Photography tips for kandy to ella sri lanka train ride

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 TRAIN Chances are if you’re reading this post, you’re after a few tips to maximise your photography on this insanely photogenic train ride too. We don’t blame you; we’ve now taken this train more times than we can count, and it still takes our breath away every single time. To help you get the most from photographing this train ride, here are a few of our top photography tips:


TAKE THE FIRST TRAIN BETWEEN ELLA AND HAPUTALE As with most things in photography, the early bird gets the worm (or in this case, the shot). On our recent visit, we decided to take the first train from Ella to Haputale one morning so we could see Lipton’s Seat and the tea plantations in the early morning light. As it happened, Lipton’s Seat and the valley were both hidden under thick, oppressive fog - but we did get a half empty train on our way there (check out our best things to do in Ella).

This provided the perfect opportunity to run between windows and doors, lean out in wonder, and snap away to our heart’s content without also having to worry about our backpacks or jostling with others. If you’ve got a morning to spare and you want a stress-free photography experience, we’d highly recommend doing the same!

FOCUS YOUR CAMERA INSIDE THE TRAIN, TOO It’s a real shame that so many travellers jump aboard this train to snap photos hanging out the doors, when the real magic of the train ride is the life that’s happening within its carriages. The entire journey is a super unique and authentic cultural experience, and one that’s absolutely worthy of being documented - respectfully - too.


USE A FAST SHUTTER SPEED, AUTO FOCUS + BURST MODE Hanging your arm out a door or window and trying to take a photo whilst the train is lurching from side to side is a pretty impossible mission, particularly if your shutter speed is too low. Set your shutter to a minimum speed of a 250th, set your focus to auto, turn on burst mode, and fire away (while hoping that at least one shot turns out okay!).

MOUNTAIN AREAS CAN BE QUITE DARK, SO BUMP THAT ISO It can get pretty moody and foggy through the mountain areas, so bump up your ISO to add more light to your shot without sacrificing on that super speedy shutter setting from above.

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