Edge of desire

I'll be honest, this isn't my best set. I expected something, let's say "better". But they're still satisfying (in my mind). Now it kind of makes me want to go out on the streets again. 

Our good friends Salgee and Candice will tie the knot later this month, and I thought that it will be my first time to shoot a wedding on film. But to make matters worse, Salgee made me part of his entourage, so thinking of it, it's kind of difficult to take good photos of them while also walking down the isle. 

Marie

This kid was jumping around a restaurant. She liked being photographed, too bad I suck shooting at low light.

These photos were from the last time we went to Intramuros months ago. It made me think I haven't been taking photos very much lately.

Tito Fred

Melo

Shannen with baby Pia

Enzo

Ralph and Derick

Andre

Ramona

Kuya Paeng and baby Pia

Courage, eating something.

Sam and I went to UP to see their observatory. We were supposed to be there earlier that afternoon because I wanted to take photos of the streets of UP, but Sam was late, as usual, and always will be, as we all know, until the end of the world.

And because I suck shooting at low light, this was the only good photo I have of UP.

Our purpose was to try our camera's bulb mode. Again, I had expected results better than the two photos below. My settings were f1.4, 50mm fixed lens, and the shutters were open for 60 and 90 seconds. So if you have suggestions and tips on how to do this right, please let me know. Else I will cut Sam's leg off and beat him to death with it. 

The people at the observatory were nice to us and the other visitors as well. They have 2 telescopes which gave us a good look at Jupiter and it's faint narrow rings, a first for me, since I've only seen Jupiter and the other planets on  the internet and encyclopedias. 

They also have this 500mm zoom lens and they let us use it to have a better shot at the moon and stars. Unfortunately, those photos are not ready yet. So in the end, it was a good thing we went to UP. We plan to come back here soon. 

The end. 

And it goes like this

It's been a while since my colleagues and I had a proper shoot. The last time we went out, it rained hard. And we all blame it on Lee's mole, and the fact that he is now happy because he got his 1.4 lens back.

As I have proven this past few months, my camera develops a tantrum whenever it is not used for some time. It just sits there inside a camera bag, waiting to be used. Thinking it just feels uncomfortable in the bag, I even tried buying a new box for it. This, of course, is stupid and did not work.

One good thing about not using my camera for a while though, is when the day comes that I know for sure that I will use it, there is this excitement whenever I unlock the shutter release button. It gives me this flustering sensation, as if someone just gave me permission to set fire to Samuel Phi. Then I rub my hands like the villains in cartoon shows and laugh "mwahahaha bwahahaha".

And yes, when you press the shutter button, the shutter sound is just the best sound in the world at that moment. Really, the only sound I can think of which is better than it, is Gino being eaten by bears.

 Speaking of Gino.

We went to Fort Santiago inside Intramuros. This was my last shoot with my friends when the rain fell hard.

  A cat sniffing it's own.. something.

 Wendy, Lee and Gino in a tram, waiting for the rain to stop.

Sam, also waiting inside the tram.

Horse.

Mr. Pogi 2011, Gino Quetua.

Our friend Arrabelle got back from Canada after 2 years of staying there. I knew her while she was still abroad, so this was actually the first time we met in person. Too bad she wasn't here for long, but I hope you had fun here, Belle!

Neth, Marie, Mitch and Belle.

 Kirby.

Dog.

My cousin, Jaymee, is regarded as the most handsome of the Espinosa cousins. (Which of course is a ridiculous notion)

 Tita Nora, surprised and teary eyed after knowing she was to be married again.

And Tito Fred, as she kisses the bride.

Zang, who also came back from Canada invited us for a dinner at Italianni's. There I met Maya and Gina. It is always fun being around people whom you haven't seen in a while, which always shows on Marie's face whenever she's with these guys. I was a bit sad though, Zang forgot to bring me a wolf.

 Maya and Wyn with Marie.

Marie, Gina and Zang.

My Dad was hospitalized for a few days. But all is well now.

 Here he was talking to his doctor.

This one's my favorite.

Zang again invited us to her place, days before she would fly back to Canada.

Zang and her boyfriend.

As you may notice, these are all colored photos. I still have plenty of monochrome shots loaded to the F2, but I'll have it developed and scanned once I've used all 36 shots. That's it for now. Thank you for reading!

Heavier things

For all intents and purposes, these pictures were taken to help me get over from the loss of my iPod. And they did.

First, a few random shots of kindness before my iPod got stolen.

Marie, 

someone walking down the street

and stylish rubber bands.

We decided to go to Intramuros to take some pictures. It was my first visit to the place built by Spaniards in the 16th century. My good friends who shares their sentiments over my lost iPod where with me, Lee, who was already alive when the place was built. And Sam, who is fat. 

Gino decided to help by not coming.

I still had a roll of color film in my fm2 when we got there.

This cat was fast, it tried to run when I pressed the shutter.

Lee

Sam

Peeping Lee

There was a wedding ceremony being held at San Agustin church, too bad I'm not confident shooting in low light.

On the way to Manila Cathedral, there's an empty lot where skaters, uh, skate. Cool place. It however reminder me of Jegrameel.

Manila Cathedral 

Look at this fat bloke.

Guardia Civil and motorcycle, we actually saw one riding a Wave 125. Awesome.

Trigger happy Sam insisted we go to Mall of Asia sea side for the sunset that afternoon.

Lee with his hot dog.

Girl and her mom having a bite on a sweetcorn. I think this would be my best frame.

And there we had the sunset.

Marie said there were still places in Intramuros where we hadn't been to, so with that in mind, I'll be back there very soon. Many thanks to Gino for the scans, if you wish to have your monochrome films scanned, email him at gino_unleashed@yahoo.com