i love how the reds and blues mixed to create the purplish hue in the horizon, just like mixing water color in art class! what better way to learn than from the Master Himself!
i am glad to catch the sun doind a "peek-a-boo" amongst the clouds and the mountains today. another day passes. how time flies!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
today's exclusive
watching the manila bay sunset is like watching the news, you never know what you will be seeing until the very last moment, and like snowflakes, no two are alike.
just got to watch "slumdog millionaire" grab the best picture at the oscars too and that was fantastic! did you know that movie was supposed to go directly to dvd? just an amazing movie.
just got to watch "slumdog millionaire" grab the best picture at the oscars too and that was fantastic! did you know that movie was supposed to go directly to dvd? just an amazing movie.
today's exclusive
watching the manila bay sunset is like watching the news, you never know what you will be seeing until the very last moment, and like snowflakes, no two are alike.
just got to watch "slumdog millionaire" grab the best picture at the oscars too and that was fantastic! did you know that movie was supposed to go directly to dvd? just an amazing movie.
just got to watch "slumdog millionaire" grab the best picture at the oscars too and that was fantastic! did you know that movie was supposed to go directly to dvd? just an amazing movie.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
sunday's colors
i love nikon because what you see is what you get! these are the colors straight out of the camera, was just how i saw it in real life, the beautiful manila bay after the sun has just set below the horizon.
have a great week ahead everyone!
have a great week ahead everyone!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
in the name of the rose
it has been a long time since i have used textures, and what a better shot to do it than a bunch of pink roses?
have a great weekend my friends!
have a great weekend my friends!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
be mine
the rose is the ultimate floral symbol of love, given to the one you want to love you, to the one you love and even for those you have loved and have departed. red is the most commonly chosen color, but i think a pink one shows one's emotions as much...
more love for this month of hearts!
more love for this month of hearts!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
rise and shine!
this is a super macro of a very tiny cactus plant flower, using the nikkor 105F2.8VR plus the raynox DCR 250 macro conversion lens!
happy bokeh wednesday everyone!
happy bokeh wednesday everyone!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
peaches and cream
still another photo from last valentine's, a close up of pink and yellow rose for all of you my friends!
have a great week!
have a great week!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
days of wine and roses
still in the spirit of valentine's! well, all the wine is gone, but the roses are still a bloom! they seem to be getting smaller and pricier every year though, lol!
this is where i ordered these beauties: www.islandrose.net/
this is where i ordered these beauties: www.islandrose.net/
Saturday, February 14, 2009
all you need is love....
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say, but you can learn
How to play the game -
It's easy.
Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do, but you can learn
How to be you in time -
It's easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where
You're meant to be -
It's easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
Happy Valentine's my friends!
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say, but you can learn
How to play the game -
It's easy.
Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do, but you can learn
How to be you in time -
It's easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where
You're meant to be -
It's easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
Happy Valentine's my friends!
Friday, February 13, 2009
the beginning of the end
just in time to witness the sun starting to hide behind the mountains in the horizon. the end of another day...
hope your week is great my friends!
hope your week is great my friends!
marveling in nature
the taheebo plant is flowering again, and i just love how nature has arranged this complex little thing. it looks like this is just one flower, but if you look closer, you will see that it is actually made of little small blooms. i love the hints of purple in each white blossom and how long the stamens are!
have a great weekend everyone! and oh, happy valentine's!!!
have a great weekend everyone! and oh, happy valentine's!!!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil!
see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil!
another lensbaby shot, this time of these three cute little angels i got for christmas! a message appropriate for the valentine season as well? lol!
did not do much processing here, just a bit of levels and cropping. that's a coconut tree in the background.
have a wonderful bokeh day everyone!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
witnessing nature's grandeur
witnessed the grandeur of the manila bay sunset once more, this time zoomed closer to catch the details of small boats underneath.
bokeh much?
some orchids i got last christmas. shot with front and back lighting and a bit of bokehlicious background made for some drama.
have a great week everyone! will try o catch up later when i get home.
have a great week everyone! will try o catch up later when i get home.
underneath the setting sun
this was taken a different day from yesterday's shot, with a small ship. it was only after browsing through the shots that i noticed the small ship was directly under the setting sun in this!
enjoy the rest of your day!
enjoy the rest of your day!
the right place at the right time
another day, another sunset. i was pleasantly surprised that the ship centered itself into view just as the sun dipping into the horizon! it was just perfect! the smoke coming out from the boat was a bonus!
it's the end of the day, have you done good?
i am on a roll with the sunset! i am able to get home early nowadays to be able to catch it on a daily basis, so i hope you don't get tired of the manila bay!
do you know why twilight is colored blue?
this time the sun has set and i just love seeing the blue sky and clouds! still got a bit of the golden light here, a yellow strip of light between the blueness.
i have been late in catching up my friends, a bit busy at work now...thanks for all your visits!!!
i have been late in catching up my friends, a bit busy at work now...thanks for all your visits!!!
have you seen a partial eclipse of the setting sun???
i was not aware that this astronomical phenomenon was taking place yesterday! got home too late and was just able to see the partially eclipsed sun already setting in the horizon! it would have been great seeing it from the start before it set!
this is the first time that i have seen the eclipsed sun setting in the manila bay and it was awesome! of course, used the flood here to make it look more dramatic, but the setting sun itself was a spectacular sight!
this is the first time that i have seen the eclipsed sun setting in the manila bay and it was awesome! of course, used the flood here to make it look more dramatic, but the setting sun itself was a spectacular sight!
Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái!
tomorrow is chinese new year's! it is a big thing among the chinese community here in the philippines, and we witness a lot chinese traditions like feng shui being practiced everywhere. do you believe in feng shui?
yin ang yang
the chinese new year is approaching and the year of the ox is supposed to be a lucky one for pigs(that is my chinese year) like me. i gotta find some ox to shoot - i mean, photograph, that is, lol! meanwhile, here is a shot taken a while back that reminds me of the natural contrasts in nature, green and red, hot and cold - like yin and yang...or something like it! :) happy new year! gong xi fa ca!
smoldering furnace
the skies were gray today, but when the sun dropped below the gray skies, it created this smoldering globe before it finally set in the horizon! i was still in the car when i saw the sun slowly dropping below the gray skies. good thing i was fast enough to get my gear out of the drybox and put the zoom lens on the D3 just in time to catch it finally disappear below the deep blue sea.
natural gradient
taken a while back, this shot was minimally processed, just levels and resized. amazed at the color gradient that appeared that day...
will try to catch-up later my friends! been really busy these past few days. hope all is well with you!
will try to catch-up later my friends! been really busy these past few days. hope all is well with you!
go barack!
the day ends here in manila, but in the united states a new day is just beginning. a new president will be sworn in as the 44th preseident of the USA - truly a historical event for the whole world. here's to all our american friends, and for the rest of the world!
good night everyone!
good night everyone!
birthday bokeh
took this shot on my birthday (january 17), taken with the lensbaby composer. the lens is also a birthday gift so this is really a birthday image for me.
i am too early for bokeh wednesday but what the heck! everyday is happy bokeh day!!!
i am too early for bokeh wednesday but what the heck! everyday is happy bokeh day!!!
birthday sunset
it's my birthday!!! nature blessed me with this beautiful sunset today. did not go to work and just lounged around for a change! lol!
will try to catch you later, having dinner for 40!
will try to catch you later, having dinner for 40!
new year's first sunset
this is my first sunset this year! the weather has been gloomy since day 1 of 2009 and i was pleasantly surprised that i saw a beautiful sunset today!
have a great day everyone! enjoy the rest of the week!
have a great day everyone! enjoy the rest of the week!
me with my baby
i have been toying with the idea of doing portraiture with the lensbaby so this is some kind of an experiment. took this with just looking into the camera and guessing where the sweet spot is, and was quite pleasantly surprised with what i came up with. it is quite tricky to get the right exposure so generally i shoot raw and try to underexpose a bit so i can make adjustments later on.
oh baby baby!
definitely the new lensbaby composer is much easier to use than the original, or even the 3G. love the macro conversion lens too!
have a great weekend everyone!
have a great weekend everyone!
happy lensbaby bokeh day!
i always thought that i could recreate the effects of the lensbaby using photoshop. i was wrong. but still, i gave it up, because i found it so difficult to use and focus!
well, the new lensbaby has arrived! and i just love how i can use one hand to bend and focus it like a regular lens!
will post my first few macros (yup! i got the macro kit!) with this awesome lens and to start off here is my favorite adenium in bloom. interestingly, this one has one of its petals all curled up and ready for a shot!
well, the new lensbaby has arrived! and i just love how i can use one hand to bend and focus it like a regular lens!
will post my first few macros (yup! i got the macro kit!) with this awesome lens and to start off here is my favorite adenium in bloom. interestingly, this one has one of its petals all curled up and ready for a shot!
new year bokeh
used a lensbaby here with the star creative aperture. it rocks! surely a great way to have artistic shots as this one.
i know the holidays are over, but it still is not late to greet everyone a happy hew year! (well, until the next holiday anyway which is the chinese new year he he!)
i know the holidays are over, but it still is not late to greet everyone a happy hew year! (well, until the next holiday anyway which is the chinese new year he he!)
embracing 2009
it has been a long time since i have photographed these flowers in our garden. it is actually the flower of the taheebo plant, an herbal plant brewed as a tea. i just love how its small florets have these long pistils forming a crown that seems to embrace the sky. happy 2009 once again. the long holidays is almost gone and it's back to work on monday.
Monday, February 2, 2009
happy new year!
my first image for 2009! the weather was bad and with all the smoke, it was terribly difficult to shoot the fireworks. all i got was white haze so no fireworks shots this year :(
this is from the christmas plant, leaves are turning green again (so soon?) and it is amazing to see the reds and greens merging up close!
happy new year everone!
this is from the christmas plant, leaves are turning green again (so soon?) and it is amazing to see the reds and greens merging up close!
happy new year everone!
not enough love
i have found new models!!! remember the cute little angels i got for christmas! now i am finding new ways to photograph them. i remember coming across this article on how to make bokeh shapes and tried to make heart shaped ones! that is my christmas tree in the background, showering a lot of love for all of you!
tired angels
christmas is over!
these two cute little things are my favorite among the gifts we got! we collect angel stuff and this would definitely be a joy to the collection. i just love the graceful poses of these two - they look like they are tired after dancing in some heavenly ballet...
these two cute little things are my favorite among the gifts we got! we collect angel stuff and this would definitely be a joy to the collection. i just love the graceful poses of these two - they look like they are tired after dancing in some heavenly ballet...
Have a Blessed One...
always choose to heal, not to hurt...
to forgive, not to despise...
to persevere, not to quit...
to smile, not to frown...
and to love, not to hate.
at the end of the day, what really matters is not what we bought, but what we built...
not what we got, but what we shared...
not our competence, but our character...
and not our success, but our significance.
live a life that matters...
live a life that cares.
have a blessed and meaningful day my friends!
to forgive, not to despise...
to persevere, not to quit...
to smile, not to frown...
and to love, not to hate.
at the end of the day, what really matters is not what we bought, but what we built...
not what we got, but what we shared...
not our competence, but our character...
and not our success, but our significance.
live a life that matters...
live a life that cares.
have a blessed and meaningful day my friends!
season's greetings!
i have started preparing for christmas eve dinner last night. still got to buy additional stuff for the chicken macaroni salad and still got to get chicken and pork roasts! it's gonna be a busy day...i seem to be getting better every year though. i have some friends coming over tonight to welcome christmas and tomorrow, all my family will be here for our usual christmas day lunch!
Merry Christmas! from Doc Tony
this is the second variety of the poinsettia in our home that i wrote about yesterday. the leaves are more magenta and red and have quite a bit more detail on them. happy christmas everyone!!! going to the market to get some stuff for "noche buena" (christmas eve dinner) tomorrow night. still thinking of what to cook though. i hope to get some fresh salmon and lamb. aside from the usual christmas ham, cheese and wine, of course!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
my first holiday photo that i actually wanted to post. no snow here, but we got these wonderful red christmas blooms all over our house and it is just amazing. i got another kind with more pointy leaves that i will photograph soon, hopefully before the 25th!
descending the U
i love subway shots, i think i should put them all together. this one is from vienna, not sure what station this is, but i am sure i can figure it out when i review the shots in the folder. i love how the colors and the details came out considering this is ISO 3200. i have been dilly dallying if i would be selling the D3 - it just is very heavy - and thinking of getting the D700, but probably will still keep this gem of a cam!
royal silverware
i have never seen so much silverware in my life!!! and this is just one room in the Sisi Museum Silver Vault Collection. I cannot even begin to imagine how many people it takes to wash and polish each and every one of these during those times. table settings for as much as 140 people at a time in one table was common at that time!
vienna's famous sacher torte: may i offer you a bite?
allegedly the most famous cake in the world, i just had to taste hotel sacher's orignal sacher torte. the recipe is supposedly one of the hotel's well-kept secrets and you should really try it when in vienna.
or you order it online! shop.sacher.com/
it is quite expensive, costs about 20 euros fro a 12 cm cake!
it really is just gorgeous with a cup of espresso. the bitter sweet dark chocolate just enhances the coffee experience.
or you order it online! shop.sacher.com/
it is quite expensive, costs about 20 euros fro a 12 cm cake!
it really is just gorgeous with a cup of espresso. the bitter sweet dark chocolate just enhances the coffee experience.
riding by tandem
in the streets of lecco, italy, in the lake como area. saw this and i was instantly attracted by the lines and textures that i saw.
a walk in the castle
the view from the fisherman's bastion is quite spectacular if i may say. here we see part of the forest in the hills.
the blue danube
hear the music: www.last.fm/music/Johann+Strauss+II/_/The+Blue+Danube?aut...
taken in salzburg during our day tour.
taken in salzburg during our day tour.
ok, so which one of you again is mozart???
around the opera house in vienna you might feel you are back in them time of mozart. you see a lot of these gentlemen dressed in medieval garbs - they are actually trying to sell tickets to watch an opera or a musical inside. my friends decided to get tickets to la traviata, even if the seats available costs 200 euros each!
The U
That is what they call the Underground in Vienna. The U. I can't remember what this stop is though, shame on me! I love shooting the subway and when I saw the red lines I just had to take a shot! Hope you like it too!
road to the past (of horses and naked horsemen)
the entrance path to the national library in vienna. too bad i did not have time to enter as i was on my way to the sisi museum at that time, but i can imagine the vast knowledge of the past that this place has. the library grounds and garden is quite a spectacular work of art too, as you see with the sculpture of a man and his raging horse that adorns the entrance to the walk. i see a lot of scultures of naked men and horses and made me wonder: did they actually ride the horses with no clothes on? that must have been quite a task! lol!
it has been a while since i posted something pink...now i can't believe i posted two in one week!
it has been a while since i posted something pink...now i can't believe i posted two in one week!
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony Photography
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