My last days in the Philippines were very much in denial. Even when I was leaving on the boat it didn’t register that I was actually leaving the island. In many ways, it would be easy to make Boracay a home… I left the island and got on the SEAir flight to Manila and then [...]
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Day 84-86 – The return to the UK
Posted in General Ramblings on January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Day 81 – Sunset at Samba
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on December 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I decided to do the first part of the PADI diving course called Discover Scuba Diving (DSD). I went down to the Calypso Diving Centre and got Phil (whom I took photos of his child) to be my instructor. I did the pool exercises okay and then went off to do an open water dive. [...]
Day 80 – Sunset boat ride
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on December 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I decided to take a boat ride up and down the island and see the beach with the golden colours of the sunset. This day was perfect and I was out at 4:30pm for an hour and all I did was shoot with my camera… as well as enjoying the boat trip of course!
Day 77 – Jasmine Baby Shoot
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on December 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Another couple on the island asked if I would take photos of their child… Here is a small selection of the photos.
Day 77 – Sunset Sailing
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on December 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I decided it was time to do a sunset sail… I was expecting to be able to take pictures, but I discovered I had to sit on the thin boom which is about 1.5 feet above the water when sailing. Too risky and my camera isn’t a Canon EOS 1D! The sail was extremely peaceful [...]
Day 74 – Bali Baby Shoot
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on December 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
While I’ve been on the island I’ve met up with some great folks! One of them, Andy, asked me if I could take some photos of his new born baby. I agreed and we finally setup a day to do the shoot. Andy lives here on Boracay and has been here for over 2 years [...]
Day 71 – Puka Beach
Posted in General Ramblings on December 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today I decided to head over to Puka Beach on the far side of the island. It has a more deserted feel compared to all the other beaches… one of the reasons for this is that the water currents are much stronger and not really suitable for swimming in. I remember the last time I [...]
Day 70 – Basket Ball
Posted in General Ramblings, Sports on December 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today I decided to try again and practice shooting basket ball. It is difficult to capture the action shots with the ball in frame. The ball moves around the court a lot faster than you imagine! I’ve also hit the 50,000 frame count on my camera! Another 50,000 and I’ll have to send my camera [...]
Day 69 – Boracay at night
Posted in General Ramblings on December 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I decided to wonder around with my camera at night and shot some natural light shots of some of the places I go to or pass by everyday. Doing this with my 24-105mm F4 lens is pretty much a waste of time. The lens is just too slow for night time shots. So I put [...]
Day 68 – Sunset on top of Mount Luho
Posted in General Ramblings on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I decided at the last minute to go to the top of Mount Luho to photograph the sunset from there. When you see the sunset everyday, it always amazes me how quickly the sunset disappears. At the moment the sun starts to set about 4:50 pm. I stopped a tricycle at 5:05 pm and told [...]
