INVICTUS

Invictus

William Ernest Henley.
1849–1903

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

finding my stride with my Holga

I do think I know what style I'd like to experiment with my Holga...

MULTIPLE EXPOSURES!!!








and here is my 1st shot at using 35mm film with my Holga 120



end result? OVEREXPOSED!


so all the photos I had to edit thru adobe photoshop



I really have to learn to tape the batteries haha
better luck on my next try!


to view more of the photos go to lomoismypastime
or check out my flickr photostream

food never looked this good

Thanks to Katek for showing me this website
bighugelabs
where you can play around with your flickr photos and
do almost about anything haha...

and since I'm having fun with it...
let me show just one photo




HUWOW! SARAP!


click here to go to my flickr photostream

there are losing games still worth watching

One thing I discovered while watching last weekend's ball game
between La Salle & Ateneo is that there are games that are so BORING!
that it would be more fun just to take pictures of each other!



The earlier match up between La Salle & Ateneo was MORE EXCITING than this recent game...
it was so HO-HUM! Gosh!



Even if we lost that day - yet again - there are games worth watching...especially in the company of good friends!

to view more of the photos that day click on the image above

lomography as a pastime

After seeing my test shots using my new Holga Starter Kit

here are the lessons I've learned so far:


In taking indoor shots...

use bulb setting as much as possible to add more light to dark shots

avoid taking photos of moving objects...
either you don't move
or make them stop moving haha

don't use a white background when taking a photo of someone
in a dark place
and at the same time using your white flash

result: overexposure!




and finally I'm learning to love making multiple exposures!









I'm ready to have fun with another set of films!
Wohoo!


To view more of the photos click any of the photo above
or go to my
flickr photostream

a former student of mine is spotted in Jollibee TV ad

I just had a former student of mine visit me this afternoon...
He came home early from his prelim exams and decided to dropby my office and complain about how hard it is in college...yada yada and all that stuff!
And basically he admitted that he just wanted someone to talk to haha
I guess I'd be seeing more unexpected visits from him in the future...


And if you want to know who I'm referring to...then try spotting him in this TV ad from Jollibee

Dugtong Buhay 5 @ ESS Main Campus

Here's the link to a few photos
I took during the bloodletting event
at Seton Main Campus
last July 31 & August 1, 2009.
(click on the photo above)

Also check out this facebook photo album
to see more photos during this event.
Photos courtesy of Doc Che.
(click on the photo above)

You can also view more photos taken by a former student of mine
who was one of those Seton alumni who were Red Cross volunteers too
Photos from Jonathan