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July 26, 2011

Night Fishing Banca

Filipino fishermen use lights on their often brightly colored bancas (hand-made outrigger canoes) to attract the fish at night.

 Quezon, 2010

I'm linking with Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday.

21 comments:

  1. Maria @ LSSJuly 26, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    Beautiful capture! Happy RT.

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  2. Kim, USAJuly 26, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    Yup used to ride this banca before ^_^
    Blue Monday

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  3. DeniseinVAJuly 26, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    Another lovely image, and a combination I always enjoy, water and boats no matter what part of the world they are in. Have a great week Francisca.

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  4. Carolyn FordJuly 26, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    what a COOL boat! great scene and capture, Francesca!

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  5. jooJuly 26, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    It's lovely boat and I miss sea so much!
    Sinai was wonderful, such a beautiful place - I spent there a couple of days wandering around (including fabulous mountain trip).

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  6. Sallie (FullTime-Life)July 26, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    It's a lovely picture and definitely works for both memes. But I best love getting these little snippets of information -- didn't know about this custom. But I can see how it would work well for them.

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  7. Oakland Daily PhotoJuly 26, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Interesting, this fishing technique is also used in the middle east.

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  8. LizJuly 26, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I rode one of those bancas before when
    we tried fishing in Boracay. It was fun! Great shot.

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  9. CherylJuly 26, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    This looks interesting. What kind of fish do they catch?

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  10. cieldequimperJuly 26, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    I wouldn't mind trying. I used to fish on a fishing boat on the Atlantic coast. Lovely colours here.

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  11. Shooting ParrotsJuly 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    The boats are so narrow -- I can understand why they need the stabilisers!

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  12. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪July 26, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    these boats will never tip over.

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  13. Tina´s PicStoryJuly 26, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Nice shot! LG Tina

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  14. genieJuly 26, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    What a colorful shot. The fishing boat is really unique but probably seen often in your part of the world. Love the bit of red on the guy. Nice capture. Genie

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  15. CarolaJuly 27, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Love this colorful photo. To see man (or woman) at work is so interesting.

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  16. KaoriJuly 27, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Ooh this looks like a fun boat. Much more stable that a regular boat, too. I wonder what it looks like with all the lights on :D

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  17. jabblogJuly 28, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    The outriggers are absolutely essential, I should think. Lovely photo full of interest - and the additional information makes it even better:-)

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  18. jennyfrecklesJuly 28, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    The boat looks like a huge insect. I should think the stabilisers are necessary for such a slim craft on the open sea. I do love finding out about your part of the world - literally 'the other side of the world' for me.

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  19. Gerald (SK14)July 28, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    I bet they look good when they set sail.

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  20. UnknownJuly 30, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    I think I've never seen these lights on boats before. Pretty amazing.

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  21. UnknownJuly 30, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    It does look very nice.

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