Hauling coconuts to market is decidedly unglamourous, but on Boracay island, it can be anything but.
We were on Puka beach, enjoying the sun and surf, when this boatman made his grand entrance. I had been admiring the deep blue sky, the wispy clouds, and the emerald green sea, struggling to find a composition worthy of a postcard. It had many good elements... but I thought the entire scene was missing a central story... until this boatman suddenly showed up, and with a commodore's pose at that! Click. Hauling coconuts notwithstanding, this is Boracay after all. Enjoy.
(Pixel-Peepers: Don't position the horizon smack in the middle of your photographs, they said. But sometimes it just works.)
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