Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine May 2015

Explore | Masterclass 25 MASTERCLASS Traditional Indonesian Architecture Few countries rival Indonesia for its palette of cultures and landscapes. And no subject tops architecture for distilling the connection between the two. Tak banyak negara yang dapat menandingi kekayaan budaya dan lanskap Indonesia. Dan hanya arsitektur yang mampu memadukan keduanya. A single image of traditional architecture can speak volumes about a people’s relation to their land, their gods or their neighbours. It can recall a deep and ancient iconography, record a survival strategy otherwise lost, or just tickle our fancy because – let’s face it – that’s what our subject matter was captured to do! When you point a camera at a crowning human achievement, one honed over untold generations, you’re stacking your odds to make a good picture. What could possibly go wrong? Well, as it turns out, a lot of things. Light, crowds, clutter, fire or even your own best-laid plans. Read on for a tour that narrowly dodges all pitfalls in pursuit of architectural photography that does its subject proud. Sebuah foto arsitektur tradisional Indonesia bisa menceritakan banyak hal mengenai manusia dan tempat tinggal mereka, Tuhannya maupun lingkungan sekitarnya. Karya foto arsitektur tradisional dapat menyimpan gambar objek kuno, cara hidup tradisional atau sekadar hal yang menarik perhatian kita. Ketika Anda memotret sebuah mahakarya manusia, yang telah bertahan selama beberapa generasi, ada sejumlah hal yang dapat menghalangi Anda mendapatkan foto yang bagus. Pencahayaan, keramaian, kesemrawutan, kebakaran, atau hal-hal di luar yang Anda rencanakan. Simak penjelasan berikut untuk menghindari sejumlah kesalahan sehingga Anda dapat menciptakan karya fotografi yang membanggakan. Timor – The big picture, and why your driver is your new best friend “Back in the day, before we came down...” So begins any elder’s story, anywhere in eastern Indonesia. Clans built their own islands in the sky, escaping war and slave traders on isolated mountaintops. Hurtling around a hairpin turn in Timor, I nearly missed this view. Thankfully, I’d spent 12 hours courting my driver, and by then when he heard my battle cry, “Minggir-r-r!” he skidded to a halt like an angkut on market day. Sprinting back, I snapped this fairy-tale view seconds before it was lost to fog. “Dulu, sebelum kami datang...” Begitulah pembuka cerita para tetua di wilayah timur Indonesia. Sukusuku membangun pulau mereka di langit untuk menghindari perang dan perdagangan budak. Saya nyaris melewatkan sebuah pemandangan ketika kendaraan saya melesat di sebuah tikungan tajam Untunglah, sudah 12 jam saya menjalin keakraban dengan sopir sehingga dia langsung menginjak rem, begitu saya berteriak, “Minggir-r-r!” Saya abadikan pemandangan ini sebelum hilang ditelan kabut. Djuna Iverleigh Exploring Indonesia over the last 18 years, Djuna Iverleigh splits her time between photography (www. djunapix.com), film production (www. jungle-run.com) and support for local TV (www.fb.com/ bumihijautv/). Menjelajahi Indonesia selama 18 tahun terakhir, Djuna Iverleigh membagi waktunya antara fotografi (djunapix.com), produksi film, dan mendukung televisi lokal (fb.com/ bumihijautv/).

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