“Just A Short While More…”

"Just A Short While More..."
Still revolving around the wedding at Ceromo Lawang

As mentioned, the wedding ceremony was very much a solemn affair. While the rites/prayers were taking place, the groom and bride set solemnly, resplendent in their garb and makeup (is this where George Lucas found his inspiration for the costumes/design for Queen Amidala in Star Wars? ;)). I wonder what the couple was thinking then. For the boy, one thing seemed obvious: he probably couldn’t wait for the whole ceremony to be over and for the feasting to begin! 😛

Man And Beast

Man And Beast
One of my favourite pictures from the outing we had at Savana on our last day in the Tenggar Caldera…

Dad’s friends arranged for 2 horsemen to join us at Savana during our early morning outing. They rode over the Savana while the rest of us started clicking pictures. Tired after all the riding, the horsemen (and their horses) decided to take a break. No breaks for us photographers though, as we continued to snap away. While many opted for a wider composition, I decided to make use of the longer reach of my 70-200mm to capture this. I like the juxtaposition of the man versus beast as well as the bokeh effect I got due to the narrow depth of field. I am really loving the sharpness of this lens: I can actually count the individual eye lashes on the horse’s eyelid in the full-sized original file 🙂