pHoTogRaPhy - LonG eXpoSurE - dUbAI CreeK

few days before christmas, nagddrama ako...bakit nman kasi lagi lng malamig ang pasko ko...umuwi ng pinas si cathy for her vacation and to celebrate Christmas with her fam. sa sobrang emote ko..i went for a brisk walk along dubai creek.kahit na super freezing cold pa.brought nikki(d300),toto(tripod) tska 10-20mm UWA, 18-200mm nikkor lens ko,..i took shots several times,changing my settings everytime, tpos may kausap pa akong kasmot na mega chikka and emote = ),mejo natagalan ako sa pag set ng maayus na pic...dami kasi dumadaan na boat and dhow sa creek...here's the final output.

National Bank of Dubai
f22 iso L1.0 30secs remote release
set to iso long exposure

National Bank of Dubai

f22 iso L1.0 30secs remote release

i'll post more of the shots...

MABUHAY 2009!!!

Welcome year 2009 !! a new era of life...full year of blessings, wisdom, love, hope, prosperity and good health to all of us...the Worldwide Crisis will never affect us, for we have an Awesome GOD. all we have to do is accept, believe and pray.

mark 11:24
"That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours."

Thank you Oh GOD for the provisions for the past 2008.

dUbAI maLL aQuAriuM

a few weeks ago, i had a chance to visit the newly opened Dubai Mall..the biggest shopping mall built today. One of the famous and extravagant attraction was the indoor aquarium.

"The aquarium at The Dubai Mall, has clinched a world record. Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre has clinched the Guinness World Record for the world's Largest Acrylic Panel, measuring 32.88 metres wide x 8.3 metres high x 750mm thick and weighing 245,614kg. The acrylic viewing panel surpasses the current Guinness World Record holder, Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan."(source AMEinfo 02112008)

syempre hinde dapat palagpasin ang pagkakataon. i took shots using my Nikki with 18-200mm nikkor. hand held, high iso,super low shutter and no flash.

(click the images to see in larger view)

"flying ray"

i think its a young manta ray

"sharky"

an aquarium will never be complete without shark,black tip shark mejo matanda na ata may wringkles na eh..hahah

"fish grouper with mama fish"

landscape shot of the aquarium inside the mall

i saw some scuba divers into the tank.its a bit scary diving with those kind of see creatures specially if you are not used to dive with huge fish.but its not a bad idea at all. i approached one of the staff and told me that they will be having scheduled diving inside the tank, open for all licensed divers, sometime next year...hmmm kayanin kaya ng powers ng isa sa mga diving buddies ko ang sumabak sa loob nito?hmmm ano sa palagay mo apz?hehehe

iKaw bA aNg nAgbAGo??

this was long overdue for posting, tagal na neto na naka draft, di ko mapost-post dahil sa kabusyhan ko lately...hopefully sa mga sunod na araw i can update this page regularly ulet...nkkmiss din magblog

while i was browsing on my airsoft club forum, this posting caught my attention and made me think..i do agree sa mga sinasabi ng writer..dapat makuntento ka...pano ka makukuntento?search and look for HIM..and HE will give you REST..

" Tumatanda ka na, Friend!!!
Nasa Friday Magic Madness na yung mga paborito mong kanta. Nakaka-relate ka na sa Classic MTV.
Lesbiana na yung kinaaaliwan mong child star dati.
Nanay na lagi ang role ng crush na crush mong matinee idol noon .

Dati, pag may panot, sisigaw ka agad ng 'PENDONG!'.
Ngayon, pag may sumisigaw nun, ikaw na yung napapraning.

Parang botika na ang cabinet mo.
May multivitamins, vitamin E, vitamin C, royal jelly, tsaka ginko biloba.

Dati, laging may inuman. Sa inuman, may lechon, sisig, kaldereta, inihaw na liempo, pusit, at kung anu-ano pa.
Ngayon, nagkukumpulan na lang kayo ng mga kasama mo sa Starbucks at oorder ng tea.

Wala na ang mga kaibigan mo noon.
Ang dating masasayang tawanan ng barkada sa canteen,
napalitan na ng walang katapusang pagrereklamo
tungkol sa kumpanya ninyo.
Wala na ang best friend mo na lagi mong pinupuntahan
kapag may problema ka.
Ang lagi mo na lang kausap ngayon e ang kaopisina mong hindi ka sigurado kung binebenta ka sa iba pag nakatalikod ka.

Ang hirap nang magtiwala!
Mahirap nang makahanap ng totoong kaibigan.
Hindi mo kayang pagkatiwalaan ang kasama mo araw-araw sa opisina.
Kung sabagay, nagkakilala lang kayo dahil gusto ninyong kumita ng pera at umakyat sa tinatawag nilang 'corporate ladder'.
Anumang pagkakaibigang umusbong galing sa pera at ambisyon ay hindi talaga totoong pagkakaibigan.
Pera din at ambisyon ang sisira sa inyong dalawa.

Pera. Pera na ang nagpapatakbo ng buhay mo.
Alipin ka na ng Meralco, PLDT, SkyCable, Globe, Smart, Sun, DU at Etisalat.
Alipin ka ng Midnight Madness.
Alipin ka ng tollgate sa expressway.
Alipin ka ng credit card mo.
Alipin ka ng ATM .
Alipin ka ng BIR.

Dati-rati masaya ka na sa isang platong instant pancit canton.
Ngayon, dapat may kasamang italian chicken ang fettucine alfredo mo.
Masaya ka na noon pag nakakapag-ober- da-bakod kayo para makapag--swimming.
Ngayon, ayaw mong lumangoy kung hindi
Boracay o Puerto Galera ang lugar.
Dati, sulit na sulit na sa yo ang gin pomelo.
Ngayon, pagkatapos ng ilang bote ng red wine, maghahanap ka ng San Mig Light o Vodka Cruiser.

Wala ka nang magawa.
Sumasabay ang lifestyle mo sa income mo. Nagtataka ka kung bakit
hindi ka pa rin nakakaipon
kahit tumataas ang sweldo mo.
Yung mga bagay na gusto mong bilhin dati na sinasabi mong hindi mo kailangan, abot-kamay mo na.
Pero kahit nasa iyo na ang mga gusto mong bilhin, hindi ka pa rin makuntento.

Saan ka ba papunta?
Friend, gumising ka.
Hindi ka nabuhay sa mundong ito para maging isa lang
sa mga baterya ng mga machines sa M atrix.
Hanapin mo ang dahilan kung bakit nilagay ka rito.
Kung ang buhay mo ngayon ay uulit-ulit lang hanggang maging sitenta anyos ka na, magsisisi ka.
Lumingon ka kung paano ka nagsimula, isipin ang mga tao at mga bagay na nagpasaya sa yo.

Balikan mo sila.
Ikaw ang nagbago, hindi ang mundo."

so ikaw sa palagay mo ?nagbago ka ba?reality check ulet mga friends

NiKKi aNd fRiEnDs

whew, all the things happened so fast..just few months back i got "Nikki"(my nikon d300) ..then my friends and i planned for a EURO trip ..i got so excited and thought of bringing Nikki with me.but its not enough, nikki will be bored if she alone will be there..so i decided to grab some of her new friends from the grandstore...and now i am broke..sooo broke!waaaahhhhh = (

Nikki - Nikon d300 dslr


Toto - the manfrotto tripod with ballhead hand grip

Louie - Lowepro Vertex 200 all weather camera backpack

Sig - 10-20mm 4-5.6f Ultra Wide Angle lens with silver and gold reflectors
Pancake - NIkkor 50mm 1.8f


so friends, romans, countrymen..lend me your ears!! ahaha.(william shakespeare - julius ceasar).

ROMA ITALIA!!! aquí venimos !!

just one darn mistake i did, went shooting with a small size picture format...eeerrr!!!!

lesson learned : ALWAYS SHOOT IN LARGE FORMATS!!!!

next stop will be Basic Photography Class, neither with LiftForm or OPPPS at the OWWA Consulate Office Dubai..it depends on the timings to which club i will be taking the class...

NOTE: To all of my friends that is so eager for a pictorial, prepare yourselves..winter is approaching, and a lot of holidays..we'll do an outdoor shoot in the desert and construction areas..

pHoTogRaPhy - ROME

during the Eid Al Fitr holiday (holidays after Ramadan) we had our first Eurotrip...destination, ROMA, ITALIA..sobrang excited ang lolo mo since Rome and Vatican City ay dream place ko to visit..imagine mas maapreciate ko na ung history classes ko, ancient architecture, barroque, romanesque, gothic, rennaisance, ung mga nakasulat sa bible (Romans), ung mga ancient roman civilization na dati i can only see sa book, pictures, Tv..ung mga "Romanians"(sabi ni catz..hahaha = ) peace!) hayy its truely a dream come true..syempre di magpapaiwan si Nikki (my Nikon D300) for capturing the views with the rest of the gang Toto(my tripod) ,Louie (my camera backpack) and SIG (10-20mm UWA lens)...

here are few of the shots after a bit of PP(post processing)

the Coliseum - Rome

long exposure,tripod mount,super low iso,10-20mm,shutter on timer

started its construction between 70-72 a.d. under Emperor Vespasian and completed
on 80 a.d. under Titus. gladiators,fighters were real soldiers and prisoners that are participating
on the events...naks, history dude! go back to history..ehhehe = )

Colosseo via Foro Romano Colosseo Via Arco di Constantino

Window Anfiteatro
view that you'll see pag dumungaw ka sa bintana ng hallway papunta sa servisi(toilet)
ayus parang sa quiapo lng or sa mga boarding house ng U-Belt

whirlpool - Musei Vaticani

my favorite shot, the staircase on the vatican museum exit

hmm..thats it for now..im still looking on other shots..it was a 4 day stay, hours of walking and sight seeing, 4 gb of CF card..its gonna be one hell of a bunch & lotsa pictures to scan..hehehe

vOlteS V : GX-31 sOuL oF cHogoKin aRRiVeS

wuhhoooo!!!!! after a few days of waiting, finally my GX-31 VolTes V SoUL oF cHogoKin fiNallY aRRiVed....




yEah bAbY yEaH! dRooL dRooL!!

im trying to control myself not to open the package 'til i reached home, but it was'nt enough. i took the cutter and immediately open it at the office, in my desk and with my project manager around..wheww..bwahahaha(sinister laugh) no one can stop me from opening this box..

VoLT cRuiSer - stEvE

VoLT bOmBeR - mArK

VoLT pAnZeR - bIg BeRt

VoLT fRiGaTe - LittLe jOhN


VoLT LaNdEr - jAmiE

and when i reached home...this scenario will explain further..hahaha = )

uLtRa eLeCtRo mAgnEtIc tAp !!


bLaZiNg sWoRd!!