This year was a year of surprises and new learnings. And one surprise and at the same time learning I had was using a DSLR camera.
To be honest, I did not expect such thing would become a hobby of mine. I'm not totally into it in the first place. If you read my first post entitled A Take on Photography, then you will get the whole thought. haha!!
Henceforth, I came up with the idea of posting my fave shots this year. First, I will choose the 25 best (for me) non-people pictures out of hundreds I took. I will also include some captions onto which how and why I chose it.
Please do comment too and tell me some of your views and what you think about my list.
Enjoy!!!
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| Taken on Dec.17, 2010. After attending Simbang Gabi at Talisay Church, went to the nearest shore and took some shots. Few minutes later, a banca passed by and I hurriedly took a simple yet a meaningful shot |
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| Took this picture out boredom on Nov. 29, 2010. Used slowest shutter speed and lowest aperture. It's amazing how stars become visible. Sugoi! |
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| Took these caps in a garbage bag. Got nothing to do that afternoon It came out nice, unexpectedly. haha |
22
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| One of the funniest shot I took. I was laughing how poise the cat was while staring at me. The cat was not camera shy, and there was no holding back. haha I even submitted this picture on Nat Geo's Great Migration contest. |
21
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| The picture tells it all. Shot during my trip in Zamboanga's Barter store. I bought the oat krunch. |
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| A Majestic sunset taken on our Penthouse. By the picture alone, I can't think of any caption suitable for this shot. haha |
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| Title: Single Ladies LOL! Taken on Halloween. It was cool taking pictures on fountains |
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| This was unintentional. hahahaha! Went outside to the metropolitan to try taking pictures at night. I forgot it was on set to 30 sec shutter. So, i just whirled it around and this was how it ended up. haha |
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| One of the first shots I took when I first held my DSLR camera. An anahaw tree at the back of our house. |
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| One of the coolest shot I took. A first attempt of panorama. Form afar, it looks like a hurricane-like cloud. |
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| Went out with a friend to try to capture tail lights of cars. We stationed on a skywalk in Robinson's Mall Fuente Osmena. My first time to take pictures in the city. |
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| Another shot during my early stages of photography. Its a railing on left side of our house's main entrance. |
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| Took a shot of this Pistachio Ice Cream Cake at Dessert Factory, Ayala Terraces just yesterday, Dec.30. |
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| A cool view of Raddison Blu Hotel, near SM. It's my first time to be there, and all facilities and ambiance are truly remarkable. |
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| Took this on a sudden power outage here in Cebu. I used the 50mm 1.8 lens to capture the candle light. |
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| A cool water fountain in the entrance of Raddison Blu Hotel. Looks like hooded priests or cult. hahaha |
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| A favorite of mine. I also submitted this on Nat Geo's contest. |
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| Yogurt @ Red Mango. The picture is simple but it kinda struck me. I still can't figure out what it is. haha |
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| Took this after a rainy afternoon. The picture itself gives me a fresh and strong feel. And that's why I included it on my list. |
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| This is the first lightning shot I have. I was in awe when I captured it after long minutes of waiting. I submitted this shot on Nikon's contest. LOL |
Now, for my TOP 5!!!
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| I love how the fountain and main entrance go together on this picture on a black night sky. I'm no professional, but I think this is by far the most classy architecture shot I took. |
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| Disco Lights at a Karaoke Bar. I used slow shutter speed and it looks like an active molecular phenomenon. hahaha! I totally love this picture, and I used it as my wallpaper on my desktop. |
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| I feel compelled on this picture. And its the first time I shot this on a very personal level, ignoring the territorial barrier of this cat. I was really close while taking this picture while the cat was totally on sleeping-mode. |
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| I am totally into greens. And this plant is just an ordinary one where you can see anywhere on sidewalks or streets on a village. I just zoomed and the leaves look spectacular. When I see this picture, I smile. I just can't believe that I have a shot like this. |
And My Number 1 Favorite Shot is . . .
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| Some say that it's just Photoshopped or edited. To be honest, I still don't know how to use Photoshoppe or editing stuffs. Just the basic tweaks like brightness, contrast, and the likes. This shot is for real! One thing I said to myself after I had this shot, "I will never take another lightning shot again. This is picture is enough." Simply majestic and unbelievable. Shot this just outside my window. and VOILA!!! |
Next, I will be posting my TOP 10 People Shots of 2010. So, watch out for it . . .
