My Photography Learning Journey

60 KPH @ SRP

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:49:00 +0000

We had nothing to do and so my GF and I thought of a way to kill time. We decided to go to the Baywalk area of the South Road Properties (SRP). The place is great and relaxing. You can just sit on the bench to feel the breeze, admire the view of the sea, a few ships passing by, and cityscapes viewable from afar. We stayed there until the sun settled down. I took a picture of this 60KPH top speed sign. However, hardly any vehicle passing SRP runs below 60KPH.

Fuente Osmeña Circle

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:25:00 +0000

It’s been a while since I last posted on this blog. I’ve just been busy with, well, work. I’ve been a resident of Cebu my whole life but I haven’t had the chance to take a photo of one of the famous landmarks we have here – the Fuente Osmeña circle. With all the crimes happening in our city, you’d be afraid to take out that expensive piece of equipment in the streets especially at night. It was fortunate that a few of my friends also wanted to take a few shots of this landmark. So, we decided to go there together. Safety in numbers, that’s what we thought. We even joked about using our tripods to smash the heads of people who’d try to mug us; even to a point of discussing that we’d hit different targets if there were more of them. Haha. Gladly nothing bad happened. I don’t even think we’d have the courage to do what we just joked about. So here are the shots:

Here is a different angle of the Crown Regency building at Osmeña Boulevard. Shot from SRP:

Day 296

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:18:00 +0000

This afternoon I was off duty and I caught our household help burning the dried leaves she has gathered in and around our veranda. I had nothing to do so I figured I’d take a few shots of the burning inferno. Hehehe.

Day 269

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:18:00 +0000

Passed by the South Road Properties and I was able to take a few shots of the SRP Autocross. I wanted to take more but I got there in time for the last few cars to make their run before the bell rang “lunch”. Rrrrring!!!

Day 267

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:17:00 +0000

I hadn’t been shooting much lately. Damn that work schedule, getting in the way of my hobby. Hehehe. Of course, I still do need to work to fund for this hobby of mine. I do have a lot more shots that I was not able to include in this project. You can check them out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/h0t_ice

Day 220

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:16:00 +0000

Here I’m taking a shot of Kirstie for NFSY. Nahh.. Just a contest she’s joining.

Day 57

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:27:00 +0000

Tsokolate, eh!

Day 56

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:07:00 +0000

Have a break!

Day 55

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:53:00 +0000

A bottle of “Jack Daniel’s”?

A small bottle, really.

More like a shot?

Enough! Just check it out..

Day 51

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:38:00 +0000

Taking advantage of the good lighting outside, I managed to convince Nico to pose for me again. The sky’s a bit overcast giving me that soft diffused lighting.

F-stop: f/2
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 100

Day 50

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:33:00 +0000

I’m a total newbie when it comes to strobing and I thought of practicing while Nico is still in the mood. As usual, it is really hard to pose a child; that is, aside from figuring out the flash output power, the position of the flash, and the exposure settings of the camera.

Day 45

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:57:00 +0000

Happy Valentine’s day, Happy New Year, and Happy Anniversary to Jackie and I as well. Today, for us, is three events rolled into 1 day.

We were on our way to get Jackie’s phone that we had “pimped” at the Cyberzone when we spotted Jay Cayuca playing violin. He’s very good; not just with the violin but also with entertaining the crowd. I managed to take this shot of him.

Day 44

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Trying to catch Nico playing with bubbles. Isn’t it nice to be a child? You don’t have to worry about tomorrow, paying debts, or what to eat for dinner. All you think about is doing what you love to do at that certain moment. Ahhh... Living only for the moment, not having to worry about what your actions might lead to. Isn’t that nice?

Day 43

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:40:00 +0000

I thought I heard something moving in the lot at the back of our house. I tried to scour it while bringing my camera with me. What I found were chicks hiding together with their mom. I managed to steal a shot through the not-so-thick leaves.

Day 37

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek." - Mario Andretti

I’ve been absent for a couple of days already. I am really busy with our new scheduling system in the office; very hectic. So, I got the opportunity to shoot a football completion and hence this will also be my entry for Day 6.

Day 26

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:33:00 +0000

This is a neighbour’s dog who has found a home in our grounds; fur is shedding and looks almost “skin and bones”. We can’t bear looking at it like that. Animals are just so helpless; they can’t find work to feed themselves and are only dependent on what their masters give them. So, we fed it. What do people think when they adopt a dog and never mind to feed them properly or attend to their hygiene?

Day 23

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:32:00 +0000

This shot is probably a result of boredom or laziness. I had to shoot something for today, and this “lonely” clothes pin caught my attention. Took the shot and decided that this is what I’m going to use for today’s entry.

Day 22

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:31:00 +0000

In this picture is... One of our cats (we have 3). His name is Panda. Because his color scheme, well, kinda resembles that of a panda.

Day 12

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Who’s that?

Yes, that’s right.

That’s “ME”.

Day 11

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0000

Today is such a boring day. I had nothing to do in the house. No chores, no pictures to take, and there’s no internet. What was I supposed to do? Honestly, I didn’t know what to shoot. This is why I decided to shoot myself doing nothing. Hehehe, staring out from our terrace.

Day 10

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0000

Shot at the Honda One Make Race. This is the new Honda Dash. I don’t know who the driver is. I really like panning shots and I did it a lot before. I like how it shows you movement while the subject remains reasonably sharp.

I liked shooting but I only stayed for 1 race because it was too hot. I kinda hoped I contacted one of the organizers earlier so I could have gotten a pass.

Day 9

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:27:00 +0000

Meet Marble! This is my girlfriend’s dog.

In this shot, I used one strobe on camera left, increased shutter speed to maximum sync speed so that I’d have the least ambient light, and patiently waited until Marble cooperated and made this pose.

Day 8

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:27:00 +0000

Hmmm... It is indeed true. I don’t know about the others but I found myself thinking hard about what to shoot today. Went outside, couldn’t find a thing to shoot. Went back inside and found my ”current” favourite hat. With my “pang balay” outfit, I proceeded to the terrace and took this shot. Used an IR trigger and I think if you look close, you can see it. This is good, one thing I found out was that I am now a lot fatter that before. This is a wakeup call to start that diet plan

Day 7

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0000

Upon arriving home, I caught a glimpse of 1 of our cats sleeping outside our terrace. I thought it would be a good subject for Project 365.

Day 6

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:22:00 +0000

This Project 365 really makes you think about what to shoot. I almost want to change the rules. I can’t bring my camera to the office so I’m limited to shooting what it is I find at home. Maybe sooner or later I’d run out of subjects to shoot. Try different angles perhaps? This is just day 6 and I’m already pressured. Hehehe