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SilkAir SilkWinds Samosir Island - July 2017
[caption id="attachment_5075" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Lake Toba and Samosir Island view from Tele Point of View[/caption]Welcoming this July 2017 with new publication. It has been a while that I have a proper photos publication for feature story/article. And this time it is all about Samosir Island - Lake Toba for my previous customer SilkAir Inflight Magazines SilkWinds July 2017 edition. I did the trip during the...
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Wae Rebo Traditional Village
[caption id="attachment_4298" align="aligncenter" width="593"] Mbaru Niang house at Wae Rebo[/caption]After exploring Komodo National Park (You can read the story here), I moved on to explore the mainland of Flores Island. The first destination which is on top of my list would be visiting Wae Rebo Traditional Village in order to experience the real lifestyle of the local people.The Traditional Village of Wae Rebo. Located on...
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Komodo National Park & Beyond | Flores Island, Indonesia
[caption id="attachment_4184" align="aligncenter" width="593"] Komodo Dragon, Rinca Island.Komodo National ParkIndonesia[/caption]Right after touching down Labuan Bajo and checked in to the hotel. There are still time before sunset. I decided to go to Bukit Sylvia which according to local, it has one of the best sunset in the city of Labuan Bajo.[gallery link="file" ids="4205,4202,4206,4203,4207,4204"]Next day, When I started...
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Bromo & Lake Toba Milky Way
One type of nature photography is astrophotography. Astrophotography is the type of photography that capture any kind of astronomical object such as the moon, sun, or stars. I will show you how to take picture of our Milky Way like what I did below.[caption id="attachment_906" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Milky Way at Samosir Island. f/5.6, 12mm, 115 seconds, ISO-800[/caption]To get this kind of photo of Milky Way here...
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Dieng Plateau & Sea of Cloud
[caption id="attachment_4048" align="aligncenter" width="528"] Sea of Cloud[/caption]In this post I will show several spot for best sunrise and sunset around Yogyakarta and also Dieng Plateau. The first one would be to see sea of clouds early morning before sunrise at Taman Buah Mangunan, near Yogyakarta.[gallery link="file" ids="4049,4050,4051,4052,4053,4054"]As for sunset, there is Puncak Becici.[gallery columns="2"...
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Yogyakarta City and Beyond (Borobudur & Prambanan Temple) Part 2
[caption id="attachment_4022" align="aligncenter" width="541"] Borobudur Temple Panorama[/caption]If you have extra day in Yogyakarta, you can head over to Borobudur Temple. The temple also part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main attraction would be the sunrise from the temple ground overlooking the Mount Merapi. You need to wake up early and go through the private entrance from Manohara Hotel because the main general...
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Yogyakarta City and Beyond (Borobudur & Prambanan Temple) Part 1
[caption id="attachment_2671" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Suburb area of Yogyakarta[/caption]Year 2008 is the first time I visit Yogyakarta and Borobudur temple area. Yet, it was a very rush kind of event since I did it together with Bali and Bromo. So, at this very chance, I decided to take it slow and enjoying the scenery and the culture that it can offers. Yogyakarta is the special region which is also part of...
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Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park from B29 Lumajang
[caption id="attachment_3935" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park[/caption]The first thing pop up in their head when people think about Bromo would be volcanoes. You will find many photos from many travelers visiting this national park to catch the sunrise from Penanjakan viewpoint. But, in this opportunity I would like to share my experience viewing Bromo from the other less known point of...
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Tumpak Sewu (Coban Sewu) Waterfalls (The Indonesian Niagara Falls)
When visiting the city of Malang or Surabaya, please make an effort to travel south of East Java to experience this magnificent and beautiful natural wonder Tumpak Sewu waterfalls. The shape really looks like the mini version of Niagara Falls. Here are some photos that I took from the falls with camera and also the drone.[gallery link="file" ids="3924,3919,3920,3923,3925,3926,3927,3929,3930"]Here is the video in...
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Beyond Borobudur Temple in Indonesia (Part 1)
Everyone definitely heard about Borobudur Temple if they talk about Indonesia. But, little know that there are many more significant temples spread across Java and Sumatra island which emerge right after Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. (You can check out my previous story about Borobudur and Prambanan Temple HERE and HERE.I will start by showing several temple/candi around the Central Java. From Mendut, Pawon, Sewu, and...