For someone who’s untrained and with a body not conditioned to hike on the treacherous terrain of Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, I was already very much contented that I managed to reach the base camp! It was definitely a short and tough hike which will last us for another two days and we were supposed to try our very best to hike to the peak of Mount Rinjani from the base camp starting the next morning in the wee hours at 3am.
I was filled with anxiety that I can’t go to sleep without first setting up my tripod for long exposure night shots. As the sky started clearing of the clouds, the Milky Way started presenting itself and I was just sitting there enjoying the view! The feeling is very much like I’m seated in a cinema theater watching the screen unveiling itself to give me a good show!
After I enjoyed my share of the beauty in the sky, I started setting up my tripod to take home my “trophy”. Well, my energy was never drained like this before just to get to the base camp in Mount Rinjani and this is my maiden visit, so the pictures of the stars in the night will be my best gift for all my effort. I took this with my 16-35mm f2.8L on my 5D II using shutter speed of 30 seconds long and wide open at f-stop of 2.8.
Travel & Liking 