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Never Ending Bromo Part 2

25 Nov

18 November 2009, saya dan temen-temen dari komunitas www.purworejokita.com telah merencanakan untuk melakukan perjalanan ke Bromo. Awal rencana, ada 7 orang yang akan bertolak dari Jakarta, tetapi menjelang hari keberangkatan, 2 teman kami membatalkan untuk bergabung karena alasan pekerjaan dan keluarga.

18 November 2009 – 04:00

Kami bertolak dari Tangerang, dari rumah Om Timbul tempat kami menginap. Kita memang berkumpul dahulu di rumah salah satu anggota team yang rumahnya paling deket dengan bandara, mengingat pesawat kami flight pukul 07.00 takutnya pada keblablasan tidurnya :P

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Digital Imaging : HDR n Stitching, Still Working on Those Things

02 Oct

High Dynamic Range, well known digital imaging..It is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of luminances between light and dark areas of a scene than normal digital imaging techniques or photographic prints. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to represent more accurately the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight. – wikipedia

Yup, the result of this technique always makes me fascinated..I think, it’s a magic technique to make an image became more ‘hard’ and rough, but in other hand, give a wonderfull colour and great scratch on the edge.

Last week, I did a lil’ journey from my home village to Yogyakarta’s downtown,, While I was shopping, I tried to grab a piece set of building in that area. The result has been modified with HDR technique use photomatix pro.

Here are the result :

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Bunaken, It means Beauty!

06 Sep

one place that I want to visit at least once in my life time, is Bunaken.. The opportunity was came to me at August this year . Oucchh , you know what, it totally awesome,. Don’t know the words that will describe it. Hardly can say it in a blog post. Very recommended for you that love beach and sea a lot..  :D

Departed from Jakarta at Indonesia’s Independence Day, with full of  flight services from GIA, landing in the middle of the rain, the smell of beach was very obvious. First day, after take care Hotel’s administration, hunting a sunset in Boulevard. A well known region in Manado, with direct view of sunset.

Lil’ view from my camera at 17th of August Sunset in Boulevard

DAY 2 :
A Journey to Bunaken and Liang Beach

Let’s we talk about how much Bunaken give a good view, both Underwater view and its panoramic view..Really explain how much Allah was giving Indonesia with a lot of resource and heaven’s view. Even if my skin burned, but It worthed enough with the sensation that I felt.

 

Banjarmasin, Crazy Journey to Floating Market

26 Aug

Morning 11th Aug ‘09 , at 4 a.m. +7 GMT

I has been wake up in the middle of my unconsciousness.
Yup, that day was hunting time :D

Walked from Grand Mentari hotels near Antasari Street at 4.30 a.m. , cut accross the darkness night of Banjarmasin, me and Mr. Edy with bag and camera full loaded were starting our hunting time. The target are floating point and kembang island.

Almost 2 hours, we walked, through Old Market, and at least, at 6.00 a,m we arrived at a little harbour. In that place, we rent a boat that would take us travelling on barito’s river. Hmm it was first time I saw buyer and seller get together on a river, to selling and buying each other on their shallop. I just humble, are they can swim or not?just imagine if something happen to their boat..they will fall into deep water indeed.

 

Jakarta Night View Part I

25 Jun

at June 18th started from Medan Merdeka Barat crossed Thamrin Street and finished at Bundaran HI, I walked with bro Itok to capture night view surrounding that area. It started at twilight and finished almost at 9.00 pm

The Buildings seem so colorful, and of course at lot of ’speed’ of light captured there. It was a first time I tried to monumentalize night view in the biggest city in Indonesia. In circumstances, tripod is a gear that we must bring, cos we dealing with a low exposure and of course, slow speed must be setted.

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Perjalanan Anyer-Carita-Tanjung Lesung

16 Mar

Wiken ni, walopun ga panjang :P   , saiah nekad untuk nge gembel lagi bareng temen-temen kantor. Ide bener-bener mendadak, pas lagi ngumpul buat hunting night shoot photo di rooftop kantor, bro Itok ngajakin jalan, dengan catatan ga terlalu jauh memakan waktu perjalanan cos waktunya ga terlalu panjang. Akhirnya pilihan jatuh ke Tanjung Lesung, kawasan resort pantai di propinsi Banten.

Peta

Perjalanan di mulai dari kawasan Slipi, meeting point seperti biasa, di Dunkin’ Slipi Jaya. Kami mengambil rute ke Tanjung Lesung menyusuri anyer dan carita di dekat pantainya, Walopun agak muter dikit liwat cilegon siy, cmn bakal memberi sensasi tersendiri. Pukul 08.00, dari Slipi, kita naek bus AC Ekonomi. It costs 17.000. Turun di pintu tol Cilegon Barat, perjalanan kita lanjutkan dengan angkutan umum. Naek angkutan umum menojo daerah Simpang di Cilegon. Ongkos 3rebo rupiah kali ini. Setelah itu, lanjot dengan angkot menojo Labuan. Sepanjang perjalanan ini, kita menyusuri pinggiran Pantai Carita dan Anyer. Perjalanan angkot ini memakan waktu 2 jam. Wew pegel ga karuan dah.. :(   .. Tiba di Pasar Labuan, sekitar pukul 13.00 dengan merogoh kocek 20rebo,, Emang jauh bet siy,, .. Perjalanan belon berakhir, kita lanjot lagi dengan angkot menojo Tanjung Lesung kali ini. Angkotnya berwarna item,, Sebenere, angkot hanya mencapai sampai daerah Pasar Citeurep aja, n masih 8km sebelum nyampe di BeachClub di Tanjung Lesung. Akhirnya nego2, kita sewa itu angkot menojo BeachClubnya. Perjalanan dari Pasar Labuan mpe ke Tanjung Lesung, makan waktu 1.5 jam. Berempat, kita merogoh kocek 60rebo buat sewa angkot ntu.

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Understanding Jurnalistic Photography

12 Mar

Yesterday, I intended repairing my camera censor to a photography center retail in Duta Merlin. I had chatted with its marketing staff before, and he said that my stuff can be repair in his place for about 1 day. But when I came there, I dissapointed, because what the man said in chat, is different with the real conditions. The retail only can repair Canon stuff, and it needs 1 weeks to clean it. With a sloppy face, I continued to go to Photography Exhibition in Antara.

Dropped in Antara Photography Exhibition with my friend at 5 p.m. , after talk a while with ma ex-office’s friend of my friend :P   , I go through the lobby aim to gallery. Hmm, themes of this exhibition was Tibet’s journey. A lot of B/W photos that taken with 35mm camera. The grain effect of it, make it became more artistic. But, I had a little confiusness, I don’t really blend in this themes. Mind set of me, still can’t accept the philosophy that included in Jurnalistic photos. When attended in Focus Exhibition, that  show of masterpiece of Darwis’s students, I feelt ‘Wow’, it’s so amazing. .

A coffe break and little talk with my friend and gallery man, I knowing even if at a glance, that the Jurnalistic Photography, mainly talked ’bout the content of photo.. the picture that can give a story to people who see it. I must see deeply to the photos, so that I can see, how beautiful it is. Hahaha, rather makes me dizzy, I’m not reach that level yet :(

One of photographer that show of the masterpiece in this exhibition is Jay Subiakto. And you know what,  come and see this , he’s damn right about a photography stuff , i agree 1000 percent with his opinion :D Photography is about expression and feelin’

The night would came soon, I decided to go back and rest. But you know what, I meet a person that would repair ma camera. He’s actually Nikon guys and became technician for Antara. Little check and nego, he told that tommorow, I can get my camera repaired..Wew, not took a long time until I gave my camera to him. Friday 13th, me and difo will be ready for hunting session in ma office roof top.  :D

 

Road to Lampung (Mutun Beach, Tangkil Island, Kalianda Beach)

28 Jan

Liburan imlek ini, Alhamdulillah dapet juga kesempatan untuk mengunjungi Lampung. Jumat (23/1) broder di kantor ngajakin buat jalan menikmati bumi Indonesia. Me reschedule ulang acara wiken, akhirnya jadi juga kita berangkat. Sabtu pagi (24/1) pukul 07.30, Slipi Jaya menjadi meeting point kita. Tak lama berselang, kita naek bus menuju Merak Harbour. Perjalanan melewati Serang, Cilegon, ditempuh dalam waktu hampir 2 jam an. Pukul 09.30, kita sampe di Merak, belanja sedikit cemilan buat di kapal (Bala-bala, pisang goreng, cireng, tempe goreng).

At Merak HarbourAt Fery

Day 1 [24 Januari 2009] .. Trip to Mutun Beach and Tangkil Island

BakauHeni

Jam 13.30, kita akhirnya sampai di Bakauheni. Sedikit mengganjal perut di komplek pelabuhan (Nu York Fried Chicken—rasa ayamnya aneh tapi berhubung laper, ya hajar bleh aja). Selesai ishoma, perjalanan kita lanjotkan menggunakan bus menuju ke daerah Panjang.. Sopir Sumatra gila-gila, kaco dah nyetirnya pada. Jam 3an sore, kita turun di Panjang.Perjalanan kita lanjutkan menggunakan angkot (Ajib gilee, masak ngangkot harus bayar 15 rebo, gila aja tu kernet) menuju ke Gudang Garem. Dari Gudang Garem, kita terusin naek angkutan jadul type. Jalur asli angkot sebenarnya enggak liwat ke komplek pantainya, and musti nerusin perjalanan dengan jalan kaki hampir 3km an buat nyampe pantai. Cuman karena dah kelewat sore, akhirnya kita mutusin buat dianterin sampe ke pantenya dengan nambah ongkos 5 rebo. Total kita bayar 10rb jadinya.

Masuk ke muntu, kita bayar tiket @5rebo perak, jeprat sana-sini :D

Bro ItoOkiMe

Awalnya kita mo stay di Muntu beach aja. Tapi ngobrol sana-sini ma nelayan setempat, ternyata ada pulau diseberang pantai itu, and tempatnya suepi..kita berpikir bisa dapet private island ni :D

Nego sana-sini, akhirnya kita dianterin kapal ke pulau yang bernama Tangkil. Total kita sewa tu kapal 50rebo termasuk ongkos buat njemput keesokan paginya.

Sesampainya dipulau, kaget juga dengan keindahan dan ‘kesepian’ tu pulo..mansatap ..mandi di pantai kancut doank hahaha

Tangkil IslandThe Team

Me

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Petualangan Bromo

30 Dec

25 Desember 2008 :

Liburan ini akhirnya kesampaian juga berkunjung ke Bromo. Berangkat dari Rawamangun barengan ma bro’ n sist’ : Vera, Ais, Bobby and Dela. Kita dipaksa untuk bersabar menunggu bus yang akan memboyong kami ke Gresik sebagai meeting point awal kami dengan bro Purta yaitu Kang Fajri ‘Mukidi’ Darmawan and Kang Bowo ‘Kribo’. Dari jadwal keberangkatan kami yaitu pukul 17.00, bus akhirnya datang jam 11 malem, wew, capek nunggu selama hampir 7 jam, sempet makan mpek mpek and shalat Maghrib jamak Isya’, tapi karena emang udah semangat ’45 buat menyambangi Bromo, semua terasa hilang seketika naek ke bus.

@terminal rawamangunBobby Huey
SimbokYayuk AMOY

26 Desember 2008

Bus berangkat, pagi pun menyeruak (halah ga kukuh bahasanya :P ) and ternyata baru sampe Tegal, wahahahah..jus jus jus..bus berjalan melewati pinggir pantai di daerah Rembang mpe Tuban,, lumayan mengusir kebosanan :D dengan nglihat pante ntu.

Kegiatan di Bus : tidor, nyemil,gangguin orang tidor,motoin orang tidor,ngrokok,maen remi, nge gosipin orang (capee dee), curhat session :D

Akhrinya mendekati jam maghrib, kita nyampe di Gresik dengan dijemput Kang Fajri (Wooghh what a long trip, almost 20 hours we are on de bus, dah kapalen ni pantat).. Mandi and ‘medhang’ bentar di rumah doi, akhirnya jam 19.30 kita berangkat menojo Bromo via Tongas. Tapi sebelumnya, mampir dolo ke Sidoarjo buat nyamper Kang Bowo yang ikut serta jugah..Rombongan terdiri dari 2 mobil dengan driver yang mangstap dah, saking hapalnya medan, merem pun nyampe :D

Jam 23.30, kitah nyampe di Cemoro Lawang, terminal terakhir sebelum ke Pananjakan. Semalem begadang, minum kopi, ngrokok buat menunggu mpe jam 04.00 pagi.. Akhirnya ga kuat jugah, tidor bentar buat nyiapin stamina keesokan harinya..ZZzzzz…zzzZZZ….grrookkk grrookkkk…

At View PointAt Cemoro Lawang

27 Desember 2008

Jam 02.30 pagi, rombongan dah bersiyap dengan mantel tebelnya, beterei kamera full, raincoat, head cap, ransum berisi makanan yang kesemuanya menempel di badan para adventurer :D

Jeep pengangkut

Tapi apa dinyana, 2 land cruiser jeep yang akan membawa kami ke view point ternyata terlambat datang.Walhasil kami terkatung-katung mpe jam 04.30 pagi dimana peserta lain dah pada berangkat and situasi post dah mule sepi. Jeep dating .. Brmm brnmmm budhal cak!! pake ngebut jg ga papa, asal jangan nyelonong ke jurang :P …ngebut juga tu jeep dengan medan yang wuahh banget, serem kale pokoknya. Jalan berliku, kanan kiri jurang dengan sudut tanjakan nyampe 45 derajat, pa lagi gelap gulita.. Amateur not allowed driver here, it’s dangerous :D

Nyampe view point, kita hampir terlambat untuk mendapatkan sunrise (hhuhu, bisa nangis batin aku, jauh2 ke bromo ga dapet shoot sunrisenya, fiuhh untung ada pak tukang ojek yang membantu melewati jalan becek – ga pake payung n hujan) …

Matahari menyembul juga akhirnya..Subhanallah, sambil kamera terus menjepret tiap2 warna yang keluar di langit dan juga gunung-gunung yang masih terselimuti awan yang mulai tersinari mentari, tak henti bibir ini takjub dengan mahakaryaNya yang elok ini..Negeri diatas awan, negeri seribu gunung, surga nya potograpi, semua terbuktikan dengan mata kepala sendiri..Subhanallah..

Saking asik nge jepret sambil bolak-balik nge ganti lensa kit, tak sadar tanganku dah berair karena kedinginan..huhuu, males banget pas ngejepret pake sarung tangan, kurang bebas soalnya, jadi ta niatin ga pake sarung tangan aja pas naek. Walhasil,hampir membeku ni tangan kena dingin.

SunriseBromo View

Puas menikmati pemandangan dari view point, sekitar jam 09.00 sehabis makan pop Mie diatas, kitah turun lagi menojo ke kawah Bromonya. Dengan menggunakan Jeep Land Rover, rombongan turun gunung, melintasi gurun berpasir. Ditengah jalan, lagi-lagi nemu spot bagus buat shoot. Mobil pun berhenti. Kali ini, bareng ma Kang Fajri, duel foto pakek objek dengan menggunakan model catutan :P yang kebetulan semobil ma kitah.. Simbok Vera and Dela ‘Yayuk’ nurut aja pas kita suruh buat bergaya and berlenggok kanan kiri and jempalik jungkir cem model beneran gitu (suruh nyebur ke jurang jangan2 juga mau..hihihhiii).

SulioetoSimbok

Puas menikmati spot tadi, lanjot ke kawah. Kita menyewa kuda kali ini buat nyampe ke kawahnya. Wuihh gaya, kudanya pada punya kartu nama dengan nama yang keren-keren, kartu nama ntu dipake cem kartu parkirnya doi kali yak. Bergaya bentar ala The Young Guns hehehe ..

Naek ke atas kawah melewati anak tangga dengan kemiringan yang lumayan nge buat paru-paru kembang kempis, akhirna nyampe juga ke kawahnya dengan disambut bau belerang yang nge buat tenggorokan sesak. Hunting beberapa objek bagus disinih mpe puas and neg dengan bau belerang tentunya :P

Young GunsMe and horse

Perjalanan dilanjotkan menojo Savana.. Setelah melewati gurun pasir yang lumayan panjang, rombongan akhirnya nyampe juga ke Savana dengan hamparan hijau merona..Ga kalah ma pemandangan di view point tadi. Latar hijaunya yang tajam, bener2 elok buat dijadikan background objek-objek. Tak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan, akhirnya foto-foto (gilak mode ON) pun dimulai..

Team BromoTeam BromoTeam BRomo GilakTeam Bromo Gilak

Capek, sekitar jam 11 an kita balik menojo cemoro lawang.. weew, cuacanya bener2 ekstrim di siang hari. Puanas banget euy, jauh beda ma cuaca di malem harinya, edun yeuh mah. Seselesai broder pada mandi dolo, akhirnya kita turun ke bawah, bu bye Bromo .. Next year, insyallah we’ll see ya again

The Team :

Arif ‘Inside’ : Ais Bobby Huey : Bobby Huey Simbok Vera : Simbok

Della ‘Yayuk Amoy’ : Yayuk Bowo ‘Kribo’ : Kang Bowo Fajri ‘Mukidi’ : Kang Fajri

Okik : Okik Helmi : Helmi

Oleh-oleh Hunting :
Fotogrfer : lhypsync, mukidi

See all Foto in :
My Web Gallery
Fotografer.or.id

 

Weekend : Bandoeng -> Dako

22 Dec

This wikend, i had a trip to Bandung.. It’s been a long time since i visiting this city., ehmm for about 2 months i think :D

One thing that i want to visit is ma friend in Campus Dayeuhkolot.. When depart to ‘old’ environment of campoes, it’s like i am going to move backward in ma time line of life.. 2003 when i’m first came to the campoes of Dayeuhkolot..still curly, cute :P , artless, thinny (weight when i firstly came is 55 Kgs) .. The momories still remain in ma skull warmly :D

Saturday, December 20th -> 11 a.m.
Yup, Bandung is heaven of expense..Exlusive stuff with a minimun prices :D
Ouval Rsch in buah batu became ma first target. Polo shirt and funny shirt wrapped to ma bag. Go to Cihampelas street, Eiger became ma next target. This time, wannabe buy a camera bag for ma D40’s and Tele lens.. Hohoho, the price almost like Lowepro, not strong enough ma pocket to pay it, besides i think it’s to big, just like a real photographer..i’m still amateur pisan euyy :(    
At least there are one type of bag (actually it used for handycam but enough to carry Cam Kit and one lens)  :D

Aiming to Dayeuhkolot, stop for a while in Paberik Badjoe. Got wrangler jeans and  Executive shirts (One of it is a muscle type, i don’t realize it, s**t.. When i try it in ma place this morning, it’s very congested in ma body, so that ma fat become collabsible..iiiuhhhhh)

Sunday,  December 21st
 Ealy morning, visiting Mr. Jenggot at Gedong 1. There a Mr. Ndoz too that had been arrived from Jogjakarta. Along day, playing cards with them until afternoon wow what a day :P
at night, going to UKM Djawa’s performance at GSG Building in campus.. It really funny and pleasing when see crew of loedroek threw fresh  humorous story about Baturaden site. They are very total and freely when perform.. Two thumbs for this performance :)

Night, 00.30 a.m go to sleep in Widhi and Ucil places in Bojongsoang street..at 03.30, glide n splitting night coldness to Bandung Railway Station.. Depart to Jakarta, get back to  ma ‘normal’ activity ..

—- End of Journey  —-

 
 

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