Martin Newland, QPSA
April 2026 - Sanur, Bali at dawn
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Sanur, Bali at dawn
This is an old photo.
Our guide insisted we witness a sunrise at Sanur Beach in Bali. When we got out of the car the temperature was hot and the humidity was very high. It was most uncomfortable. After a couple of photos we went back to the more comfortable climate further inland at Ubud.
I have tried cropping this image and I am not sure which one I like the best
Tech stuff: Canon 7D with 24 -105 f/4L lens @76 mm, 1/8 second, ISO 100. I may have used a tripod, it is so long ago I can't remember.
11 comments posted
Definitely prefer the wider image since the cropped one ends abruptly. My eyes follow the line of the wider--starting from the structure, going to the fisherman, the next stucture, and out to sea. I like the soft colors of the sky and mountains.
Very nicely done. Do they have mosquitoes? Posted: 04/01/2026 18:11:58
Very nicely done. Do they have mosquitoes? Posted: 04/01/2026 18:11:58
Thanks Shirley. I think I agree with you. The panorama tells more of a story. There are no mosquitoes. The water that you see in this image is the Lombok Strait and joins it joins the Bali Sea with the Indian Ocean. Posted: 04/02/2026 02:43:44
I agree with Shirley, the pano tells much more of a story than the original. Looking at the image, one wouldn't realize the uncomfortableness you described. To me, it looks very calming…a real wall hanger! Lovely image. Posted: 04/07/2026 10:11:40
Thanks Karen ... the pano wins! Posted: 04/08/2026 02:06:09
(Groups 24 & 48)
This absolutely took me back to our visit to Bali many moons ago. Prefer the rectangle.. Posted: 04/07/2026 20:00:42
Bali is timeless. It is always beautiful Posted: 04/08/2026 02:04:29
(Group 40)
Yes, I agree with the others. There is more of a story in the pano orientated shot. Pity the fishing pole isn't just a bit longer to breach into the sky, *grinz*. Posted: 04/08/2026 01:37:40
*Bangs his head on the desk in frustration*
Some people are never satified ... fishing pole is not right!
Next you will want a kangaroo in a red jacket sitting on the rocks!
*laughs*
(Sorry folks, this is an ongoing injoke between Julie and myself.)
Posted: 04/08/2026 02:09:34
Some people are never satified ... fishing pole is not right!
Next you will want a kangaroo in a red jacket sitting on the rocks!
*laughs*
(Sorry folks, this is an ongoing injoke between Julie and myself.)
Posted: 04/08/2026 02:09:34
(Group 40)
No, just a longer fishing pole. The red jacket would spoil the ambience. Posted: 04/08/2026 03:07:10
The blue gray color and shape of the mountains seem key to making this a classic image, in that they perfectly outline the two figures and provide expressive lines at the juncture of the mountains and sky so that the first man is cupped and the second man points his rod to the mountain's highest point. Posted: 04/08/2026 20:29:45
Martin, I, too, like the fuller story with the Pano and the 2nd structure. Interesting how there is "0" detail in either the mountains or the sky. That, alone helps make the two figures stand out nicely.
Well done.
Posted: 04/16/2026 00:39:33
Well done.
Posted: 04/16/2026 00:39:33