{ r e p o l y o }
A mix of ground pork, Shrimp and asian spices wrapped in a cabbage and steamed. To finish, I mixed a butter, balsamic vinegar, lime and freshly ground pepper.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
9th Year Wedding Anniversary
{ k a m i n y o o n }
It's our 9th wedding anniversary! I LOVE YOU MOM!
I gave my wife these 24 Beautiful Roses for our 9th year Wedding Anniversary. God has been very good to us. We are showered with one beautiful daughter Chelsea, good health and of course, the love for each other.
Those are our wedding rings btw. I took a macro shot of it by inverting my 70-200 2.8 IS over my 28-135.
.. waiting for the master's hand
{ p i n t o r }
After the shoot out with the wooden lion, I went downstairs where my daughter placed and arranged her presents. I took the color pallete and the brushes and tore a 3 foot artist white paper - without my daughter's consent - to be used as background. Chelsea got this painter/artist set for her birthday.
Upstairs, with my desklamp with a day light bulb took some shots in different perspective, this shot stands out.
After the shoot out with the wooden lion, I went downstairs where my daughter placed and arranged her presents. I took the color pallete and the brushes and tore a 3 foot artist white paper - without my daughter's consent - to be used as background. Chelsea got this painter/artist set for her birthday.
Upstairs, with my desklamp with a day light bulb took some shots in different perspective, this shot stands out.
puppy faced lion
{ l i y o n }
I was gathering all my photography magazines and books last night. I am starting to file them up for future reference. There are plenty of good articles, actually, most of them are. Lot's of trade secrets exposed and tricks of the trade told.
After all the piling and shelving, I took some time out with my camera and started looking around again for another victim - of my photo shot that is. Need not to look far, I saw Chelsea's wooden lion on her doll house. Small subject require small light for close ups. So took out my while led flashlight and pointed it right on top of the lion's puppy face. Click! - gotcha!
I was gathering all my photography magazines and books last night. I am starting to file them up for future reference. There are plenty of good articles, actually, most of them are. Lot's of trade secrets exposed and tricks of the trade told.
After all the piling and shelving, I took some time out with my camera and started looking around again for another victim - of my photo shot that is. Need not to look far, I saw Chelsea's wooden lion on her doll house. Small subject require small light for close ups. So took out my while led flashlight and pointed it right on top of the lion's puppy face. Click! - gotcha!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Carousel
{ k a b a y o }
We were at the mall one day and saw this beautiful decor. It was placed on the shelf right on top of the expensive ones. So we thought it was one of those expensive ones. But still we decided to take reach for it and just take a look. Surprise! surprise! it was put on sale and the price was way way way low - not just low, but low-low-low!. We hurriedly placed 2 inside our basket and off to the cash register and now sits on our display cabinet.
I took them out for a photo session. I used my black tshirt as the background. A Canon 430EX II on top and a Vivitar 285HV to the left of the camera highlighting the front of the horse. It took me some shots to finally nail the one that I really liked. Had more figure shots on my flickr account - check them out!.
We were at the mall one day and saw this beautiful decor. It was placed on the shelf right on top of the expensive ones. So we thought it was one of those expensive ones. But still we decided to take reach for it and just take a look. Surprise! surprise! it was put on sale and the price was way way way low - not just low, but low-low-low!. We hurriedly placed 2 inside our basket and off to the cash register and now sits on our display cabinet.
I took them out for a photo session. I used my black tshirt as the background. A Canon 430EX II on top and a Vivitar 285HV to the left of the camera highlighting the front of the horse. It took me some shots to finally nail the one that I really liked. Had more figure shots on my flickr account - check them out!.
Monday, August 17, 2009
County Fairground
These images are from the County Fairground. Chelsea had a blast from the rides and games. But took us 45 minutes to take the exit from the parking lot. The park was full to the brim.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
chelsea at 8
{ k a l i p a y }
Chelsea will turn 8 this August. I always prepare her invitation like a couple of months before. But this year seems to be very different and difficult for me. I've run out of ideas and plans kept on changing. Chelsea initially wanted a pool party. After a couple of calls to the community center, we were told that only 15 kids will be allowed in the party, and she has more than 25 kids on her list. So we have go back to the drawing board. We've decided to have the party at home instead and just make it simple this time.
After coming home from church, I wen't upstairs to change and the white wall on our extra room gave me an idea on the invitation.. I said to myself - a white wall, a spring bed, with 2 lights on both side (cross lighting) and a little fun and imagination, looks perfect - and so we came up with this shots..
Chelsea had a great time jumping on the bed!!
Chelsea will turn 8 this August. I always prepare her invitation like a couple of months before. But this year seems to be very different and difficult for me. I've run out of ideas and plans kept on changing. Chelsea initially wanted a pool party. After a couple of calls to the community center, we were told that only 15 kids will be allowed in the party, and she has more than 25 kids on her list. So we have go back to the drawing board. We've decided to have the party at home instead and just make it simple this time.
After coming home from church, I wen't upstairs to change and the white wall on our extra room gave me an idea on the invitation.. I said to myself - a white wall, a spring bed, with 2 lights on both side (cross lighting) and a little fun and imagination, looks perfect - and so we came up with this shots..
Chelsea had a great time jumping on the bed!!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
lemon jackfruit cupcake
Had fun baking cupcakes :o) - so I am actually hitting 3 birds with 1 stone this time.. having fun baking, taking photograph and of course, enjoying the fruit of my labor..
coconut shrimp popcorn
{ p a s a y a n }
Sad to say it but I am asthmatic. I've been this way since I was a child. There was not year that passes by without me checking into a hospital because of an attack. Binded with this health condition is the fact that it can be triggered by food. Yes, shrimps, crabs, squids - these are just some.
Luckily, I've outgrown the condition and can now have those food on our table - not just a decoration, but I prepare them myself, of course, for our consumption. I've even added lobster to the list. Life is great!!
Sad to say it but I am asthmatic. I've been this way since I was a child. There was not year that passes by without me checking into a hospital because of an attack. Binded with this health condition is the fact that it can be triggered by food. Yes, shrimps, crabs, squids - these are just some.
Luckily, I've outgrown the condition and can now have those food on our table - not just a decoration, but I prepare them myself, of course, for our consumption. I've even added lobster to the list. Life is great!!
Friday, August 14, 2009
daughter
{ a n a k }
Our only daughter Chelsea during our visit to the Cathedral at Washington, DC. She is growing fast and soon will be celebrating her 8th birthday. Time fly so fast, as if, not so long ago, she was still singing ang dancing to the Barney Song.... Now, gone are the days of purple, yellow and green dinausaurs - it's time to do the Ice Cream Freeze with Hanna Montana. :o)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
celebration
{ k a s a l }
This was the beautiful and delicious cake at Pinky and Stephen's wedding. I took this image but never found a time to work on it - it's been a year already.
For the post processing, I dragged the curve level and placed a vignette. 
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
rainglow
{ kay wala nay lain }
I was at our basement trying to figure out what my photo subject could be. Chelsea came and brought along her "lazer sword" .. well, it's not the sword from Star Wars, this one is just too fancy and colorful for Luke to use.
Lights, camera........ action!
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Just 3 seconds - if you know what I mean.
Monday, August 10, 2009
your song
{ ang harana ug ang gitara }
This may not be around anymore. For the new generation, the only way to know what it is about is to gather around your Grand Pa's and Ma's and listen to their love story.
Harana is a traditional form of courtship through music. Together with his guitar, a man pays her lady a visit by serenading underneath her window during the night. Some, tag along their friends to be a "doowoop" backup and for encouragement. It is through harana that a man may win the heart of her lady... actually, the whole family.
- Usa ra gyud imong padulngan inig ka human, dawaton ug pasak-on ka o dili ba kaha yab-an ka sa arinola ni lola. -
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A one light setup on our stairs. A Canon 430EXII snooted with a foil at 1/32 power. Camera at 1/250, ISO 100 and 8.0.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
dark bars1
{ t s o k o l i t }
Made from cocoa fruit found mostly in South America and Asia. The sweetest treat in the world is actually - bitter in its natural form. To extract the cocoa oil and powder, it is first fermented, then dried and ground. It is then packed and sacked.
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Doing another product shot.. still learning everytime.
What's for dessert?
This is one of my guilty pleasures.. just love extra dark brownies. For breakfast, I pair it with a hot coffee and for snacks, an ice cold coke..
I used the regular Betty Croaker Dark Brownies mix for the cake but added a squirt of heavy Nesquik Chocolate. I placed the extra chocolate after scooping a mix to the tray so that it will settle in the middle and would ooze when you open it.
I used the regular Betty Croaker Dark Brownies mix for the cake but added a squirt of heavy Nesquik Chocolate. I placed the extra chocolate after scooping a mix to the tray so that it will settle in the middle and would ooze when you open it.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
What's for dinner? - part 4
{ m e n u d o }
Oh, so you thought it's the teen idol group that stormed the airwaves in the 80's.. I am referring to the boy band from Puerto Rico with the same name - the Menudo. Google told me that the band was originally formed back in the late 70's. I was too young to notice them and when I did, it was Ricky Martin, Robie Rosa, Charlie Maso and more.. "It's an explosion, My Love For You!!" or "Please Be Good To Me, Dont Make Me Cry Anymore!!" even "I'm Going Back To The Philippines Where My Love Is Waiting" and "Kiss Me Tonight Heavenly Angel"...
But I am talking about one of my favorite filipino recipe.. Menudo Mechado Sarsado Sarado Sinaw Nga Kaldero!
shining down on me
{ sodyum }
One hot saturday with Jason at Rio. There's this mexican restaurant, as the name suggests, is painted with vibrant colors of blue, yellow, orange and red. For some reason, my eyes was drawn to this very small portion of the building, it's walls were made out of plank of overlapping woods and looking above, I saw this, you guessed it, street lamp.. and what i saw struck me.. I took my camera, pointed it straight up to the sky. I really like the result - simple and earthy.
One hot saturday with Jason at Rio. There's this mexican restaurant, as the name suggests, is painted with vibrant colors of blue, yellow, orange and red. For some reason, my eyes was drawn to this very small portion of the building, it's walls were made out of plank of overlapping woods and looking above, I saw this, you guessed it, street lamp.. and what i saw struck me.. I took my camera, pointed it straight up to the sky. I really like the result - simple and earthy.
pastels
slurp slurp!
And so the next item on the stage is..... a bunch of straws. Dinah was watching the burial of Pres. Cory Aquino over the Tube while my daughter was of course glued to the AFV. I took the straws which I bought and took out my 32' umbrella and bounced my vivitar 285HV at 1/2 power. Took a chair and aimed my 28-135.. baaam!, i mean, click! ... it was exactly what I intended it to be.. a little bit overblown at the edges and a rich color in the middle.. got lucky this time. :o)
And so the next item on the stage is..... a bunch of straws. Dinah was watching the burial of Pres. Cory Aquino over the Tube while my daughter was of course glued to the AFV. I took the straws which I bought and took out my 32' umbrella and bounced my vivitar 285HV at 1/2 power. Took a chair and aimed my 28-135.. baaam!, i mean, click! ... it was exactly what I intended it to be.. a little bit overblown at the edges and a rich color in the middle.. got lucky this time. :o)
What's for dinner? - again...
To continue my asian theme, I wrapped the leftover ground mix and fried them.. we all love crispy food.. and this pinsit will surely make your day. Chelsea and Dinah, apil si Intsik, loooovvvvveeee my pinsit.. I think I have to add Jason, Esil to the list.. :o)
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! while doing the Click! Click! Click!
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! while doing the Click! Click! Click!
What's for dinner? - Food Photography
This is my first attempt taking a studio-kinda photo of food. I am into cooking too, so preparing dinner that my family will surely love and will also be a good candidate for my "pakodak" is a no brainer.. chinese food! - and no chinese restau in Pinas without siomai - shrimp or egg anyone?...
I dropped by an asian store near my work place. I shopped for the ingredients and thought of grabbing some asian props as well.. square plate, check!.... chopsticks, check!.... wicker basket, check!...
Let's take a quick glance on my siomai recipe:
- ground fats
- ground pork
- shrimp
- onion
- carrots
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- egg
- salt & pepper
- sesame oil
- wonton wrapper
Now back to my pakodak.
I set up my DIY 12X12 softbox and canon 430EX II while the food was steaming.. 20 minutes later - click, click, click! NI HAO!
I dropped by an asian store near my work place. I shopped for the ingredients and thought of grabbing some asian props as well.. square plate, check!.... chopsticks, check!.... wicker basket, check!...
Let's take a quick glance on my siomai recipe:
- ground fats
- ground pork
- shrimp
- onion
- carrots
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- egg
- salt & pepper
- sesame oil
- wonton wrapper
Now back to my pakodak.
I set up my DIY 12X12 softbox and canon 430EX II while the food was steaming.. 20 minutes later - click, click, click! NI HAO!
macro ring
I DO!
There are nights, plenty of them actually, that I just simply look around for things to be my next "pakodak" victim and I found our wedding ring.. where?.. on my finger of course. Thinking of a non traditional shot, I took both my 28-135 and 70-200 and thought doing a macro. An article I came across discussed about inverting one of the lenses.. and so I did.
The result sent a rush of excitement to my system telling me to take more macro shots.. and here they are:
There are nights, plenty of them actually, that I just simply look around for things to be my next "pakodak" victim and I found our wedding ring.. where?.. on my finger of course. Thinking of a non traditional shot, I took both my 28-135 and 70-200 and thought doing a macro. An article I came across discussed about inverting one of the lenses.. and so I did.
The result sent a rush of excitement to my system telling me to take more macro shots.. and here they are:
Brookside Garden
{ Alibangbang Kabakaba }
My wife had a CPR class that day, had to take a vacation leave to watch over our daughter.... not wanting to be imprisoned home - I took Chelsea to Brookside Garden which was about 20 minutes city drive. I told her the night before to pack her small digital camera because there will be lots of interesting things and sights that will surely catch her curiosity. I also packed my DSLR as well (of course).
There were plenty of newly "hatched" butterflies and this one monarch kept on landing back on this flower and so I snapped a couple of shots.
RI capitol
Nakabalik na gyud intawon!
So we took a quick stop at Rhode Island on our way back to Connecticut. A heavy downpour slowed us along the interstate the reason we arrived at R.I. very late. The capitol stand out in the background, so I cranked my ISO and then... click!... we then hit the road again.
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