Sun on the sea

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A couple of hours before sunset at Wadduwa, west coast of Sri Lanka.

Canon 1D MkII with Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens & Canon 2x extender. Full zoom ISO200 1/5000 at f/8

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Sri Lankan girl

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Little Sri Lankan girl pictured outside the hut in a village near Unawatuna where she lives with mum and elder sister. While the rest of our party checked out elder sister’s school work, this one played catch with me with a tennis ball – she had a powerful throw. Candidate for a future women’s cricket team?

Canon 40D with Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L zoom at 70mm. ISO400 1/500 at f/4.5

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Mrs Olive-backed sunbird

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A few days ago I posted a shot of a male olive-backed sunbird visiting a flowering shrub on our balcony. He has continued to visit and now his wife has come along too. The female is less colourful than the male, with a plain yellow breast. She’s a little shyer too, not liking the sound of the Canon 40D taking 6 frames per second. These birds are tiny – about 6-8 cm – and they move fast, like hummingbirds.

There’s a set of the images of both birds in the gallery/showcase that are a mixture of shots taken with the 40D with a 70-200mm lens, and with the G3X at full telephoto.

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