The Lighter Side of the #animalworld with #wildlifephotography from #SriLanka : a matter of perspective; a mother telling her kid to go play outside; an amused Toque Macaque; & somebody just passing through...

#naturephotographyday #comedy #travelphotography #NaturePhotography

An assortment of #SriLanka n #wildlifephotography featuring: Fruit Bats hanging in Lake Tissamaharama; an #elephant enjoying a dirt-bath; a chameleon posing; & a rare daytime sighting of a leopard.

#NaturePhotography #naturephoto graphyday #travelphotography #SriLanka #naturephoto

Some #wildlifephotography of #SriLanka n #monkeys : Toque Macaques & Grey Langurs. The human-but-not-human nature & behavior of these #animals makes watching them a fascinating but unnerving experience.

#naturephotographyday #NaturePhotography #SriLanka #travelphotography #PHOTOS

Moving amongst photographic nooks and crannies in #SriLanka ...

Featured: the Aukana Stupa; exploring the #ruins of Polonnaruwa; Sigiriya from Darambula; bows in Negombo.

#PhotoOfTheWeek #travelphotography #Wanderlust #Travel TheWorld #PhotographyIsArt #Travel #traveling #PHOTOS

This world is littered with the ruins of past civilizations. Each one in its persistence & time-worn decay is an attempt to defeat death, to carry greatness beyond one's time on this mortal coil. Each one succeeds...partially.

#photooftheday #AncientCities #History #Travel #Ruin

A few #birdwatching pics from the national parks of #SriLanka . Featured: a Painted Stork having lunch; a Crested Serpent Eagle with a serpent; strange bedfellows; & #peacocks .

#photooftheday #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #birdphotography #TravelTuesday #birds #PHOTOS

The 2,200-year-old #ancientruins of Ritigala monastery are a pristine site of past #Buddhist worship in #SriLanka . The best time to visit is in the early-morning with the light of dawn filtering through the trees on the mountain.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #TravelTuesday

A few #sunset & #sunrise photos from around #SriLanka ...

Featured: crashing surf at Negombo Beach; a boat crossing Negombo lagoon; sunset at the 2,200-year-old monastery of Mihintale; & sunrise in Anuradhapura.

#sunset photography #travelphotography #Wanderlust #TravelTheWorld

Wandering the magnificent #ancientruins of #Polonnaruwa in #SriLanka . This grand city of old was Sri Lanka's capital from 1070 to 1310 AD and was built by the Sinhalese King Parākramabāhu.

#photooftheday #AncientCities #travelphotography #SriLanka n #TravelTheWorld #Wanderlust

Wandering the heavenly 'Temple of the Tooth' in #Kandy , #SriLanka - home to a tooth of the #Buddha since 1521. The #Temple itself was built in the 17th and 18th Centuries by the Kandyan Kings.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #TravelTheWorld #Wanderlust #SriLanka n #photography

A few #SunsetViews traveling through the #RockyMountains on the Banff-Jasper Parkway and in the #seatosky valley featuring Howe Sound and Anvil Island; & the Stawamus Chief on a snowy day.

#photooftheday #sunset photography #landscapephotography #NaturePhotography #PHOTOS #sunset

Seeing the sights en route from #Lillooet to #Kamloops in Beautiful #BritishColumbia ...

The weather at this point in the trip stayed stellar & made for stunning #landscapes the whole way.

#photooftheday #landscapephotography #travelphotography #ExploreNature #photographylovers

Exploring the #prairies east of Calgary, #Alberta , en route to Drumheller. Forest fire smoke was dominating the skies when these photos were taken giving everything a darkened & dusty feel.

#photooftheday #landscapephotography #travelphotography #photography lovers #photography

'Empire'...

A selection from 'The Indonesia Collection' upcoming to Panoptikon Photography's new website. Follow us for details on the impending launch.

'I met a traveler from an antique land...'

#photooftheday #travelphotography #History #History Pics #abstractart #PhotographyIsArt

A sampling of the #MayanRiviera at its finest in southeastern #Mexico on the shores of the #Caribbean Sea. This strip of land along the #Yucutan peninsula has a hazy dreamlike quality to it most days.

#photooftheday #landscapephotography #travelphotography #beachlife #beachvibes

The #MayanRiviera plays host to the Sian Ka'an Ecosphere - a network of mangrove waterways and tropical lagoons in the #Caribbean Sea. The area is host to #sealife like Sea Turtles & Dolphins.

#wildlifephotography #travelphotography #animal #TravelTheWorld #Mexico #Wanderlust

Slices of life on Java Island, #indonesia ...

Featured: the carved Buddha inside Mendut Temple; a stairwell in Borobudur temple; Mount Merapi dominates the horizon; & the afternoon sun on Watukarung Beach.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #indonesia n #TravelTheWorld #PHOTOS

Prambanam is a #Hindu #Temple featuring many colossal spires with ornate decoration featuring stone-carved Gods within their cavernous interiors. The complex took 50 years to build between 850 and 900 AD.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #Wanderlust #TravelTheWorld #indonesian

The remnants of the Majapahit Empire are spread around in Mojokerto on Java Island, #indonesia . This #Hindu #Empire existed from 1293 to 1527 AD, united all of Indonesia, & had territory throughout S.E. Asia.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #TravelTheWorld #Wanderlust #PHOTOS

Exploring the #art , #ancient & modern, of #SriLanka ...

Featured: a carved pillar in Mihintale; #buddhist art in Anuradhapura; a carved door at a Negombo shrine; & carvings and incense in Kataragama.

#photooftheday #travelphotography #srilankan #TravelTheWorld #photographylovers