Bruneians like kite flying, a photo from Brunei and Muara, West

Photographer's Note

‘Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneians like kite flying’

China is often regarded as the birthplace of kites.
The first official kites appear around 400 BC in China, but there are indications that the kite was invented there already 600 years earlier. This has a lot to do with the fact that silk and bamboo were available in China, the ideal materials for a good kite.

However, the oldest depiction of a kite is from a mesolithic period cave painting in Pulau Muna, an island near Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. That depiction has been dated from even much older, namely from about 9500–9000 years BC.

Kite flying is very popular in many Asian countries. Even in Afghanistan. However, the Taliban thought it didn't fit their culture and banned it when they held power between 1996 and 2001…

All information from Wikipedia.

As you can see in both pictures, kite flying is also popular in Brunei. However, it struck me that most of the young people with a kite were Chinese Bruneians. Most of them, not all of them.

……

Last year, Mariusz reported that he had a full TE-page with pictures taken in Athens.
18 photos of him without anyone else uploading a photo of Athens in between.
I now also have a full TE-page with pictures of Bandar Seri Begawan.

I admit that this is of course much easier to achieve by showing pictures of a less frequented place.
It also has to do with the declining popularity of TE as my first photo in this series was uploaded on April 28, 2020 and my 18th is today.

You can find them all here:
https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Brunei/West/Brunei_and_Muara/Bandar_Seri_Begawan/

As soon as someone will upload another photo of BSB, this link will of course no longer show only my photos. I hope it will happen soon and that TE regains popularity.

I hope you found the photos worthwhile. In this series, golden domes and walkways in water villages came into the picture quite often.

Fis2, pajaran, jhm, holmertz, worldcitizen, mcmtanyel, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, macjake, adramad, ChrisJ, alvaraalto, clic ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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Fis2 (169589) 2021-08-20 9:00

Witaj Paul!
Richly filled frame.
Interesting view.
I like building and "woindow"
The gold dome add flavor to this picture.
Well done.
Good afternoon.
Krzysztof

pajaran (114781) 2021-08-20 9:25

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto za druzenje i arhitektura u pozadini, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici.
lepa Djamija, minaret i zmajevi na plavom nebu sa belim oblakom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

jhm (211734) 2021-08-20 9:39

Goedenavond Paul,

Iedere foto heeft zijn waarde, ook hoeveel het er mogen zijn van de zelfde omgeving.
Ik heb iets bijgeleerd over de vliegerij, zaken dat ik niet wist.
Het gebouw met gouden koepels maakt wel echt indruk.
Mooi panoramisch beeld ook. Bedankt.

Prettig weekend,
John

pierrefonds (113474) 2021-08-20 9:51

Bonsoir Paul,

L'étendue de l'endroit donne de la profondeur à la composition. Vous avez bien capturé l'action des personnes avec les cerfs volant et les détails de la Mosquée en arrière-plan. La qualité de la lumière embellit les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (220443) 2021-08-20 9:58

Ciao Paul, great view of fantastic architecture, lovely composition with kit e Flying, wonderful colors, excellent clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end ciao Silvio

holmertz (101880) 2021-08-20 10:03

Hello Paul,
Thank you for your latest critique.
Some years ago there was a bestselling book by Khaled Hosseini called The Kite Runner, about kite flying in Afghanistan. However, I never saw this game on any of my visits. And I am sure I didn't see it in Brunei either. These two photos are both very nice, even though the WS doesn't have such strong focal points as this. Mosque, photo frame, clearly visible persons in the foreground. There's a good light from a good angle.
--
I found that I have some unpublished photos from Brunei. They are not really bad as photos but badly scanned. Maybe it could be worth the while to dig them up to make new scans to make you feel less lonely on that page. ;-)
Have a nice weekend,
Gert

GyurMaster (24668) 2021-08-20 12:14

Hello Paul,

Excellent composition, which offers a lot of details. I particularly like the frame on the right.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

worldcitizen (15930) 2021-08-20 13:23

Hello Paul,
Here we have a full view with sights you've shown us before: the mosque, the large picture frame, and the park. In this scene you've added kites, too. :-) It's a pretty view. Take care!

Tue (91450) 2021-08-20 14:10

Hallo Paul,
De mensen die in het grasveld van de mooie dag genieten vormen een mooie voorgrond voor de grote moskee en de lijst die rechts staat. De verschillende vliegers zijn leuke details in de blauwe lucht.
Lars

mcmtanyel (67507) 2021-08-20 21:23

Hello Paul,
Great view of fun with a beautiful backdrop.
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (115407) 2021-08-20 21:30

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
i would like to taste this method
of flying...I would like to feel
like a bird for a while flying
away from every day live
impressive capture with
so many different details
which are very well composed
regards
costantino

ifege (46851) 2021-08-20 22:27

Hi Paul
Kite flying is popular through east and SE Asia. A good of of people out relaxing in front of the mosque.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146168) 2021-08-20 23:14

Salut Paul,
Une autre intéressante vue de ce lieu peu connu, bien cadrée la mosquée avec le bon effet dynamique des gens et des cerfs volants dans le ciel, belles lumière et teintes, tfs.

foxy (3423) 2021-08-21 0:48

Hello Paul,
Ha!ha!ha! Do you think I'm one of them ?
Well, seeing this kite-flying ... reminder me when I was very young with this crazy hobby. Those days I made a kite myself. All I need was , a piece of paper and spool of thread. Satisfied with so-called 'Kite' shaped, all I've to do was ... waiting for the strong winds :-)
Again , a beautiful scene with the mosque as backdrop and the picture 'selfie' frame. Of course the colourful kites 'gliding' in the sky as light as the feathers.
I do like the WS more. I see more kites and activities. The stunning bridge with the hills ... and the open spaces ... it's so blissful to see.
Thanks for sharing this crazy 'Hobby' I once had.
Loong
p/s: I reckon that I'm also the only one uploading photos of Breda :-)

ikeharel (112391) 2021-08-21 2:14

Hello Paul,
The large playground park with the mosque on the background, wonderfully under bright daylight. Vividly presented the outdoor's activity.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

macjake (98256) 2021-08-22 0:32

Hi Paul
I was shocked when yesterday I believe it counted only 17 or 18 photos were uploaded...all day...that's pretty bad! I'm not too confident on TE's future because most of its members are 50 years or older...and very few young people to keep it going...its only a matter of time. On a more positive note....lets enjoy this photo :) love the pulled back view with the photogenic architecture, the large frame, the people playing, and of course the kites. who wouldn't love this. excellent shot. Cheers
Craig

adramad (72524) 2021-08-22 11:18

Hello Paul.
The amplitudes around the mosque are considerable, on the one hand the gardens, here we see a wide area where people have their recreation, we see the huge frame that you used in another previous photo, I suppose that people stand in the corner, like I remember.
The WS photo confirms the amount of space in the area.
A magnificent color, which gives the image a lot of chromatic richness.
Excellent clear and bright capture.
Well done. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

lousat (138521) 2021-08-22 14:13

Hi Paul,it's a normal day there, but it seems the day show of kites flying,a lot in the sky in this magical composition with the mosque in background,very useful opposite view in the WS too. Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

emka (157280) 2021-08-24 1:46

Hello Paul We know this mosque very well now, I see here also this big frame. The nice scene on the big grass area, In the main picture there are only two kites. In Paje, in Zanzibar, there were many kites but the types for surfing. To have a whole page of your own is not difficult especially with such low activity. And how many pages Paja has!
Excellent composition.
Best regards MAlgo

mkamionka (73198) 2021-08-24 10:04

Hi Paul,
I think I can recognize not only the mosque but also the huge frame there.
Nice wide capture, it makes it feel as if the structure was built in the middle of nowhere.
Lovely weather allowed you to take so many attractive photos there.
Excellent reportage...
and I have managed to catch up with all your newest uploads :)
M

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-08-25 7:13

Hello Paul,

The giant picture frame at right is a popular attraction in this open park. The gold domes of the bg mosque contrast well with the blue sky. Tfs!

alvaraalto (42804) 2021-08-26 5:12

Dag Paul,
Een schitterende foto met vele aspecten om te bewonderen. We zien de reusachtige lijst terug waardoor je ons eerder de moskee hebt laten zien. Maar nu vragen ook de mensen op de voorgrond onze aandacht. De mannen die zich uitsloven met hun vliegers en de vrouwen die er ontspannen bij zitten of op de kinderen letten.
Een aantrekkelijke combinatie.
Groet Rob

clic (76) 2021-09-02 10:45

Bonjour Paul
Bien sûr la vue des cerfhttps://i1.trekearth.com/photos/81936/bru-bsb_52.jpgs-volants pilotés dans l'environnement immédiat de la Mosquée donne un air festif à l'enceinte sacrée qui met en vedette le fabuleux centre de prières, vu ici dans toute sa splendeur.
La qualité photo est irréprochable et il est intéressant de noter que le Christ enfant ait pu se divertir des voltiges dans le vent d'un tel jouet :-)
Amitiés