mardi 23 janvier 2007

Cremation day II. Peliatan


The priest is a woman, the women in blue are here to help during the rituals and prayings.

Cremation day I. Peliatan


We are in the cremation place for higher casts people, the body is in the bull.

mardi 16 janvier 2007

A long wait I. Ubud


Independance day; all the children of the school join here before a procession with babu sticks on fire.

lundi 15 janvier 2007

Good intention, bad result...


I made a shot last year of this little girl sitting behind the group; you can see it here.
www.flickr.com/photos/25641154@N00/61194614/in/set-1384959/
This year, I found her to give her the print; she have been so surprised and joyfull first, but the others were borrowing her, asking to see the print and laughing.In fact, they were jalous, but offended by this, she sat under the sacred banyan, holding the picture against her, hiding it to the others.I proposed a group snap to decontract the mood and divert the attention from her, but she was definitively offended.I was not very proud of me...

Bambu jogged dance XIV. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance XIII. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance XII. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance XI. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance X. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance IX. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance VIII. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance VII. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance VI. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance V. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance IV. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance III. Ubud


Bambu jogged dance II. Ubud


A serie now, about something you cannot see in the tourists-made-for performances. You will excuse the quality, I used the 350d to have a better range, the light was poor, I did not crop any of the snaps, wanting to keep the feeling of the moment.It is late, a small bamboo gamelan is playing; only balinese here, men overall.A legong dancer come (it's outside) and choose one man in the circle to dance.Some refuse some do like if they refused and agree, some are pushed by friends and escape, funny...
ISO 1600In the dance, the woman do all to seduce the man, to attrack him, but finally push him away and attrack him again...fascinating demonstration of feminine physical attraction on men in a very suggestive way.

Towel II. Ubud


Towel I. Ubud


vendredi 12 janvier 2007

Saturday's evening XIX. Kuta


Saturday's evening XVII. Kuta


Contrasting...

Saturday's evening XVI. Kuta


Saturday's evening XV. Kuta


THe living mannequi,s and the seller

Saturday's evening XIV. Kuta


Saturday's evening XIII. Kuta


The living mannequins and the Bintang beer.

Saturday's evening XII. Kuta


Saturday's evening XI. Kuta


The living mannequins, the customer and the australian.

Saturday's evening X. Kuta


Saturday's evening IX. Kuta


The australian, the seller and the Dj.

Saturday's eveningVIII. Kuta


Living mannequin in the shopwindow.

Saturday's evening VII. Kuta


The man and the living mannequin.

Saturday's evening VI. Kuta


Living mannequin in the windowshop.

Saturday's evening V. Kuta


The Dj and the (mannequin)...

Saturday's evening IV. Kuta


Glanced...

Saturday's evening III. Kuta


Living mannequin in the shopwindow.

Saturday's evening II. Kuta


THe little girl and the DJ....

Saturday's evening I. Kuta


Living mannequins and the Bintang beer...