Indonesia, an eye opening experience. [ Update, pictures included ]

[CPA]

Actually, seeing the good and bad around the world is the biggest reason to be a world traveler. Nothing will make you appreciate what you have like seeing people who have it worse. Nothing will motivate you to do more than seeing how good things can be.

I've never understood the narrow minded mentality of non-exposure. It's the core of the Ugly American stereotype.

Sorry, just not my cup of tea. It doesn't make me ugly, it makes me different.

 

[Svnla]

Actually, seeing the good and bad around the world is the biggest reason to be a world traveler. Nothing will make you appreciate what you have like seeing people who have it worse. Nothing will motivate you to do more than seeing how good things can be.

Totally agree with the BOLD parts.

Maybe that is why LEGAL immigrants from third world countries are doing so well in the US because what they saw then and what they are seeing now in the US.

<<---love to travel and had been to several countries/continents around the world.

 

[iGas]

These pictures are amazing. The S95 is truly a nice little camera. Thanks for sharing. How much did the helicopter ride cost?

Thanks, no helicopter ride, just several days climbing to vantage points for the pictures, and the last picture was from a ship.

 

[iGas]

don't they have suckling pig there? i've never had it, but that's up there at the top of my list of things to try.

Muslim don't eat pigs. However the Chinese Catholic does, but I didn't see anywhere that serve suckling pigs.

 

[iGas]

My friends and I travel every year together to a different part of the world. Just got back from Rome and Barcelona. We were planning on hitting up Bali next year with a potential stop in Tokyo or Hong Kong before hand.

My one friend has been to Bali and actually had a pretty good time - albeit he did have a private villa with swimming pool. He also hit up night clubs, etc so his vacation may have been slightly different than yours. However, he didn't complain about how dirty it was, or how bad the food was. He said food was good and cheap, especially normally expensive seafood was relatively inexpensive. Other things like spa, massages, etc were also pretty inexpensive.

Foods, sea foods, and spa, and massages was cheap. However the quality is sub par since it is cheap, except for the massages.

 

[iGas]

the volcano and all the water shots look great

One more water shot for you.

A beach among many many beaches near Kuta Lombok.

 

[purbeast0]

LOVE the beach pictures, keep those comiing.

was also talking to my coworker who is really into photography about 4 hours ago, about how he recommends the S95 as a point and shoot camera, although it is a bit on the expensive side. i was looking to simply get another SD1000 to replace the one of mine that broke, for about $70 used, since I already have the underwater housing for it.

but damn, after seeing your pictures, i almost want to spend the $300 extra to just get an SD95 then get the underwater housing before my next beach trip.

great pictures!

 

[iGas]

LOVE the beach pictures, keep those comiing.

was also talking to my coworker who is really into photography about 4 hours ago, about how he recommends the S95 as a point and shoot camera, although it is a bit on the expensive side. i was looking to simply get another SD1000 to replace the one of mine that broke, for about $70 used, since I already have the underwater housing for it.

but damn, after seeing your pictures, i almost want to spend the $300 extra to just get an SD95 then get the underwater housing before my next beach trip.

great pictures!

The under water housing for the S95 would be worth it. There are times I wished that I carried my SLR with its full gears for some of the action shots. However I'm glad that I didn't, because I wouldn't be able to get the candid shots or pack them up the treacherous mountains.

I lost my new GoPro 1080P underwater/helmet cam the very first day that I was in Indonesia at a hotel in Jakarta, therefore I couldn't get any underwater shot (the underwater scenery in Flores is unreal). Guard your cameras with your life and lock it up in the safe when you leave your room.

Here ya go:

 

[purbeast0]

wow the color on that shot is amazing!

around $400 is the pretty standard price for the S95?

 

[BladeVenom]

http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/animals/pictures/cassowary_2.jpg
Cassowaries also among some of the more exotic birds and animals that doesn't exist outside of the region.

How do they taste?

 

[iGas]

How do they taste?

I don't know, but cassowary is not on the menu because they are on the endangered species list.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Someday I plan to do a NZ+Indonesia trip.

And I agree with those above support world travel. Well said. You never know how bad you have it until you see those who do it better and vice versa.

 

[The_Dude8]

wow the color on that shot is amazing!

around $400 is the pretty standard price for the S95?

yup, or you get get a refurshised one from canon for $319.

http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_12163

 

[iGas]

yup, or you get get a refurshised one from canon for $319.

http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_12163

I got mine for around $469 CAD in Jan/Feb of 2011, and it worth every penny.

Another water shot:

Pink beach Komodo Island, Flores, Indonesia.

Image is a bit soft because the boat was moving, and the shot was zoom out at 105mm (shot was taken at 1/500s)

 

[The_Dude8]

I got mine for around $469 CAD in Jan/Feb of 2011, and it worth every penny.

Another water shot:

Pink beach Komodo Island, Flores, Indonesia.

Image is a bit soft because the boat was moving, and the shot was zoom out at 105mm (shot was taken at 1/500s)

for a noob like me, what are the settings you set to for outdoor shots? I need to move away from using the auto settings.

 

[purbeast0]

yea also do you do any post processing or anything? or are those just flat out the raw pictures you took?

 

[iGas]

yea also do you do any post processing or anything? or are those just flat out the raw pictures you took?

Raw images, no post processing. Using Super Vivid mode with saturation control and/or +/- exposure compensation up to +/-1.5 f/stop (only night/time shots that I use greater exposure compensation).

for a noob like me, what are the settings you set to for outdoor shots? I need to move away from using the auto settings.

Technology these days is pretty good. Auto setting for landscape will get the pictures 95&#37; of the time, and same as portrait mode even with back light (I use fill flash when ever I can in back light situations at -2/3 to -1 fill.)

It all depends on the situation, but I tend to use auto metering for most to see if I get the picture that I wanted. Shutter priority with exposure compensation is what I use for the rest of the situations that auto don't do what I want. Manual mode is cool too, but it require more bracketing hence I prefer exposure compensation because it is quicker.