This is one of my shots from Intramuros during my vacation in the Philippines. I know there are some obvious distortions here but I somehow liked it 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f9.0 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Post process: 3 exposures DRI’d Curves adjustments Hue and saturation adjustments Cheers! /Mike
Manila Cathedral represents life cycle; its rich history is a reference to trails and timelines. The story of the Manila Cathedral is not only a story of the Church, it is also a story of Intramuros, a story of Manila, a story of the Philippines. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f10 | 1/40 | ISO 100 Post process: 3 exposure digital blending (DRI) Dodge and burn Cropped and perspective correction Cheers! /Mike
Taken from one of the most historic places in Manila, this is Intramuros also known as The Walled City. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm Settings: f9.0 | I/200 | ISO 100 Post process: Digital blending of 2 exposures (DRI) Dodging and burning Color balance adjustments to correct the white balance Cheers! /Mike
A closer look at the Kalesa. I asked the Kutsero’s (Kalesa Driver) permission on this shot.  Taken weeks ago on my vacation from Manila. Hope you like it. How I took this shot: Gears: Canon 7D + Sigma 10-20mm, hand held Settings: f9.0 | 1/100 | 3 shots (AEB) Post process: 3 Images, aligned, converted and tone mapped in Photomatix Cleaned in Photoshop CS4 Anyway, thanks for your time! /Mike
Another angle of the Manila Cathedral Sometimes when we look back on our school days, there are things that we wish that we could have done better or at least paid more attention to. For me, that’s my history class. Well, good thing about history is that it doesn’t change (unless further discoveries will be made), so it’s still not too late to learn more about it. I like what they said from the manilacathedral.org : The story of the […]
Wiki: The first cathedral, made of nipa and bamboo, was constructed in 1581. It was damaged by a typhoon in 1582 and razed by fire in 1583. The second cathedral, which was made of stone, was built in 1592. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1600. Construction of the third cathedral began in 1584. The new structure, consisting of three naves and seven chapels, was blessed in 1614. It was toppled by another earthquake which shook Manila in 1645. […]
From wiki: A kalesa or calesa (sometimes called a karitela) is a horse-driven calash (carriage) used in the Philippines. The word, also spelled calesa, predates the Spanish conquest and descends ultimately from an Old Church Slavonic word meaning “wheels.” This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spaniards that only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except in tourist spots and […]
There are a lot of old structures and ruins in Intramuros. This particular one was one of the first we encountered during our photo walk. The old San Ignacio Church ruins can be seen behind the statues. The five statues symbolize the five religious orders to disembark in the Philippines. They were the Augustinians, the Franciscans, the Jesuits, the Dominicans and the Recollects. Here is the view from the other side…. Here’s how I took this shot: Gears: Canon 7D […]
Wiki says: Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is the oldest district of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Its name, in Latin, intramuros, literally “within the walls”, meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress, also describes its structure as it is surrounded by thick, high walls and moats. During the Spanish colonial period, Intramuros was considered Manila itself. —— I had […]
I’m back from a short 2 weeks vacation from the Philippines. During my stay, it was hard to find time to shoot. There’s just tons of things to do back home, not to mention that I was paranoid about the security issues of walking on the streets with a DSLR camera by myself. Well, maybe it’s just all in my head but, better to be safe than sorry. I mean, we all know Christmas season is just around the corner […]