balikbayan box is a corrugated box containing any number of small items from food, clothing, toiletries, toys or whatever it fits in. it is sent by expat filipinos to their homeland as pasalubong (presents) to their family usually before christmas. this documentary took us three days to cover from wrapping the boxes with countless packaging tapes, filling up with items and to pick-up of the freight forwarders from our place.
Categories: composition 101 - framing,composition 101 - motion,composition 101 - perspective,life in dubai,photography
Tagged: documentary, dubai, long exposure, time-lapse
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- 12th October 2011 Wednesday at 1:31 pm
it was peaceful. the tranquil waters of mattupetty lake gave us a quiet atmosphere and natural beauty as we passed by. situated at 1700m above sea level, and located 28km from munnar town to top station this artificial reservoir is one of the most nature rich districts of kerala. surrounded by lush forest and livestock, the lake provided us what we need: a relaxing view etched in our memories.
Categories: composition 101 - depth of field,composition 101 - framing,composition 101 - leading lines,composition 101 - perspective,composition 101 - scale,compostion 101 - rule of thirds,travel
Tagged: animals, india, infrared, kerala, landscape, mattupetty, munnar
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- 26th July 2011 Tuesday at 10:09 am
it has been three years since i got a proper massage. i was fortunate to experience this gift to get an hour of treatment at the shuiqi spa and fitness at atlantis. shuiqi means water (shui) and the energy flow of activity (qi), which both are beautifully embodied in the spa’s concepts, colours and sounds.
Categories: composition 101 - perspective,composition 101 - scale,life in dubai,personal,travel
Tagged: architecture, atlantis, dubai, leisure, shuiqi, spa
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- 3rd July 2011 Sunday at 3:13 pm
lately, i’ve been practicing infrared outdoors where the sun was its peak. they say that in traditional photography, high noon doesn’t give the most creative light for landscape photographers but its a different story for ir. i decided to endure the 40-degree summer heat of the sandlands just for the sake of getting the right shot.
Categories: composition 101 - color,composition 101 - perspective,compostion 101 - rule of thirds,post-processing
Tagged: architecture, atlantis, burjuman, dubai, infrared, ir, landscape
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- 27th June 2011 Monday at 2:50 pm
after years of service, it was time for nikki (d70s) converted to infrared photography.
Categories: composition 101 - depth of field,composition 101 - lines and curves,composition 101 - pattern,composition 101 - perspective,gear
Tagged: architecture, burjuman, dubai, infrared, ir, mall
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- 23rd June 2011 Thursday at 11:43 am
