Early rising to catch the sunrise at Paotere Harbour, that’s packed with traditional Phinisi sailing ships.  

Fisherman have boats of varying sizes that can haul between a weekly to a monthly supply of fish. There is a nearby port which was established in the 14thC. The price of skip jack at auction is Rp900,000 for 55 kgs, or $1.60 per kg. If the catch is abundant, the price can be reduced by 50%.

My fave fish is the Baronang, or Rabbitfish a.k.a. Streaked Spinefish. That’s the cute litle one to the right. Very tasty to boot.

Our sunset shoot was at Layar Putih Beach located in Tanjung Merdeka village, 6kms from Makassar.  Mother nature gave her all this evening!!! The concrete sails secured in the water serve as a foreground for photos – butt ugly in daytime! Haha!!

Visitors (landscape photographer nuts; wedding photo seekers) provide the village that abuts the water, with a gratuity to be able to park – so its great villagers make a small gain.

I’m gradually developing my skills in using filters and then editing the pics. Rul has been a great teacher and I’ve learnt a lot in a short period of time.

Each of the 2 pics are about 1/2 an hour apart.