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
