solar eclipse


Solar eclipse 2016

With everybody posting such nice pictures of the total solar eclipse this morning, what I can do is only an interpretation from my capture. Batam didn’t get the luxury to watch the the total eclipse, instead we were presented only with a partial one. It was cloudy and windy this morning, and every now and then process was covered by clouds. This particular frame was executed just when the clouds were moving away from the sun.

The original picture was converted to HDR effect in Photomatix, and then subjected to TopazLabs Clean and the amazing TopazLabs Glow.

Thank you all for stopping by and hope you continue to have a great week!

barelang, bird’s eye view


Barelang

One fine day, a lucky seat, and good weather (albeit cloudy). And snapped, got this frame on my way back to Batam (on the lower left of the frame).

The term Barelang stands for Batam-Rempang-Galang islands bridge interconnection created by Habibie. From the total of 5 bridges connecting 6 islands, the first bridge has become the icon of Batam. Officially named Fisabilillah bridge, it is the only suspension bridge here, with a total length of 642m connecting Batam and Tonton islands. In this picture we can still see Narasinga bridge, the second bridge, connecting Tonton and Nipah islands.

Notice the patchy bald brown areas? That is typical in this region, where environmentally unfriendly land clearing leads to erosion and shallowing of the river mouth and sea.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend!

nerve of the river


Nerve of the river

90 minutes by plane, followed by 3 hours by train and 2 hours by car. Plus 20 minutes walk. To capture this. It’s worth it. Have a great weekend everybody, and thank you for stopping by!

serba 5 menit dengan Lightroom


Lightroom untuk Awam

Banyak yang menganggap aplikasi Adobe Lightroom sebagai aplikasi untuk mengedit foto yang susah dan hanya digunakan oleh para profesional di bidang fotografi. Pelatihan ini bertujuan untuk mengubah pemikiran tersebut, dan membantu awam untuk dapat memakai Lightroom, mengedit foto-foto dengan mudah dalam waktu 5 menit saja.

Pelatihan ini ditujukan untuk semua yang gemar memotret, memiliki banyak foto (digital), tapi kesulitan untuk menyimpan foto-foto dengan rapih, dan ingin memperbaiki foto dengan cepat dan mudah tanpa harus menggunakan Photoshop.

Lightroom untuk Awam: pelatihan & fine dining
Tempayan Dining & Lounge – jl. Ampera Raya 120AA, Kemang, Jakarta Selatan
13 Februari 2016, 09:00 – 13:00 WIB
Investasi: IDR 600.000; early bird IDR 500.000 (sampai dengan 25 Januari 2016)
Termasuk: kudapan, makan siang bergaya fine dining (3-course menu), 1 bulan dukungan online.

before after 1.jpgMateri yang akan diberikan meliputi manajemen foto yang baik di dalam komputer, perbaikan-perbaikan tonal, warna, cara menghilangkan jerawat dan menghaluskan kulit, cara menghilangkan noda, koreksi perspektif akibat pemakaian lensa sudut lebar, cara menambah koordinat lokasi pengambilan foto, berbagai jenis ekspor, pencantuman tanda air (watermark) dan cetak foto, cara membuat contact print, serta tips-tips lain seputar percepatan alir kerja.

Berikut topik yang akan dibahas:

  1. before after 2.pngImport foto ke dalam Lightroom
  2. RAW vs JPEG vs DNG
  3. Mempercepat pencarian foto dengan kata kunci dan metadata
  4. Cropping
  5. White balance
  6. Highlights dan shadow
  7. Clarity
  8. Vibrance dan saturasi
  9. Tone curve
  10. HSL dan warnabefore after 3.png
  11. Split toning
  12. Sharpening dan noise reduction
  13. Menambah efek vignette, grain, dan menghilangkan kabut
  14. Koreksi lensa dan kalibrasi kamera
  15. Duplikasi setting, snapshots, preset, dan history panel
  16. Spot removal tool, clone dan healing, cara menghilangkan mata merah
  17. Cara menambah graduated filter
  18. Adjustment brush
  19. Face detection

Cara registrasi:

  1. transfer bank ke akun BCA atas nama Ranan Samanya, nomor rekening 890-0052511.
  2. Konfirmasi melalui email ke rsamanya_at_gmail.com atau SMS dan WA ke +62-812-7790.1896. Cantumkan nama peserta dan nama penyetor

Peserta diharapkan membawa laptop yang memiliki Adobe Lightroom minimal versi 5, dan contoh-contoh foto.

Untuk info, silahkan hubungi email dan nomor di atas.

 

a new year wish


Jakarta new year 2016.jpg

Greetings all,

Allow me to thank you for your visits and kindness this year, and may 2016 bring all the vibrant crazy colours and fun in your life!

Now let the party start, and don’t forget: save drive everybody!

Jakarta 262m above the ground part 2


Jakarta sampoerna strategic building evening

You’ve seen Jakarta 262m above the ground during daylight. This frame was shot around 18:20 local time, almost one hour later. It’s a composite of 5 individual frames shot with -2 stop to +2 stop shutter speed bracketing, with 1 stop intervals. Enjoy the view and have a great week ahead!

Jakarta from 262m above the ground


Jakarta Sampoerna Strategic building

One late afternoon, 262m above Jakarta, while waiting for the blue hour to come.

expression


JFW2016

From Jakarta Fashion Week 2016, here is Olivia Jensen for Lux Indonesia posing for the camera with Marissa L. Nasution and Ririn Dwi Ariyanti.

Have a great week everybody!