Tamron Lens 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 PZD VC Macro

Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 PZD VC Macro "sapujagat lens"

This lens is a lens with the farthest reach of the lens compared to the above. Image quality is quite good of 18-135mm after it declined somewhat, especially at the ends, ie 200-270mm. This lens deserves an option if you want to have very far-reaching lens, such as photos of wildlife (wildlife). Kekuranganya (like Tamron lenses in general) lies in the performance of auto focus is a bit noisy and often fail to lock the subject. to get the lens "SAPUJAGAT" You need to prepare the money of Rp 4 million.

Lens Nikon18-200mm f / 3.5-5.6 VR version II Lens

Nikon18-200mm  f / 3.5-5.6 VR version II "sapujagat lens"

if you use Nikon cameras, the lens is arguably the best in terms of image quality and body design. The resulting image quality of this lens is very good and sharp in 18-70mm, after that the quality will decline, especially in focal length 135-200mm. In addition, the price is relatively expensive and may be more expensive than your camera. you can buy this camera with a dowry of about Rp 9 million. but the auto focus performance of this lens is very able in the count. This lens is a lens "SAPUJAGAT" One recommendation writers.

Lens Canon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Canon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS "sapujagat lens"

Image quality shots this lens may not be as sharp as the Nikon lens IN 18-70mm, but overall, the results are more consistent shots this lens from Nikon, especially for long-distance photo (tele). The price is also much cheaper. Unfortunately this lens auto focus is still using the old technology, so there is less noise and focus quickly. For users of Canon cameras, this lens is a lens "SAPUJAGAT" best option at a price of about USD 7.8 million you can carry this lens.

Sapujagat lens

Sapujagat Lens

each lens has its own advantages and disadvantages of each, depending on the specialty, there is a special for photographing small objects or creatures (macro lens), there are to photograph the view (wide lens), for photographing models (fixed lens / prime) and others all no specialization, but those of you who like to travel far and feel lazy or bothered to bring and change the dressing of various types of lenses there is an alternative lens that you should have. lens "SAPUJAGAT" yes as the name suggests this lens has a lot of functions. This lens has a wide focal range, from wide to long (telephoto) so for the lazy or afraid of intruding dust causes camera change lenses often choose this lens as a primary lens.

The following 5 "SAPUJAGAT" most cameras I recommend

1. Canon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

2. Nikon 18-200mm VR f/3.5-5.6 VR versi II

3. Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 PZD VC Macro

5 EXCESS PRIME / FIX LENS

FIX EF 50mm f/1.8 II vs FIX EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

Prime lens or a prime lens is a lens that can not zoom, so we have to back and forth to get a good angle. then to what we wear lenses that complicated like this? Eits do not underestimate this lens, it looks complicated but this lens a lot of advantages compared to other lenses.

excess fixed / prime lens

1 Small and Lightweight

This lens has a relatively smaller size compared to other types of lenses, small size and light weight make it easy to keep it, more freely and not get tired when brought it especially if you often carry a camera for long trips, this lens can be a good option for Match the camera in with you.

2 Good for beginner photographers

Because this lens can not zoom, you have to forward - backward to get a good perspective, if you are a new learning photography this lens will train and hone your instincts in making a good angle to photograph.

3. Have a Large Aperture  

Most of the fixed lens has a large aperture standard zoom lens compared to, eg, a fixed f / 1.4 and f/1.8 fixed lens f /1.8 may collect 4-8 times more light, or about 2-3 stops, so the lens is quite ideal even if worn in low light room. large openings that allow you to create photos with background blur in low depth of field (Deep Of Field), it is possible to get a cool bokeh.

4 photo quality

Almost all of the resulting image is sharper than the fixed lens with a photo taken with a standard zoom lens. in addition it is also more controllable distortion photo.

5. economical and affordable prices  
Compared with other types of lenses ex "sapujagat lens", lens fixed lens can be said that most cheap, As of this writing the price of this lens in the Indonesian market range from $ 1 million, both for Canon and Nikon. although cheap but this lens is not cheap.

Make HDR photos with Adobe Photoshop

Make HDR photos with Adobe Photoshop, What is HDR photo? Photo HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a simple shooting with a range of tonal detail that is very large. This usually requires at least three file photos of different exposures of the same decision and incorporate them into one. The following How to Make HDR photo.

1. Prepare a minimum of three photos, keep its existing view, can be landscapes, buildings or human in my practice examples that focus only object to humans

original image

2. duplicate the original image by (Ctrl + J), change the overlay mode to duplicate the results.

duplicate image (ctrl+j)

3.Choose Image> Adjustments> Desaturate

Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

4. select Image > Adjustments >Invert

Image > Adjustments >Invert

5.  add Blur effect, Filter-Blur > Gaussian blur

Filter-Blur > Gaussian blur

object

6. Duplicate Layer 1 (Ctrl + J), change the mode to Soft Light, to get some sharpness, you can duplicate the layer mode while playing over and over, for example by adding a mode to Vivid Light. you should consider in Creating HDR photo is the simplest and fill Opacity setting.

duplicate layer

change the mode to Soft Light

7. For color and lighting problems, you add the Create new fill or adjustment layer for each layer you want. because this will determine the final result of editing.

create new fill or adjustment layer

Final Results

If you want an easier HDR tutorial please go to the plugin, with this plugin topaz you will be easy to create the HDR effect simply a click and point set points to effect dramatic HDR look.okay so the tutorial to Make HDR photos with Adobe Photoshop

agrotourism tea garden Kaligua brebes

welcome to kaligua

Brebes is a district located at the westernmost tip of the province of Central Java, in addition to such famous culinary salted egg, Kupat glabed, blengong satay, fish bone crackers etc.. Brebes district also has a place - interesting sights such as the beautiful beaches Randusanga (R-Nine beach), Reservoir Malahayu, reservoirs Penjalin, Pangkuan temple, waterfall daughter (curug putri), Thermal Baths Cipanas, renjeng lake, and one I like the most is the garden tea Kaligua.

panorama green tea kaligua

Kaligua tea plantations at an altitude of 1200 - 2050 m above sea level. The air is very cold conditions, ranging from 8 ° - 22 ° C in the rainy season and reach 4 ° -12 ° C in the dry season. So do not be surprised if the tea plantation area is almost always shrouded in thick fog. The tea plantation is located on the western slopes of Mount Slamet (3432 m above sea level) which is the second highest mountain in Java island after Mount Semeru. From one of the places in the tea plantations Kaligua we can enjoy the beauty of mountain tops near Slamet, the peak Sakub.

path betwen green tea gardens

Kaligua agro tourism area provide many options for tours. Therefore, there are several interesting tourist sites are located in around Kaligua. for example the Japanese Cave, Bening Tuk, Cave of the Winds, Garden Tomb Founder Van De Jong. Some villas belonging to the estate can be used for those of you who want to spend the night. Kaligua tea plantation area, in addition to appealing for family tourism facilities, is also very suitable for refreshing for the city every day busy with routine work. To cater to tourists, growers provide homestay facilities (lodging) is pretty good. facilities; inn, guesthouse Flamboyan (6 rooms), Wisma Dahlia (3 rooms), Kenanga Pensions (2 rooms), the Orchid Pensions (2 rooms), Meeting House, Camping Area, outbound area, Gazebo, Soccer Field, Tennis Court, Volleyball Field , table Tennis & Billyard, Tea & Coffee corner (cafe), Orgel Music Entertainment Single, Tea & Catering Services, Health Centres, Worship Facilities.

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road or bike path between green tea gardens while enjoying the cool mountain air indeed very exciting, you will even forget tired because anesthetized Kaligua panoramic beauty of tea gardens. atmosphere that is very beautiful and cool air can Kaligua unwind, make the mind becomes fresh, and the spirit was back to 100%. trust me this is very exciting brother & sister, try it yourself if you do not believe. this is very cool place for holiday.

GUA JEPANG

 

lorong gua Jepang (hall Japan cave's )

Kaligua to complete if you have not yet felt the sensation down the aisle cave Japan. The caves were built in the period of Japanese occupation is said to be a hideout Japanese army officials. Being at the bottom of the hill tea garden, this cave has a length of about 800 meters hall, for visitor safety menelusiri allowed only in the cave about 300 meters. every weekend, or when crowded in the hallway cave neon will be lit, but actually it would be sensational if we use spotlight (flashlight) or only when the torch through the cave.

signpost ruang pembantaian (slaughter room),  kamar kelelawar
(space bat)

in the cave there are several special rooms; There is a captive space, meeting rooms, space weapons, space massacre. R. bat. no need to fear no friendly guides who will accompany you through the cave is.

TRACING GOA

TUK BENING

after tired through the gardens and cave you can quench your thirst at the rest area near the outbound, or go directly to the water source "tuk clear" a natural spring water and fresh water can you drink straight.

wellspring "TUK BENING"

or if you want bath, can visit the small beautiful waterfalls teletak west just above the mouth of the cave

bathing in a waterfall

Indonesia backpacker shirt in drying

KALIGUA BLACK TEA

kaligua black tea

satisfied after playing in the tea garden you may want to try delights and distinctive fragrance of black tea Kaligua you can get in the store - the store near the mill, you can also see the process of making black tea in tea factory Kaligua

Overcoming the error message when opening the network manager wicd [bakctrack 5]

Wicd Network Manager is one of the default network manager application that is used to select the backtrack connection, (eg use wifi to connect, lan cable, etc.). never happened when I opened the wicd network manager I get an error message as shown below:

wicd error messages

actually does not matter when we press ok wicd running as usual, but sometimes we feel uncomfortable if get an error message. the following countermeasures:

open a terminal and type the following command

# dpkg-reconfigure wicd
then enter the command again
# update-rc.d wicd defaults
reopen his wicd and god willing (insya Allah) the error message no longer exists.

Adjust the brightness of the screen using the command in the terminal backtrack

For Linux users, sometimes there are devices Brightness settings via the control panel or hotkey does not work. as I alamai on my backtrack linux. Then there are other alternatives to set it, here is how quickly Adjusting Brightness Through Terminal.

1. Open a terminal (CTRL + ALT + T)
2. Type the command sudo setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=nilai , press enter.The value is the value of the strength of brightnes. The value provided is 1-99 or can be filled with BB.
Ex :   sudo setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=BB


* if you use a value of 1 so dark, like death, it's better not to use a value of 1! !!

The command can be used to adjust the brightness of executable files through termnal. Sehngga will only execute it alone is the same run the above command. Here's how

1. Open terminal
2. type the command sudo nano brightness. (berghtness name just an example, could be another)
3. input the command, sudo setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=BB  (must directly enter the value)
4. press Ctrl + X, then Y, fatherly store.
5. Change into an executable file, by way of sudo chmod 777 brightness. (Filename customized name above)
6. Try running, with a double-click, if the question arises, just select RUN to run.

Thus Adjusting Brightness Through Terminal, may be useful..

body rafting along the river Cukang Taneuh / greencanyon pangandaran

My trip, My adventure arrrx.doc

     by relying on gps journey of brebes towards pangandaran takes about 6 hours by private car.  Pangandaran area located in the district of Kudat is not in doubt his fame as a tourist destination. Coupled with the popularity of Green Canyon or river cliff Cukang Taneuh with a very beautiful and clear green water. But it was not limited to that, ciamis Pangandaran area also has other tourist destinations that are not less beautiful. Karas including stone beach that has watersport facilities, the training ground for beginners and surf rock beach shark that has an interesting history.

greencanyon, cukang taneuh pangandaran_arrrx.doc

     Green Canyon with clear green color of the water is between the towering cliffs that showed exotic charm to the landscape incrible wonderfull, the hidden beauty of Green Canyon.

an exciting trip, we were invited down the river right - really beautiful with a fairly heavy flow of water in the drown, swept away, jumping off the cliff height of 8 meters, it is an unforgettable experience and stimulate adrenaline.

jump off a cliff. arrrx doc

okay hopefully my post will inspire you to define the target vacation spots!

Perfect waves in the paradise of surfers, Batukaras beach

batukaras beach surfer

Batu Karas beach is located not far from Pangandaran Beach and the natural attractions of GreenCanyon (Cukang Taneuh) Kudat. The distance from the Pangandaran coast approximately 40 km with a travel time of approximately 45 minutes by private vehicle.

This beach is famous for its large waves and is often used by surfers surfing arena both locally and overseas, arguably this beach paradise for surfers merupkn Not surprisingly, many recommended Batu Karas Beach surfing community as an arena for a comfortable surfing for surfers, especially for the beginners who want to learn to surf like me. 

hook legs with a surfboard

Caucasians carrying a surf board

In addition to surfing, the beach is also suitable for swimming and fishing. One of the recommended spots for the "fishing mania" is in the Rock Umbrella that is located on the western coast and can be accessed using the existing charter boat around the coast at a cost of about 20,000 per person. If you are not interested in fishing, you can try other activities such as water sports that can be done at this beach like playing banana boat that can boost your adrenaline.

bananaboat batukaras

Compared Pangandaran, Batu Karas Beach region is relatively more quiet, beautiful and natural. This place can also be a suitable alternative for newlyweds who want a honeymoon with an atmosphere of tranquility. although relatively quiet but the facilities at this beach is quite complete, some hotels and inns available here with price range varies, but all are relatively affordable, at the beach there is also a surf shop, which sells boards for surfing, as well as accessories for the surf just as fing, rope hook feet with boards, etc. so for those of you who want to buy a surf board or just view - could stop by to see this surf shop is located in the northern corner of the beach.

Since most of the many local residents who work as fishermen, seafood such as squid, crabs and various types of fresh fish is very easily found at affordable prices at the fish auction. Create your seafood lovers, culinary variety of fresh seafood can be the right choice to fill a hungry stomach after walking around this beach.

Choosing Batu Karas beach as tourist attractions can certainly make your vacation memorable. In addition to enjoying the atmosphere relatih quieter beaches, where you can also make the event with a culinary tour around the stalls located around the beach and selling a wide selection of seafood

to the surf spot

sunrise @batukaras beach