Monthly Archives: April 2010

another shade of view

another shade of view

I’m not sure if the title plays on words in a way that makes any sense and, in the true spirit of how I think …

 

are you next?

are you next?

One of the guys who works at the place we live invited me to a village cockfight and, despite any possible moral obstacles that might …

 

monkey business

monkey business

There is this awesome monkey forest in the center of Ubud, the town in Bali that I’m calling home for a couple of months. …

 

what are YOU looking at?

what are YOU looking at?

I love the ducks in Bali. There are hundreds of them living in the rice fields next to our house and you can regularly …

 

my open air office

my open air office

I love my home and I love working from a comfy place. Desks never made much sense to me but a couch is where …

 

never gets old

never gets old

I love seeing people carry stuff on their heads here in Bali. It’s pretty amazing what they actually can and do put up there …

 

stepping inside

stepping inside

This is the view that greets me as I enter my home for the next month or so here in Bali. It’s impossible to …

 

through the trees to the rice fields

through the trees to the rice fields

Behind our house is a huge mesh of different rice fields that people attend to constantly. Seen here is a woman carrying her freshly …

 

poolside

poolside

Our home in Bali is very relaxing but the pool is one of the best spots to lay back and enjoy the atmosphere.

 

rice fields of bali

rice fields of bali

Today was a day where it was hard to decide between four different photos to share as the best one. I went with this …

 

garden drop

garden drop

In an attempt not to feature a third consecutive Buddha, here’s a flower in our lily pond. The rain came for hours yesterday and …

 

buddha, revisited

buddha, revisited

As beautiful as this is, I’m not really excited about posting two consecutive photos of the same subject matter. But I only took a …

 

tanang

tanang

“Tanang” (and I’m likely spelling this wrong, so please correct me if you know any better) is the Indonesian equivalent of “peaceful” or “serene”. …

 

sculpted

sculpted

There are really cool sculptures and other art pieces scattered around our home here in Bali. I heard from Piel, one of the guys …

 

pantulan

pantulan

“Pantulan” in the Indonesian word for “reflection”. It’s also the name of my home for the next 6 weeks and it’s easy to see …

 

kué

kué

Finding good internet in Ubud has been a chore, but one place not only has a good connection but also excellent food and atmosphere. …

 

on the march

on the march

After three full days I finally got my camera out of the house and into the town of Ubud on this night. The first …

 

bali love

bali love

My first few nights in Bali were significantly more comfortable than I anticipated. In Thailand I was hard pressed to find a mattress that …

 

active

active

Here’s the view of one of Bali’s many active volcanoes (and the one that we can see from our back porch). I hope to …

 

taipei

taipei

Sunday marked the last day of a long, long period of moving from points A to B. Airport 5 out of 6 was Taipei …

 

shortest day

shortest day

Saturday was one of the shortest days of my life. I departed from SFO in San Francisco at approximately 1:30am and crossed over the …

 

departed

departed

Friday was a very long day. I spent 45+ hours making my way through 6 different airports to literally go almost half way around …

 

palms

palms

My last day in Texas so I had to get more outdoor shots in. This is some palm branches that I had tried to …

 

lone star road

lone star road

On my last night back in my hometown of Crane, Texas, I jumped in the car at 11pm with my camera to go shoot the …

 

a flamingo in the bush is worth two biting your hand

a flamingo in the bush is worth two biting your hand

Today I picked up my third lens: a f/1.8 50mm. I’ve been excited about getting more into macro photography with dynamic blurring affects from …

 

herekittykitty

herekittykitty

This is my (successful, thankyouverymuch) attempt at not posting another sunrise/sunset shot as my daily pic. It’s hard, I tell you – even though …

 

magic tree

magic tree

My favorite thing about Texas is the sunsets. However, this is my fifth sunset during this trip out here and tonight’s was the first …

 

family

family

This weekend I got to see just about everyone on my dad’s side of the family at Dad’s lake house in San Angelo. As …

 

stillness

stillness

It wouldn’t be a trip to west Texas with at least one shot of a windmill.

 

elevation

elevation

I can’t tell if my feet look like they are jumping or if I hung myself. Either way, it’s not entirely the shot I …