Jawa

Borobudur, or Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur, Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦣꦸꦂ, translit. Candhi Barabudhur) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, and the world's largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.

A very tough life for those sulfur carriers, having to carry on their back up to 60Kg of sulfur from the bottom of the Ijen volcano several times a day.

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Sunrise on Banyuwangi Beach, East Java, Indonesia.

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Sunrise on Banyuwangi Beach (East Java, Indonesia).I just had an awesome trip in Bromo and Ijen volcanoes, will soon post the shots. This one was taken during my last day in East Java.

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Beautiful starry night over Mount Bromo caldera. Lots of cars traffic too. This was shot at around 3am. The sunrise is at 6am, if you are not there 4 hours before, you don't have to chance to secure a good spot to put your tripod!

Full Milky Way arch over Bromo caldera, shot from King Kong Hill. The relatively small observation deck was packed with photographers almost fighting to get a good spot.

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Fisherman leaving for an early morning fishing on Lake Rawa Pening, Indonesia.

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So much smoke in that day. We went down there when its so dark until the sun came up.

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Shot during my trip to East Java Indonesia last July. This area is a famous photography spot to shoot the sunrise on Mount Bromo, sunrise was at 5.45am but we had to be there at 2am to secure a good spot, and the temperature was below 10C. During the whole trip, I used the Nikon Z7 with the Nikkor Z 14-30mm, this is an awesome combination, the 14-30mm f/4 is as sharp as my 14-24mm f/2.8, and it has a standard 82mm and I was able to use my NiSi v6 100mm filter system.

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From my Indonesian trip last year. Still have a few shots on my hard drive waiting to be posted :)

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A local fisherman on Lake Rawa Pening in Indonesia

Hello my dear friends, I am just back from a 2 week trip in SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore & Indonesia).

In Indonesia, I was in great company with flickr buddies Rajesh & Shikharesh. Special thanks to Rajesh who planned and organized the whole Indonesia trip.

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After my latest glittering Dubai cityscapes, now something at the total opposite! :)

Taken during a recent trip to Jakarta, Indonesia. One evening I wandered in the old streets of Jakarta and stumbled upon this interesting perspective.

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Sunrise light on Kawah Ijen (Ijen Crater) and its beautiful turquoise colored lake (the largest highly acidic lake in the world). You can also see the sulfuric fumes from the sulfur mines. This was another very long day, traveling from Bromo to Ijen, hiking to the top of the crater, going to the bottom of the crater twice, first during the night to shoot the blue flames, then going up to shoot the sunrise, and going down again to shoot the sulfur mines and workers. More than 35 hours without sleep, but it was worth it! ? Nikon Z7 | Nikkor Z 14-30mm F/4 Single exposure. One can appreciate the great dynamic range of the Z7!