I noticed that I could see MORE when I traveled with fellow photographer buddies.  Photography taught me to spot,  stop and appreciate moments better than before. Like when I decided to join them for a weekend photography gateway to Lake Toba, I never thought that I could see more of Indonesia compared to what I had already seen.

A brief fact about Lake Toba, Indonesia. It is the largest volcanic lake in the world. Located in the middle of Sumatera Island, Indonesia

We did our usual street photography around Lake Toba covering a few villages and markets. But, what struck me the most during this trip was the opportunity to witness and capture a lot of golden hour moments around the lake. It was a ‘priceless moment’ to witness. Sitting on top of the hill surrounded by endless space enjoying magic hours watching the light changes from daylight to night and from night to daylight again … just Subhanallah.

We drove further up from Tongging Village, stopped at the end of the road to nowhere and started trekking up and down a few hills to reach this beautiful mesmerizing spot.  I don’t enjoy trekking that much especially if I need to carry along my camera equipment … but this spot is worth all the efforts.

It was at the end of a rainy season when we were there, so we had a few drizzling during the days and some thunderstorms at night… just perfect for dramatic sunsets and sunrises.

I was not good at landscape photography then and I am still not mastering it well now. I am not aiming to be a perfectly “mastered” sifu in photography anyway but if throughout my journey and experience, I become good at it … then why not, it will be a blessing 🙂 alhamdullilah.  I will be joining a different group of photographers tomorrow for a 7-day photography trip to Bromo and Bali, Indonesia. Some of them are hardcore landscape photographers, maybe I can learn a thing or two from them on how to capture the perfect sunset, sunrise and Milky Way. Nonstop learning … my kinda journey and loving it

And, my sunrise at Lake Toba for that day looked like these … 🙂

What do dreamers do? … they dream 🙂

Cheers,

MM