When You Can't Think of Anything to Shoot - Just Add Water

Sometimes (or is it many times?), we can't think of anything to shoot. We wake up in the morning and can't imagine shooting another sunrise or another face, what do you do then? One advice I remember is - "just add water"and go on shooting.

So I explored this "just add water" advice throughout my photography adventure. In the process, I have collected hundreds if not thousands of "water" photos.

I remembered this advice when I was thinking of what article to write for my next hub. It was just perfect. I gathered my "water" photos, and now I have a hub. Please check it out at  http://hubpages.com/hub/Just-Add-Water-A-Photo-Tip-When-You-Cant-Think-of-Anything-to-Shoot 

learning about filters in Photoshop

I have recently been experimenting with the filters in Photoshop and have created some interesting art works. Can you guess what this photo above is? I just used "distort" then "artist" to create this.
What do you think?
This is really fun and you should try it too!

one little candle

Yesterday, we had an almost all-day brown-out. There wasn't much to do in the dark so I started taking photos of the candles we were using.

Candle photos are fun to take because they already have their own light. Still, I found that my photos appeared better and with more details if I cranked up the ISO setting a bit. Here is one sample photo.

Moon and Venus Aligned

Last Sunday, May 16, 2010, we were treated to a rare phenomenon in the sky. The Moon and Venus were aligned with each other for a few minutes and this created such a happy picture. A kind of smiley picture.

Some people believe that this augurs well for our new incoming president, Noynoy Aquino. I certainly hope and pray so.  

I was lucky to have been able to witness such phenomenon and even more important, I was able to take a picture. So here is the photo I took.

 

                                                          Moon and Venus aligned

Taking Photos From an Underground River

Early this month, I visited the underground river of Puerto Princesa with some friends. I really enjoyed the tour and was able to take some pictures.

Taking pictures inside a dark cave required me to use my flash just to be able to get some light. The one in-charged of holding our beam light kept on moving the light. It was hard to get a good picture because at one moment everything is totally dark then suddenly as I am about to click my camera, the beam light would suddenly illuminate what I wanted to focus on. Thus, everything will be over-exposed. Sigh!

Anyway, despite the moving light, I was able to get some pictures. Check them out in my hubpages. Please click on the link below.
http://hubpages.com/hub/I-Recommend-a-Visit-to-the-Underground-River-of-Puerto-Princesa-Philippines

Corregidor, Once More

I know I posted a photo of  Corregidor before. However, I gathered several of my photos of the place and wrote a hub about it.

If you are thinking of going away for some summer adventure, I suggest that you also try this place aside from our usual summer vacation spots. It's a totally different kind of adventure.

The link to my hub is here. Please check it out.

http://hubpages.com/hub/I-Recommend-an-Adventure-in-Corregidor

The photo above is that of the Eternal Flame sculpture which is found in the topmost part of the island.

All About Roses

I really love taking pictures of flowers. They are my first subjects when I started my photography adventure. Anyway, I just published an article about roses in my hubpages. I share several of my rose photos there. Do check it out. You may also leave a comment if you feel like it. You can do so even if you are not a member of hubpages.
Please click on the link below if you want to check it out. Thank you.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Roses-are-Red-and-Pink-and