperparts, grey throat and breast with some mottling, and a pale buff belly. The head and nape are grey. The Sri Lankan form T. a. taprobanus is drab pale grey. Nominate race of southern India has whitish crown and nape with a darker mantle. The rump is paler and the tail has a broad dark tip. Birds in the extreme south of India are very similar to the Sri Lankan subspecies with the colour of the crown and back being more grey. The eye is bluish white. The Indian form is more heavily streaked on the throat and breast.The Sri Lankan subspecies resembles the Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus, although that species does not occur on the island.</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: white;"><u><b><span style="color: black;">*Overview-</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="color: black;">House Sparrow: Medium-sized, stocky sparrow with black-streaked brown upper parts and pale gray underparts. Wings are brown with single white bar. Cheeks and crown are pale gray, contrasting with black throat, upper breast, and bill. Legs are shorter and black bill is thicker than in native sparrows.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">House Sparrow: Native to Britain, northern Siberia to northern Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Introduced and established worldwide except in Antarctica; resident throughout temperate North America. Preferred habitats include cities, towns, and agricultural areas.</span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><h3 class="r" style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;">*House Sparrow's Scientific name</span></b><span style="color: black;"> is </span><b><span style="color: black;">Passer domesticus</span></b></span></h3><span style="color: black;">The House Sparrow is a chunky bird,typically about 16 centimeters (6.3 in) long, ranging from 14–18 centimeters (5.5–7.1 in).It has a large rounded head,</span></div><span style="color: black;"> a short tail, and a stout bill.In weight, the House Sparrow generally ranges from 24–39.5 grams (0.85–1.39 oz).Weight varies by sex, with females usually </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">smaller than males.Younger birds are smaller, males are larger during the winter,and females larger during the breeding season.The natural range of the House Sparrow, also formerly known as the English Sparrow, </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">is Eurasia and northern Africa.Between and within subspecies, there is further variation based on latitude, altitude, climate, and other environmental factors, under biological rules.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">There is some variation in the twelve subspecies of House Sparrow. The subspecies are divided into two groups, the Oriental indicus group, </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">and the Palaearctic domesticus group. Birds of the domesticus group have grey cheeks, while indicus group birds have white cheeks</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">These birds return to their birthplace after every migration (a characteristic known as philopatric). Because of this, </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">local populations have adapted to the color of their habitat resulting in 15 distinct subspecies in the West.</span></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com4Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka6.970758999999999 80.783180000000026.932271999999999 80.74243150000001 7.009245999999999 80.82392850000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-38783926301633309842011-07-18T20:23:00.007+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.914+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.914+05:30Bathalegala (The Bible Rock) -<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LRtxiq-1U7w/TiQGcaEYntI/AAAAAAAABCc/lanULxn9luA/s1600/atsa00032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LRtxiq-1U7w/TiQGcaEYntI/AAAAAAAABCc/lanULxn9luA/s640/atsa00032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">To the traveler proceeding from Metropolitan Colombo to Kandy, the magnificent spectacle of the rock stands as a colossus dwarfing the surrounding landscape. Batalegala Kanda rising to a height of more than 1688 feet is surrounded by its satellites such as Devanagala Kanda hallowed by the visit of legendary God Alutnuwara deiyo in the north east, Kaithankadagale and Urakanda hillocks and Montane Kanda, Wakirigala Kanda and Uthuwankanda from the north. Image Nature has gifted Batalegala Kanda with the panorama of cascading water-falls, luxuriant meadows and intriguing scenery.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bathalegala is directly under the World Magnetic Field Line & Lightning has special attraction towards Bathalegala. people say If there is lightning at least two or three will struck Bathalegala. It has a cave on the summit and once “Loku Hamuduruwo” was a victim of a lightning strike and luckily survived. Bathalegala mountain gets rain without rain clouds on top of Bathalegala. It has some kind of attraction towards water. Seems like this rock attracts water from nearby clouds.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Bernoulli Principle - “For an inviscid flow, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid’s potential energy.”</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a small Sthupa and some caves for the monks on top of the rock. Heard that there was a cable car project from Kadugannawa to Bathalegala. (About 8Km).</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We see Bathalegala as a single rock but it is not. I guess its because of the Magnetic Field. The particles of the rock changed eventually because of the magnetic field and the shape of the rock changes, but the stability of the rock changed when the time goes by.” There's a rock named “Idiri Gala” which is apart from Bathalegala. People say that was early a part of Bathalegala (about 50 years ago) & people were able to jump to that rock from Bathalegala.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-io2TvB7m8VE/TiRCLlus8gI/AAAAAAAABDA/_LcXLGPasO0/s1600/DSCN7673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-io2TvB7m8VE/TiRCLlus8gI/AAAAAAAABDA/_LcXLGPasO0/s400/DSCN7673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are planning to climb Bathalegala better use public transport till Gewilipitiya and there is a bus towards Hatgampala and from there take a 3 wheeler. If your vehicle has good ground clearance you will have the chance getting as near as possible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cuBtlF7ALEE/TiQOc23fRaI/AAAAAAAABC8/08xLmZkgK-M/s1600/atsa00002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cuBtlF7ALEE/TiQOc23fRaI/AAAAAAAABC8/08xLmZkgK-M/s400/atsa00002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">Alagalla is situated right at the provincial boundaries of Central and Sambaragamuwa Provinces. In fact Kegalle and Kandy ditrict boundary goes very close to</span><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"> the peak of Alagalla. Anyone who travels to Kandy from Colombo by train will surely recognize this imposing mountain on to your left as you pass Ihala Kotte railway station.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gJgN5h1uw4o/ThaM6Ko4-WI/AAAAAAAAA_s/yJXZuZBA0TA/s1600/atsa00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gJgN5h1uw4o/ThaM6Ko4-WI/AAAAAAAAA_s/yJXZuZBA0TA/s640/atsa00001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">The peak of the mountain is about 1100m above sea level and the total climb from Ihala Kotte is about 800m. This particular mountain stands tall among relatively </span><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">smaller mountains in the vicinity, as it is postioned just outside the central highlands. The result is some breathtaking scenery at the top and along the path up the mountain! </span><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">This particular hike is not too long, and can be easily completed in a day. As such, you’ll only require a bare minimum of supplies.</span><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">It’s better if you can carry a stock of water & food. Wind conditions on the top could be a little challange, And better to avoid rainy days.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">There's a footpath which lead to Poththepitiya, a small town on the other side of the mountain. Once you reach it, ask around on how to reach the top. After getting past the village, you will find some tea plantations. The road will soon be winding around the mountain. There will be many great views.</span><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;">Head up the trail and depending on the weather, you might go through a stretch full of leeches. Whether or not these leeches will get to you is directly tied to your hardcoreness-quotient, we’ve found.</span></span><br />
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You can see the top, and all that surrounds you is savannah-like grass. Except of course, that is not really the top.</span><br />
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</a></div> <span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Allagalla is a peculiar thing. Once you get to the “top” of the hill, there is yet another rock to climb. There is a massive pile of boulders that just sits there and mocks you till you claw your way up the thing.<br />
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The view from the top is, in one word: spectacularly amazingly awesomeness condensed into a single view from the top of a big rock.<br />
It was that good.</span><br />
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</div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com2Alagalla, Sri Lanka7.301788800000001 80.463245000000037.288082300000001 80.44976950000003 7.3154953 80.47672050000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-89311878650447811082011-05-21T13:30:00.005+05:302012-10-05T00:09:10.022+05:302012-10-05T00:09:10.022+05:30Temple of the Tooth [Sri Dalada Maligawa]<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><i><span style="color: black;">Sri Dalada Maligawa - the final abode of the Sacred Tooth Relic</span></i></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXAzJ1Y4R4s/TddfzX-7I8I/AAAAAAAAA_M/Yc6egTlWg_4/s1600/atsa00514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXAzJ1Y4R4s/TddfzX-7I8I/AAAAAAAAA_M/Yc6egTlWg_4/s400/atsa00514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: black;">The Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the temple which houses the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha, is possibly the most sacred Buddhist shrine in the world. It is venerated not only by Buddhists in Sri Lanka but also by Buddhists all over the world.</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"> A UNESCO designated World Heritage Centre, millions of pilgrims and Buddhists and non-Buddhist visitors from all countries of the world visit this historic centre in Kandy, Sri Lanka.</span></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<div style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">The sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Sri Lanka from India during the reign of King Sirimeghavanna (303 - 331 AC) and has been protected by successive kings and the Buddhist monastic order through the centuries. The archaeological remains of earlier Tooth Relic temples exist at a number of earlier capitals, such as the World Heritage Sites of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. The shrine in Kandy is the last in a long, historic succession. The Tooth Relic Temple is one of the finest examples of architecture associated with the Second Kandyan Kingdom (1592-1815 AC). It is two-storeyed structure, last re-built in the early 18th Century by King Narendrasinghe (1707-1739 AC). The temple preserves an architectural form that goes back more than a thousand years. It is constructed of stone, and timber, with a tiled roof and elaborate paintings, wood and stone carvings and metal reliefs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: black;">History-</span></span></u></b></span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">After the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, the tooth relic was preserved in Kalinga and smuggled to the island by Princess Hemamali and her husband, Prince Dantha on the instructions of her father King Guhasiva. They landed in the island in Lankapattana during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna (301-328) and handed over the tooth relic. The king enshrined it Meghagiri Vihara (present day Isurumuniya) in Anuradhapura. Safeguard of the relic was a responsibility of the monarch, therefore over the years the custodianship of relic became to symbolize the right to rule. Therefore reigning monarchs built the tooth relic temples quite close to their royal residences, as was the case during the times of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala kingdoms. During the era of Kingdom of Gampola the relic was housed in Niyamgampaya Vihara. It is reported in the messenger poems such as Hamsa, Gira, and Selalihini that the temple of tooth relic was situated within the city of Kotte when the kingdom was established there.Inside the Temple of the Tooth</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"> During the reign of King Dharmapala, the relic kept hidden in Delgamuwa Vihara, Ratnapura in a grinding stone. It was brought to Kandy by Hiripitiye Diyawadana Rala and Devanagala Rathnalankara Thera. King Vimaladharmasuriya I built a two storey building to deposit the tooth relic and the building is now gone. In 1603 when the Portuguese invaded Kandy, it was carried to Meda Mahanuwara in Dumbara. It was recovered in the time of Râjasimha II and it has been reported that he reinstate the original building or has built a new temple. The present day temple of the tooth was built by Vira Narendra Sinha. The octagonal Patthirippuwa and moat was added during the reign of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha. Famous Kandyan architect Devandra Mulacharin is credited with building the Patthirippuwa. Originally it was used by the kings for recreational activities and later it was offered to the tooth relic. Now it is an oriental library. Although it was heavily damaged in the 1998 terrorist attack it has restored to its previous state.</span></span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Audience hall or the </span><i style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Magul maduwa</span></i><span style="color: black;"> is the where the Kandyan kings held their royal court. It was completed during the reign of </span><i style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sri Vikrama Rajasinha</span></i><span style="color: black;">. The carvings of the wooden pillars which support the wooden roof is an example of wood carving of the Kandyan period. </span><i style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha</span></i><span style="color: black;"> built this in year of 1783. The hall was renovated for the reception of arrival in Kandy of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales in 1872. Originally the hall of the size of 58*35.6 of feet and after the renovation length was extended by additional 31.6 feet. Other nearby building to the halls believed to be demolished during the British rule. The audience hall was the venue where the Kandyan Convention was drawn up, it was where the convention was read out to the people and where the conference, about the convention was held on 2 March 1815. That space later used to erect the Kandy </span><i style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Kachcheri</span></i><span style="color: black;"> and Kandy supreme court after that. Today it is used for state ceremonies and conserved under department of archaeology.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6ign93ssfqU/TddqJ5D3_0I/AAAAAAAAA_k/kstaC4tXnnA/s1600/atsa00285-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6ign93ssfqU/TddqJ5D3_0I/AAAAAAAAA_k/kstaC4tXnnA/s400/atsa00285-1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">am on 25th January 1998, suicide carders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exploded a massive truck bomb at the entrance to the Sri Dalada Maligawa killing 8 persons including 2-year old infant and injuring about 25 others, all peaceful innocent civilians, who were on their way to offer alms at the temple that morning.</span></span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.spur.asn.au/dalada1.htm"><b><span style="color: black;">Click here for details of the LTTE's Bomb attack </span></b></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Source - </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_the_Tooth"><span style="color: black;">Wikipedia</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com2Kandy, Sri Lanka7.284459 80.637459000000047.248417 80.60357200000004 7.320501 80.67134600000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-45253647454627140492011-05-09T11:00:00.003+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.921+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.921+05:30Maligawila...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><u>MALIGAWILA</u> - Was found fallen and broken in to pieces in 1951. An attempt was made in 1974 to raise this statue and failed. But in 1980 a local engineering team was able to raise this statue and restore it back to the ancient glory...</b></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This free-standing 11 meters (36 ft 1.1 in) or 12 meters (39 ft 4.4 in) tall limestone statue of Buddha, claimed in some quarters to be the tallest free-standing statue of Buddha in the world, though the Avukana Buddha Statue is also said to be taller.This statue draws many tourists to the region. It also boasts the Avalokitesvara statue, a 10 meters (32 ft 9.7 in) limestone portrait. These statues, which were discovered in the 1950s and restored between 1989 and 1991, are believed to have been commissioned by the 7th century prince Agghabodhi. There is additionally a 10th century historical pillar placed in the 10th year of the rule of Mahinda IV (956-972 AD).</span></span><br />
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<h2 style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">*How to reach </span></h2><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">You can reach the site from either Wellawaya or from Kataragama depending on which route you take. </span></span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> You can reach Wellawaya in through many roads. If you are coming from Badulla or Bandarawela you must tale the Ella Road which lies between Badulla-Bandarawela Road. On the way you will also pass the beautiful Ravana Ella too on the way. There is a another road from Koslanda. Taking this road will take you through the 220 metre high waterfall Diyaluma. Koslanda lies between the Balangoda – Haputhale Road. </span></span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> If you are coming from Kataragama, use the Buttala Road and the turn off is just before the Butala main junction. The temple is about 20 kms form the turn off from Buttala. From Buttala any person can direct you to the temple.</span></span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="CSSVerdena" style="color: white; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">The Kelaniya stupa is about 90 feet high and has a diameter of 98 feet at the base. This is the most well known paddy heap shaped stupas in Sri Lanka. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Embedded inside the Stupa is the gem studded chair or the carpet that Lord Buddha made the sermons sitting on , to Chulodara and Mahodara Naga Kings and the followers during the Third visit of the Lord Buddha.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"> This Dageba had been renovated several times by kings Uttiya,Yatalatissa and the Parakramabahu IX.</span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="CSSVerdena" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", monospace; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">*Awalokitheshwara Bodhisathwa Statue, Kelaniya Temple-</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNjZK3MFMqI/TcP6VbnnXqI/AAAAAAAAA8g/Hhq2ChdR6Qs/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNjZK3MFMqI/TcP6VbnnXqI/AAAAAAAAA8g/Hhq2ChdR6Qs/s400/18.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="CSSVerdena"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", monospace;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="CSSVerdena" style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", monospace;"><span style="color: black;">* Naga</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", monospace;"><span style="color: black;">guardian figure - One of wall paintings at the Aluth Vihara ge or the New Image House at Kelaniya Temple-</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="CSSVerdena"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see more photos of kelaniya Temple -</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
<a href="http://www.foxzeye.tk/2012/03/kelaniya-temple-other-photos.html">http://www.foxzeye.tk/2012/03/kelaniya-temple-other-photos.html</a><br />
</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see photos of The Stupa, Statues & Building Architecture of kelaniya Temple -</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
<a href="http://www.foxzeye.tk/2012/03/kelaniya-temple-buildings-and-statues.html">http://www.foxzeye.tk/2012/03/kelaniya-temple-buildings-and-statues.html</a></span></span></b></div><div class="CSSVerdena"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times", "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></div></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com0Kelaniya, Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka6.956677399999999 79.920669399999956.9525234 79.91597389999995 6.960831399999999 79.92536489999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-30695759797751806482011-03-03T10:13:00.003+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.907+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.907+05:30Death<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>These photos were taken during my trip to Adam's Peak.<br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Friends I'm sorry! I was wrong, 'Army camouflage moth' is a wrong ID. This is a Oleander Hawk Moth(Deilephila nerii) and I's sorry for providing wrong information.</strong> </span><br />
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</span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here are some true info i found about this fellow...<br />
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<strong>I should thank to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23177312@N06/">Elaphrorni</a>s & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nuwan.chathuranga.79">Nuwan Chathuranga</a> for helping me to identify this fellow...</strong></div>FOX Creationzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957174720148254147noreply@blogger.com9Gampaha, Sri Lanka7.089894999999999 79.9994137.064476999999999 79.960919 7.1153129999999996 80.037907tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014444808600854675.post-34641717673623264982011-01-21T01:13:00.005+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.912+05:302012-10-05T00:09:09.912+05:30Dragonfly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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