Tag: Bali

  • Bali Rice Field Tower

    Bali Rice Field Tower

    This is a photo from when I was in one of the rice fields of Bali. I don’t know about you, but this shot reminds me of old Chuck Norris movies. Missing in Action or something. They loved blowing these things up with grenade launchers.

  • Bali Kecak Dance Ceremony

    Bali Kecak Dance Ceremony

    When I was in Bali, I went to one of the famous Kecak Dances. In the beginning, there is this ceremony where a priest starts by lighting the fires and blessing the dancers by splashing them with water. I was able to get a pretty cool shot of him lighting the fire with the sun…

  • Path to Sari Organik

    In Bali, Indonesia, there’s a famous cafe called Sari Organik that serves all organic food grown on-site. To reach it, you need to hike 20-30 minutes through picturesque rice fields. Along the way, I stopped several times to take photos. While many people rent scooters to get there, I prefer walking to fully enjoy the…

  • Bali Rice Farmer

    Bali Rice Farmer

    On the way to Tanah Lot Bali, you’ll drive through miles of rice fields. We pulled over to the side of the road to get a few photos. This old guy was working away on the rice terraces. In Bali they can harvest rice three times a year so there are almost always active fields…

  • Tanah Lot Temple of Bali

    Tanah Lot Temple of Bali

    Indonesia is often called the land of 1000 temples, and it’s easy to see why once you visit. Temples are everywhere! This photo captures the famous Tanah Lot Temple in Bali. It’s a stunning spot, and there’s a little restaurant just out of frame to the left where we enjoyed some drinks and food while…

  • Kecak Dancers of Bali

    The Kecak Dance, or Ramayana Monkey Chant, is a dramatic Balinese performance where over 50 male dancers chant “chak” and wave their hands to symbolize fire, reenacting a battle from the Ramayana. Capturing this event with my Canon 5D Mark II and 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens was challenging due to low light, but I…

  • The Rolling Rice Fields of Bali

    The Rolling Rice Fields of Bali

    This is taken on the 800-meter hike to the Sari Organik Cafe in the middle of the Rice Fields of Bali. It was quite a hike that I did in sandals, injuring my foot in the process. But it was well worth it. I got many great shots from this hike. It was one of…