Saturday, March 19, 2005

Weekend Road Trip

It was a weekend of road trip adventures -- from a kiddie party in Cavite, to a Cranium game over coffee in Tagaytay, to a table tennis match back in Manila. Each stop was as memorable as the next, but the day's highlight was our short visit to Taal Lake. The scene was picturesque -- Taal volcano's crater peeked several meters above the hazy blue waters while silhouettes of cumulous clouds flew across the sunset-painted sky. I took photos of my friends while they viewed the volcano. Here is what I captured on my camera...


Pierre tinkered with his new Sony Cybershot W1, which he bought in Singapore at almost 25% less than its usual price here in Manila.


Third looked intently at the volcano, perhaps remembering his adventure at its crater several weeks ago.


Something up in the sky caught Macoy's attention -- or perhaps he was just looking at how the breeze was blowing through his hair.

Deo was also with us, but he was moving up and about that we were not able to take his picture (I think such was the effect of "The Flash" shirt he wore that day). I wasn't successful in catching Deo's image on my digicam, but Pierre was -- and on this picture (of me, also taking a picture of him), he caught on his camera the blurry image of "The Flash"...

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Anonymous said...

Sony Cybershot - less 25% pero the airfare going to Singapore? Anyway, I'm thinking of getting an SLR, though I can't decide if it's going to be a Canon SLR (non-digital) or a digital compact with zoom. The Canon Power Shot has good reviews but the price is too much. Much of my "photography" was from a borrowed Canon EOS, and through the years, I found it very user-friendly. Though the disadvantage is that I'd have to scan my prints before I can post them at my site. What would you choose? A non-digital SLR that's just about P15,000 or a digital compact that's about the same price?

Nechie said...

I don't think I'll be a good camera critique, I'm but an amateur photographer. Before i even click on the shutter, I need a "preview" of my images on the LCD to make sure my shots come out the way I want them to. That's why a digital point-and-shoot works for me. I have yet to master the concepts of shutter speed and aperture.

But if I were a learned photographer, I'd go for the non-digital SLR since you can do more with your photos than with a point-and-shoot digicam. admittedly, I still have some frustrations over my cybershot -- its manual mode, particularly the aperture range, is very limited.

And by the way, don't go to Singapore just to buy a digicam - just do so if you happen to be in the area (Pierre was on a business trip there when he bought his W1). Besides, there are promos of 12-month installments with 0% interest here in Makati. Check it out. =)