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500
iso f 2.0 1/400 sec 50mm |
man
in the mirror
at this roadside restaurant, I had the most
delicious indonesian style chicken and the "spesial" which was fishcake
dirty
tourist |
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400
iso f 5.6 1/800 sec 16mm |
| Virgin dance??? Took this when waiting for Rus to get her nails painted, a clothes shop called "Dirty Harry" was behind. |
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100
iso f 5.6 1/800 sec 150mm |
supplies
checking
the surf
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young and old The contrast between young and old, rich and poor made me sad. Indonesia I guess must have no pension for its old people, thus you see lots of old ladies in Bali selling stuff to tourists. This weather-beaten lady was selling what looked like pieces of coloured cloth, she looked quite tired and was taking a rest in the shade after walking from tourist to tourist trying to make a sale. I guess you can look at it from a more positive point of view in that shes atleast got a source of income than none at all. |
dreamland
this is Dreamland
beach - well known to surfers, it was a long drive to get here, but worth it
for the view
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This concoction of rice, green beans, nuts and a few other things looked really delicious, so I just had to stop and buy one. I took this shot of a mother and her son, as she was making it for me on the side of the road. This was real Balinese food geared toward a local palate more accustomed to eating chilli. My mouth was on fire after the first mouthful, and soon my nose was running, the locals seeing this were all in stitches laughing as I walked past them. |  |
monkey
handler
handlers are
needed as sometimes the monkeys will frighten tourists by climbing on them and
grabbing loose items
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"eating" completely
not bothered by my close proximity, these monkeys have long gotten used
to the presence of humans.
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"drinking"
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cold
drink |
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1600
iso f 2.8 1/2500 sec 16mm |
| I have no idea what kind of fruits this woman was selling, but they looked locally produced and my friend Davin bought a who bunch to take back to the hotel to eat. |
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1600
iso f 5.0 1/6 sec 16mm |
Taken at a specialist art market, there were lots of paintings being sold, only a few caught my eye. It was here I saw the rich culture of bali, modern paintings mixed with old, such a variety, and all at reasonable prices. This area of Bali was definitely an art lovers dream. |
chocolate
cake |
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160
iso f 2.8 1/1000 sec 17mm |
| This waiter was on his way to to a table... I was lucky to get this shot. This was at a famous Bali restaurant called The Dirty Duck, whos major speciality was "crispy duck" |
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1600
iso f 6.3 1/60 sec 16mm |
 photo courtesy of Rus |
On the left here, is Rus' photo taken pretty much the exact moment when I was taking the above photo so you get a little bit of an idea what it was like (its great when you have friends with cameras!) note that I had my other lens in a black bag snuck under my armpit, I didnt have the time to put it in my bag as the energy and sponteneity of the kids would have been lost, I was really lucky the kids were not put off by my camera and still continued to play about. I guess they enjoyed larking about and seeing themselves on my camera as much as I enjoyed shooting them! |  photo courtesy of Davin |
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1600
iso f 6.3 1/60 sec 17mm |
grilled
corn
I bought one cob
from this guy, he would proceed chargrill it and smear with butter, very tasty
sunset dinner
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1600
iso f 2.8 1/3 sec 16mm |
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We
ate grilled fish and crab on this beach restaurant. Initially we wanted
to go eat at the one where the terrorists had bombed, but that was closed,
probably still undergoing repairs |
trotting
wall
to wall |
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1600
iso f 2.8 1/500 sec 16mm |
| Dvds are very popular amongst the locals, and the holidaymakers too, it was noted that there is such any element of trust between that sellers and the buyers, that in one shop they were renting out dvd player at about 4 dollars a day and the shop owner didnt even ask for a deposit from the guy. |
bacon
and eggs
not a great photo,
but is a reminder (for me atleast) of what I ate for 3 days, a great start to
the day!
curves
and lines
taken whilst
waiting for the hotel elevator to come up
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100
iso f 5.6 1/100 sec 300mm |
pink
lady
theres something
I dont quite like about this shot, Im thinking of deleting it from this gallery
CHANEL
: certificate of quality
haha ..... these
were not displayed in a Chanel boutique, but on a stall on the side of the street
cherub
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500
iso f 2.0 1/800 sec 50mm |
Its
photos like this that makes photography so rewarding for me..... love,
innocence, beauty, and gentleness, all in one shot, if you look closely
you can see my reflection in this little baby's eye. If I ever go back
to Bali one day I will definitely make sure I print out a large copy of
this photo and give it back to this mother. She was working at her shop
and was trying to sell nik naks, but was so kind to give me some of her
time to let me take a photo of her and her daughter, she didnt even pester
me to buy anything. I really learned something about the kindness of the
balinese people from this one incident. It completely saddens me that
terrorists come to this island to blow people up, and endanger the lives
of the great Balinese. |
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500
iso f 1.4 1/250 sec 50mm |
little
buddies
defiance |
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As you can imagine, the balinese were angry at the bombings not only because balinese lives were lost, but it caused lost income as Bali gets most of its income from holiday makers, who have turned away in droves . |
the
field
can you imagine
the amount of work needed to work this field? I think it was atleast 200m x
300m in size
fouresome
the scooter is a very popular and cheap way of getting about, although I do
question the safety aspect
idol
the main religion
in Bali is hinduism
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1600
iso f 6.3 1/2 sec 16mm |
This was a well known restaruant that sold a very popular dish called mixed rice, and being Sunday night it would have been very busy if not for the bombings. In fact Rus and Davin told me that the last time they were in Bali, they only just gotten a table at this restaurant and that was one of the less desirable tables by the outside pavement. Now we waltz in at about 7pm, and are able to get one of the tables in the top mezzanine section. |
Capsoul
I
there are numerous
live bands hitting out western tunes, this band was called Capsoul
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Capsoul
II
iso 3200 1/15th sec f 7.1 180mm
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200
iso f 2.8 1/400 sec 16mm |
can
I help you?
like I have said before the balinese were very friendly and had amazing teeth
:-)
gimme
five
got this shot sticking my head outside a moving car window...another example
of the friendly attitude of the balinese
$100
dollars please
upon departure,
my friends where asked to pay a fee of $100 (SGD) to leave Bali (depends on
passport type you carry)
the
watchmen
security personel
were in abundance
click here for next gallery - Vietnam
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To
pre-empt any technical questions, the gear I used and carried every day
was : All photos shot in simultaneous Raw+jpeg mode but mostly worked with the jpegs during post processing as that was faster. Raw file was used once, and in that instance, used CanonDPP for the conversion to jpeg. Photos edited with Adobe Photoshop7 and uploaded using Dreaweaver MX.
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 I need to learn to blend in better with the locals! (photo courtesy of Rus) |
