Showing posts with label lomography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lomography. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Justice Night - 26.07.2012


Do I need to say more? oh yes I do.


Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay came to Bali last month. And the crowds just keep flowing in to the venue on the Potato Head Beach Club.

From Grammy award winning videoclip song "D.A.N.C.E." , to the new "Audio, Video, Disco", and to top it up a mix of "We Are Your Friends" the place rumbles "ONNON" and I just can't help myself getting goosebumps and eargasms. I might not be the biggest fan of JUSTICE, but they do play very good music, and the crowd are certainly not the usual ones you see in a common club. Bali, with all the both local and foreign diversity, makes th duo DJ Set looks like a party somewhere you don't see everyday in Indonesia. People are wearing casual beach outfit, with shirts and sandals and loafers and sundresses and bikinis, with a pool in front of the stage. I don't even know where to start.

From the moment I saw the sign on the entrance, I was already thrilled and hooked. And walking into the venue, I heard them started playing, and while waiting in line to get inside, I can't help myself from being anxious. Inside the beach club, with the open spaces, the place was full, with the stage radiating with bright lights and superb sound.

This Duo from France played for two full hours, and that was the best two hours of dance music in my life, so far. The grassy lawn, the ocean air, the crowd, the lights, it is both relaxing and pumping the adrenaline inside me. I just wished that all my friends are there with me, singing along to "We Are Your Friends" at the top of our lungs.

Again, I can only say, aside from the absense of my friends, T
he party was dope :)

Here are some pictures I took with the Lomo L-CA+







Friday, July 20, 2012

Penida and Lembongan - some tension reliever, mind, body and soul.

The Trip started on Saturday morning. The group of 5 interesting women with a sea-riden guy. 

Started from Sanur, with the Maruti fast boat departing at 09.00 AM.
It cost 65k IDR /person
Our destination was Nusa Penida. 
The purpose: Praying in the Temples of Dalem Ped and Giri Putri Cave
I've only known how the plan was when we were waiting for the boat, all i brought was T-shirts and snorkeling gear. I borrowed "kamen"(balinese style cloth to wrap your lower part of body) from my friend.
So that I could enter the Temples.
Here's how the other looked like, all dressed up to visit the temples.
On the yards of Dalem Ped Temple

After finishing at Dalem Ped Temple, From the Pura Segara to the Pura Penataran Agung (I will have to get back to you on that), we continued our journey to the most visited Temple in Nusa Penida.
The Giri Putri Temple, Which is located in a Cavern in the hill.

Here is the view of the ocean, just opposite frome the stairs to Giri Putri Temple.
Fisherman boats at Nusa Penida
 and then we started climbing the stairs, it was already noon, and the sun is schorching hot.
With an offering for the Gods and some cameras, we went uphill to the entrance of the cavern.

steep stairs to Giri Putri Temple
Halfway to the entrance of Giri Putri Temple

Another view of the Shore

Entrance to the Giri Putri Temple
Praying at the entrance of Giri Putri Temple
After praying for blessing to advance, we entered the cavern, the opening was a small hole that we have to squat and crawl to advance. it was probably some 50 meters until the ceiling of the cave became higher and expanded into a big dome.
and then My camera became unusable :p


We got out of the cave after a series of ritual and ceremonies.
The weather was clear, the sky's blue, and here comes the fun side of our vacation.



We arrived at Lembongan Island by 4 PM and after some time walking (it was a long walk really)
we arrived at the bungalow, rest our feet and freshen up, and watch the sunset.

and the rest is total fun :)











Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Let's Play - 01 June 2012

This is not a proper documentation of the event.
With random shots on people and movements, 
I just tried to capture the colour and vibe of the opening of a Lomonesia Bali photo exhibition.

The blurred one was taken with bulb mode, shaky hands as always.
and while I was writing this, my mood is not to write. Again.

Just try to enjoy the photos of people you might not know, and bright colours you might or might not like.
as some of the photos are blurred, so is my head right now.
the swimming thoughts in my head colliding with each other, trying to poke my eye out from inside.

And as I keep blabbering here, you might just scroll down to see the photos below, or not.
Your choice.

Sometime this week, I have to process my finished film rolls, and maybe upload another sets of photos, and maybe at that time, I would be more in the mood to write some sensible stuffs.












Niki, Denpasar 13 June 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Bali Log Date: 27 Feb 2012 - blank film rolls


Senin, 27 Februari 2012
Kembali memulai minggu di akhir bulan ini, setelah akhir minggu sebelumnya saya habiskan dengan mengombinasikan antara kesenangan dan  kegiatan berbenah. Ya, akhir minggu adalah waktu saat saya membersihkan dan merapikan (memindahkan barang-barang ke salah satu sudut) kamar saya. Mencuci baju kotor, menyortir benda-benda yang tidak terpakai, dan mengatur kembali tata letak di kamar sewaan saya yang sederhana.
Selain itu, saya pun memanjakan diri dalam hobi dan kegiatan kesukaan saya, yaitu:
Berbicara sesuka hati, memotret tanpa memikirkan hasilnya, bertemu orang-orang yang menarik, menuju pantai dan membasahi alat snorkeling saya dengan asinnya air laut, dan berkumpul bersama teman-teman Lomonesia Bali + Semut Ireng + teman lain sesama pencinta foto (baik difoto maupun memfoto). Hari yang menyenangkan dan melelahkan, diakhiri dengan harap-harap cemas apa yang terjadi dengan rol film yang sudah saya gunakan.

Kemudian hari ini, 3 rol film kosong menyambut malam hari saya. Reaksi saya adalah? Senyum simpul.  Dan kemudian membicarakan hal-hal lain, sambil tetap meratapi kegagalan itu. Bukan sepenuhnya salah saya, hanya terlupa, bahwa film yang saya pakai sudah terlalu lama kadaluarsa. Dan itu artinya, masih ada beberapa rol film lagi yang terbuang sia-sia, yang saya beli bersama dengan 3 rol yang menghasilkan gambar kosong. 
(ternyata tidak kosong)






Pikiran saya pun melayang merambahi kekosongan, dan secara acak mulai menimbulkan imaji-imaji, potongan-potongan gambar dari waktu yang sudah lalu. Yang kemudian secara perlahan menjadi kabur, memburam dan kemudian menjadi gelap, sama seperti rol film saya.
(sepertinya jauh di lubuk hati saya, kesedihan melanda, tetapi saya hanya tidak ingin mengakuinya saja)
Selanjutnya, setelah sekian lama saya tidak menyempatkan diri untuk menulis sambil berpikir dan membiarkan memori saya menari, dan bermain dengan kata-kata. Ke-sibuk/santai-an saya membuat saya melupakan ritual ini, yang membantu saya merasa berada dalam gelembung pribadi tanpa batas, bebas melakukan apa saja. Menguntai kata-kata menjadi fantasi sekaligus nyata dengan pikiran saya sebagai batasannya.
Kata-kata di kepala saya sedemikian banyaknya, sampai terkadang saya merasa, hal itu-itu sajalah yang saya pikirkan, karena hal-hal lain tertumpuk di setiap lekuk dan cekungan lipatan otak saya dan tidak mampu untuk keluar akibat ukurannya yang kecil dan perilakunya yang malu-malu.
(dan sekarang saya mulai mempersonifikasikan kata-kata)
Apakah ini berarti saya seorang yang kaya akan informasi, atau tidak mau memilih? Apakah saya seorang yang tanpa tujuan, atau kurang serius dalam menentukan prioritas? Semua jawaban bisa benar, dan salah (sekali lagi saya tidak mau menentukan sikap). Setiap saat saya berkontemplasi dan memikirkan hal-hal di tahap filosofis, tanpa keinginan untuk menjejak, karena menjejak dan berakar adalah hal yang membuat saya tidak lagi merasa bisa untuk terbang, dan terbang merupakan hal yang sangat saya sukai.
(berenang adalah hal terdekat pada keinginan saya untuk bisa terbang, karena saat itu saya merasa bebas, walaupun udara yang saya miliki terbatas)
Impian, membuat kita berusaha, untuk melakukan lebih dari yang sudah kita lakukan, memunculkan ide-ide berani, yang dapat terkesan gila, namun dengan logika yang tepat, menjadi suatu hal baru yang akan mewarnai hidup anda. Saya, dengan segala keterbatasan saya, selalu bermimpi, dan ya, mimpi saya banyak, gila, dan kadang tanpa logika. Berpikir terkadang demikian melelahkan, sehingga saya bertindak saja, dan kemudian mendapatkan pelajaran darinya.
Waktu pun terus berlalu, dan saat ini, waktu menunjukkan pukul. Sebelas. Tiga puluh tujuh menit. Dan empat puluh detik. Goong…
Niki, Denpasar
Bulan ke delapan, kembali dari awal.
dan saya pun terbang

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Bali Log Date: 17.12.2011 - Cold weather, and some DIY Photo Scans

So, it has been a while now.
I think Im getting rusty by not saying things the way I used to.
It's December, Christmas is coming, A year is ending,
and boy do I got some news...

But carrying on, I just wanted to show you my pictures,
My friend processed it, and after a long while, I decided to do something about it.
So that you can also see them.

Here is what I did:
1. I set my laptop screen contrast to 100%, and then put a white background on it.
2. I stick my negative b/w film on the screen.
3. I took a picture of it with my digital camera, frame per frame.
4. I invert it in photoshop, and set it to monochrome.
5. Voila, here are the results.












And I do hope You like it.
Cheers,
Niki