terbanglah's posts with tag: photography
Link: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/7.htm
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I just got the link from a friend. It is called as "7 Levels of Photographers". You may mention it as "the magnificent 7" by the famous movie, heuhehe. Again, it is another Ken Rockwell well-written thought.
The posting boasted a very interesting writing, even though the grading used was somewhat intriguing; if not confusing. Try to apply it to you and people around you with a camera attached to them.
For instance, I always give my concern the most about the memory left behind from virtually every single second living under the sun and the stars. Interested in capturing the moments rather than being dizzied by all the fuzz and buzz of all photography techniques and equipment and terminologies. Or couldn’t be care less in facing some dogmatic organizations, well-known websites (and blogs), the so called branded camera users who takes pride in the expense of their pricey sophisticated nice lenses and things.
Then, if we refer such behavior of me to the article posted, means that I could be categorized as a “snap-shooter” which is actually totally okay. But further, being associated to such medium level of "4", is totally exaggerating my skills, hehehe.. And to which I thought, is definitely inappropriate *grin
Of course, I still found Rockwell's article is very good, and that's why I'd like to share it here with you all, guys.
Now, what level of photographer are you?
Link: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/nikon-vs-canon.htm
This link is highly useful for those of you who eternally arguing to each other about which one is better; whether it is a Nikon or a Canon (camera). Or at least it could do any good when you want to buy your new (D)SLR and ended up between those two choices without having the real clue which is which. In short, for they who got lost in translation.*grin
The writer is just simply a pro, an independent one. And most importantly, he's did not attached whatsoever to one of the companies nor getting any benefits. Well, one can say that he could claim anything that we dont know. But if you read through the article, you could ended up with the same conclusion.
This guy is just plain honest, tried the best he could to cover up both stories, and put everything he knows in written.
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Akhirnya, setelah sekian lama, bisa juga gue gabung lagi di acara PTD (Plesiran Tempo Doeloe) BatMus (Sahabat Museum); lokasi di seputaran Café Batavia, Jakarta, dengan tagline: Sahabat Museum - PTD Portret2 di Kota Tua.
Beberapa tahun terakhir, mesti ada aja benturan jadwal antara acara ini vs komitmen lain yang gue punya; either professionally or personally. Atau kalaupun bisa, seringkali jiwa procrastinator gue kambuh dengan akutnya (hehe). Atau budget gue yang nggak sanggup menyamai besaran yang ditawarkan oleh program.
Anyway, sejak pertama kali dulu ikutan acara ini, tahun 2001 ya, kalo ndak salah?, gue nggak pernah nyangka bahwa akan ada acara jalan-jalan wisata budaya dan sejarah seperti ini. Dan dikemas dengan baik dan gaul, pula. Dulu, gue sempat skeptis bahwa mereka yang peduli sejarah dan (warisan) budaya itu termasuk kaum Nerd yang langka dan udah masuk kategori pelestarian UNICEF, hehe. Ternyata BatMus dan PTD nya bukan hanya sanggup melawan konotasi tersebut, melainkan bahkan sanggup mengundang keingintahuan dan partisipasi yang sehat.
Tapi, namanya juga manusia yang nggak luput dari khilaf, pastinya juga terjadi pada PTD BatMus. Itu juga yang, sayangnya, terjadi pada PTD kali ini. Tapi terlepas dari segala hal yang bisa dikritisi, tetap, semangat, kepeloporan, dan idealisme seorang Ade Purnama alias Adep patut diacungin jempol. Kalau perlu, 2 (dua) jempol sekaligus deh, hehe..
Bahkan kreativitas nya ini udah diakuin oleh Majalah Tempo dalam bentuk gelar (semacam) Person of the Year nya. Gue lupa persisnya kapan, tapi saat gue terima majalah itu di kotak pos, gue langsung ngucapin selamat ke Adep. You deserve it, man! Ohya, penghargaan itu belum termasuk beragam ulasan dan/atau liputan dari berbagai media lainnya; cetak, radio, TV, maupun online. Dan lihatlah pada jumlah peserta yang antusias dan haus akan pengalaman baru berbudaya! Begitu hebatnya pengaruh yang ditimbulkan, hingga para pengikut (= follower) dan peniru pun bermunculan dengan klaim masing-masing. Tapi tetap, BatMus No.1!
Bravo untuk Adep dan rekan-rekan sukarelawan BatMus. Sorakan untuk mereka yang mau mengorbankan beberapa weekend yang beharga untuk mempersiapkan PTD berikutnya. Satu hal yang pasti, Jakarta dan Kota Tua nya patut berterimakasih.
Note:
More details on Jakarta, read this intriguing article: Jakarta, Indonesia - A Sinking Giant originally posted on the Jakarta Post daily.
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| Start: | Nov 20, '06 6:00p | | Location: | Planet Hollywood, Jakarta |
I am invited by the National Geographic. * Photography Workshop * Casual Dinner Hosted by: Darwis Triadi - one of the most prominent Indonesia photographer. Tantyo Bangun - editor-in-chief, National Geographic Indonesia
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