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Ranah Minang - The First Visit

Jun 8, '07 4:57 AM
for everyone

These are just several beautiful photoes,... wanna see more? please drop me an email.
Enjoy the beauty of West Sumatra

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elis2107 wrote on Jun 8, '07

nice detail ;p

elis2107 wrote on Jun 8, '07

lovely shot! ;p

elis2107 wrote on Jun 8, '07

splendid, the rice field is so green.........

elis2107 wrote on Jun 8, '07

is he ok??

richardkurni wrote on Jun 8, '07

elis2107 said

splendid, the rice field is so green.........

Yes, it is.. I am happy that you enjoy the pictures... I wiil upload more photo about Ranah Minang from my second visit... just wait

richardkurni wrote on Jun 8, '07

elis2107 said

nice detail ;p

That is really old rail... more than a hundred years ago

richardkurni wrote on Jun 8, '07

elis2107 said

lovely shot! ;p

Thanks Elis

richardkurni wrote on Jun 8, '07

elis2107 said

is he ok??

Yeap, he is quite okay actually..
But in my opinion this kind of game is very risky and dangerous for the life of this kid

ckchanweb wrote on Jun 8, '07

wow :)

ckchanweb wrote on Jun 8, '07

peacefull

theweyes wrote on Jun 8, '07

Ini gw suka banget. Coba rumahnya agak terang. Apa thu tekniknya 'Fill Flash' ya..........jadi rumahnya lebih agak terekspose.

theweyes wrote on Jun 8, '07

Warna langit ama layer gunungnya keren euy. Richard pake kamera dan lensa apa nih buat ambil ini.

sabtuminggu wrote on Jun 8, '07

i like this .. very scenic..
hi res semua ya. nunggunya lama euy :-(

youfy wrote on Jun 8, '07

Wah om, foto2nya makin mantab dah!!

ambarbriastuti wrote on Jun 8, '07

love the gradation of the hill in the background..and lonely hut :)

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

ckchanweb said

wow :)

Wow napa pak.... maap kalo kurang berkenan, ini lagi trial n error niy... maap ya...

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

theweyes said

Warna langit ama layer gunungnya keren euy. Richard pake kamera dan lensa apa nih buat ambil ini.

Sy pake kamera Nikon bu,... lensanya 17-55

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

ambarbriastuti said

love the gradation of the hill in the background..and lonely hut :)

Thank you bu Ambar... the beauty was truly overwhelming me ....

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

ckchanweb said

peacefull

Yes, it is!!

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

theweyes said

Ini gw suka banget. Coba rumahnya agak terang. Apa thu tekniknya 'Fill Flash' ya..........jadi rumahnya lebih agak terekspose.

Gue seneng fotonya bisa dinikmati mba Anastasia... Iya kalo mo rumahnya lebih terang bisa pake teknik 'fill-in'.
Namun dengan situasi waktu itu, wah dah nggak sempet ini itu.. hehehe, maap ya kalo blum maksimal

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

sabtuminggu said

i like this .. very scenic..
hi res semua ya. nunggunya lama euy :-(

Thanks Oom R500,...
Ini masing2 file gak lebih dari 150Kb lho.. apa masih kebesaran??

richardkurni wrote on Jun 9, '07

youfy said

Wah om, foto2nya makin mantab dah!!

Halahh bu Youfy,... gw mah kelas newbie....
Thx lho buat complimentnya

mattkurniawan wrote on Jun 9, '07

richardkurni said

lensanya 17-55

Lensa mantap nih.
Pinjem dong, bos.
Hehehhhe.

richardkurni wrote on Jun 10, '07

mattkurniawan said

Lensa mantap nih.
Pinjem dong, bos.
Hehehhhe.

Tukeran ama 70-200 VR mau deh..:)

athiaajalah wrote on Jun 10, '07

onde...ondee rancak bana koooo..:p

sabtuminggu wrote on Jun 10, '07

richardkurni said

Ini masing2 file gak lebih dari 150Kb lho.. apa masih kebesaran??

iya sih.. lb baik kurang dr 100kb dan per album 10-15 foto aja.. kl banyak di chop jadi 2 album..

richardkurni wrote on Jun 10, '07

athiaajalah said

onde...ondee rancak bana koooo..:p

Yuk, kesana lagi basamo awak..... Blom puas Dano Kembar dan blom ke Mentawai, Nias n Siberut..

richardkurni wrote on Jun 10, '07

sabtuminggu said

iya sih.. lb baik kurang dr 100kb dan per album 10-15 foto aja.. kl banyak di chop jadi 2 album..

Ooo gitu ya..... kalo beta coba pake lbh kecil dr 100Kb koq kerasa banget degradasi kualitasnya yak?? Apa VGA card gue yang jelek yach??....
Album berikutnya gue coba pecah jadi 15 fotoan deh... (btw, foto yg mo gue upload sebenernya ada sekitar 75 foto,.. ini dah gue kurang2 in..hehhehhe)
Thanks loh, buat masukannya...

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

Isn't it the famous Istana Pagaruyung in Batusangkar??

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

I've never seen this before??? where is this place anyway?

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

a cow from different angle...!!! so cute...!!!!!

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

My grandma's house is only 3 minutes away from Jam Gadang..!!
Hihihi... if you look at the clock carefully, there's a unique part of it...!!
Can you guesssss pak???????????

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

GORGEOUS......!!!!!!!!!! adore the picture so much...love it..love it..love it...

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

My grandma's house is only 3 minutes away from Jam Gadang..!!
Hihihi... if you look at the clock carefully, there's a unique part of it...!!
Can you guesssss pak???????????

Oya?? hmmm.. I'd have stopped by then....
I heard that after shock several months ago, each clock showed different time. Is that what you mean??

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

Isn't it the famous Istana Pagaruyung in Batusangkar??

No mam,... When I was going to west Sumatra lately, the famous Pagaruyung is being rebuilt due to the fire on lighting strike before.
This is the Museum of Minangkabau Culture on Padang Panjang. The Second best local style building (according to the Minangese) in Minang.

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07, edited on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

I've never seen this before??? where is this place anyway?

This one was taken pretty close to Harau Village, from different angle.
More precise, it is located in the right side of the road heading to Harau, may be only about 2 or 3 km away before Echo Resort.

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

a cow from different angle...!!! so cute...!!!!!

Actually... he is still juvenile

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

GORGEOUS......!!!!!!!!!! adore the picture so much...love it..love it..love it...

Thanks for the compliment! And glad to see you enjoy the pictures..
I wish I had longer range lens to shoot this lovely sunset...

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

richardkurni said

Oya?? hmmm.. I'd have stopped by then....
I heard that after shock several months ago, each clock showed different time. Is that what you mean??

Please do so..!! hehhe... I'll be in Bukitttinggi on June 28 - 30.. if u there as well, monggo mampir... :-)

Now about the clock, Ummm that' also correct!!

Another unique part is......In roman numerical, this (IV) is how you write number four... but on this clock, it is written (IIII)..... cek deh pak...!!

laurasaid wrote on Jun 11, '07

richardkurni said

Actually... he is still juvenile

So.... it's a "he" cow...!!!! makes it even cuter...!! wakakakka LOL

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

So.... it's a "he" cow...!!!! makes it even cuter...!! wakakakka LOL

Hahahha,..... I meant 'he' krn biasanya sapi diasosiasikan 'cowok' (imho)... Kalo kuda biasanya disebut 'she' kan?? (imho lagi and cmiiw)

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07

laurasaid said

Ahh.. yes.. I remember..
Gue juga lihat/ baca dibeberapa gambar/ cerita di hiasan Novotel

firlana wrote on Jun 11, '07

Lovely picts pak, love them all, sampe bingung mo komen yang mana ;-)...

richardkurni wrote on Jun 11, '07, edited on Jun 11, '07

firlana said

Lovely picts pak, love them all, sampe bingung mo komen yang mana ;-)...

Glad to hear that you love the pictures... That was a lovely compliment, millions thanks

buasbgt wrote on Jun 12, '07

asik ya minang, begitu lepas dari padang, keindahan udh dimulai, setiap kilometer ga ada scenery spot yg ga asik

buasbgt wrote on Jun 12, '07

lepas dari mereka orang minang or bukan, di sini emang gudangnya yg bening2, terutama di batusangkar, apa korelasinya sama hawa sejuk & lingkungan asri ?

richardkurni wrote on Jun 12, '07

buasbgt said

asik ya minang, begitu lepas dari padang, keindahan udh dimulai, setiap kilometer ga ada scenery spot yg ga asik

Hek eh.. emang asyik punya tuw... komen ku:..smoga pemerintah setempat bisa menjaga keasriannya.. dan tidak menambah bangunan (dan terutama tiang dan kabel listrik) asal-asalan yg makin merusak pemandangan

richardkurni wrote on Jun 12, '07

buasbgt said

lepas dari mereka orang minang or bukan, di sini emang gudangnya yg bening2, terutama di batusangkar, apa korelasinya sama hawa sejuk & lingkungan asri ?

Wah... no comment deh kalo bicara yg bening-bening.. hahahha

sabtuminggu wrote on Jun 12, '07

richardkurni said

kalo beta coba pake lbh kecil dr 100Kb koq kerasa banget degradasi kualitasnya

lebar 500 pixel mah udah cukup.. kebanyakan orang don't bother buat nge klik lbh lanjut
well.. most of :-)

vhealing wrote on Jun 15, '07

I love your photos.... they are beautiful...

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richardkurni wrote on Jun 16, '07

vhealing said

I love your photos.... they are beautiful...

Glad to know you enjoy the photos
Thanks zillions!

raiyani wrote on Jun 19, '07

keren keren, salutttt

richardkurni wrote on Jun 19, '07

raiyani said

keren keren, salutttt

Makasih buat komplimentnya....
Album mba Yani jauh lebih top deh.... gue mo blajar neh sama mba.. kapan ada waktu??

serenity2004 wrote on Jul 9, '07

It's a terrific photo =)
Reminds me of a painting.... :)

serenity2004 wrote on Jul 9, '07

Are you sure this is not from the tourism advertisement?
LOL.....
Great shot, man!

serenity2004 wrote on Jul 9, '07

Splendid, cooling and refreshing :)

richardkurni wrote on Jul 10, '07

serenity2004 said

Splendid, cooling and refreshing :)

Thanks for your lovely compliments...
I am glad that you enjoy the photoes.

Please come and visit West Sumatra, it is indeed quite exotic country.
Should you need a guide, just let me know.

I will soon upload another series of photo of Minang Land

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