A few hours ago I was writing about how down I felt in a blog, considering all the issues I've been facing over the past weeks. There's crisis here and there, and I'm not talking in the general sense, but in my own personal life. Though I thought I was going on the right track... Continue Reading →

It's the return of the dreaded HDR... Well, at least what I hope are competent reasons to still do that processing approach. These used to be in my flickr photostream until I deleted them a few hours ago. I got some feedback regarding that first shot, that there was some barrel distortion going on. It's... Continue Reading →

Add captionClose-Up GrassI'm downloading some tutorials on how to use Lightroom right now. While waiting I decided to go ahead and try playing with one of the many RAW files I have backed up here. No HDRs here, people. I ignored the Photomatix icon and opened the NEF file with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), something... Continue Reading →

Hunter//Gatherer20 Plus posts so far. I've been pretty lazy in the sense that I don't even look at the raw equivalents of the shots I've been taking, choosing to do very minimal post-processing techniques (mostly resizing) on JPEGs instead. So that's one thing I plan on doing moving forward - I've always been told to... Continue Reading →

Death Ray over Red LobsterThundercrackerYup, we're going back to HDR-Land for a bit. I will leave these shots edited as they were whenever I spent time on them, which could be years ago.  One of the best ways to end a day in my book is a good meal followed by a relaxed shot. Last... Continue Reading →

I'm probably going to state this more than once in this blog: I love fog and mist, and I definitely love shooting in fog. I remember writing somewhere that one thing wonderful about flying is that you're above the clouds for once instead of being under them. Fog gives us a chance to walk among... Continue Reading →

Please accept my sincerest apologies for posting reruns and for not posting recently - I've been lazy, perhaps intimidated to keep uploading for some reason. God blesses us for us to bless others. Indeed, we love only because He loved us first. We are gracious because He has showed us grace first. The blessings we have,... Continue Reading →

"Brent School Baguio Trail Area, 030809Yes, here are the trails.We used to smoke here. I stopped smoking for 3 years running. To God be the glory.Many years earlier I used to take a golf club (sans head) and slashed the young ferns along the trails, thinking they were 'bad guys'. That's an example of a... Continue Reading →

San Juan, May '09  Originally posted in my first blog. _________________________ jb.redeemedemail me at jibee@rocketmail.com.  May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift His countenance upon you and give you His Shalom. - Numbers 6:24-26