Ulang Taun di Candi Borobudur – 24 Maret 2013

Hari ulang tahun menurut gw sama aja dengan hari-hari lain, cuma bedanya hari itu akan dapet banyak ucapan selamat, todongan untuk traktir, dan syukur-syukur masih dapet kado haha..

Kali ini tanpa maksud untuk membuat birthday jadi lebih special, gw ikutan paket sunrise di Borobudur. Mumpung lagi ada workshop kantor di Jogja, kebetulan boleh extend, dan kebetulan banget seorang temen dari Jakarta nyusul di hari Sabtu tanggal 23 Maret. Dan temen ini semangat banget buat ikutan sunrise di Borobudur. Tentunya sambil hunting foto sunrise. 

Minggu subuh jam 3.30 pagi, gw dan temen udah di mobil yang mengantar kami ke Hotel Manohara, meeting point untuk ikutan paket sunrise Borobudur. Di mobil tidur doank yang ada, ngantuk bangettt..

Kira-kira 1 jam kemudian, kami sampai di lobi hotel Manohara. Lobi hotel cukup ramai, kebanyakan peserta tur sunrise ini adalah turis-turis asing. Setelah melakukan pembayaran di resepsionis, kami dapet tiket, senter, stiker dan dipinjemin kain untuk dililitin di pinggang. Sayangnya manajemen hotel-nya kurang ok, karena abis bayar kami dianggurin. Ga ada petunjuk harus ke mana ataupun disediain pemandu untuk ke Candi Borobudur. Turis asing biasanya sudah bawa pemandunya sendiri, jadi bisa jalan sendiri dengan didampingi pemandunya. Syukurnya driver yang bawa kami ketemu temennya yang lagi bawa tamu dari Jepang seorang diri. Jadi kami dikenalin dan disuruh ngikutin pemandu turis Jepang itu untuk ke Candi Borobudur.

Karena pagi jam 4.30 pagi, jalanan ke sana masih gelap bangettt… kami melewati lapangan rumput yang masih basah karena embun. Dan saat menengadahkan kepala ke langit yang masih gelap, cuma bisa terkagum-kagum sambil terus melihat ke atas. Bintang bertaburan sangat banyak di langit yang gelap. Rasanya udah lama banget ga pernah liat bintang sebanyak itu. Senter yang dikasi di awal emang sangat berguna, tanpa senter kayanya bisa kesandung-sandung tuh pas naik ke Borobudurnya.

Sebelum matahari mulai terbit, kami udah sampai di lantai paling tinggi. Dan mulai cari posisi untuk dapetin view yang bagus, sambil mulai nge-set kamera tentu. Sayang gw salah bawa tripod -_-“ tripod gw ternyata kate banget, dan ga bisa dipake buat foto karena terlalu pendek. Alhasil usaha tahan napas untuk foto dalam keadaan low light.

Menyenangkan rasanya punya pengalaman baru menikmati sunrise di Borobudur. Setelah sehari sebelumnya hunting foto sunset di Candi Ratu Boko, sejak saat itu jadi ketagihan untuk hunting foto sunrise maupun sunset. Indah banget liat langit yang berwarna kemerahan. Apalagi waktu flight ke Taipei bulan April kemarin, saat breakfast ditemani oleh langit yang berwarna jingga di garis horisonnya.

FOCUS 2012, JCC

There was a computer and camera exhibition in JCC last week, called Focus Exhibition. The exhibition was started on February 29, 2012 until March 4, 2012. As usual, I love to visit this exhibition. Feel like in heaven when I'm surrounded by computer, gadget, camera, lenses, etc, even there's nothing I've planned to buy in the exhibition.

This year, I went with my sister, only planned to buy laptop’s soft case and flash disk haha.. I got 8GB Sandisk cruzer blade flash disc for only IDR 63.000 and a blue colored laptop’s soft case for IDR 75.000 (which later I realize that the soft case is too big for my laptop >,<)

2 years ago in the same event, I bought my first DSLR camera, Nikon D3000 kit with 18-55mm lens. For the time being, I want to upgrade my lens but have no idea which lens is suit for my needs. Until last night I checked Nikon Team’s Facebook and someone recommends NIKON AF-S DX 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF ED VR for Nikon D3100 and it’s also applicable for Nikon D3000. A high quality lens but not too pricey, it’s about IDR 2.100.000.

If only I knew this earlier, maybe I’ll buy this lens during last week Focus Exhibition >.<

I browsed more info about this lens this morning and find out Bhinneka.com is having 0% 6 months installment with CIMB Niaga Credit Card. It’s tempting huhuhuhu…

Nikon D60 or Nikon D3000

I realize that I'm not good enough in photography. But I don't know when I started to put my interest in photography =p

I'm planning to have my first DSLR this year. I started to find out which camera is best for the beginner like me. I asked my friends and got some type of Nikon as references.

I prefer Nikon than Canon because I'm using Nikon Coolpix L2 now and I quite happy with the picture quality. Even I hate to take a picture in low light condition using my Nikon =p

My friend recommend Nikon D80 which is quite expensive and really really really out of my budget. Even... my friend said that's the best type. But I think for a beginner like me who just try to start to love photography, D80 is too much haha..

And then I got other references from my other friend, she recommend Nikon D60 or the newer is Nikon D3000 is enough. She told me that D80 is not for the beginner =p

Need more advice from the expert, which camera is better for me..

If I'm not mistaken, on March 2010, there will be the Computer Exhibition at JCC and I plan to buy the camera there.

Still have 1,5 months to decide, which camera will be my first DSLR camera hoho...

Nikon D60

Nikon D3000