Candid, people photography
This was taken at the Mega Combat event earlier in July this year…
I used to enjoy Body Combat at the gym 2 to 3 times a week. I stopped doing that since my gym membership expired in August. Somehow, visiting the gym and swimming at my new condominium apartment just feels different. I guess being in a class with peer pressure as well as an instructor leading the exercises adds some extra motivation to working out. Perhaps, I may renew my gym membership one day…
Still revolving around the wedding at Ceromo Lawang…
As mentioned, the wedding ceremony was very much a solemn affair. While the rites/prayers were taking place, the groom and bride set solemnly, resplendent in their garb and makeup (is this where George Lucas found his inspiration for the costumes/design for Queen Amidala in Star Wars? ;)). I wonder what the couple was thinking then. For the boy, one thing seemed obvious: he probably couldn’t wait for the whole ceremony to be over and for the feasting to begin! 😛
In continuation of the recent series on the Javanese wedding at Ceromo Lawang…
When the groom arrived at the bride’s house, they were led into and seated in the hall where blessings were chanted by this man in a religious ceremony. I am not exactly sure what he was chanting, but I guess it was all for good luck. As he chanted, he would use a brush and glisten offerings of food with (what I assume was) “holy water”. I managed to catch him in his chant against the interesting wedding decor within the hall. I am not sure what a fellow photographer actually shot right beside me, but I was quite pleased with the composition I got in the end, given the tight space constraints 🙂