Today is my Birthday…. yeah! I decided to put the laptop and camera down and just enjoy the day. Well… almost… I took a couple of photos at Sunset. Its hard to resist with the sunsets here in Boracay. I’ve also included a couple of quick photos of my apartment and the surrounding grounds in [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Day 61 – My Birthday
Posted in General Ramblings on November 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Day 60 – Sun rise to sun set
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today I decided it was time to shoot various images from sun rise to sun set. This meant waking up at 4:45am! It was very dark and continued shooting till around 6am. Then it was time to head over to Bolabog beach again later in the morning to see what was going on and then [...]
Day 58 – Various Photos
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 25, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Here is a collection of photos that I’ve taken over the last few days.
Day 55 – Kite Boarding
Posted in Outdoors, Sports on November 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Before I went to the Miss Earth event, I popped down to Bolabog beach to do some more practice in shooting sports action. I do feel I’m improving which I hope this next batch of images show. My framing is getting better. I’m anticipating when to shoot is getting better. And the focusing technique I [...]
Day 55 – Miss Earth
Posted in General Ramblings on November 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was fortunate enough to be in Boracay for the Miss Earth event. However, I was not fortunate enough to get a photographer pass Mind you, I was competing with Reuters and other news agencies! I got a spot on the balcony which proved to be okay for most shots with my 200mm lens. With [...]
Day 52 – Miss Earth Cocktail Party
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on November 22, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In the evening of day 52, I attended the Miss Earth cocktail party and of course my camera came with me! The first person I saw was Miss South Africa as I was walking to the bar. Said Hello and we ended up chatting for some time. When it was time for the contestants to [...]
Day 52 – Miss Earth contestants wondering about
Posted in General Ramblings on November 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In the afternoon, the Miss Earth contestants were wondering about the island… Here are a few frames. I attended the Miss Earth cocktail party in the evening… those images will be in another post.
Day 52 – Kite Boarding Images
Posted in General Ramblings, Sports on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well today… I decided to use the action sports photography techniques that my cousin Barry taught me in Melbourne. Boracay is a major place for kite boarding and wind surfing. The Bolabog beach is perfect because the beach is shallow for a long way out. This means that if you fall off, you can easily [...]
Day 49, 50, 51 – Getting to Boracay Island
Posted in General Ramblings on November 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It was sad to leave Australia… I had a great time and loved seeing all the family! I woke up at 4am on the last morning and the airport taxi arrived at 5:10am. My journey took me to Sydney (1.5 hrs) and then on to Manila (8 hrs). My time in Manila was quite stressful! [...]
Some Family Portraits
Posted in General Ramblings on November 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few family portraits I like… I took these whilst in Australia.
