Candid photos from Aertembaga Market, in Bitung (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): A visit to the Aertembaga Market in Bitung is not to be missed. A young man in one stand dared Nancy to take his elder’s photo; the old man was diffident … until Nancy showed him the photo. Then everyone lit up, all smiles.
Feb 14, 2011 | Categories: Land & Air, thePhotoTourist | Tags: Aertembaga, Aertembaga market, bazaar, Bitung, butcher, chicken, farmer, fish, fisherman, groceries, Indonesia, livestock, market, marketplace, meat, North Sulawesi, poulterer, poultry, produce, seafood, shrimp, Sulawesi | Leave A Comment »
(Two photos of common seahorses) Seahorses are pretty common in the Lembeh Strait. They are often seen just out on the sandy bottom, with nothing nearby to which they might plausibly attach.
Feb 10, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist, Underwater | Tags: bottom, common seahorse, dive, diving, floor, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, ocean, sand, scuba, sea, sea floor, sea horse, seahorse, sponge, Sulawesi, tube sponge, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(Photos from the fish market at Bitung.) The fish market in Bitung (on the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia) comes to life just after dawn. Fishermen, cooks, staff from local hotels and resorts along the Lembeh Strait, and ordinary husbands and housewives come together in a boisterous throng in the large open-air market facility next to the waters of the Lembeh Strait.
Feb 09, 2011 | Categories: Land & Air, thePhotoTourist | Tags: Bitung, buckets, building, crowd, fish, fish market, fishermen, food, fresh, fresh fish, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, market, North Sulawesi, People, shop, shopping, Sulawesi, tile, vendor | Leave A Comment »
Close-up photos of a tiny blue-ringed octopus in the Lembeh Strait, together with the story of how our guide found it: My guide extended his (bare) finger and gently tapped on a small protuberance on the rock below us. The thing was no bigger than my thumb.
Feb 08, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist, Underwater | Tags: blue, blue ring, blue ring octopus, blue rings, blue-ringed, blue-ringed octopus, dive, diving, Indonesia, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, octopus, ring, scuba, scuba diving, Sulawesi, the Lembeh Strait, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
HDR image of the beach at Siladen Island, Indonesia, with a lounging platform, hammock, and clear view of the open sea beyond.
Feb 07, 2011 | Categories: Land & Air, thePhotoTourist | Tags: beach, Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, chaise, clear, hammock, HDR, high dynamic range, Indonesia, lounge, net, North Sulawesi, ocean, platform, reef, relax, relaxing, sand, sea, shade, Siladen, Siladen Island, Siladen Resort and Spa, Sulawesi, sunny, tent, tree, trees, view | 1 Comment »
