Tuesday, April 28, 2009

South Cebu Photo Safari

Last weekend PCC (Photographer's Club of Cebu) went on a photo safari to the south of Cebu. We made a number of stops in a number of towns and filled our memory cards with great images, at least that was the intent.

"Seeing Double"

"Mirror On The Pavement"

Our first stop was the San Fernando Church. While everyone was busy taking photos of the models we invited for the trip, I looked around a searched for interesting perspective of the church. It rained that morning, it was a blessing that there were puddles on the pavement. I took a number of exposures and found 2 of them that had potential. I converted them into HDR images. I think the result are fantastic. But that's just me praising my own work. Hehe!

"Carcar Rotunda"

We then went to Carcar. While the other members went to the town's old church, I overshot driving and ended up in the rotunda. I took a number of shots while trying to find out where the other members were. The ground was starting to dry but I was able to capture another puddle shot.


"Colour Puzzle"

"Mirror Silhouette"

We finally caught up with the rest of the group. There was a museum next to the Carcar church and I noticed the stained glass on its doors and window. I took at least 5 shots to see what speed worked well. I wanted to highlight the colors and keep most of the walls and floor dark. It was almost noon then so I had to set the speed to 1600 to get the desired effect.

We also went inside the church. It was good that the models were there so we made them stand next to the window on the stairs to belfry and do some poses. I think the silhoutte of the model and the railing gives the color texture.

It was a great shoot. In the upcoming posts I will feature the models in their summer best. Get your cool beverage ready, coz the next entry will be hot!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Lola



Thursday, April 16, 2009

Farewell of The Sun

The land bids adieu to the sun in a spectacular orgy of colors. An earthly feast of visual grandeur that only the night could consume. Dusk is a promise of return. A return just as majestic as the parting.

Friday, April 3, 2009

After a Workshop

"Floating Fuschia"


"Floating Fuschia Too"


"Gulp"


"Caged"


"Hornbill"


"Curious"

"Disproportion in Colour"

A couple of weeks ago I attended PCC's Basic Photography workshop. The units I took in college are yellowing with age in the obsolete shelf in my head. A refresher was most welcome and I'm sure glad a was able to find time for it. There will be a number of workshops this summer and I am looking forward to attending them all. All these workshops better improve my skills otherwise they will prove to be waste of time in epic proportions.

Anyway, above are some of the shots I took after the workshop. D' Family park in Talamban has a lagoon and a mini zoo. It was a worthwhile Saturday. A few more of workshops and I'll be a legend. Hehehe! Oh pull that brow down! Dreaming is free and this is called "dream abuse".

 
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