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'Your Perfect Perhentian Islands Beach - by Zodiac Sign!' island holiday travel guide on sustainable travel blog Teja on the Horizon | View of the turquoise blue sea of Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, viewed from the Wind Turbine peak

Malaysia / Travel Guides

13 September 2017

 by Teja · Published 13 September 2017 · Last modified 12 November 2020

Your Perfect Perhentian Islands Beach – by Zodiac Sign!

'Lessons from Volunteering in the Perhentian Islands' article on sustainable travel blog Teja on the Horizon | Village beach, Kampung Pasir Hantu | Pulau Perhentian Kecil | Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

Malaysia / Travel Stories

22 April 2017

 by Teja · Published 22 April 2017 · Last modified 25 December 2020

Lessons from Volunteering in the Perhentian Islands

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Giant clams are one of my favourite things to see Giant clams are one of my favourite things to see underwater. My favourites are the blue ones. How about you? #giantclam #snorkelling #snorkellingfun #marinelifephotography #bivalvelove #invertebratesofinstagram #invertebrates #underwaterphotography #tejainpolynesia #inspiringinsightfultravel
Looking back to Tahiti. You can see where the ocea Looking back to Tahiti. You can see where the ocean breaks against the reef, with the lagoon behind. A calm shelter for sailing boats. #tahiti #lagoon #pacificisland #tejainpolynesia #tejaintheair #viewfromairplane #aerialview
It’s still the same sunlight. The light’s dive It’s still the same sunlight. The light’s diversity comes from what it has to go through. #circumstances #environment #diversity #atmosphere #samesky #sameskydifferentday #beneaththesurface #commonhumanity #signsinthesky #wisdomoftheoracle #skylovers #skywatchers #tejaintahiti #tahiti #inspiringinsightfultravel #tahitianvibes #instatahiti #tahitiphotography #tahitisunset #tahitilandscape #traveldeeply #colourfulsky #skyandclouds #skyandsea #learnfromnature #insightsfromnature #truthinplainsight #insightmoments #insightsfromanintrovert #travel
Normally I’m not a fan of heavily filtered photo Normally I’m not a fan of heavily filtered photos; my preference tends towards true to life. But editing underwater photos makes me question what that means, ‘true to life’. There’s actually considerable variation in how human eyes perceive hue, intensity etc., and don’t get me started on animal eyes!
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I edited this one to give the colour in sand in daylight. But I decided to enhance the rainbow prisms of the water ripples above, because of how much colour is a theme in my French Polynesia travel memory - and who knows, maybe someone’s eyes really do see them pop out as strongly as that!
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Oh and this is a school of #trumpetfish.
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