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Hershy > Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009) (D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments. This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank. Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka. Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old http://www.javeri.net
Hershy > Turtle (Pic 101 2nd year - 24 Sep 2009) (D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments. Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka. Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old www.javeri.net
Hershy > School kids! (Pic 80 2nd year - 02 Sep 2009) These school kids were on a field trip and thoroughly enjoying themselves! Shot at Galle Fort. Galle is the southern most town in Sri Lanka. www.javeri.net
Hershy > Cave entrance (Pic 44 2nd year) Shot from the cave. Entrance to one of the five caves of Dambulla rock temple. The temple is composed of five caves, which have been converted into shrine rooms. The caves, built at the base of a 150m high rock during the Anuradhapura (1st Century BC to 993 AD) and Polonnaruwa times (1073 to 1250), are by far the most impressive of the many cave temples found in Sri Lanka. The largest cave measures about 52m from east to west, and 23m from the entrance to the back, this spectacular cave is 7m tall at its highest point. Hindu deities are also represented here, as are the kings Valgamba and Nissankamalla, and Ananda - the Buddha's most devoted disciple. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambulla_cave_temple http://www.javeri.net
Hershy > Dambulla rock temple (Pic 42 2nd year) Perched on a hill, the temple was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples plus a World Heritage Site. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and ceilings, is the largest area of paintings found in the world. It contains over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 metres.Hindu statues are believed to be of the 12 century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18-century. Dambulla is a small town located at a distance of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. Dambulla has over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. www.javeri.net
Hershy > Golden temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. (Pic 39 2nd year) Dambulla is a small town located at a distance of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. This temple is at the base of the hill that has Dambulla Rock Temple. That's Swarup & myself at the base. Shot by my friend when we visited Sri Lanka last year but processed recently! www.javeri.net
Hershy > Rhesus Macaque (Pic 23 2nd year) shot at Kandalama,Sri Lanka with D300 ISO 400 f14 1/80 The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), often called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys. This macaque is brown or grey in color and have pink faces which are typically bereft of fur. The species is native to northern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand, Afghanistan, southern China, and some neighboring areas. from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_monkey www.javeri.net
Hershy > Gray Langur (Pic 22 2nd year) shot at Kandalama,Sri Lanka with D300 ISO 400 f6.3 1/40 (hand held) It was a dull gray morning and light was poor at 7.15 AM The gray langurs are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus. Gray langurs are large and fairly terrestrial, inhabiting open wooded habitats and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. When only one species was recognized, it was also called the Hanuman Langur (named after the Hindu vanara divinity Hanuman), the Common Langur and the Entellus Langur. In Sri Lanka, it is natively known as the Wandura from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_langur www.javeri.net
Hershy > Daily Photos 2009 photo
Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank.
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


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Hershy > Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009) (D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments. This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank. Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka. Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old http://www.javeri.net
Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank.
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


http://www.javeri.net
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