Living on Bali which is firmly slap, bang in the middle of what is known as the 'Ring of Fire' or in other words one of the most volcanically active zones on the planet, often gives rise to evenings bathed in the incredible hues of sunset's such as this. The reason is due to the added volcanic sulfur aerosols hanging in the air, the sun reflecting off of these then tend to turn the skies crazy colors of red and purple. If any of you in Europe can remember the eruption of the volcano in Iceland recently then here's an account as to why you all enjoyed so many incredibly colored sunset's.
On this day in question the neighboring island of Java had been experiencing some pretty wild activity from Mount Merapi which accounted for the added sulfur particles in the air. My wife and I were with a buddy who had just flown in to Bali on a stopover from a recent dive vacation in Ambon. The evening was spent at a small bar in a hotel on the southern part of Bali. 12 year old Chivas Regal, good company and this vista! It doesn't get much better than that.
Taken with a 5DMkII using a Canon 24-105mm f4 L IS at 24mm using a 6sec shutter speed to get the motion blur of the waves.
Cheers,
Mark
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This is a posting from the ramblings of a waterlogged mind that is the liquidmocean Blog. Reflections from setting up and running a small brand business, dealing with professional and personal life in Indonesia mixed with the added adrenalin of surf photography. Feel free to leave comments, much appreciate the feedback. Cheers, Mark.