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Haring Araw

April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have this thing about the sun, specially sunset & sunrise. I can’t help but admire it’s beauty, it’s power to change hues before one’s eye. From a calm soft light in the morning to harsh bright during noon, into a sad yet beautiful orange color when it sets.
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Tags: Nature · Photography · Pilipinas

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

Work & Play at Nasugbu, Batangas

December 15th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I received the call about 10:50PM Thursday night, the guy was saying that if I can shoot for a pre-nup the following day. After a minutes of discussion & negotiation, I agreed to take the job.
The pick-up time was Friday, 14th of December 2007 at 7:30AM, the location was set at Matabungkay Beach Resort [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography · Pilipinas · Travel

Life Cycle: A Prey’s Ordeal

October 18th, 2007 · 6 Comments

I was watering the garden when I saw a butterfly being mobbed by ants. The poor thing was fighting hard for it’s dear life. I took the poor insect, brushed away every ants in it’s body & place it to a plant.

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Tags: Nature · Photography

I need an answer please

September 22nd, 2007 · 6 Comments

Hindi normal na nasa ibaba ang camera ko, I always keep it in the bag para safe from dust, mist & everything else. Pero nitong nakaraang linggo, may bagong bumibisita sa garden namin, bukod sa butterflies at iba pang insects, may mga ibong Maya na paikot-ikot.
Pero may kaka-ibang huni akong narinig, kakaiba sa huni [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography

The wet birdie’s tale

August 29th, 2007 · 6 Comments

“Rainy days & Mondays always get me down” - Rainy Days & Mondays byThe Carpenters
Wala daw bagyo pero may 2 low-pressure clouds (or whatever) na nasa loob ng Philippine area of responsibility, this what brought in the rain since Monday. Kaya bad trip ako! I was expecting to shoot the Total Lunar Eclipse [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography

Backyard insects shots

August 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments

Matapos ang mahabang ulan, the sun came out, according to what my science teacher had taught us, maraming insects ang lumalabas during rainy season. For me, this is another opportunity to take their photos, I wanted to take pictures of butterflies, iba ang appeal ng mga insektong ito sa akin. Sa totoo lang, [...]

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Tags: Macro · Nature · Photography

The tiny world of macro

July 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have always been amazed by macro shots, this is one field of photography that I want to try in the future. It’s amazing how a camera can capture the 1:1 maginification with precision & accuracy, lalo na ang mga detalyeng hindi nakikita sa unang tingin.
Kahit na wala akong macro lens sinubukan ko pa [...]

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Rainy Day in Tagaytay

July 4th, 2007 · 6 Comments

My temporary driver’s license was expired since June 30, 2007, the license was valid for 5 months or until the card is made available. Medyo nawala sa isip ko, napansin ko lang ito kaninang umaga, kahit naman hindi ko ito nagagamit (alang tsikot e), nag-renew pa rin ako nito.
I went to LTO-Tagaytay to check [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Landscapes · Nature · Photography · WTF

Cloud 9

June 15th, 2007 · 7 Comments

The weather hasn’t been good this past few days, palaging umuulan. This kind of situation keeps me locked inside the home, kung baga nakahilata lang maghapon. This also keeps my camera idle, nakakatakot namang ilabas ang camera kapag umuulan, lenses are prone to photographers nightmare called molds & fungi. Nakakatakot na basta [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography