Kakaban Island

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blue sky, boy, children, GoPro, kakaban island, kids, lake, panorama, photography, sea, sky, snorkeling, swimming, travel, water

Right after breakfast, we had a short boat ride from Maratua Island to Kakaban Island. After a short trek on boardwalk, we were welcomed by this stunning view. But what is more breathtaking is actually what is inside the water.

Please wait for my post tomorrow to find out 🙂

All are shot with GoPro Hero 4 Silver

 

 

Sign of vacation

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blue sky, hat, holiday, lake, snorkeling, summer, sunglasses, swimming, water

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/5000, f/4, focal length 28mm, ISO 500

 

 

Half way

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aquathlon, beach, black and white, boy, children, kiddie triathlon, kids, outdoor sports, photography, sports, swimmer, swimming, triathlete

Living in Jakarta, the kids get less and less exposed to triathlon. I would say almost no triathlon is organised for kids here. We have to put more effort for them to participate in races overseas before they slowly losing that sporty competitive spirit.

Here’s a couple of shots of them finishing the swimming leg during Aquathlon, which is part of Metasprint Series in Singapore on 8 February.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Swim for a cause

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charity, photography, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool

On this day, which is well-known all over the world as Valentine’s day, AquaDragons, the swimming team to which my kids belong, organised a charity event, whereby the kids have to look for sponsors, who will be committed to donate money for every meter they swim. The money raised will be forwarded to Habitat for Humanity, which is currently aiming to build 2 more houses in the area they have been supporting.

Swimming non-stop for an hour, my eldest one managed to cover 2050 meter and raised more than 3 million rupiah. My youngest son, the better swimmer, swam 2750 meter and raised more than 4 million rupiah.

I am proud of them for being happily committed to this cause. I personally think of it as a great way to celebrate the day of love, by going deeper than just flowers and chocolates.

Shot with GoPro Hero 4 Silver, shot @ f/2.8, ISO 100

 

 

Playing catch

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children, lake, photography, reflection, swimming, water

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/500, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 400

 

 

Breathing

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boy, children, kids, photography, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool, water

Shot with Canon G12, shot @ 1/60, f/4.5, focal length 30.5, ISO 400

 

 

Learning to butterfly

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black and white, boy, children, kids, photography, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in M @ 1/1000, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 500

 

 

Organized chaos

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children, fun, kids, photography, sport, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool

When you have about a hundred kids in a pool

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/250, f/4, focal length 58mm, ISO 640

 

 

Breaching style

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His version of humpback whale’s breaching pose

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/5000, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

Whimsical

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bokeh, boy, face, kids, photography, swimming, swimming pool, water, water drops

I love this particular shot of my 8 years old which I took this morning on our first day of holiday, while we were just relaxing and enjoying the villa. He was spraying water from his mouth up in the air. The water drops and bubbles flying around his face look so whimsical. The fact that he has lost his 2 front teeth and a new one just started peeking out, makes his whole face even funnier.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/6400, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

Bunting

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blue, bunting, photography, pool, swimming, swimming pool, white

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Beach ball

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kids, outdoors, photography, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool

During the relay event at my kids’ school yesterday, the swim team members were having a ball, literally and figuratively speaking. After the relay of 4 different styles, the team, who were divided into 8 lanes (about 20 kids each group) did some fun relays using various objects, like beach ball, noodle floaters and swimming rings, involving a lot of pulling and pushing, apart from, of course, swimming.

Concentrating more into team building activities, the kids enjoyed the fun activity tremendously.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

The start

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athlete, photography, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool

That split second when I clicked the button, I had a chance to capture this perfect moment of 3 swimmers on their IM number. It looks like as if the swimmer in the middle is trying to catch his competitor who’s flying from the starting block.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 80mm, ISO 400

 

 

Kickboards

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kickboard, photography, swimming

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Start block

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photography, swimming, swimming pool

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Wetsuit strippers

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athlete, australia, cairns, ironman, outdoors, photography, swimmer, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, wetsuit

A row of wetsuit strippers

This morning, the triathletes have an opportunity for a swim practice right at the venue. This event is done under full supervisions of water safety and medical team.

Wetsuits are highly recommended, as there’s big possibility of ‘interaction’ with salt water crocodiles, as well as jellyfish (highly possible) and some sharks (hopefully not).

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 100

 

 

Triangle

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athlete, free style, photography, pool, swimmer, swimming, water

Free styling

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/800, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 400

 

 

Emerging

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black and white, boy, kids, photography, pool, swimmer, swimming, water

Splashing the waterfall

I was sitting on top of the waterfall-like water feature at the pool, trying to capture the water bubbles when suddenly my little one emerged, messing around with the waterfall. I love this portrait very much, despite his right arm looking imperfect, covered by the water bubbles.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in M @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 45mm, ISO 400

 

 

The swimmers and their watchers

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outdoor sports, philippines, photography, sports, subic bay, swimmer, swimming, triathlon

Couple of shots I took over the weekend, during the first day of K-Swiss ASTC Asian Triathlon Championship at Subic.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

National Age Group Triathlon at Sogod, Cebu

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athlete, cebu, outdoor, outdoor sports, philippines, photography, sea, sports, swimmer, swimming, triathlon

The gun start

The first leap

The splash

Starting line is always the nerve racking moment in any race. I love to be able to get very close to capture these few seconds of excitement.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L