saranggola...

it is a sunday... i decided to go out with micah and head over to the park... when we reached the place, she suddenly got so giggly and started giving out excited laughter. the reason: the park was filled with colorful kites. some of the kids were running with it trying to make it airborne. vendors of kites were everywhere. families gathered together staring at their kites while it was fluttering and moving skyward. truly, it was a sight to behold. the park teeming with people on their afternoon walk interspersed with the colorful interplay of the lightweight material of the kites.

postscript: i still am wondering how to upload pictures without compromising quality.

glum -- in between laughter

i was at a friend's house for a get together before a friend leaves cambodia for good. i took it to myself to take photos. As the night wore on - out of nowhere - i asked mr e to take a photo of me -- one single shot and here it is...

aglow II

a series of photos taken of micah using quadtones. these photos were shot originally in color. location of the shoot was outside the house of my friend dr m in chicago.

flowers, state of louisiana

one of the luxuries i have in this vacation is focusing on one of my hobbies -- the click hobby, so to speak. one sunny afternoon at the house of my mother-in-law in the state of louisiana, i took hold of my camera and just sort of like let things adrift -- walked around the house and was mesmerized with the flower garden made colorful with the flowers in full bloom. i am not really a flower photo shooter but this is one subject that is easy to tackle and hands down provides full satisfaction.

...of shops and flowers, saigon, vietnam

... machine at rest for the day - olympus e520 of m

as i stepped out of the hotel to start our trek of the 'urban jungle' (urban jungle daw o - hehehe), i couldn't help it but be reminded of the story i read of a photographer visiting vietnam whose camera, a nikon d300, was snatched from him. i think that was the cautious side of me that brought up this thought - hoping too that my camera sling is sturdy enough to withstand a yanking force. but then again, as photo opportunities started materializing, this thought just dissipated into thin air... for an obvious reason... camera capture started.

this time its on the park's flower beds and shops that are scattered around the city... interesting though that parks are named resembling a code, i.e., park e291.

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street scenes: ho chi minh (saigon) city, vietnam

here are scenes that welcomed us in saigon as we did our walking tour of the city. i brought along my lighter dslr camera (in this trip) for convenience but as the day wore on it started to weigh like a ton (exaggeration)... i slung it on my shoulder, constantly shifting it every now and then to what-have-you positions to make it more bearable. it was a very hot humid day coupled with being lost finding touristy sites using an old map... there would be spots (cafe), i considered oasis, that re-energized us on our never ending walk around the city. i am amazed by the resilience, patience and most importantly, the sense of humor of my companion. thanks m - the laughter shared during this walk was tantamount to being drenched with cold water on a hot summer sun - rejuvenating. now, let's continue walking... :-)

opera house, ho chi minh (saigon) city, vietnam

this is one of the places visited on the day my friend and i did our 'walkathon' around the city of Saigon. I decided to use black and white as i am trying to learn more on how to improve my monotone photos (originally shot in color)...

this opera house is a must see place in Saigon which is located at the intersection of Le Loi and Dont Khoi (the street straight up from the Cathedral) Sts. , District 1. Right in front of this opera house is a park. Passing through this park will lead you to an intersection. Don't forget to turn right after the park so as not to miss the magnificent city hall, which we missed when we were there.

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night out in phnom penh...

after seeing these 'shrines' countless of times for the past four years, it has long since been a plan... to go around phnom penh at night time and take shots of the different sites. together with a friend, hired a tuktuk and finally did it. here they are...