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Flatlay- Sub Genre of Still Life

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When all of us are stuck and confined in our homes in the current COVID situation;not knowing when the world will heal again we are hard hit with stress and anxiety. To destress and help recover the mental health, I feel we should start doing something productive may be some healthy hobbies can come to our resort. I have been trying a lot of things that's been trending in the internet and among them I have been following #Flatlay for quite some time. I am writing up my blog today to let you know that even if you are not a good photographer and don't have a DSLR, you can easily keep yourself engaged with Flatlay-one of the simplest photography I have come across. What is a #Flatlay? Photo of some objects of a typical theme you choose arranged on a flat surface captured from above- mainly a bird's eye view. Nowadays 3D Photography has become a chic and is an Insta fav. Tips for capturing a Flatlay:- 1) Choose a single coloured surface (if you are fond of pastel colours choose...

Ayobowan Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is a small country with lush green landscape described as "The finest island of its size in all the world" by Marco Polo. We visited this small country months back in March and was wonderstruck by the natural beauty, the landscapes, the hills, the buddhist monasteries, temples, historical places and worth mentioning the cool tea plantations and deep blue open sea. It was a 3 days short weekend gateaway from Hyderabad, hardly took 2 hours to reach Negombo. We stayed at  Ramada  the night before leaving for Kandy. It was a great stay with a very warm welcome by the staff-an unforgettable comfort stay we had. The next day we started for the hills-the profuse greenery by the two sides of the road will tranquillize the eyes. The first stop we had was in the Elephant sanctuary in Pinnawala. We also covered the tea plantations and the ayurvedic centre before reaching the Kandy city. The Kandy city is a beautiful and pleasing place surrounded by hills being a home for Templ...