Photography 2010 - Philippines

A collection of my Photography Images taken in the Philippines for this year 2010. I am so missing home.. Enjoy! =)

AMWAR in IR

This was another IR shot of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Being post-processed differently than the previous ones, I like this one better. Having the sky bluer and the trees more golden yellow.

LIFE in Monochrome

Taken in IR shot, however I can't seem to let it come out the way I want it to so I decided to put it on monochrome. Apparently, it turned out on its best. :) Must be its way of saying, "just let me be me, and you will see life in its fullness." The Life that the tree is expressing was my favorite part of this picture.

Uploaded while in Vancouver Airport waiting for my flight going back to Yorkton. :)

Extraordinary Mundane

Few days before going back to Canada, I figured I'll have to make the most out of the hot weather here in the Philippines in terms of IR shooting. So off we go to a quiet place where a shooting permit is not needed, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Now, that's literally peaceful. :)

Crater Lake

This was another IR shot I took of the Mt. Pinatubo Crater with 9 minutes exposure and an ISO speed of 200.

Mt. Pinatubo Crater

After a major fail to produce a correct custom white balance during my Cebu-Bohol trip, I was so eager to do some IR shot with my next trip which was a trek to the Mt. Pinatubo crater. I helplessly created my custom white balance under a cloudy day with 90 seconds exposure in between the 1 hour trek. The Mt. Pinatubo crater was a sight to behold and is perfect as it is. However, since I am so engaged with IR shooting lately, I got hold of my camera, tripod, remote cable, and IR filter and took a shot. This was taken at around 12:30PM with 3 minutes and a half exposure under 250 ISO.

So what does it take to have a great photo? Patience.. Passion.. and a shirt sleeve tan-line :)

Greenbelt, Makati

Another IR shot of Greenbelt, Makati from the 2nd floor veranda. With 30 seconds exposure and 400 ISO speed.

Taking another step to my journey to photography.

My first IR photo taken at Greenbelt, Makati with 30 seconds exposure. Literally took me hours post processing to correct the hot spot.