saying goodbye to wordpress

going into the new horizon :D

canon ixy 910 is

to my faithful readers (if there are any…), I have moved my photoblog into a new home at my own .net. if you have me on your links and all that please do update your blogrolls and bookmarks and whatnots into this new address :) :

http://www.wastefulspace.net/sidemirrorshooting

Thanks wordpress.com for being such a gracious host/hideaway for the past month. But now I use your very yummy wordpress publishing platform.

:) It’s time to fly.

my best photo of 2007

This is from self-consideration, and the multitude of flickr comments. I tagged this my best photo because of the recognition it got at flickr. and I felt that I really thought about this well.

taken with the Canon IXY 60

Cebu Tops “Tunnel” a continuous oval of benches that serves as a picnic area…I reall didn’t know why people didn’t bother with such an amazing architecture.

Then I remembered, everybody was gaping at the view…

photoworld the sequel

I took the leave today to prowl photoworld once again for film hunting. I wanted to check what other film supplies are available within my reach and how I can get them without all them crazies running about and hoarding everything while I only wanted a roll or two.

Beside that, a dpp member asked me to inquire of some Ilford films in the event, which I obliged as I was looking for film as well. Moving on.

I didn’t have time in the morning since I left at around 10:30. I started my trek to meet with an old friend for lunch. The whole chit-chat of the program will remain on my personal blog. So I will just post pictures of the food :D

I had the pasta dish of golden crusted chicken, ham and cheese crepe, and angel hair pomodoro.

Jr had the Carbonara, he needed carbs for the Gym.

His treat for me. Nachos.

The lunch ended and I was back prowling film. I swung by Lucky and still no b&w, I bought one supercolor (roll #1).

I circled the whole mall 3 times looking for aperture and I finally found it (the tarp had their name on it at the bottom), I asked of their Ilfords (or the elusive Ilfords, if I may add) and Sir Frank was happy enough to make random babbles with me about film and photography and different techniques and methods while his friend and him ate peanuts and I talked about the crazies who hoard film :). I bought a roll of Ilford 100 which he gave me a sweet little discount which made me really happy.

But then something caught my eye…talk about the mother of old school cameras. It was one of those things that you haven’t seen much except for the old b&w films. Enticing. It was a large 5×7 panoramic camera…and boy was it good looking.

Tempting actually… :) I asked of the price, it seems reasonable enough, and…I had some monies…

Yummy

Uh-oh…(bai will kill me…)

Guess what I got a hold of bai…

the american war memorial

I was determined to go to the American War Memorial (AWM) for a shoot of sorts and today I did. I picked a time where the sun was high and rising, and since it was a war memorial, I dressed up to pay respects for the dead, but still comfortable enough for shooting (meaning jeans, a collared shirt, a loose shirt, tie, and my chucks).

I drove there at around 12, missed a turn and wasted a good 5-10 minutes for the detour, talking to the guard, and parking. I hopped out of the car and into the hot, hot sun. I carried my messenger bag with Vivi, Av-1, and renault a notepad and pen and studied the area.

Mostly I gaped. I was greeted with vast plains of greens, a sea of whites, and a field of deep blue. I feel like I want to pull apart and do everything in that precious span of 30 minutes I have.

I have never been in such a vast landscape of crosses in my life. They seem to stretch out from a far distance and when you think they’re all in a straight line, think again as when you change angles they seem to go in curves..

God bless those who rest here…

photoworld 2008!

The yearly event for photography is back on at Glorietta Activity Center, Makati on January 31-Feb 5. Trade shows ftw!

PDF brochure here.

I asked a fellow photography enthusiast at work if he would like to join me in prowling the area. My only target was just to look. Highly emphasize on the word LOOK, tingin lang, 見るだけ, magtan-aw ra, and all other translations of look.

But hey, I can still dream among the clouds, right? (DSLR! FILM! FILM! MORE FILMS! LENSES FOR MY AV-1!! AAAAH!!!)

taken with the Canon IXY 910 IS

take flight to where earth meets the heavens.

I took a chance this morning to go sky-hunting with a close friend. I took my coffee, my cameras, and a pack of malboro lights and headed up my favorite place.

The sky was beautiful. And the floor was full of puddles waiting to be explored.

The last of my rooftop escapades.

All good things must come to an end…

taken with the Canon IXY 910 IS

I’ll tell more when I get home.

A walk to Binondo : Part 1

I took my cameras out for a trip a few weeks ago to Binondo for my first pseudo-shoot. The weather agreed with me as the sun beat down my neck on my dark green top, baggy jeans, and chucks.

the guadalupe-shaw skyline

here are more pics from the rooftop shoot I did yesterday. I forgot to bring my camera today, and I feel naked without it…

medium : Canon IXY 910 IS
shutter speed: 1/202 (seconds)
exposure : 1/200(seconds)
aperture : F/8
ISO : 80

the world through my eyes

I always wanted pictures were I can show my artistic side inside my own photos. I had no tripod and I was left to search for my own makeshift tripod. (mental note: buy a tripod soon). There were no other mediums available but a cooler for some air-conditioning device. This is my favorite.

medium : Canon IXY 910 IS
shutter speed: 1/159 (seconds)

exposure : 1/160(seconds)

aperture : F/8 (seriously? not a 2.8? *surprised)

ISO : 80

After playing around some more, my camera died on me. Hahah. Anyway I was happy with this one :)