Feb
24
Jadi ingat, terakhir kali ke sana tahun 1996, berarti sudah hampir 13 tahun yang lalu. Itu pun tidak sempat menjelajahi banyak tempat di kota yang istimewa itu. Mungkin karena cape setelah jalan beberapa hari dari pantai di kawasan Cilacap hingga pantai Parangtritis di selatan Yogya.
Minggu lalu, karena ada undangan untuk sosialisasi pengisian pelaporan survey dan pengeboran dari BPMigas, akhirnya aku berangkat lagi ke kota yang “unik” ini. Ga tanggung-tanggung, 1 minggu full…
Yogya, ga banyak berubah. Malioboro masih tidak berubah, kecuali tambahan halte “trans jogja” yang menjadi pilihan transportasi umum yang cukup nyaman bagi masyarakat maupun pendatang. Kraton dengan acara “Sekaten” yang juga tidak berbeda jauh dengan 13 tahun lalu aku datangi, meski bedanya kali ini aku hanya lewat dan… sore hari.
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Feb
13
Since the late of nineties, digital camera become a common interest on photography. The superiority of these digital camera are because they are very handy, relatively cheap, and very easy to use.
But, as its predecessor -the analog camaras- we need to know how to maintain our digital photo camera to make sure it will always in a prefect condition. These points might give you (and me too, of course) some clues on how to be sure that our camera will be ready everytime we need it.
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Feb
10
The first permanent photograph was made in 1814 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce using a sliding wooden box camera made by Charles and Vincent Chevalier in Paris. It was so big and heavy. The shape was a box made from woods and painted in black color, and it’s foots are as heavy as the camera it self. Using this camera on the early time was so complicated.

You may understand why did the photo journalistic are very late compared to writing era. The printing press has deployed it’s writing since more than 300 years ago -In 2005, the World Association of Newspapers accepted evidence that Johann Carolus (1575 - 1634) pamphlet was printed beginning in 1605-, while photographs start to printed on newspaper on New York Daily Graphic in US dated on March 4th, 1880. The first photo on it was Shantytown oil field taken by Henry J. Newton. The camera was became the most obstacle in photo journalistic be cause of it’s weight. Photo journalists would not be productive if the camera he use needs more people to carry the camera and it’s tools.
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Feb
09
She smiled in a big way, the way a girl like that smiles
When the world is hers and she held your eyes
Out in the breezeway down by the shore in the lazy summer
And she pulled you in, and she bit your lip, and she made you hers
She looked deep into you as you lay together quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer
But you’ve already lost
When you only had barely enough to hang on
And she combed your hair, and she kissed your teeth
And she made you better than you’d been before
She told you bad things you wished you could change in the lazy summer
And she told you, laughing down to her core, so she would not cry as she lay in your lap
She said “nobody here can live forever, quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer”
But you’ve already lost
When you only had barely enough to hang on
She said, “no one is alone the way you are alone”
And you held her looser than you would have if you ever could have known
Some things tie your life together, slender threads and things to treasure
Days like that should last and last and last
But you’ve already lost
When you only had barely enough of her to hang on
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Feb
06
That question might could change to “how long do a camera last?” or “how many years until I should decided to buy a new camera?”.
Well, the world of photography -and present day it has already change to a digilat era- has already change. There was a time when photography is a profession or a hobby, but now it become like a lifestyle. The passion to have a digital camera are almost the same as how it feel to have a cellphone.
We might still could remember when we may use a camera for a very long time -if not forever-, now in the digital era, we may say that camera has a limited lifetime. The inside parts of the camera, such as chips in it, can not last forever. Or, the worst thing is that if the camera has already not-up-to-date anymore, regarding to the technologies in the new cameras. Of course, technologies always move a step forward every time we realize.
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Feb
05
hahah!!!!
aku merindukan kematian….
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Feb
05
Terinspirasi oleh tulisan seorang teman di note facebooknya.
Ada sebuah masa, dimana dalam rentang tersebut ada hal-hal yang ingin sekali aku lupakan. Bukan hanya karena kejadian yang tidak mengenakkan yang terjadi di rentang tersebut, tapi lebih dikarenakan aku, yang tak selamanya menjadi manusia baik -bahkan sampai saat ini pun masih saja belum bisa sebaik yang diharapkan- meski aku selalu berusaha, yang -meminjam kata-kata- trauma dengan apa yang tidak sesuai dengan segala harapanku di sana, bisa jadi masalah sebenarnya memang ada pada diriku.
Melupakan satu hal -sebagai akar dari hal-hal lain yang terkait- dalam satu masa tersebut membawa dampak yang besar. Satu yang terburuk mungkin adalah karena semua hal dalam masa tersebut menjadi daerah abu-abu dalam ingatanku, karena hampir semua yang terjadi di sana terlupakan begitu saja. Tampak tidak ada satupun hal yang menyenangkan. Karena yang ada dalam otakku hanyalah ingin lupa.
Kala pada akhirnya aku bertemu dan berbicara -tentu saja bercerita- kembali dengan -sebutlah- “aktor-aktor” yang berada dalam masa itu, sedikit banyak aku tersadarkan bahwa masih ada -bahkan banyak- kejadian yang tidak buruk, bahkan menyenangkan, padahal sebelumnya aku benar-benar tidak ingat. Dan aktor tersebut telah mencoba kembali mengingatkan aku. Dan belakangan, aku mencoba mencari kembali ingatan-ingatan yang berada dalam wilayah abu-abu tersebut. Tak mudah untuk mengembalikannya, karena secara tidak sadar ingatan-ingatan tersebut banyak yang sudah terkunci karena kebebalan otak yang sudah memaksa jaringan syaraf otak untuk melupakan semuanya.
Satu hal yang cukup jelas, tidak mungkin mengorek hanya bagian kesenangan saja dari wilayah tersebut tanpa membawa kembali pula ingatan-ingatan yang justru ingin dilupakan. Tapi, kesadaran akan hal-hal yang menyenangkan untuk diingat tersebut membuatku sedikit tak peduli bila bagian yang sengaja dilupakan itu kembali muncul.
Dan -andai boleh disebut- trauma itu pun kembali memenuhi otak, pikiran, dan hatiku. Padahal sebelumnya semua sudah terlupakan.
Tak ada yang berubah, diingat atau dilupakan, semua memang ada dalam rentang masa tersebut. Dan meski tak lagi aku harap daerah abu-abu itu terulang lagi, tak akan ada yang bisa menjamin hal itu.
toh semua berulang,
l’histoire se répète toujours.
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Jan
27
Yesterday, January 26, 2009… I finally could see the annular solar eclipse. It was so very beautiful. Thanks to my lovely Cle, without her I probably could not see it and capture the moment.
Here, I posted (only) 3 pictures I captures yesterday.
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ZD Lens 14-45/3.5-5.6 (1/4000; F22)
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ZD Lens 40-150/3.5-4.5 (1/4000; F22)
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ZD Lens 40-150/3.5-4.5 (1/4000; F22)
I found that this kind of phenomena was not easy to capture it with my (regular) digital camera, but at least I’ve tried.
All the images are taken only by my Olympus E-500, Kit-lens ZD 14-45 (f/3.5-5.6), and Zoom lens ZD 40-150 (f/3.5-4.5). I didn’t use any special equipment for capturing eclipse. The additional equipment was only a Velbon tripod and double UV filters (Matin and Kokaii) only.
I was so excited to try and did not care if my camera will break after yesterday. First, I was only try using my Standard zoom Zuiko Digital Lens (14-45mm, f/3.5-5.6) in P-mode. but hei.. I couldn’t capture anything even when I use f/22. It was all so bright! well… I’m still an amateur on photography, rite?
Then I change my camera to M-mode (manual) and try to change everything from f number and the speed. and the moment could only captured in 1/4000 s and f/22. wow!!! well… remember, I did not use any other filter. I should have try to use a CPL filter, an ND, or use a film coating. Well.. next time maybe, if I had the chance to be in that next time.
Then after several shoots and realize that the image of the solar was too small, I decided to change my lens to Zuiko Digital zoom lens (40-150mm, f/3.5-4.5) directly in M-mode, 1/4000 and f/22.
The result? walla!!!! that’s nice!!! and I couldn’t stop capturing the moment… mmm… I realize that I have lost the moment when the eclipse start until it was becoming a ring shape.
Well… that was it.
the moment I was originally planned with my brother, Ical.
bRO, this one is for you, as I promised you that I will come to see the solar eclipse. I couldn’t go to Lampung, I couldn’t go with you, but this is the best I could do, bRO.. as my last promise to you.
note: thanks to sawung, updating all the information about this solar eclipse. and thanks, too, to ria who joining Cle and me.
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