Ingin Beda atau Udah Beda?

Nowadays, those who so called hipster more and more become a trends, in real life or in internet. Well anyone can have their own meaning of hipster. But what I see is more and more people, or sadly, group of people, is trying hard to identified themselves differ from others, sometimes trying to hard from in fact they just try to differ because of their insecurities or whatever reason they have. The problem is not the hipsterities or their try to become identified in society, as society is a complex system and has a dynamic nature, they just can't do it smoothly or in some point annoying.

What is this phenomenon with hipster things? People trying hard to personified themselves with non-label indie music, phrasing an difficult-to-digest words and sentences, weird clothing, anti mainstream gadget, photo-quaotation instagram, etc but in fact their own inner personal is not living their own skin to show. In short, only skin deep.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the idea for going "anti-mainstream" thing or hipster at overall. The world nowadays required a well strong persona identifier. But first, care to your inner personalities and character power, whatever it is, you won't care that it will end up as a hipster or be counted "mainstream", it is your real one right? Well, I confessed that I've been through such thing like this. 

My point is, just don't try and do things as only be wanted called a hippie because your lack self-awareness. Well, I confessed that I've been through such thing like this. 

Yes, people can do whatever they want. So do I, I can post my own opinion, right?

As one of my friends said, "Don't be mainstream in anti-mainstream way, but be strong-streams though is in a mainstream way"

Btw check this video, his words or phrasing choice is wonderful. Though I sensed that he did in a sarcastic way, mocking the current trends of hipsterities in words choice! (in Indonesian)

Sebuah Senja di Wediombo

86 km jauhnya dari kota Jogjakarta, dan setelah sekian lama memendam keinginan untuk datang lagi kesini, akhirnya kesampaian juga, di waktu yang diinginkan: sore hari hingga matahari terbenam.

Sebenernya agak berisiko juga sih musim hujan jauh-jauh ke tepi pantai jauh dari Jogja, naik motor sekalian touring, tapi prinsip gue: "kalau gak dicoba, gak bakalan ngerti", sambil berdoa semoga di pantai gak hujan. Harapan sempat turun dan sudah bersiap kecewa ketika perjalanan udah sampai Tepus, yang kira-kira tinggal 20km dari Wediombo, hujan deras mengguyur, tapi hujan gak cukup menghentikan sebuah keinginan kuat untuk ke pantai, jalan terus, sampai kira-kira beberapa ratus meter sebelum masuk parkiran pantai, hujan reda, dan di pantai beneran kering, gak hujan. Hell Yeah!

Target: Sunset and Dusk Beach Shot

Untuk persiapan melakukan foto landscape sunset lowlight long-exposure di pantai, beberapa hal yang perlu dipersiapkan adalah:
1. Tripod, yang stabil dan kokoh, tahan air garam
2. Filter Neutral Density, bisa ND16 atau ND32, atau dikombinasikan
3. Fitler Graduated Neutral Density, bersama dudukan filter di lensanya.
4. Wide Angle Lens
5. Cemilan, minuman, rokok, dsb tergantung selera.
6. Perencaan matang dan inspirasi.
7. Plastik.

Pakai bukaan kecil dan exposure > 5 detik

Indah emang sunset di pantai itu. :)

Sore, matahari masih agak tinggi

Sunset

Dusk

Night Beach Shot

Rencana awalnya adalah untuk datang ke pantai sebelum matahari terbenam, berburu cahaya senja temaram di tepi pantai untuk diabadikan. Mumpung diajakin, mumpung nebeng mobil, ya ajakan kayak gini sayang buat dilewatkan. Semua senjata disiapkan dibawa, tidak lupa tentu saja tripod dan lensa lebar, sayang gak punya remote shutter release.

Kenyataan eksekusi berkata lain, sampai di pantai udah lewat jam 7, gelap gulita. Pantainya adalah Pantai Indrayanti, yang sudah aku datangin beberapa kali, tapi belum pernah kalau malem-malem.

Well, enjoy the pics!
Ini hasil apa adanya, pakai tripod, long exposure 30 detik, f/16, sama flash external 2nd curtain. Tadaaa!

Menikmati deburan ombak yang cuma terlihat samar-samar ditengah kegelapan. Benar-benar bikin hati dan pikiran rileks, apalagi ini dilakukan hanya beberapa hari sebelum sidang pendadaran skripsi, yang Alhamdulillah lancar. Ya, agak sedikit koboi sih, mau sidang malah jalan-jalan. Hahahaha!

Rain, and a Life Contemplation

It's raining.

My mind suddenly ponder, how things, events and people are linked to each other, how they come together bring another thing to happen, a chain of events, and meeting people.

They triggering event, making another thing happen, it's so interesting how events, things, and people linked to each other, bring everything together to this moment, to this very now, this state of mind.

Life, is full of surprises, chain of events, and interesting thing. Ready for another things to happen? Let's do something first.

Rain, sometimes, create a good moment to make this mind to ponder.

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Sorry, lagi pengen sok ngenggres. dan mellow.