A Chinese-titled post for the fifteenth (and the last) day of the Chinese New Year. The title means “To Soar With Outstretched Wings”. I hope the Year of the Rabbit brings good fortune to you 🙂 The picture was taken in Bali at the Petulu Village area (located in Ubud) which is home to the “kokokans” (white herons).
One of my intentions of visiting Bali this time round was to catch up on beautiful landscapes and sunsets which my father seem to pick up readily whenever he journeys there. Unfortunately, the beautiful sunsets never showed up on the trip. Perhaps, the recent volcanic ash clouds from nearby erupting Mount Bromo might have something to do with it? Nevertheless, Bali was abundant of candid (and colourful) shots to catch! The above was taken at the market that leads to the viewpoint at Tanah Lot. I never caught the sunset I was expecting there. Despite this, I was pretty happy with some of the pictures I caught there.
Update: Check out this cool new feature on this photoblog — click on the red icon at the top-left corner of each picture (when available) and get a instant interactive Google Map that shows where the picture was taken! The feature is enabled via a WordPress plug-in called Geotagphoto. Further development of the plug-in by the author seemed to have stopped, but I was able to modify and hack the original for my purpose 🙂
I am back from Bali after a short break. Whereas many people associate Bali with rest and relaxation, with spa treatments and beach activities being the norm, going to Bali with Dad reminds me more of my army days: getting up at 4am so that we can set out before sunrise to our next photographic destination, carrying a “full-pack” (of photographic equipment instead) and my “rifle” (camera)… Our rewards: capturing that elusive shot at exotic places, something that I must confess, is more rewarding than charging up a hill in a military exercise 😛
The above shot was taken in Tenganan Village right when we arrived in the early morning hours of the day.