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Entries from January 2008

12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

January 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I got my free ticket for the 12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta from OneWorkshop, Inc. yesterday. Only 20 tickets were given to PiPho forum members & I believe the same number was provided for I-Mag forumers.

The event will happen on Feb 7-10, 2008 at Clark Field in Pampanga. My close range access [...]

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Tags: Events · Festivals · Photo Ops · Photography

The Moony 11 Rule

January 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Officially, this is my first moonshot na matino.

It’s been my long frustration to shoot the moon, since it was full moon tonight, I took my camera & refreshed my brain on what I have read about shooting the moon. I went back to the basic Moony 11 Rule, based on the sunny 16 rule, [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography · Tips & Techniques

Strobist EB

January 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Last Sunday, nagkita-kita ang mga wannabe strobist ng PiPho sa Cordillera Coffee sa Vargas Museum ng UP Diliman.

Photo courtesy of Willie De Vera
Ano nga ba ang strobist? According to their blog:

Larger strobes have their place, but they tend to spend a lot of time in trunks and stuffed under beds. But the small, everyday [...]

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Tags: Photo Ops · Photography · Tips & Techniques

Vantage Point

January 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ve been using the BlueBox theme for quite a long time, I felt the need to use a new theme in time for the new year. I found this new theme suitable to my need, it is called Cutline 3-Column Right, a variation of Chris Pearson’s Cutline Theme.

The 3 column design works perfectly for [...]

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Tags: Site Update · Wordpress

Eto pa ang isang astig na Noypi!

January 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Sumakit ang t’yan ko dito nung napanood ko last Thursday sa QTV11! Astig talaga ang Noypi!
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Tags: Proud Pinoy · Showbiz & Entertainment · WTF

Another reason to be a proud Filipino

January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There’s still something to be proud of being a Filipino.
The long Journey of finding a lead vocalist ended when Neal Schon found the Zoo’s band video posted on YouTube.

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Yes, the next lead vocalist of the popular band Journey is a Pinoy named Arnel Pineda, he has been in the music scene for quite a [...]

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Tags: Proud Pinoy · Showbiz & Entertainment

My Nikon D80 is one year old

January 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Yes, my Nikon D80 is one year old yesterday, I bought this beautiful & hardworking camera January 12, 2007 from Avenue Photo in R. Hidalgo, Quiapo Manila. I was about to post this yesterday pero nasa trabaho kaming dalawa kahapon.
Marami na kaming nakitang magkasama, maraming Eyeball na dinaluhan, 16 na kasal na na-cover at [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography

January 9, 2008 - Quiapo, Manila

January 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Para sa hindi nakaka-alam, pyesta ngayon ng Quiapo, para sa mga deboto, ito ang pinakamahalagang araw. Para naman maiba, parang behind the scene ang drama ng mga pictures na ipo-post ko dito, para sa mga picture ng actual na prusisyon, click mo na lang dito.
Maaga akong dumating sa Quiapo, bandang alas-10 nasa Lawton na [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Photography · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture · Street Life

Here I go again

January 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Hindi lang ako ang nakakapansin, maraming nagsasabi na lumolobo daw ako, may katagalan na rin since I last stepped on a weighing scale. Sa estimate ko, baka malapit na kong umabot sa 200lbs. hehehehe! exaggerated ba? But it feels like I’m over 200lbs, ramdam ko na madali akong mapagod, like like saturday [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Health & Wellness · Personal

Unang Hirit

January 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Eksaktong isang taon na ko dito sa Pilipinas ngayon, January 4, 2007 noong nakarating ako dito after working for almost a year & a half in Saudi Arabia. Naka-survive na ko ng 365 days dito!
Medyo maganda ang bungad ng 2008 sa akin, I had my first wedding shoot assignment today. The couple that [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Photography