Look !!, a photo from Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara

Photographer's Note

She was looking at what I was shooting!

Jam-packed bus? Yes it sure is crammed to the top brim in there, but if you can stand and breathe then it's not crowded enough!! This capture shows, some of local way of life, a unique but popular 'bis kayu' or
truck-bus used as public transport in rural Flores. The space on board is always fully utilised, people are eager to occupy even a little space that is left with all sorts of stuff which includes, goods, farm produce, baskets, domestic animals etc, etc amongst the passengers.

Unique in my eyes and a distinctive feature of traffic here but remained a popular means of people mover. Certainly a great local way to travel along the cool small mountain road - nickname 'Trans Flores Highway!
shaded by lush greenery. That's the way it goes here, so if you decide to get on one, be prepared to have good holding-on skills.

Taken on the outskirt of Bajawa town where youll see the real side of the country youre in.

Meantime she's comfortably relaxed in her small world with a slinking movement of 'bis kayu' and totally isolated from the hectic life above.....

Setting: 200 mm, 1/360 sec, F7.1, ISO Raw 100, 0732 hrs & polarised

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Fis2 (153259) 2019-10-30 3:29

Witaj Abmdsudi!
Curious scene from daily life.
I like framing and colors.
Good reportage shot.
I like it.
Warm regards.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

pajaran (100806) 2019-10-30 3:44

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, opasan trenutak, interesantan teskt ...
Opasan nacin putovanja.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view, dangerous moment, interesting tect ...
A dangerous way to travel.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment.
I wish you all the best.

Sergiom (117241) 2019-10-30 6:17

Bonjour Abmdsudi,

C'est trčs rare de voir quatre hommes tourner le dos ŕ une jolie femme męme si elle ne sert que de garde boue. Un trčs joli moment parfaitement capté.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72179) 2019-10-30 8:44

:)
It makes me smile, a very nice photo of these four men transported on a truck, and the painting on the rear apron of the car is really a bonus
regards Ryszard

Nicou (193806) 2019-10-30 11:37

Hello

la dame en fond veille sur ces drôle de passage génial compo et captage ce camion qui transporte ces personnes la végétation tout autour de vrai acrobates ces passagers génail.
bravo et belle soirée
Nicou

PiotrF (51172) 2019-10-30 14:49

Hello Abmdsudi,
An interesting scene from daily life.
Picture with good perspective and nice composition .
Good work, fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

Silvio1953 (202908) 2019-10-31 0:55

Ciao Abmdsudi, lovely composition with a lot people on original trasportation system, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

GyurMaster (20513) 2019-10-31 13:19

Hello ambsudi,

Meanwhile here in Hungary (European Union) police officers would fine the driver if he let someone to travel on the back of a pick-up, which is a hundred times safer than this. :) The observation itself is really good on the other hand, the picture of the woman puts the cherry on the ice.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

kasianowak (15466) 2019-11-01 6:39

Brilliantly captured juxtaposition between the "woman" resting in a relaxed pose and dressed for the beach and the people hanging on for their dear life just above her. ;-)
Great everyday life shot, showing the hardship of travelling on local transport in Flores. The pace of life is not as slow as some people imagine when they go on luxury holidays in those parts of the world.
Have a nice weekend
Kasia

BennyV (32106) 2019-11-02 8:45

A superb humourous shot, Abmdsudi.
This is just terrific!
So well spotted & captured...

Benny

PS: The word "slank" means "slender" in Dutch, in Bahasa Indonesian too?

CLODO (45050) 2019-11-09 5:22

Hiya

I have seen such scene during my short stay in India. the road rules are very different from the many countries, they have no safety in case of an accident, the lying lady protects them!
Cheers
CLODO