01-28-10

•01/28/2010 • Leave a Comment

Hello! Just another set of random photographs. I really need to start shooting some more. Anyways, let start with some back stage snaps during the 2009 Rock Awards.

(Ebe Dancel of Sugarfree)

(Jal Taguibao of Sugarfree)

(Bobby Padilla of Hilera)

(Ivan Garcia of Hilera)

(Mr. Ely Buendia of Pupil)

(Chino Singson of Itchyworms)

(Chris Padilla of Hilera)

(Left to Right: Manuel Legarda, Kevin Roy, Marc Abaya and Tirso Ripoll)

Snaps from All Saints Day…better late than never.

My brother’s silhouette. He hates being photographed.

Snaps from Monday Jazz Night at Ten02.

Myke Guiterez, Hitana’s vocalist, trying out the bass.

Jamming session with my highschool bandmates and long time friends.

01-27-10

•01/27/2010 • Leave a Comment

Just some random photographs using my new camera, the Mamiya RB67. I really like this camera. I will probably shoot more frames with this camera in the days to come.

The Pinatubo Experience

•01/27/2010 • Leave a Comment

Just a couple of overdue photographs from my trip to Mt. Pinatubo with six of my college friends a few months back.

Okay just a little FYI for the uninitiated, Mt. Pinatubo, according to the all knowing Wikipedia, is “an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, at the intersection of the borders of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. It is located in the Tri-Cabusilan Mountain range separating the west coast of Luzon from the central plains, and is 42 km (26 mi) west of the dormant and more prominent Mount Arayat[3], occasionally mistaken for Pinatubo. Ancestral Pinatubo was a stratovolcano made of andesite and dacite. Before 1991, the mountain was inconspicuous and heavily eroded. It was covered in dense forest which supported a population of several thousand indigenous people, the Aeta, who had fled to the mountains from the lowlands during the protracted Spanish conquest of the Philippines which first commenced in 1565.”

We left the bus terminal, in Cubao, at around 5:30 / 6:00 AM. I was pretty much asleep during the whole bus ride so I wasn’t really able to take photos during that time. I think we reached Capas, Tarlac at around 7:30 AM. First stop was McDonalds for breakfast.

After breakfast, it was another 1 1/2 hour jeepney ride to Sta. Juliana, Tarlac, where we will meet our tour guide and pick up rented 4×4 jeepney.

Took a few snaps during the jeepney ride.

So we eventually got to Sta. Juliana to meet our tour guide and driver.  We had to rent to 4×4 jeeps, since they would only allow 3-4 people per jeep.

Stop over for picture taking and what not.

The Pinatubo Experience Crew! From left to right: Lee, Gian, Gino, Sam and Josh…ow, the guy on top of the jeeps is the tour guide.

After another 2 hour ride, we finally reached Mt. Pinatubo. Take note of the estimated time of trekking to the crater.

A very nice sentiment…I’ll try to keep this one in mind.

After a…. um…. 30 minute trek, we reached the crater. And I must say, the view is really something. Too bad I had B&W film loaded in my camera, oh well.

The Pinatubo Experience Crew resting and taking a few photos of the crater after the 30 minute trek.

Heading down the crater of Pinatubo…

One of the things you could do when you reach the crater is you could take a boat ride through the whole area. Unfortunately, the small boats were smashed by the typhoon Ondoy which struck the country a few weeks back. I took some photos of the boat men repairing and repainting them.

Our tour guide…never got his name though.

The P.E.C resting before heading back .

It was another 2-hour ride going back to Sta. Juliana. We stopped to take photos of the Aeta community living near that area.

After reaching Sta. Juliana, of course we had to take a jeepney back to the city proper.

We stayed over Lee’s place in Tarlac, pretty cozy house and his parents we’re really accomodating. We had a good dinner that night. We didn’t want to stay up late, since everyone was pretty exhausted from the trip and all.

So the following morning…

The last frame I took of our Pinatubo Experience.

I guess that’s about it. I’ve been quite lazy in taking photos during the last quarter of last year. Crap. I’m a bit out of shape, photography wise. I promise myself to take more photographs this year. Anyway, I hope you like this set. Sorry for the crappy write ups and all. Thanks for stopping by!

Gershwin Ethelbert Zabat

•01/26/2010 • Leave a Comment

A series of photos of my good friend Gershwin. He brought his guitar to my place one day and we just jammed a couple of tunes. He also showed me some of the songs he wrote….pretty awesome I might say.

Hitana + Family Snaps + Hilera

•11/04/2009 • Leave a Comment

Yet another quicky post. Nothing much, just a few snaps from my recent exploits in life.

A few snaps from one our practices in Myke’s studio to start this post. Myke and Dave managed to set-up a mini jam/practice studio in Myke’s home. Super cozy i have to say. Perfect to 2-3hour jam sessions. Nice work you guys!

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(Dave’s effects rig)

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(Pierre taking a break)

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(Dave with his stuff)

Some family snaps at my Aunt’s house, from a few weeks ago. One of those “First Sunday” Family get-togethers.

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Hilera played at 6 Underground early this October for one of Red Ninja Productions gig events. Made a few decent snaps of the band.

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(Chris and Ivan)

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(Bobby on the drums)

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(Ayan, the Hilera roadie/band tech)

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(The Money Shot…Chris!)

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That’s about it for this set. Be posting some more stuff very soon. Thanks for dropping by!

Better Late Than Never: Semi Overdue Photoset

•11/03/2009 • Leave a Comment

I guess the title of the post sums up the content of this post :)

Anyways, I haven’t been shooting much lately…but I promise myself from here own that I would try to take photos whenever the opportunity arises. I guess my laziness gets the best of me…most of the times…if not always. I would try to keep the words few…

My very good and close friends Isay and Marvie.

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A few months back, my college blockmates and I had a get together of some sort in Villa Amparo in Laguna. Wasn’t able to take a lot of photos, but I manage to snap a few decent ones…I think.

Gino and Ryan, whilst waiting for the other to arrive.

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Lee in the bus…on our way to the bus Terminal going to Laguna.

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Some street snaps, got bored talking to my friends :)

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Shanel by window, this time on our way to Laguna.

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Gino…again.

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Ivandrey Palma.

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Gian and Ryan.

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Sid, Ryan and Salgee.

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Our adopted classmate/blockmate Timmy.

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And finally….Gino…yet again.

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A New Toy To Play With…

•11/03/2009 • Leave a Comment

A few months back, I was able to purchase a Mamiya RB67 from Armatos Pro Video thru Ebay, for a reasonable price. I didn’t intend to purchase the camera, I just wanted to try bidding in Ebay. I placed my bid…fortunate enough…no body else placed their bid in this item. And now I’m a proud owner of this humongous camera.

It took me sometime to take the camera out for a test run. I was lazy at the same time busy with some other stuff (work, freelancing stuff etc.). Anyway here are the test shots. They were scanned from the contact sheet, so I apologize for the quality and the dirt on the images.

First roll of neopan across 100. My very first try…that’s why I was only able to get three. I accidentally exposed some of the frames when I removed the back without the dark slide attached to it.

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The second roll of neopan 100. A more successful roll with more decent images I suppose.

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And that’s about it. I really love the camera. It’s AWESOME! I really don’t mind the weight (it’s a heavy camera…and I mean heavy), I just love using it. I’ll be shooting more frames with this one. That would be all!

Hitana + Mag:Net Snaps

•10/08/2009 • Leave a Comment

I’ve been playing bass for a band called Hitana for quite sometime now. I love the energy of the group when performing live or even during rehearsals and jam sessions. It’s such an awesome experience having to play with these guys.

BTW, Hitana is Myke Guiterez on vocals, Dave Reyes on guitars, Teddy Vesagas on keyboards, Mathew Wong (your’s truly) on bass, and Pierre Ascuncion on drums. As a far as what music or what type of music we play…well…you could just check out some of our vids here.

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The guys below are Buks and Marc. Buks is Dave’s cousin, while Marc is his brother. Not really “band members”, but still member of the Hitana crew.

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Here are some snaps from our Mag:Net Katipunan gigs….pre-performance snaps.

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We had a gig last August 18 in Mag:Net Highstreet. I wasn’t able to get that many photos…in fact I barely took photos during that gig. But I did manage to snap a few decent ones though.

This guy right here is an amazing musician. His name is Joniver and his set is incredible! He plays mostly the blues and does covers of John Mayer songs…and he really really does a great job in covering his songs. If you haven’t seen him perform, you should go check him out! I think he plays regularly in Mag:Net Highstreet’s acoustic hour (8:00 – 9:00 PM) during Saturdays. Or you may check out his stuff here.

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Another awesome band that performed that night…Maya’s Anklet. I really love the stuff they play.

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The members of Hilera.

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Manaog Shrine

•10/07/2009 • Leave a Comment

A few snaps from our trip to Manaog Shrine in Pangasinan a few months back. Too lazy to write stuff, I apoligize. Enjoy!

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Another Day In Quiapo

•10/06/2009 • Leave a Comment

Just a few snaps from yet another recent shoot in Quiapo. I really consider this place as my training ground for photography. Lot’s of interesting things to see in this area.

Too bad I’m still not as confident as I should be when shooting in public or in the streets,..I still get really, really nervous. I know I shouldn’t be. I’m not really doing anything wrong or atleast my intentions aren’t really malicious or whatever.

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