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Hungry?



I think that's the best lechon photo I've seen so far. :-D I was in a mood of getting that one perfect shot for this lechon and it took me around six shots before I got this. I was very happy. The sad part is I was already hungry and the event I was covering hasn't started yet. I usually eat at the end of the event, or sometimes I don't eat since it's not really my job to eat. I was hired to shoot. That's the reason I have Fita stocks or KitKat in my bag. ;-) I have to be honest, being an event photographer sometimes is really hard. I was enjoying my shoot until my tummy started to "krug-krug" again while I was taking photos of the guests while getting their share of the oh-la-la lechon. Poor me! :( But gladly, I was able to get some slices before it went kaput. I was offered to rest and eat. Gap, the videographer I was with, and his assistant were also very hungry during the coverage. Yesterday was the first time I got really hungry during an event coverage. Unlike before, I simply enjoy shooting the food. :)

Enough with the lechon! Some of my friends are complaining why am I sharing very few shots everytime I write my blog. The reason is I simply can't post photos of people without their permission unless they are celebrities. Yesterday was Mr. Felix Cabais' 76th birthday. I don't know exactly how to describe him but once you see him, you'll see immediately that he's a very loving father to his family and to almost everybody. A person who is strong willed and full of wisdom. He's kuya Abel's father-in-law. The children of Mr. Cabais and their family successfully made the surprise party. Here are some stills from the occasion. :)

Happy Valentines!

When I woke up this morning, I was in the mood of shooting a Valentines-inspired photo. Too many ideas came inside my mind. I'm no artist but I somehow felt (maybe) how artists think before making something out of basically anything. So I went outside and looked for anything interesting to shoot. There's nothing to shoot. :-D I just see chairs, tables, plants, dirt, pile of junk, etc. I mean it's not like Sonya's Garden where you get to see a lot of nice subjects to shoot. But somehow it didn't stop me from shooting still. I saw some rocks and I thought of taking some snaps. Then I told myself Valentine is nothing without a heart shape. I looked for it and found none. Heart-shaped rock, heart-shaped wood, heart-shaped shadows, none! I actually gave up and just took the small heart-shaped pillow I gave my wife last year. I went outside and I saw this green bench which I think is perfect to pair with a red. The result was nice but it's kinda lame. That's where the "rocks" photos came into place. With a little PC help, I came up of the image below.



Happy Valentines Day! :)

12th Hot Air Balloon Festival

Nope, I didn't go there. Well, that was my original plan. :-D I was really hesitant of going since I quite know it'll be just the same as last year. Moreover, I was disappointed since the event this year wasn't as good as last year's. Actually, the other year was much better. And the year before that is even greater than the other year. I've attended this event for years already and the only thing that improved were the balloons. I love the balloons this year. More colorful and they're a lot! Congrats to the balloon flyers for a successful showdown! What everybody missed though were the UK para gliders, there were less RC flyers, less planes, less choppers, less shows, less beers, less excitement overall. The gap between shows takes 15 to 20 minutes. Quite boring. I hope the organizers will read this to hear my side. Their main theme is a whole weekend of everything that flies. I hope they'll show more latest choppers and planes doing a showdown next year. And I feel I'll participate a lot next year. I don't know. I just feel it. ;-)

By the way, the reasons I went to the event this year were my family and friends. I enjoyed the company of my friends on day 2 and the food. Day 4, I enjoyed the time with my family and... yes, the food also. :-D My visit was entirely a photo-op for my family and some with my friends. I didn't have the mood to shoot but I was able to manage some good shots since as a hobbyist also, my conscience is telling me that I should get that one good shot. At least one good shot. So I said ok-ok. I was lucky to have these.

"Silip"


"Silip din" :-D


See you in next year's event!