Gala Pinoy Redux

So I switched lenses after mulling it over for weeks. I’m now using an EF-S 17-55 after having traded my EF 24-105 for it.

Some of you might think that it’s a downgrade for me. Going for a red ring to an expensive yet ‘ordinary’ lens. Probably yes. But after using the 24-105 for 7 months, I started to miss the wide end when taking shots. Sure I have a Tokina 12-24, but it was starting to get tiring having to swap lenses again and again. In short, I was looking for a more usable lens, especially in low light conditions.
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Another hell of two weeks. Busy. No time to upload photos. And worse, my old laptop is starting to show its age. The LCD screen blacks out. Maybe needs a replacement LCD inverter. Anyhoo, still had time to take photos. And here’s how the past two weeks went.

“Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur. You know, the guy who discovered pasteurization, which I don’t have an idea of how it works.

Anyhoo.

Sleet fell on Manila around noon today. Maybe not the whole of Manila, but at least here in Marikina where I’m based. So what does it have to do with photography? Let me explain.

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This week was a little less busy than the past few weeks, which gave more more time to shoot. So I got to drive, practice lighting with one speedlight, and oh, received chocolates as well. Here’s how the week went.

Some things just fall together perfectly and you’re stuck. My schedule’s been so busy so I’ve barely been able to take photos. Add to that the fact that my laptop’s built in card reader just conked out, despite me blowing on it incessantly.

So I’m back. I finally bought a cheapo card reader and I’m sharing with you some photos I took during the two weeks that I’ve been absent here.