Impressions of Bali

My maiden attempt with manual mode of a SLR camera.

Hope you like them.
o Stickbabe o






Mother and child at Tanah Lot
A stolen moment from a mother and child, spending time together, watching the beautiful sunset.

I happened to chance on them while following Stickman down a trail. It was a heartwarming sight and I was glad the photograph turned out well.

Lake Beratan

These flowers wake up to a beautiful view of Lake Beratan in Bedugul.
One could enter easily into a yoga trance here.

Children at playground
This looks like a hybrid of a swing and seesaw.
Do you see Stickman in the background?

Child touts
Young children like these earn their keep by pestering tourists to buy their postcards.
Here they pose cheekily for me, but when they approach you for a sale, they adopt sad, haunted expressions.
I can't help but compare them to spoiled and lethargic Singaporean children.

Beast's soft side

Spotted in an Ubud art gallery.

Smile for the camera.

















Dancing in Ramayana
Dancing in mid-air.

These tiny pair of orchid sisters live in the hotel we stayed in.







Bali 2006 [taken by Stickman]

The first step to making batik is the waxing process.
The wax design will stay until I wash it in hot water.

Pull the line!

Parasailing is fun!

At Nusa Dua, Stickman gets airborne on the sail top left.
A man waves a blue flag to signal him to start yanking hard on the right cable.

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Sunset at Tanah Lot


It is a sight to behold.

No wonder tourists flock here in droves every evening.







Idol worship

An idol considering its offering of rice and flowers.

In an attempt to meet the demands of the tourism industry, some of these carved idols are made of inferior wood.

It's difficult for the untrained eye to tell the difference.


Kintamani touts
It was misty and cold in the town of Kintamani, due to the high altitude.

These women implore you to buy their low quality T-shirts with their chorus of sad voices.

I've edited the photograph to make the trio visible in the heavy mist.


House in the rain


View out of the rain-splattered window.

The rain dampened our spirits.
We snoozed our way back to Kuta from Ubud.






Profile of our chauffeur


Nothing really special about this photograph, except that I was bored.

Lake Beratan

Moody and cold.

Encased in silence.

Stony beauty queens.

Woman with basket

Posing for photographs is all in a day's work.

At age 4, this woman, like other balinese girls, was trained to carry baskets on her head.

Road Offering

To an unknown god.