Sunda Kelapa Port 2 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sunda Kelapa is the city’s most historical port, renowned for phinisi schooners, the traditional vessels of the Bugis people of Sulawesi, still used to deliver goods around the archipelago. The phinisi ships at Sunda Kelapa are wooden vessels around 40 meters long and 15 meters wide, with two main masts with seven sails each. The boats have diesel engines they can use alternately with the sails. They can carry up to 950 tons of cargo, which varies from cement and timber, to electronic devices and appliances.Indonesialogue.

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ribeiroantonio (21881) 2009-07-16 23:33

Although the looking is Asian those boats they still have traces of the 16th century Portuguese ships that travelled from Europe in search of nutmeg, pepper and cloves. I have been there and at the Museums in Fatahillah Square. I also saw the Portuguese stone “Padrão” at the National Museum.
Your shot is stunning. I really like the low POV and the wonderful colours. Well done.
Antonio

Tempodulu (120) 2009-07-17 3:31