When: May 2014 Weather: Cool15C
Photos: Leica M9P, 35summilux, 21 super-elmar, 75 summilux
As part of our photographic expedition, we had planned to go to Mt Ijen but unfortunately it was deemed too active a volcano for visitors so we revisited Mt Bromo where we had been a year ago….a year ago we got to see the ‘sea of clouds’ as dawn came and the cloudsea rolled in…
this time I shot a sunset over bromo and took a walk in the village instead of crawling out of bed at 230am to shoot the milky way and catch the dawn……
sunset over bromo…bromo is the flat topped mountain on the left with smoke spewing
amazing colours
bromo by dusk
And in the morning, I went for a walk in Bromo town and the farms around…
as the sun rose, the ponies were brought out..
the cabbages were impressive
and the corn was as high as an elephant’s eye
the woodman’s cottage
farmer heading to market
a rather snazzily dressed farmer, really
a smiley local child
he doesn’t look so happy going to school…
bamboo poles used a lamp posts
local ladies carrying firewood
sunrise over the valley of Bromo
Bromo and its environs is a special place…it’s cool and well worth a visit. The accommodation here is a bit wanting though so you have to rough it a bit….
The Natural Traveller 