Purple Sunset in Indonesia I promised that I would continue my story about the dead body in Indonesia, so here it is.  It doesn't really go with a pretty sunset, but, well, here we go.  It's short and not too spectacular, so don't get your hopes up for a good old-fashioned dead-body story.While walking through downtown Jogjakarta with Will the crowds were thick.  There were thousands of Indonesians walking around through busy downtown streets.  It was an area without cars, but hundreds of bikes and carts darted in and out of the traffic.  It was not really a commercial district, but it was somewhat third-world in the types of little shack-like stores that fringed the edges.  Food carts rolled around selling hot, steaming mysterious meat-mashes and small ziplocks of coconut juice hung from poles, ready for sale.After walking through a bit, we approached a curb where we saw some poor soul splayed out across the concrete.  I've seen thousands of homeless / passed out / drunk / unfortunates splayed out in the street before, but this was different.  This guy was dead.  You can just tell.  People walked around him and certainly regarded him as an empty shell.  People would kind of step on or trip on bits here or there.  I passed by his legs and didn't quite know what to do.  There was no one stopping to help, and I didn't really want to get involved, since I don't speak the language and didn't want to get carted off for questioning/shakedown.So I passed by and Will said, "Do you think that guy was dead?"  I nodded and we got the hell outta there. Read more here at stuckincustoms.com.
Running to the Storm Cellar on the Farm The visions of a farm bracing against a storm had come true that afternoon.  I'm sure the last thing I was supposed to be doing was taking a photo of the swirling maelstrom, but I couldn't help it.  What else are you going to do with a good tripod and a nice Nikon?  I don't carry around this stuff so I can go inside when dire and picturesque events are about!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Megopolis Hong Kong - What Happens Around Dusk Believe it or not, there is a small documentary being filmed about me.  I don't know what to think about it - only to assume it is going to be rather boring!  I think it is going to be a lot like Grizzly Man, just without the bear.As this gal is going about her process of gathering materials, she asked me for a few of the original shots from Hong Kong so she can show them during the documentary.  I was going back through my old shots, and found that I had never processed THIS one of Hong Kong, which has a really moody dusk sky, so I spent a few hours to clean it up for publication.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Running to the Storm Cellar on the Farm


The visions of a farm bracing against a storm had come true that afternoon. I'm sure the last thing I was supposed to be doing was taking a photo of the swirling maelstrom, but I couldn't help it. What else are you going to do with a good tripod and a nice Nikon? I don't carry around this stuff so I can go inside when dire and picturesque events are about!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(742624043,'',XLarge,'',556,768);">Running to the Storm Cellar on the Farm The visions of a farm bracing against a storm had come true that afternoon.  I'm sure the last thing I was supposed to be doing was taking a photo of the swirling maelstrom, but I couldn't help it.  What else are you going to do with a good tripod and a nice Nikon?  I don't carry around this stuff so I can go inside when dire and picturesque events are about!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Running to the Storm Cellar on the Farm


The visions of a farm bracing against a storm had come true that afternoon. I'm sure the last thing I was supposed to be doing was taking a photo of the swirling maelstrom, but I couldn't help it. What else are you going to do with a good tripod and a nice Nikon? I don't carry around this stuff so I can go inside when dire and picturesque events are about!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
See photo in original gallery.