I must admit, I was wrong when I transferred my blog to another blog format. I apologize for giving you a roundabout when it comes to my blogs! My bad! But let me explain...
Shooting cascades in Papa-a
As soon as I saw small cascades running down the stream, I immediately thought it would be good to do long exposures. It was just disappointing that I did not bring my tripod [again!]. But then I felt I had to shoot.
Awesome sunset in Butuan City
It is not very often you get to witness a stunning sunset that gives you goosebumps. For a photography junkie like me, you should never, never, never let it pass just like that.
Winning a photo contest
Winning a photo contest for the first time (well, officially and with a prize for that matter) gives a different high!
Missing Cordi
From afar, I could already see the clouds rolling over the mountaintops. It was a sight to behold. So I asked the driver of our vehicle going to Buguias, Benguet to stop so I can capture this once-in-lifetime scene.
Cory Aquino: An inexhaustible gift to democracy
She further stressed the belief that the Filipino people, as a nation, can be great again. During her last State of the Nation Address (SONA), she said: I believe in the inexhaustible giftedness of the Filipino people.
Conversation with a cab driver on climate change
Ironically, this cab driver who would like to contribute something help curb climate change and global warming, by planting his narra tree becomes discouraged and disappointed...
At home [and at peace] with HDR Photography
HDR is not bad per se. HDR is nice to learn. In fact it is a must for non-pro like me to learn HDR to learn more about shadow and light and exposure, which is the crux of photography.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
I was wrong!
I must admit, I was wrong when I transferred my blog to another blog format. I apologize for giving you a roundabout when it comes to my blogs! My bad! But let me explain...
My 129th post...what else to blog about?
This is my 129th post since I I had my first post last April 28, 2007. This blog was born on April 27, 2007. It is almost three (3) years since then!
I have covered several topics:
* Blogging and technology
* Development issues
* Public policy and governance
* Entertainment and the arts
* Culture and tradition
* Photography
* Psychology
* Work, and
* Other themes like Christmas and events.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
11 | Finding solitude
I have started a countdown, yet, I missed 4 days of it. Friday was devoted to finishing some reports then the Indios party at night. Weekends were spent for work backlogs, continued on Monday.
Practically, there was no time to take a break from all of these.
Scavenging through my photos today, I found this one. It was taken a year ago back home in Nueva Ecija. It was some kind of special for me. But one thing that encouraged me to upload this, despite working on another set of tasks, is the solitude it gives me.
After all, Christmas should mean love, hope, and peace.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
16 | So-so upload for the day
This is it! Now I am finding it so hard to really be religious with a countdown thingy. What more with a "Project 365"! That--I will not go into--definitely!No matter how much effort you put into a certain "project" there are things or events that happen unexpectedly. Even if you strictly follow a schedule, sometimes, this could not just be followed, especially when your physical body gives in.
The day was busy. There were tons of emails to reply to. Write-ups to prepare. Backlogs to complete. A tired body to deal and overcome with. All of these happen in one morning when your body would like giving up. But sometimes you cannot cheat your body and have no other logical choice but to give in. A 5-hour sleep, I guess was enough to rejuvenate. Indeed it was a deep sleep. Now back infront of my laptop--to work to catch up on Facebook, my flickr, and my blog, among otehr things--then back to work again. I just hope to finish everything before dawn tomorrow.
Still, I am happy, because it is the season to be such!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
17 | Light of the world
One of the joys of being a photographer is having your work chosen for some kind of "publication." Without bragging, some of my photos were actually featured in Pinoycentric, and of course in www.devcomsync.com, which I am working on.
My photo "Light of the World" was chosen for the 2009 Calendar of the Flickristasindios. This is a photo of my 5 year old capiz lantern (parol). Shooting it with ever changing light patterns was a challenging job. Getting the right exposure is equally difficult. After shooting this, only did I realize that I can freeze the light or put them on a "steady" mode. Nonetheless, it came out well, despite it having tested my patience and my skills!
For 2010 Calendar, one of my photos was selected again for the month of August, and has the theme: Friendship. My apologies that I could not give the calendar to all my friends since printing now is more expensive. (I only ordered 10). Flickristasindios, is a non-profit informal organization, and does not have a seed fund to print a calendar in bulk, and we rely mainly on orders.
Again, as I mentioned earlier in my blog, I have donated my photo to be in the calendar of ABS CBN foundation. No compensation, but it is the spirit of sharing that counts.
Then I realize, am I beginning to think I am a "calendar king"? LOLs!
But then I further realize, some of my photos become the light of the world as it continues to inspire other people.
My photo "Light of the World" was chosen for the 2009 Calendar of the Flickristasindios. This is a photo of my 5 year old capiz lantern (parol). Shooting it with ever changing light patterns was a challenging job. Getting the right exposure is equally difficult. After shooting this, only did I realize that I can freeze the light or put them on a "steady" mode. Nonetheless, it came out well, despite it having tested my patience and my skills! For 2010 Calendar, one of my photos was selected again for the month of August, and has the theme: Friendship. My apologies that I could not give the calendar to all my friends since printing now is more expensive. (I only ordered 10). Flickristasindios, is a non-profit informal organization, and does not have a seed fund to print a calendar in bulk, and we rely mainly on orders.
Again, as I mentioned earlier in my blog, I have donated my photo to be in the calendar of ABS CBN foundation. No compensation, but it is the spirit of sharing that counts.
Then I realize, am I beginning to think I am a "calendar king"? LOLs!
But then I further realize, some of my photos become the light of the world as it continues to inspire other people.
18 | It is Immaculate Conception day!
Today, December 8 is the feast day of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception...I have no fitting photo of the Immaculate Conception image, but I guess this will suffice.
Being a Catholic, and schooled in a catholic school, I have never really fully understood this Marian tradition.
Good thing there are available online resources already. I am glad the my high school Alma Mater is intensifying its catechism on this matter.
Catholic Encyclopedia mentions:
In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and graceGod, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin."
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