Some Photos

BluErf · 6th June 2009, 02:31 AM

Great and interesting pictures! I'm going out now, so I'd have to look at them in detail later! Thanks for sharing, Alan.

TVV · 6th June 2009, 04:04 AM

Thank you for the pictures, Alan,

I think I see a yataghan and an Arab nimcha on one of them from the Radya Pustaka Museum. One can only wonder how they got there, especially the yataghan.

Regards,
Teodor

BluErf · 7th June 2009, 02:26 AM

These are great pictures Alan! I like the Kraton pictures especially. Makes me want to visit it soon. The last time I went to Solo and Yogyakarta on a tour was when I was a little boy. I bought a Keris-like object from a roaming hawker near the grounds of the Kraton (Solo, I believe).

BluErf · 7th June 2009, 03:49 AM

Hi Alan,

I just noticed - the 1st keris in the Kraton series of pictures - the blewah seemed to have been painted on, and the gandar is a bit short. Why is that?

A. G. Maisey · 8th June 2009, 07:33 AM

I forget if this pendok was a painted on one or not, but the shortness of it is due to the angle at which it was taken. As I noted, the light for these exhibits is very, very bad. Where I used a flash I had to position the camera so that there was no flash reflection, where I could get an image by upping the ISO, I needed to position myself so I did not block light and did not get reflection. All these inside photos were very difficult to take. There is nothing unusual in the proportions or form of any object photographed, but the angles at which the photos were taken do make some things look a bit peculiar.

sjors · 8th June 2009, 08:18 AM

Thank you very much Mr. Maisey for the pictures of Musium Radya Pustaka; it brings back memories.
15 years ago I stayed at the Hotel Dana at Jl. Slamet Riyadi for some time, so I only had to cross the street and I've done that several times!

A. G. Maisey · 8th June 2009, 08:55 AM

Radya Pustaka is on my visit regularly list.

Light is terrible, exhibits almost unphotographable, maintenance of exhibits is a disgrace,however, I believe that they get virtually no assistance from anybody, so its fortunate that its still there at all. Wouldn't like to predict how much longer it will be there. As I remarked elsewhere, the big plus from a visit there is the feeling that you get of having stepped back in time.

8th June 2009, 08:18 AM	#6
sjors Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 68	Jalan Slamet Riyadi Thank you very much Mr. Maisey for the pictures of Musium Radya Pustaka; it brings back memories. 15 years ago I stayed at the Hotel Dana at Jl. Slamet Riyadi for some time, so I only had to cross the street and I've done that several times!

6th June 2009, 02:31 AM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Great and interesting pictures! I'm going out now, so I'd have to look at them in detail later! Thanks for sharing, Alan.

6th June 2009, 04:04 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,664	Thank you for the pictures, Alan, I think I see a yataghan and an Arab nimcha on one of them from the Radya Pustaka Museum. One can only wonder how they got there, especially the yataghan. Regards, Teodor

7th June 2009, 02:26 AM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	These are great pictures Alan! I like the Kraton pictures especially. Makes me want to visit it soon. The last time I went to Solo and Yogyakarta on a tour was when I was a little boy. I bought a Keris-like object from a roaming hawker near the grounds of the Kraton (Solo, I believe).

7th June 2009, 03:49 AM	#4
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Hi Alan, I just noticed - the 1st keris in the Kraton series of pictures - the blewah seemed to have been painted on, and the gandar is a bit short. Why is that?

8th June 2009, 07:33 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	I forget if this pendok was a painted on one or not, but the shortness of it is due to the angle at which it was taken. As I noted, the light for these exhibits is very, very bad. Where I used a flash I had to position the camera so that there was no flash reflection, where I could get an image by upping the ISO, I needed to position myself so I did not block light and did not get reflection. All these inside photos were very difficult to take. There is nothing unusual in the proportions or form of any object photographed, but the angles at which the photos were taken do make some things look a bit peculiar.

8th June 2009, 08:55 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Radya Pustaka is on my visit regularly list. Light is terrible, exhibits almost unphotographable, maintenance of exhibits is a disgrace,however, I believe that they get virtually no assistance from anybody, so its fortunate that its still there at all. Wouldn't like to predict how much longer it will be there. As I remarked elsewhere, the big plus from a visit there is the feeling that you get of having stepped back in time.