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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Ninety-Six: From the Persian Gulf to the Andaman Sea > On the beach, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2106
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12-DEC-2016

On the beach, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2106

I was surprised to learn that in both India and Sri Lanka, beaches make great gathering places, yet locals are usually modestly attired. As in this image, local women seem to use the beach to converse, not swim. Meanwhile, a colorful kite flying over a vendor’s stand calls attention to the business at hand, while a high surf provides a sparkling backdrop.

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Phil Douglis22-Feb-2017 06:03
That connection was one of the factors that drew me to this scene, Tim. I only had a few seconds to make this image from the window of our moving bus.
Tim May14-Feb-2017 21:49
I like the connectivity of the colors of the kite and the dress of the women.
Phil Douglis05-Feb-2017 00:03
Thanks, Pauline, for sharing this comment. I felt those contrasts as well. The kites are celebratory, the vendors commercial, and the women conversing quietly in flowing dresses next to a turbulent ocean does seem to border on the magical. You read this image very well.
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