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By WidhibekPublished April 4, 2017 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Early in learning Milky Way photography, I believed it required complete darkness—mountains, beaches, or countryside. Those outside Java sometimes enjoy Milky Way from their front yards. But surprisingly, on clear nights, you can photograph Milky Way from home too. The more I shoot Milky Way, the…
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By WidhibekAdapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Which lens is better for Milky Way photography—the trusty Samyang 14mm f/2.8 that has accompanied me on many night hunts, or the recently added Canon 16-35mm f/4L? A few days ago, I brought both lenses to capture the night beauty at Mount Merapi. Here’s a comparison based on my observations and…
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By WidhibekPublished June 23, 2015 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Monday afternoon, still somewhat sleepy, I woke to a WhatsApp notification. “Bek.. Tonight we’re heading to Tawangmangu for a photography session, want to join?” Marsono messaged, adding, “We’re going by car, so just sleep during the trip.” I replied that I had just come back from…
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By WidhibekPublished May 21, 2015 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com On May 20, 2015, stars dotted the night sky. The silhouette of Mount Merapi stood proudly before us. A streak of white mist resembling fog stretched across the sky. Eagerly, I captured the Milky Way arching above on my tripod-mounted camera. It was a moment of…
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By WidhibekPublished April 20, 2015 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Throughout the day, weather remained unchanged—fog blanketed Cemoro Lawang village. Not much impact though; after lunch, activities were resting after last night’s all-nighter. Evening unchanged. Snacking biscuits while awaiting sunset from a garden corner, but dominant clouds turned it gray. Around 7 PM during dinner, fog…
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By WidhibekPublished October 11, 2021 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com I never seem to get bored visiting Selo, nestled between Mount Merapi and Merbabu. There’s always something captivating to capture. Fortunately, it’s not far from home—usually just over an hour without heavy traffic. Yesterday, with plans to pick up a lens in Boyolali, I decided to…
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By WidhibekPublished November 2, 2013 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com My love affair with the Milky Way began during the 2010 Mount Semeru expedition—my first climb after a long hiatus from summiting mountains. (Full Semeru trip stories in three Semeru ebooks here.) By then, I’d owned a Canon 450D DSLR for about a year. The main…
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By WidhibekPublished August 12, 2020 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com One of the most popular events among astrophotography enthusiasts is capturing the Perseid meteor shower. With up to 50 meteors per hour at peak, it’s a highly anticipated night spectacle. The Perseids can be enjoyed from mid-July to mid-August Want to know how to photograph the…
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By WidhibekOriginally published March 8, 2021 | Fully translated and adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Almost every day on social media, we encounter landscape photos with the Milky Way in the background—some looking realistic, others appearing like clever composites. That’s perfectly fine; it’s art after all. But for me, there’s greater satisfaction in capturing the Milky Way…
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By WidhibekPublished November 2, 2015 | Adapted for NightSkyIndonesia.com Since 2010, I’ve been obsessed with photographing the earth’s beauty at night, filled with stars. Not forgetting to capture the magnificent Milky Way across Indonesia. Please enjoy a collection from Landscape Indonesia showcasing the Milky Way (Galaksi Bima Sakti) backdrop in some of Indonesia’s most stunning…