
Despite all the interesting learning experiences on offer at Telunas, the kids invariably have one highlight – jumping off the deck. It often makes the best shot too.
While the writers’ camp at Telunas Beach is supposed to be all about words, for me it’s about pictures too.
I’d bought a new camera lens and this was its first outing. It’s an ‘all-in-one’ Tamron 18-270mm, so naturally there are compromises of image quality at both ends of the range, though on the whole I found it did the job. The advantage of the big zoom is that I could get close to people without making them too aware they were in shot, thus getting a little more spontaneity.
And in Indonesia’s lovely Riau Islands, there is always something worth pointing the camera at.

Telunas has its own pancungs, and a trip up the river on Sugi Island feels like an Indiana Jones adventure.

We usually see wild macaques on our hikes into the Sugi jungle. This is a pet, tethered in a village on an unfortunately short cord.

I really took this shot hoping to catch the mynah birds nesting in the palm tree. No luck. The silhouette made a decent photo anyway.

When there’s writing to be done, we can make ourselves so relaxed and comfortable it hardly feels like work.
The writer was the guest of Telunas Beach Resort.
I love the first shot so much of the children jumping into the water. What a sensational shot! 🙂
It’s made easier to capture by the fact that the kids are happy to jump over and over again. But I was pleased to catch them right in the middle of the light.
im on the first shot 🙂
Nice shots, Richard. Making good use of that new lens.
Thanks, John. I was pleased with it – light and flexible enough to travel with.
Good pictures – I especially like the last one.
That’s my view on the way to breakfast each morning, Andrew. Is there a more peaceful place on the planet?
Now, there is a real challenge!