Category : Indonesia

A crooked jetty
10 years, 6 months ago Comments Off on A crooked jetty
Posted in: Indonesia, Jetty, Seascape

New Journal 57 – Learning to swim Most adults feel at home in the water. Others, however, believe that the water will take them one day, and if the water doesn’t finish them off, whatever horribleness deep within almost certainly will. I was a weak swimmer. I could do a manic front crawl for about […]

Prambanan
10 years, 10 months ago 2

New Journal 16 – Santiago As the sun began to set, we were joined by a puppy. He decided to make his bed under my tripod. We were standing at a lookout on Cerro San Cristobal overlooking the city and mountains. The view was stunning. Two young fellas joined us and began chatting. After a […]

The passage of the temple
10 years, 11 months ago 1

New Journal Entry 1 – Entering into the unknown What does it mean to live a meaningful life? As the sand of time has slithered its way through to the bottom of the hour glass, it is time for Rachel and I to once again leave the shores of home and venture into lands unknown […]

Rocky Water
11 years ago Comments Off on Rocky Water
Posted in: Indonesia, Seascape

French Journal Day 161 (Travel Diary Day 241) I met with an app developer today about creating unique and functional apps for HDR photography and photography in general. Over a coffee we threw around a few ideas, some of which weren’t particularly great, but 3 in particular have very exciting prospects that need to be […]

The Path to Bromo
11 years ago Comments Off on The Path to Bromo
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French Journal Day 155 (Travel Diary Day 235) As I finished off the remnants of my first coffee of the day, I mentally prepared myself for the cold conditions that would soon follow. Donning my woolly hat and scarf, I collected my camera gear and groggily headed out the door on a mission to capture […]

The Peak
11 years, 1 month ago Comments Off on The Peak
Posted in: Indonesia, Mountain

French Journal Day 133 (Travel Diary Day 213) – Extended Journal entry I’m going through some of my older images and reprocessing them in a more natural manner. This is mount Merapi in Indonesia. I manually blended 3 exposures (-2 0 +2) and increased the textures and contrast in Nik Color Efex.

Dramatic beach
11 years, 1 month ago Comments Off on Dramatic beach

French Journal Day 133 (Travel Diary Day 213) Our first 3 days in Paris are shaping up to be more action-packed than the entire 6 weeks we’ve spent in Burgundy. It’s been a time of both tranquility and productivity here but not much in the way of adventure. After getting acquainted with our neighbourhood on […]

The Tunnel  - Taman Sari
11 years, 1 month ago Comments Off on The Tunnel – Taman Sari
Posted in: Indonesia, Tunnel

French Journal Day 132 (Travel Diary Day 212) This morning we saw Jess for the final time. As usual, she didn’t recognise us. We felt a strange mix of emotions as we said goodbye. On the one hand, we were relieved not to have to go back to the home she stayed in. The staff […]

Bromo Crater
11 years, 1 month ago Comments Off on Bromo Crater
Posted in: Indonesia, Volcano

French Journal Day 131 (Travel Diary Day 211) “Di sana!” replied the driver, pointing into a dusty abyss. “Di mana?” I asked again. I could barely see 10 metres ahead – the chance of spying Bromo, the volcano, was slim. Dozens of people either side of us fizzed past on motorbikes, faces covered, skidding left […]