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“THE BEAUTY OF BLACK AND WHITE” I have always been fascinated with portraiture. Especially the ones done in black and white. They give a sense of elegant beauty and richness to a model who poses for a monochrome portrait. It gives an impression of mystery and passion to a photo, which may be considered “dull” if given color. This is a test shot of a lovely telephoto lens I got my hands on in Hidalgo. It was a Nikon 100mm Series E lens, another lens from my beloved Series E Nikon lenses. The asking price for the lens was quite high for its price, but for that price, every centavo is worth spending, considering you get photos as beautiful as this (the subject is beautiful, of course), with a dinky plastic lens :) Shot using a NIKON D5000NIKON 100mm F/2.8 Series E100mm F/2.8ISO 200EXPOSURE TIME 1/15
Nikon D5000  |   1/15th

“THE BEAUTY OF BLACK AND WHITE”

I have always been fascinated with portraiture. Especially the ones done in black and white. They give a sense of elegant beauty and richness to a model who poses for a monochrome portrait. It gives an impression of mystery and passion to a photo, which may be considered “dull” if given color.

This is a test shot of a lovely telephoto lens I got my hands on in Hidalgo. It was a Nikon 100mm Series E lens, another lens from my beloved Series E Nikon lenses. The asking price for the lens was quite high for its price, but for that price, every centavo is worth spending, considering you get photos as beautiful as this (the subject is beautiful, of course), with a dinky plastic lens :)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
NIKON 100mm F/2.8 Series E
100mm F/2.8
ISO 200
EXPOSURE TIME 1/15

(Source: vestphotography)

“ALONE” I simply wonder why people need to be alone, left out from the company of others or simply unwanted. Yes, there are times where we should be all to ourselves, but what I mean is why do some people leave out others just for the sake of their own enjoyment. Even to the point of not considering the person left out. :( The world is just cruel to some people… Shot using a NIKON D5000Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)50mm F/2.8ISO 320EXPOSURE TIME 1/90
Nikon D5000  |    f/2.8  |   1/90th

“ALONE”

I simply wonder why people need to be alone, left out from the company of others or simply unwanted. Yes, there are times where we should be all to ourselves, but what I mean is why do some people leave out others just for the sake of their own enjoyment. Even to the point of not considering the person left out. :(

The world is just cruel to some people…

Shot using a NIKON D5000
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)
50mm F/2.8
ISO 320
EXPOSURE TIME 1/90

(Source: vestphotography)

“ALONE” I simply wonder why people need to be alone, left out from the company of others or simply unwanted. Yes, there are times where we should be all to ourselves, but what I mean is why do some people leave out others just for the sake of their own enjoyment. Even to the point of not considering the person left out. :( The world is just cruel to some people… Shot using a NIKON D5000Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)50mm F/2.8ISO 320EXPOSURE TIME 1/90
Nikon D5000  |    f/2.8  |   1/90th

“ALONE”

I simply wonder why people need to be alone, left out from the company of others or simply unwanted. Yes, there are times where we should be all to ourselves, but what I mean is why do some people leave out others just for the sake of their own enjoyment. Even to the point of not considering the person left out. :(

The world is just cruel to some people…

Shot using a NIKON D5000
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)
50mm F/2.8
ISO 320
EXPOSURE TIME 1/90

“THE BEAUTY OF BLACK AND WHITE” I have always been fascinated with portraiture. Especially the ones done in black and white. They give a sense of elegant beauty and richness to a model who poses for a monochrome portrait. It gives an impression of mystery and passion to a photo, which may be considered “dull” if given color. This is a test shot of a lovely telephoto lens I got my hands on in Hidalgo. It was a Nikon 100mm Series E lens, another lens from my beloved Series E Nikon lenses. The asking price for the lens was quite high for its price, but for that price, every centavo is worth spending, considering you get photos as beautiful as this (the subject is beautiful, of course), with a dinky plastic lens :) Shot using a NIKON D5000NIKON 100mm F/2.8 Series E100mm F/2.8ISO 200EXPOSURE TIME 1/15
Nikon D5000  |   1/15th

“THE BEAUTY OF BLACK AND WHITE”

I have always been fascinated with portraiture. Especially the ones done in black and white. They give a sense of elegant beauty and richness to a model who poses for a monochrome portrait. It gives an impression of mystery and passion to a photo, which may be considered “dull” if given color.

This is a test shot of a lovely telephoto lens I got my hands on in Hidalgo. It was a Nikon 100mm Series E lens, another lens from my beloved Series E Nikon lenses. The asking price for the lens was quite high for its price, but for that price, every centavo is worth spending, considering you get photos as beautiful as this (the subject is beautiful, of course), with a dinky plastic lens :)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
NIKON 100mm F/2.8 Series E
100mm F/2.8
ISO 200
EXPOSURE TIME 1/15

“I HAVE THE POWER TO FREEZE TIME AND SPACE” It has been a while since I got a chance to shoot photos. So when the opportunity came that I can shoot, I really grabbed it. Again the Main Building of UST. I love UST so much that I can never end seeing another newer and fresher perspective of it. A long exposure shot once more (because I am currently in love with long exposures in landscapes). I just love how the moving clouds simply melt into a blur and people passing by become like fuzz because of the long exposure :) Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR18mm F/8ISO 100EXPOSURE TIME 10 seconds
Nikon D5000  |    f/8  |   10"

“I HAVE THE POWER TO FREEZE TIME AND SPACE”

It has been a while since I got a chance to shoot photos. So when the opportunity came that I can shoot, I really grabbed it. 

Again the Main Building of UST. I love UST so much that I can never end seeing another newer and fresher perspective of it. A long exposure shot once more (because I am currently in love with long exposures in landscapes).

I just love how the moving clouds simply melt into a blur and people passing by become like fuzz because of the long exposure :)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR
18mm F/8
ISO 100
EXPOSURE TIME 10 seconds
“REMEMBER WHERE WE PARKED THE CAR?” Aside from being a photographer, I have a childish side too - I love collecting HotWheels, those die-cast model cars which are around 1/60th scale of the real car. I don’t just collect those regular HotWheels you normally find displayed in toy stores. The models I collect are the rare ones - from Ferrari, Lamborghini and even Porsche. They are almost 50 cars in number, amounting to roughly PHP15,000. I never played with any of them, kept them in their original boxes. But when Habagat struck and flooded our house, these cars got flooded and it left me no choice but to open the packaging they were in. :( Well, toys will be toys and they are all meant to be played with. There goes PHP15,000 down the drain. That’s the reality of life. Must learn to deal with it. :) Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR55mm F/5ISO 1000EXPOSURE TIME 1/
Nikon D5000  |    f/5  |   1/8th

“REMEMBER WHERE WE PARKED THE CAR?”

Aside from being a photographer, I have a childish side too - I love collecting HotWheels, those die-cast model cars which are around 1/60th scale of the real car. I don’t just collect those regular HotWheels you normally find displayed in toy stores. The models I collect are the rare ones - from Ferrari, Lamborghini and even Porsche. They are almost 50 cars in number, amounting to roughly PHP15,000.

I never played with any of them, kept them in their original boxes. But when Habagat struck and flooded our house, these cars got flooded and it left me no choice but to open the packaging they were in. :(

Well, toys will be toys and they are all meant to be played with. There goes PHP15,000 down the drain. That’s the reality of life. Must learn to deal with it. :)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR
55mm F/5
ISO 1000
EXPOSURE TIME 1/

The truth about BOKEH

Bokeh (ボケ) is a Japanese word used to describe the aesthetic quality of the blur of the out of focus part of an image. IT IS NOT THOSE CIRCLES OF LIGHT THAT PEOPLE USUALLY CONFUSE BOKEH FOR.

Bokeh is the quality of the blur, not the blur itself.

I have recently seen numerous posts here on Tumblr of those circles of light and with the caption below it as “BOKEH”. That is not bokeh, those are circles of light.

THIS IS NOT BOKEH.

You cannot photograph bokeh per se; it is always part of an image.

Bokeh, being the quality of the blur of the out-of-focus area of an image, although cannot be quantified by numbers, it is usually differentiated as GOOD BOKEH or BAD BOKEH. It is depends upon the maximum f-number and number of aperture blades of your lens.

Characteristic of GOOD BOKEH

  • The blur melts away very smoothly or is very “creamy”
  • Colors of the background are very soft and aren’t distracting.

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAD BOKEH

  • The blur circles are well defined and very harsh.
  • Colors are quite distracting and takes your eyes away from the focal point of the photo.

Just to recap, bokeh cannot be photographed; it can a part of a photo, but not a photo in itself :)

(Source: vestphotography)

“RAW PASSION” There is just something about this photograph that I can’t quite put my finger on. A sense of beauty? Yes. A hint of innocence? Yes also. Beauty with innocence, passion and sexiness? Definitely. :> Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED55mm F/4ISO 400EXPOSURE TIME 1/125
Nikon D5000  |    f/4  |   1/125th

“RAW PASSION”

There is just something about this photograph that I can’t quite put my finger on. A sense of beauty? Yes. A hint of innocence? Yes also. Beauty with innocence, passion and sexiness? Definitely.

:>

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED
55mm F/4
ISO 400
EXPOSURE TIME 1/125

The truth about BOKEH

Bokeh (ボケ) is a Japanese word used to describe the aesthetic quality of the blur of the out of focus part of an image. IT IS NOT THOSE CIRCLES OF LIGHT THAT PEOPLE USUALLY CONFUSE BOKEH FOR.

Bokeh is the quality of the blur, not the blur itself.

I have recently seen numerous posts here on Tumblr of those circles of light and with the caption below it as “BOKEH”. That is not bokeh, those are circles of light.

THIS IS NOT BOKEH.

You cannot photograph bokeh per se; it is always part of an image.

Bokeh, being the quality of the blur of the out-of-focus area of an image, although cannot be quantified by numbers, it is usually differentiated as GOOD BOKEH or BAD BOKEH. It is depends upon the maximum f-number and number of aperture blades of your lens.

Characteristic of GOOD BOKEH

  • The blur melts away very smoothly or is very “creamy”
  • Colors of the background are very soft and aren’t distracting.

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAD BOKEH

  • The blur circles are well defined and very harsh.
  • Colors are quite distracting and takes your eyes away from the focal point of the photo.

Just to recap, bokeh cannot be photographed; it can a part of a photo, but not a photo in itself :)

“SIMPLISTIC BEAUTY” I got a chance to help out in a photoshoot of some models this afternoon for a certain event. I got to play around with the cameras of my other photographer friends there and helped out in the carrying of the equipment, positioning the models and even socializing with them :) It was very fun because the models were very cooperative and enthusiastic with the shoot, which made photographing them more enjoyable. :D Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED55mm F/4ISO 400EXPOSURE TIME 1/90
Nikon D5000  |    f/5.6  |   1/90th

“SIMPLISTIC BEAUTY”

I got a chance to help out in a photoshoot of some models this afternoon for a certain event. I got to play around with the cameras of my other photographer friends there and helped out in the carrying of the equipment, positioning the models and even socializing with them :) It was very fun because the models were very cooperative and enthusiastic with the shoot, which made photographing them more enjoyable. :D

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED
55mm F/4
ISO 400
EXPOSURE TIME 1/90
Darating ang araw na makakabili din ako ng 50mm na may AF for myself :3
“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD” When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12, NIV) :) Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR34mm F/5.6ISO 400EXPOSURE TIME 1/20
Nikon D5000  |    f/5.6  |   1/20th

“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12, NIV)

:)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR
34mm F/5.6
ISO 400
EXPOSURE TIME 1/20

“LIGHT AND WARMTH” There are certain chapters in our life which really are very dull and unforgiving. Calamities, loss, loneliness, brokenheartedness - some of these are difficult to get by.  The monsoon which battered Luzon last week left more than half of Manila without power, without light and without the familiar comforts of modernity. The rains poured hard, bringing with it momentary gusts of cold wind. And in the midst of all the unkind weather and living conditions, there is a light - a light which brings warmth and illumination for all to enjoy and savor the beauty of life, despite the harsh conditions of the environment. Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR55mm F/11ISO 400EXPOSURE TIME 1/15
Nikon D5000  |    f/11  |   1/15th

“LIGHT AND WARMTH”

There are certain chapters in our life which really are very dull and unforgiving. Calamities, loss, loneliness, brokenheartedness - some of these are difficult to get by. 

The monsoon which battered Luzon last week left more than half of Manila without power, without light and without the familiar comforts of modernity. The rains poured hard, bringing with it momentary gusts of cold wind.

And in the midst of all the unkind weather and living conditions, there is a light - a light which brings warmth and illumination for all to enjoy and savor the beauty of life, despite the harsh conditions of the environment.

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR
55mm F/11
ISO 400
EXPOSURE TIME 1/15

“SERENITY AMIDST ADVERSITY” Almost a week ago when the ravaging Southwest Monsoon battered Luzon, especially Metro Manila. Many were affected with the floods and heavy rains. Most of the areas in Metro Manila and other adjacent provinces succumb to the deep floods, and our town was no exception. There is something about this photograph that speaks out that despite adversity, one should be able to see serenity with it :) Shot using a NIKON D5000AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR35mm F/13ISO 400EXPOSURE TIME 6 seconds
Nikon D5000  |    f/13  |   6"

“SERENITY AMIDST ADVERSITY”

Almost a week ago when the ravaging Southwest Monsoon battered Luzon, especially Metro Manila. Many were affected with the floods and heavy rains. Most of the areas in Metro Manila and other adjacent provinces succumb to the deep floods, and our town was no exception.

There is something about this photograph that speaks out that despite adversity, one should be able to see serenity with it :)

Shot using a NIKON D5000
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 VR
35mm F/13
ISO 400
EXPOSURE TIME 6 seconds

A true photographer takes photos in whatever weather nature throws at him - come hell or high water, he will still shoot. —Vincent Tanching
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