~ Jakarta City ~ Photo

Photographer’s Note

About Jakarta city,
Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a greater population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (397-1527), Jayakarta (1527-1619), Batavia (1619-1942) and Djakarta (1942-1972). Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of 750.28 km (289.7 sq mi) and a population of 8,489,910 (2008). Jakarta is the country's of economic, cultural and political center. Jakarta currently is the twelfth largest city in the world. Its metropolitan area, Jabodetabek, contains more than 23 million people.

Jakarta is located on the northwestern coast of Java Island, at the mouth of Ciliwung river on Jakarta bay, there are about 13 rivers flowing through Jakarta, mostly flowing from the hilly southern part of the city northwards towards the Jave sea. The thousand islands, which is apart of the administrative region of Jakarta, is located in the Jakarta Bay, these 105 islands are located 45 km (28 mi) on the north part of the city. (from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia)

About photo,
This picture was taken in the morning, from 5th floor parking lot, Grand Indonesia Central Jakarta. The tallest building in this picture is BNI46 tower the second highest building in Jakarta with 50 floors, standing approach at 250m / 820ft.

updated March 6th
Added vertical version on ws (for Jose Pires)

hope you like it and have a great day, trekkers...

greetings
daniel

indoka28, robertosalguero, Photo65Net, danos, Cretense, ChrisJ, stego, pablominto, JCG, Floydian has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

aadilj (17950) 2009-02-18 0:57

An absolutely rivetting, astonishing and beautiful told story of the uneven distribution of wealth Daniel. This shot is a documentary, an essay and a master stroke of genius.

indoka28 (5187) 2009-02-18 1:30

Hello daniel,

I must say this was a very difficult shot considering the sky which u got here..but u really pulled it well..great details on the skyscappers..with the huts in the FG....great contrast in the style of constaruction in the foreground and the back ground....very good composition..!!!

Regards,
Indro

robertosalguero (110) 2009-02-18 1:39

Hi Daniel,

The blue building seem very nice. I like its contrast against the other pale buildings around. Nice panoramic of this great city. With that many people I imagine is almost a nightmare to move around the city during busy hours :-) Nice work friend :-)

Roberto

grantlp (2104) 2009-02-18 2:13

Hi Daniel,
I'm amazed by the information in your note....I didn't realise how big a city Jakarta was. I like the contrast between the old, small dwellings in the foreground and the tall, modern towers behind. Good clarity. Well done.
Cheers Grant

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-02-18 9:45

Hello Daniel,
Superb view of this city.
I like the sharpness and brightness.
Nice job,
Have a nice day,
JB.

hay_kes (28562) 2009-02-18 14:19

Hi Daniel,
What a superb cityscape.Excellent photo.TFS.
Cheers,
hAyAti

danos (33300) 2009-02-19 8:26

Hello Daniel,
what a contrast between the new and modern buildings of Jakarta and the others in the foreground.I like the sharpness and the clarity of the tall buildings,as outline against the sky.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Scharan (13955) 2009-02-19 14:54

Olá Daniel

Amei esta foto da cidade de Jakarta...ótimo ponto de vista. Ficou muito interessante a composição e as são ótimas também.
Parabéns!
GA
Vera

Cretense (57010) 2009-02-21 1:04

Hi Daniel!

Fantastic architecture photo, amazing photo of urban landscape, great capture of "modern times" and its contradictions! Fantastic contrast between the small houses in the foreground and the imposing skyscrapers in the background! Congratulations!

Hercules

Angshu (34119) 2009-02-22 21:31

Hi Daniel
The blue of the building attracts our eye rightaway. Like the contrast with the tiled roofs at the bottom. Wish you had a clearer and bluer sky, which would have made this even better.
Best Regards
Angshu

mikeo (12117) 2009-02-23 1:10

Hello Daniel,

What an incredible view! The contrast between cottages and those huge skycrapers in amazing. Well chosen POV and delicate sky create nice climate.

TFS,
Best greetings,
Mikeo

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-02-23 6:02

Hi Daniel

Wow! Jakarta is becoming a modern metropolis! It's been a while since I was there, in 1995. Big changes. Good color, sharpness, & pov. Terima kasih!

Graal (58732) 2009-02-23 23:02

Hi Daniel,
amazing view of Jakarta, good presentation. Interesting contrast - old and new buildings. Good POV You had. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

TopGeo (22231) 2009-02-24 7:36

Hi Daniel! It is the point that gave you a important capture opposition of the first level with the small low houses, and the background with many roofs buildings! in the projection in the almost white sky strengthens the view and the impression of your picture, the central building has the interesting form and colour that assembles the attention us! Praise you
Georgios

stego (22478) 2009-02-28 5:13

Hi Daniel,

Like Aadiil wrote, one way of seeing this photo is that is a documentary of the uneven distribution of wealth that plagues all the world but seems to be more apparent at the surface in some parts than in others. I used to see only this side and in many situations I still do that, but as a matter of fact I see some beauty in this mix of humble, almost rural neighbourhoods with "wealthy modernity" represented by those shiny sky scrapers.

It's a great photo indeed, it's only pity that the sky is so washed out, but that isn't your fault.

Regards, José.

pablominto (41372) 2009-03-27 23:24

Hello Daniel,

The skyline is well framed, and the contrast to the lowrise housing in front is awesome!
The image has a special mood because of this, and the details are well reproduced...
A balanced composition with a good feeling of depth!

Greetings,
Pablo -

JCG (25753) 2009-04-02 10:14

Hi Daniel,

A strong contrast between the foreground and this city very modern. A very beautiful picture which I really appreciate the picture quality in both the light and in the soft colors. The blue tower draws the eye nicely. I love also your vertical picture giving a more prominent place in this beautiful sky. Well done Daniel and thank you for your note.

With all my friendships and soon

Jean-Charles

utjang (0) 2009-04-02 21:52

good one, ed.

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-05 7:12

Hi Daniel,

I always hear and read that Jakarta was full with smog and noise, but it seems there are also clear days like you show us here. The architecrue is stunning with that building in the middle, looks very beautiful from here. But the contrast with the houses in front is also worth looking at...greater contrast is hardly possible....excellent pov and very good work in showing it like this.

Regards,

Henk

dhani (162) 2009-04-12 19:40

hallo mas daniel
ini betul2 luar biasa,,2 dimensi kota tersaji dengan sangat baik.
salam.

globalvillager (104) 2009-04-14 9:02

Jakarta has been depicted as a city with huge contrast of the metropolitan and the slum. I've seen many photos trying to capture this dichotomy, but your picture speaks loudly with social commentary. I like it that the skyscraper serves as a backdrop for the small houses it is almost surreal. Very beautiful work!

Photo Information

Copyright: Daniel Edy Sukamto (edytungkal) (4519)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-02-14
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Sony DSC T100
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): World's Skycrappers, Ney's favorite pictures of Asia II ! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-18 0:41