Category: Travel and Adventure

Point and Shoot

By livelifeandlove on March 14, 2012

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There’s no photography rules this time. It’s just a point-and-shoot, There’s no limit and adjustments. Sometimes, you want to make fun and play shooting a subject and see the test results. I took snapshots while driving along Eastwood city.This is quick and easy take which do not require special equipments. A pocket-sized digital camera (Canon Ixus) that I can depend on especially when you are in a different situation.I know that this is not the right place to shoot a subject and more precautions to follow.It’s a reminder that safety first so, I just shoot when the car stops on a heavy traffic. Long and heavy traffic gave me ample time to shoot my subject.It just happened that a beautiful scene came across my way so,I’m taking the risk of what the result would be. Let’s see! These snapshot looks like a reward of patient effort! ! Finally,This Glittering lights made it more favorable to feel its worth it but, I don’t appreciate my own work. I’m tired and I want to sleep soundly tonight. Goodnight my dear readers! Thank you for stopping here.

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Paskotitap 2011- Christmas Lights and Sounds Float Parade

By livelifeandlove on March 6, 2012

On my way going to the supermarket, passing parade float caught my attention. I rushed to catch out, and parked my car on the side street just to take snapshots. Street parking was limited and I’m scared to leave my car behind, my car would be towed away. The Christmas light and sound electric float parade has the power to stopped me along the way. Absolutely, it was my first time ever to see these beautiful floats carrying different movie theme such as; Angry Birds, Power Puff Girls, Captain America, Superman, Kungfu Panda, Hercules, Buzz Light Year and Woody, Toy Story and many more. It was a project of the Rotary Club of Mutya ng Pasig and Ortigas group of companies with the help of School teachers, Barangay and City officials.

All electric floats was attractively colorful and creative, even the float design and decorations was fabulous. I was so excited to capture some floats and decided to follow the night parade all the way going to City hall.So far, It was an unforgettable event.To bring home stunning photos of my own is awesome! Let’s get started.

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Knowing what to expect, a great crowd along the way. It was crowded that even kids and adults stayed throughout the evening just to watched it Leaving my car behind, I followed the route of the parade blocks away just to get a good spot.

Float carrying the movie theme,”Captain America.”The street cannot accommodate hundreds of people blocking my view to take a shot!

Float carrying the movie theme,”Angry Birds.”

The performers applying their make-up beside the float behind, and I’m more than welcome to take photos with them.

Chinese floats introduced the Chinese animated figures.

As you can see people, These parade got the audience full attention.

Those lavish and elaborate costumes goes well with the theme of the float they are representing.

This is a Kung-Fu Panda Float.

Kung-Fu Panda float

Float carrying the movie theme,”Hercules.”

I took this shot meters away. It seems my shooting could hardly end. I’m enjoying taking snapshots here, and there.

”The Buzz Light Year and Woody”, A toy story theme float.

”Angry birds” float

The Christmas dancers. Ended the day so exhausted but, the attractions relieved my stress. It was definitely unforgettable as it is a rare, not seen every time around the city.

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Gardening/Greenery/Garden Insects | My Indoor and Outdoor Photography

Green Caterpillar

By livelifeandlove on February 23, 2012

Oh! It’s a fuzzy worms I found in my garden. It’s a beautiful caterpillars! These caterpillars has the same pattern and color, banded with brightly green yellowish white stripes and dotted black. They have blue eyes and red thoracic legs.I found them crawling and balancing on the same stem of the host plant. They have the same color with the host plant. It seems there’s no give and take as they blocked each others way climbing on top.

Days ago, I’ve seen both of them swinging and hanging on the surface of small leaf. I remember they were still tiny and light at that time, even a small leaf can accommodate both of them. How wonderful to see immediate changes,they become bigger,fatter and heavier that a small leaf can’t hold anymore.This day is the most disgusting and destructive stage. I hate to see what they are doing now.They spend all time eating non-stop. They ate all the leaves of the host plant. While photographing them, I’ve counted no. of leaves eaten by them,they ate 7 small leaves. What an appetite!

I will continue observing them everyday,checking and following their path so I can get full details of everyday changes. I’m not going to capture them, I’ll just set them free so they can move around freely. It takes time, 2 weeks maybe, I will note counting no. of days it takes caterpillar to become a real butterfly.The most interesting part, is to see what happen in the life cycle of a real insect.I’m excited to see changes , Let’s see! I will wait for the caterpillars to become a pupa,and out of pupa, It will become a real insect. I will wait for these caterpillars to become a beautiful butterfly!

I will give you a follow-up of these soon. I’m still in the process of gathering full details. I will welcome all comments. Thank you my dear readers.

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MERALCO’S LIWANAG PARK 2011

By livelifeandlove on February 13, 2012

As I promised last week. I have mentioned that I would post more photos of my night photography. It was taken on the same night but in two different locations. How beautiful to view the Christmas lights show. It was a bit delayed due to work overload and I was busy during the past Holidays. However, Last night, I have uploaded the latest from my camera. I have photographed more than a 50 night scenes and landscapes during my long spare time.

There’s no time for photography except on Saturdays, Sundays and Special Holidays. However, It’s wonderful to view your own work, and to experience shooting the colors of nightlife, you can feel the enjoyment expressing the result of your passion. I’m collecting my efforts to store it here just for you. Let’s get started. Let us enjoy what photography has to bring!

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SHOW AT MERALCO

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This is the annual Christmas Lights display inside the Meralco Compound along Meralco Avenue, Ortigas. It’s a family destination,a delightful way to spend a December evening.

The Meralco building filled entirely with bright lights, spiral lights wraps around the giant Christmas trees.

The Giant Nativity scene features the reenactment of the Holy Family.

This is the most attractive Giant Christmas tree I’ve ever seen. It was the star of the night.

I was amazed to see this Christmas balls around. I was very attractive, It was a very glamorous light.

The glittering well designed Chapel.

I was delighted to see the luminous glow of bahay kubo.

The slimmering reflections of multi-colored lights changes from time to time.

The Meralco bus is a special attraction.

I’m here,you can see me making the peace sign.

The Starlight ship was so beautiful!

The reflections of the night.

The Wonderland playhouse. One of the children’s favorite to take pictures.

I love the glitzy glow of neon bulbs.

The hanging and graceful spiral lights brighten up the surroundings.

The Angels with a long trumpet call of the night.

I felt like, I was already in heaven to see this place.

A special train ride for the kids is crowded with people taking turns to ride.

Dozens of people lined up to pay before boarding and under age must be accompanied by an adult.

Merry Christmas Santa is also present.

The Giant robot is the boy’s favorite view.

Other kid’s favorite, A special toys.

Thousand bright bulbs line the paths and illuminate the entire compound. It was a beautiful evening sight! What a joyous activity photographing splendid settings of the night. Meralco is just four blocks away from home. I hope you enjoyed viewing my night photos. Hope to hear from you.

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STARRY,STARRY NIGHT

By livelifeandlove on February 3, 2012

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Before the end of the year 2011, I made myself available for a night to photograph the Glittering lights of the city. The long holiday vacation gave me the option free to shoot the colours of nightlife. For me, photography is not just a pastime ans a favorite hobby during vacation, it’s my responsibility to shoot and take good photos for my blogs.As a blogger, using pictures in articles is the best way to communicate with my readers and an effective way to show author’s account. Not only for the reason to document the place or makes the site looks distinctly beautiful, It can simply helps me to explain what I’ve written. For only a night, I took photos of the show from all different locations. It was a cozy and bright surroundings, the shimmering bright lights, glittering small bulbs, etc. It’s a dreamland of a moving mannequin show. These pictures will reveal a starry, starry night worth remembering.It taken around Greenhills during the 2011 Christmas show. How wonderful to shoot the touch of the night transformed into a starry,starry night. I stayed up to the closing time , I’ve waited for the fireworks display which would end up the show.

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My Indoor and Outdoor Photography | Pixel Pro Photography Exclusive | Travel and Adventure | Wildlife/Animals/Pets

MIGRATION TIME AGAIN

By livelifeandlove on January 26, 2012

RECOGNIZING THE BEAUTY OF THE EGRETS BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE WORLD

Do you still remember the first wildlife article I have written on this site?It was the ”EGRETS- THE MIGRATORY BIRDS” Part 1-2. What’s the status of the egrets? Once again, it’s time to move. Months after this blog was published, I was still getting requests from readers asking me to pen more in the same vein. As a result of its unprecedented success, I have received numerous emails from students all over the world asking for permission to use material from here in their own coursework, the V- Formation of Birds for science thesis. The permission was only given to be used for educational purposes, and not for commercial or personal gain. When I made my debut in the publishing world in 2011, it was during the month of January.

Soon after, another wildlife article came up.”OWL- THE SILENT HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT’. It was a wonderful story with interesting information about these species.The Coverage of the Migratory birds was photographed by Alex Chan,the Director of Pixel Pro Photography and other Pixel Pro Photography club members ,Malaysia. They came up with shots worth publishing. More than sixty images that will stimulate your appetite to make your viewing more meaningful.

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A year after, World seems endless with problems. Egrets started to disappear. Changes of climate effecting these species leaving them less in numbers. It was an alarming rate and the curious threat is hunting these birds for feather trade. I truly believed, the extent of hunting these epecies maybe much more than what has already been reported and greater in danger to face extinction. Some egrets living in an area that is heavily affected by habitat destruction and hunting. We are losing wild places and wildlife. The world’s original forest have been cut down. Other threats; poaching and capturing them for illegal trade.

What are your thoughts on these feathered creatures?They are able to feel the changes in the environment, just like humans, and have a delicate sensitivity to the pollution that is present.I really don’t want them to disappear completely. As a result, the intention behind the composition of these articles is to “Save the Egrets,” with the expectation that this will result in an increase in the population growth of egrets and inspire hope in the minds of younger people. Perhaps, a more promising future for the free-flying birds.The most terrifying aspect of it is that it will almost certainly happen again unless significant steps are taken to prevent it.However, there were times when the efforts made to save people were not sufficient.We never seem to learn from our mistakes and continue to make the same blunders over and over again. This is the reason why the same mistakes are made over and over again throughout history. We, humanity, are the animals’ most formidable foe, and we are also the primary adversary of the natural environment. The activities of humans are largely to blame, which is a horrifying thought in and of itself. What do you think about this, and why?

In the coming years, There will be plenty to worry about when it comes particularly to these migratory birds.They might face the same fate like the passenger pigeons. They vanished, leaving not a single species left on earth.It’s a waste of time to point fingers about who! responsible for their disappearance.

This fresh perspective on protecting the environment for future generations has been developed in order to allay concerns. Now is the time to take action on something. We have a responsibility to safeguard the egrets and inspire others to do the same. A fresh strategy has taken shape! Make sure that nothing like the past happens again. The only thing we need to focus on is finding a solution. We will not be successful in achieving this goal unless we first come to the realization that we can solve any problem we face by cooperating with one another.

Help me spread my message.This should serve as a wake-up call to everyone involved. I just have to keep my fingers crossed that we can all find a way to collaborate in order to save the wildlife for future generations. I really wish that we could set aside some extra time and be reminded of the obligations that we have.I am not going to coerce you into doing what I suggest. I cannot stress enough that I am not intending to impart any knowledge to you by means of the aforementioned creatures. It is up to human beings to ensure the well-being of the animals in their care.We have the ability to make the world a better place to live in and to make the most of our lives if we collaborate with one another. We need to take action right away, and I’m going to do my part. Where do you stand?

The egret in flight.

During the photography session of the migrating birds, members of the Pixel Pro Photography club captured the scenes at the right time and at the right moment, and the result was? Every photograph was breathtaking in its own unique way. What are your thoughts?

I would like to thank Pixel Pro Photography, Malaysia for providing images and for the kind permission to reproduce all photos. Thank you very, very much

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BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS

By livelifeandlove on January 14, 2012

Have you ever watched the clouds as it moves across the sky? How wonderful to see changes happen from time to time. It’s an impressive display of natural wonders.The sky is creating special effects. Today, without hesitation, I pulled my camera and aimed at the clouds.I want to capture the white and sharp radiance of the clouds above me. I’m getting sharp details and clear view along the way following the clouds with my camera.I was tempted to do this kind of shooting activity because the formation seems different at this time. The clouds move away very fast as they drifted apart. You are also a part of today’s activity and I hope you’ll enjoy viewing it.

Bright and beautiful! 2 great subjects just appeared, an airplane and a bird crossing with each other. It makes your viewing interesting. I’m now behaving like a professional photographer and a scientist as well. It caught my attention and thought, It would be a nice idea to include it, it makes scene more dramatic.I’m learning now.The sunlight reflection makes it interesting to view it.It was taken mid-afternoon in bright sunlight.

and one more. This is an eye-catching view! There’s a lot of intruders around to make your viewing more memorable. I think, I’m very lucky to have all this, with the beautiful clouds as well.The clouds moves away quickly fast that made the sky clear and birds flew apart in different direction.

A cotton clouds, It looks like really a lightweight clouds in the sky.

Clouds changes position,formation,direction and colors too.

In doing this activity, I have learned a lot from this. I’m not done yet. I will post the next images with a landscape background. View for more tom.

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GORGEOUS SUNSET

By livelifeandlove on December 29, 2011

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Nothing can compare with the feeling you’ll get when you see the beauty of the sunset. When I first glimpse at the sunset, I couldn’t resist to photograph it. To see is to believe, but to experience it is another thing. I was so impressed with the scenery and could imagine how things could be better. it was really beautiful! Here, You can savour the serenity and speak with your mind. Don’t you know that sunset has a healing power? I have discovered it by myself. I felt this admiration while watching and photographing this sunset upon descending below the horizon. I would like to share with you what’s good about it and, the feelings that I felt;

Firstly, You can achieve peace to yourself, It brightens my day and revitalize my mind. Allows me to think of past memories left behind, I have developed my patience when the lukewarm breeze blows that gives me a breathing space, An hour from a busy day makes a difference that brings a cheerful mood, The sunset light of perfection is perfect that you’ll appreciate God’s given beauty of nature, It is a perfect subject for photography, It brings calmness and dissipates stress, You’ll see the beautiful changes and transforming of lights into different colors, It will increase your knowledge to witness the sunwheel rotating and descending in front of you, The best science subject, You” ll develop a unique kind of admiration to see the sunset colors reflecting through the water.

What made you more exciting about it? It makes you think of the good things about your outlooks in life, the convincing power was powerful to help you tolerate your big problems when high pressured. Positive things would really comes to life and the happiness you’ll achieve to where your heart grows. Try the experience to watch the sunset. It is the best way not only to communicate with nature but with yourself too. It’s a special attraction you would like to visit more as the fulfillment of your dreams, and lastly, It’s the most beautiful experience that you’ll cherish forever.

Note: I took this sunset during our short vacation in my own province. Cagayan Valley Northern Luzon, Sta Ana town. I took this sunset at around 5:15- 5:25 pm. You’ll find Cagayanos as warm, kind and hospitable. Along the way, You’ll pass through places of interest. Going to Sta. Ana from Manila is about 10-12 hours drive.

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TOWERING CHRISTMAS TREE

By livelifeandlove on December 13, 2011

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It’s a beautiful and chilly night.Take a moment to view something unique and adorable reminders of Christmas.I photographed this towering Christmas tree around Metro Manila. It’s a night photography. You might probably wonder why I shot them at this time. This photos will tell you! The brilliant reflections of bright and multi-clored lights, the twinkling and dazzling glow of small bulbs, slimmering reflections lights up the surroundings, the magical displays and colored lights outlining everywhere appeared with splendor and refreshing air creates a holiday scents. So Many things to consider. In the Philippines, Christmas trees comes in different varieties. Many families enjoy making them on their own depending on choice of whatever you wish to add on. Some have choosen to add sparkling spices and multi-colored bulbs around in order to create appropriate setting. No matter if it is natural or artificial, no matter what they are made off, still appeared to be very attractive and fascinating. The assortment of favorite things makes you feel and smell a holiday that Christmas is here! My greeting, Merry Christmas everyone.

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AMAZING NATIVITY

By livelifeandlove on December 12, 2011

It’s 12 days before Christmas and every where you’ll see beautiful decorations; giant Christmas trees, sparkling Christmas ornaments, brilliant lights, garlands and mangers are set up in homes, indoors,outdoors, hotels, churches, schools, public places and literally everywhere but, the best Nativity I’ve seen is the one inside the compound of Meralco. The entire compound was so spacious that it can accommodate everything. I took this shot the night we visited the fantastic place. The entire place was very bright and very pretty especially these huge manger. The colors remarkably unique and vivid.

This is the colorful manger of the Holy Family infront of Meralco building.These Nativity represents the story of the memorable night in Bethlehem where Baby Jesus was born. It creates spectacular welcome for the coming of Christmas.I was amazed to see this scene. It was a huge towering sight and the sounds of choral around scents the air and brightens my spirit evenmore to think Christmas is near.See how beautiful it is! The reflections of sparkling lights around appeared to be splendor.It’s wonderful to see Christmas past comes back to life and the true meaning of religious celebration is not forgotten by the Filipino people.For me, Christmas is the best season of the year.It is the season for giving,forgiving and sharing. A season for a get-together gathering for family and friends.

Looking forward to visit this place again night before Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone!