Situ Gunung - August, 12th 2006

Wasnt so sure why i use ISO800, no wonder it's so pixellated.
The blue tint up there was fake, PS worked.

Taken using Canon 350D lens 18-55mm. Speed 1/30 sec, f/22, ISO800.

Original time 08.13am.

After a shot or two of vodka tonic at a club in south jakarta, i drove my car to Sukabumi with three friends accompanied. My wristwatch pointed at 3.30am when i entered the highway, pancoran's gate directly to Sukabumi.
Four of us were so anxious since this was the first time we had a trip to this famous Situ Gunung. Slowly drove my car, felt the morning breeze through my window we had no difficulties in finding the location, and after two and a half driving, we arrived to this amazingly beautiful place. It was 6am in the morning, but we didnt find anybody there. I parked in front of what i thought was a dormitory. Seemed everybody was still sleeping.
I felt the urge on my stomach, which told me to quickly find a restroom. Arrgh.. always! Being in a beautiful place i always experience it. With no compromise i ran straight away to the restroom.
I saw my friends talking to a man, he explained to them about the place, and talked about the fee we have to pay if our visit was for a commercial purpose which means we didnt have to pay anything if it was just a merely excurtion.
He showed us a dock over the lake which was a good spot for taking pictures, and it was in the dormitory area. After taking some pictures, we went to the lake side which was outside the dormitory area.
I enjoyed that time so much, though my lenses wasnt so good and pictures i took werent so satisfying. It was understandable, my technical skill in photography is still in a basic level, in addition i just have tamron 70-300mm, canon 50mm/1.8 and 18-55mm which are not so maginificent.
But it all depend on what inside my mind and how i interprete it in a picture. Therefore, i present you some photographs hoping you can enjoy them as much as i do.