Circumnavigating Northern Luzon

City, Tamauini Church, Sword making in Brgy. Lirio Bajo, Callao Cave in Penablanca, Cavalry Hills, Iguig, Pottery Making in Iguig, Alcala Church, Lallo Church, Aparri, Port Irene, San Vicente Port, Crocodile Island, Palaui Island, Patapat Highway, Bangui Windmills, Vigan, San Fernando, La Union

I miss you Abby!!!

Nikon D90 + 12-24 F/4

0.05 sec (1/20), f/4, 24 mm, ISO 1600, no flash

Merry Christmas!

Nikon D90 + 18-200 vr
.033 sec (1/30), f/5.3, 105 mm, 800 ISO, no flash

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What a Christmas!
Thank you for all the blessings!
To God be the Glory!

Finally... a carbon fiber tripod of my own!

Benro C-168 m8 Carbon Fiber Travel Angel Tripod and a Benro B-0 2nd Generation Professional Ball Head.

This should cure my gear acquisition syndrome for now. I promise not to buy anything after this (I hope!) . Have to stay away from PhotoWorld end of January! Or else, patay nanaman.... IR, ND8, Wide Angle filter holder with ND Grad...

Lately, I've been reading Really Right Stuff. Bad idea. 'm drooling for a BD80-L bracket, MPR-CL nodal slide and PCL-1 panning clamp. That's about 500 bucks! Can't afford that shit, so I am hoping I can put up something similar by trying my luck in Hidalgo. I'm sure they have different kind of plates there. Papawelding ko nalang sa kanto! Lolz...

Hmmm... 20mm or 24mm or 28mm?

Just small things...

taken at MOA, D80+12-24, tilt-shift effect

Closed Window

But you opened it (though on the pic it still closed, lolz...)
You have made me realize the good things in me...
You appreciate the things I do for you...
You understand, you listen, you give advise...
What more can I ask?
Love you Abby!

And to the stalkers out there... yah, you kow who you are....
I have 2 words for you....
God bless. :D

Time...

I need time to shoot,
time to upload photos,
a time off...

ISO 1600 tests

0.025 sec (1/40), f/3.5, 18 mm, ISO 1600


0.077 sec (1/13), f/4, 32 mm, ISO 1600

Useable high ISO. A big improvement over the D80.

Both taken using a Nikon D90 with 18-200mm AF-S VR DX.

The most beautiful woman in my life...

Beautiful inside out. No pretension. No condition.

A success!!!

We arrived Manila early this morning. Thanks to all those who have given support to the Black Pencil Project. As of this writing, the pencils, crayons, erasers, and other supplies are now in the towns of Banaue and Mayoyao in Ifugao. Photos will be posted next.
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1. I'm so in love right now. I love you Abby!
2. The D90 is worth it. I'm so happy.
3. The group had fun (I hope). Such a happy bunch. I'm so glad.
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