Bali Page Five
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All the info here was gleaned from several sources. Any mistakes are mine. The original text of this page was written in November 1998 and has been edited once or twice since. Photos were updated in 2002. All photos here have been color corrected. Photos whose names end in "a" have been cropped. |
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Sometimes while is taking a photo of something obvious, one is rewarded with
a chance occurrence which makes the picture worth keeping. The intended subject
of the picture was the clay wasp nest there in the foreground. I had no idea
that I had caught a motorcycle speeding by in the background until later,
when we downloaded the photos.
The banana flower! Inconceivable.
This is a particular kind of butterfly which in real life is extremely skittish.
I spent days and days trying to catch a photo of one, because they are
particularly beautiful. The only reward for my efforts was plenty of pictures
of the places it had settled for an instant. Although I felt a great sense
of accomplishment when I finally caught this one right over a flower, there
remains the regret that I didn't manage to photograph the tops of its wings,
which are a stunning metallic blue.
Something ironic about Bali is that the island has been inundated by Westerners
who are "groovy" and yet there is very little in its own culture which could
be called "groovy."
The people have a seriousness and somehow friendly yet severe personality
about them. They take their responsibility to their culture, society and
neighbors very seriously, and are overwhelmingly passionate about their politics.
They wear uniforms to school, to work, and to their temples. This is a very
common scene in Bali.
The legendary lotus flower.
Walking down the street one evening we were presented with this scene. My
friend Jeff, however, deserves all the credit, because he is the one who
encouraged me to try & capture it with my camera.
This huge spider was in a web over where my friends kept their scooter.
A very nice shadow puppet.