Ternate viewed from Tidore's southwest coast

North Maluku, Indonesia

Fuji S2 digital, Nikon 12-24

As we drove further south, Ternate loomed closer. We stopped at this beach to make a call to the Carter Center in Jakarta, and also in hopes that the clouds obscuring Gamalama Volcano and shading the town might pass. Then I decided the clouds didn't matter.

The skies - and light - in Eastern Indonesia can be almost unbelievably beautiful.