Hello Everyone;

I’m Dinil Abeygunawardane, a visual communicator and a passionate explorer of the art, craft and the science of delivering creativity – I hope that statement makes sense!!

I was born, raised and had my early education in the southern Sri Lankan city of Matara. For my higher education I attended the University of Colombo and graduated with a degree in Medicine. Later on, I migrated to Australia, where I worked as a full time medical doctor, part time freelance photographer and a colour management consultant.

Photography was a field I got into as a schoolboy in 1987, and I still am a keen student of the art, craft and the science of photography!

After years of contemplating and doing a few part time experimental projects, I finally took a complete detour from medicine in 2013 to explore my passions and interests in the areas of Photography, Multimedia Communication and Travel.
My last full time employment in Medicine was in Perth Western Australia in the field of Emergency Medicine.

Currently we are operating a niche thematic tourism company in Sri Lanka while constantly engaging in exploring and promoting ways of delivering content and creativity via online and other media platforms.
I publish this blog, along with a couple of others, engage in designing and conducting workshops on science and craft of photography concentrating on the value of visual media as an important component of communication and content delivery.
My other involvements are in the areas of web development concentrating keenly on the design aspects, photography and colour management consultancy, which are all parts of communication and content delivery.

I currently live in Colombo Sri Lanka with my wife and two daughters.

My first website, Visible Range was launched in 2008. Some of the the contents of this website had been the blog of Visible Range until early 2013. With time, Visible Range  began to expand beyond the scope of a personal website and I had to start a new web platform to share my personal work and to express myself freely about the subjects I’m passionate about. I have dedicated this website to discuss the topics I actively study and am passionate about with like minded folks and to display some of my photographic work.

Thanks for visiting Struck by Light, I’m really grateful for your valuable time and your interest in my work.

For all those gear-heads , here’s a list of gear I currently use

Camera Bodies

Nikon Bodies

Nikon D800 (With Nikon MBD12 + Kirk L Bracket)
Nikon D800E (With Nikon MBD12 + Kirk L Bracket)
Nikon F5 (With Kirk L Bracket)

Other Camera Bodies

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds Camera Body

Lenses

Nikkor Lenses

AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 G
AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR
AS-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II with RRS Foot
AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4D with Krik Collar
AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4 G ED VR II with Wimberly Foot

AF-S Nikon TC-14E II 1.4x Teleconverter

Micro Four Thirds Lenses

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 Micro Four Thirds Lens

Lighting Gear

Nikon SB-800 Speedlights x 4
Nikon SB-600 Speedlights x 3
Sunpac Flash Unit
Cosmos Flash Unit

Remote Triggers

Nikon SU-800 commander unit
PocketWizard Mini TT1
PocketWizard AC3 Zone Controller
PocketWizard Flex TT5 x 7
Nissin Slave Units

Light Meter

Sekonic L – 758DR Digital Master

Lighting Support

Manfrotto 1052 Aluminium compact light Stands x 3
Manfrotto 035 Super Clamps x 2
Manfrotto  237 Flexarm
Manfrotto  175 Clip Clamp
Photoflex Ligtdisc Holder/Boom
Smith Victor MB110 Mini Boom
Phototek SMA 1000 Shoe Mount Adapters x 3
Interfit 337 Strobie Triple flash bracket
Generic Adapter clamps for boom arms.
Impact Sand bags

Backdrops

Generic 3m Backdrop Holder and two Stands
3m wide White Muslin Backdrop
3m wide Black Muslin Backdrop

Light Modifiers

Westcott Apollo JS -50″ softbox
Photek Softligher II 36″ umbrella/softbox
Photek Softlighter II 60″ umbrella/sopftbox
Photoflex 45” convertible umbrella
Generic 45” Silver Reflective umbrella
Generic 45” Shoot through umbrella
Westcott 45” shoot through umbrellas x 2
Westcott 32” shoot through umbrella
Expodisc Rouge Flash Bender – Large
Expodisc Rouge Flash Bender – Medium
50cm Light Tent with multiple Backdrops
Various Rosco Gels
Lumiquest Compact Gel Holders x 3
Lumiquest Ultrastraps

Glanz 40”  5 in 1 Reflector set
Elemental 32” 5 in 1 Reflector set
Interfit 24″x36″ Sunlight/White Reflector
Westcott 14″ Sunlight/Silver Reflector
Lastolite 12″ Gold/White Reflector
Westcott 14″ Diffuser

GPS Units

di-GPS Eco Professional
Solmeta N1
Solmeta N3

Memory & Accessories

Lexar Professional 16GB UDMA CF Cards x 6
Lexar Professional 32GB UDMA Cards x 6
Lexar Professional fireWire 800 UDMA CF Card reader
Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual Slot Card Reader
CameraMate CF Card Reader/Writer

Film Scanner

Konica Minolta Dimage ScanElite 5400 II

Filters

Nikon 77mm Thin CP-L II Polarizer
Hoya 62mm S-HMC(Thin) C-PL Polarizer
B+W 77E 010 UV(0) MRC Flter
B+W 62E 010 UV(0) MRC XSP Digital Pro Filters x 3
B+W 77E 010 UV(0) MRC XSP Digital Pro x 3
B+W 52E 010 UV(0) MRC XSP Digital Pro
Hoya 52mm HMC UV(0) Filter

Macro Gear

Nikon PB-6 Bellows
Nikon BR-2A Macro Adapter Ring
Nikon BR-6 Auto Adapter Ring
Kirk FR-2 Focusing Rail

Display

NEC MultiSync LCD2960WUXi

Colour Management

X-Rite i1 Publish Pro UV
X-Rite Colorchecker Passport
X-Rite i1 Display 2

Software

Adobe Photoshop CS 6
Adobe Photoshop CS 5
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Apple Aperture 3
Photomatix Pro
Nik Software Complete Collection
onOne Perfect Photo Suite Premium Edition
Portrait Professional
Capture NX – 1
Vuescan Pro

Printers

Epson Stylus Pro 3880

Tripods

Gitzo GT 3530 LS + NSN Safety Plate
Gitzo G1227 MK2 with Markins TB-20 Base Plate
Manfrotto 785B Travel Tripod
Manfrotto 681B Monopod

Tripod Heads and Bases

Arca Swiss Monoball Z1 with Wimberly C-12 Clamp
Wimberly WH-200 Gimbal Head Version II
Wimberly SK-100 Sidekick
Markins M-10 Q-Ball with QS-60 QR Clamp
Sunwayfoto DYH-90 Levelling Base
Manfrotto 486 with Markins QS-52 QR Clamp

Panorama Gear

Sunwayfoto DYH-90 Levelling Base
Sunwayfoto DDH-02 Panning Base with Integral Clamp
Sunwayfoto DMP-200 Multi-purpose Rail – Nodal Slide
Sunwayfoto DMP-100 Nodal Slide
Bubble Levels X 2

Bags and Cases

Camera Bags and Cases

Pelican 1650 Hardshell Case
Gura Gear Bataflae 32l Backpack
Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW Backpack
Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Backpack
Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW
Lowepro Apex 60 Camera Case
Tamrac 5611 Ultra Pro 11 Camera Bag
Nikon Deluxe Shoulder Bag
Martin Video/Digital Bag

Light Stand and Tripod Bags

Interfit F/2 Light Stand Bag
Hakuba PSTC 400 Pro Lightstand Bag
Hakuba PSTC 200 Tripod Bag
Generic 30″ Tripod Bag
Kata LS54 Lightstand Bag