Bali 4.0

This is a 5 minute exposure over-looking rice fields. Notice the faint star trails

I am not sure what these things are but I think they are involved in some Hindu ritual/offering. They are often constructed over roads.

Little shops that sell various paintings dominate the streets of Ubud. Many painting styles/paintings are often copied and reproduced.

A Hindu offering. It's not directed at the skull:-)

Bali 2.0 - Motor bike lights

Through a monkey forest

Pick an ATM any ATM

Out and about in Jogja

Walking to my motor after enjoying a nice dinner, I saw a street vendor was walking down the street selling corn, peanuts and beans. I couldn't resist the interesting look of these steaming goodies. I quickly got out my camera and snapped some shots.

The streets of Jogja

I know back in the States you cannot text while driving.  Well, I don't think that law applies here in Indo.  I've seen people riding thier motors and texting at the same time!  I even send a brief text, but always while stopped at a light.  

Update: I just drove by a sign of a picture of someone texting on a motor bike.  I couldn't understand what it said but there was a police symbol next to it.  Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn't be texting at traffic lights after all!

Look closely and try to find the "texters"

Under the orange tarp is a little warung, where you can eat some Nasi Goreng.  They set up in the morning and take it down after dinner time.  It's like a portable fast food joint!

A vespa and a cracked filter

Last night I was shooting and I accidently knocked over my tripod while reaching for my cell phone.  When I turned my body my backpack hit the tripod. I heard the crack and immediately thought, oh crap, my camera!  luckily the lens filter took most of the impact.  The filter cracked and I am hoping that the lens is not damaged.  I could not get the filter off so today I dropped it off at a camera shop.  I hope the lens will be in working condition.  Luckily it was my least expensive lens, a Nikon 50mm f1.8, but unfortunately my fastest.  The camera body is in good condition and still working.  A local Indonesian came up to me when he saw the tripod fall and taught me the word broken, "rusak".

Before the I knocked the tripod over I was shooting a cool looking vespa at sunset.  Vespas are popular here, however, they are slowly fading out.  A friend of mine tells me that some people from Europe come down to Indo and buy used vespas, fix them up, and then sell them in Europe for a substantial profit.

I like the hood ornament, is that a jag? 

A Local Gas Station

Motor bikes rule the streets of Yogyakarta, as they are everywhere.  At the pump it costs about 12,000 RP to fill up my Honda Vario's tank.

Read the Mister Burger sign closely...

yogyakarta

A parking structure near "Amplaz" shopping center

"Amplaz" Jogja's huge shopping mall.  

Now that Ramadhan is over the sales begin.....This sounds familiar......