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Maricel Barnes
A row of many-tiered
meru
pagodas
signify the sacred ground that they
stand on. (Left) Despite the extremely
rainy afternoon, the skies over Bali’s
“
Mother Temple” — the majestic Pura
Besakih — cleared long enough for
Maricel to capture this nicely lit scene.
Set against a dramatic backdrop of
mountain and clouds, this image
alludes to Bali’s other name, “The
Island of the Gods”. (Top) A group
of Balinese
sisya
dancers perform
onstage. In order to emphasize her
solo subject, Barnes blurred out the
background with a wide aperture on her
telephoto lens.
Bali’s temples
and villages are
a photographer’s
playground!
