In My Room

Someone is always watching ........

and listening .......

Experiment 626

Pluey Days

I remember how excited you were to get these boots hehe But you never wore them. Then one day it was raining and we needed to go to La Vista for the Bazaar and you were feeling lazy. I said, "Why don't you wear your Pluey's?" I remember how your face lit up, "Oh yeah!!" On went the boots and off we went hahaha

By the way.. I'm still having a hard time working with photo's here... I want to change the order of photo's and the layout.. but blogspot is too rigid.

A Few Shots at the Farm

I don't know what kind of flower this is. My mom just pulled me over and pointed it out. It was tiny but nice. If anybody knows what kind of flowers these are, feel free to let me know. I do know that they're common in Zambo. It was a bit difficult getting down there though.. with no tripod and waning light. But it was a fun learning experience.

Another flower taken in front of the house at the Pasonance Farm.

And another one just a few feet down.

One thing I love about Zambo (or any other place in the Philippines) is the great light. You can't get this lighting in Dubai. It is always a dusty haze here. I miss the deep rich colors of home.

My Dogs house, shot take from the house.

Amazing Baby Yawn Caught on Camera

There I was, sitting by the bed quietly holding my camera and not expecting the slightest movement from the direction I was facing. Then suddenly.. I noticed a slight movement out of the corner of my eye and heard a faint gurgling sound. Could it be? I thought to myself, "Maybe this is it."

Slowly, so as not to startle my subject, I flipped on my camera and quickly set it to Shutter Priority Mode and set the White Balance to back to Automatic. Only moments ago, I had been playing with the different Color Temperature settings. Then, when a soft fluid motion, I simultaneously brought up the camera and set my Shutter Release to Continuous (H). It was perfect... as soon as I brought my subject into focus, it happened. I pressed the shutter release and . . . .

Dubai is in Recession

But you wouldn't know it from all the fancy cars driving

around town. What you see here is a silver Bentley parked beside the taxi stand at the Mall of the Emirates. Silver all the way through from top to bottom, it was attracting curious passers by such as myself. There were other cars there too, including a Rolls Royce, but this one was attracting a lot of attention cause of the color. It was completely metallic silver in color, so it stood out.

People weren't even paying attention to the Lamborghini parked a few meters down. No one except me of course. I took the liberty of taking a quick snapshot. There are just too many fancy cars for people to be amazed by. So what is this post about? I dunno.. just me rambling about the shots I took earlier.

Challenges of Wildlife Photography

They say that just like some other types of photography, it is very important to focus on your subject's eyes. This will help provide impact and a connection between the viewer and the photograph. In wild life photography it is also important to create a good composition. However, experienced photographers can tell you it is not always easy to get a clear, well focused shot of your subject's eyes.

See below.

So what does one do to overcome a challenge such as this?

Simple: Get your subject a Haircut   ...   or a trim?  

Happy 3 Weeks

Carlos is 3 weeks old today!!!!! I don't know how heavy he is now though or if he's grown any taller. I miss him. My wife says he's been drinking a lot and burping endlessly.. it's a good thing we're talking about milk here and not SML. She loves him dearly and is just as excited as I am about him turning 3 weeks old.

Tender Moments

Soon he'll be a month old and before I know it he'll be a year old. I miss his little sounds and his smell. I want to go home and see him again. hehe I sound like a mom. Well, it's my first time.

Back in Sunny Dubai

As you know from the title, I'm back in sunny Dubai. For a change, I think I'll actually be here for more than a week to do some paperwork on my visa. When I'm in town, all my friends are out. When they're in.. I'm out. It's a rare moment when all of us are here at the same time. So I have to occupy myself. What to do.. I've been thinking a lot about my newborn baby boy and want to post lots of new pictures. But to post everything I want would simply clutter up my entire blog hehehe I want to post them all :-)

Instead, what I'll do is try to choose certain pictures to tell a story. That and the narrative that goes along with it should do nicely. I'm not sure how this will work out but i'll try. I'll also post a few random shots which I think are nice. So please be kind.

The First Step

Here I am, almost done with the two weeks off my company has given me. I am trying not to thing about it but it is always at the back of my mind. I have spent the last couple of weeks getting to know my newborn baby boy and it has been the best 2 weeks of my life. Soon I will have to leave and return to the fast pace corporate world and wait another 3 or 4 months until I can come home again.

I know i am going to miss him immensely; the little sounds he makes when he is stretching, his baby smell, the way he looks when he just wakes up and the sleepiness is subsiding. He looks around sleepily, often times with one eye open. Sometimes he just lays in his crib, wide awake, playing with his arms and legs and just looking around. I will miss feeding him when mommy is asleep and I will miss burping the little guy. I will miss carrying him around and putting him to sleep. I will miss checking to see if he is hungry. I put my nose close to him and he thinks it's a nipple. If he is hungry he lets me know hehe

Well, there are a few more things I need to do before I return but mainly, I just have to make the most of the next few days I have with my family. I love them very much and they keep me going no matter what I face abroad at work.