Monochrome Friday

I felt lucky being so close to Tagaytay City, it is considered as the 2nd summer capital of the Philippines, Baguio City being the first. Having cold weather is not the only thing Tagaytay City boast of, it’s the captivating sceneries that kept me coming back. I can spend the whole day staring at Taal Lake and other wonders this beautiful city offers.

I just hope that the recent developments that are being undertaken in the area won’t alter the natural beauty of the place.

The fiesta season is over & it’s back to school, that’s why I posted a photo of a horn player of a marching band to remember the festivities that happened during the summer.

Have a nice weekend everyone & happy shooting.

Today is the 148th birthday of José P. Rizal, Philippines’ National Hero & I found it appropriate to feature his monument on this blog.

The park was formerly known as “Luneta” which is synonimous to lunette, because of it’s half-moon shape, on this spot in December 30th 1896, Dr. José P. Rizal was executed by a firing squad for charges of rebellion.

His monument now rise in the middle of the park as a memorian for his patriotism.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

On the balcony of this mansion in Kawit, Cavite, 111 years ago, the independence of the Republic of the Philippines from Spain was declared by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Gen. Aguinaldo then became the first president of the Republic.

I took this shot 2 years ago, honestly, it was my first time to be there considering it was so near from where I live. I guess I’m guilty of not giving much attention to our local heritage, but thanks to photography, I was able to visit and appreciate these monuments.

Have a free and happy weekend everyone.

I started collecting die-cast models late 2007, my collection is now a little over 50 pcs. I’m a little bit choosy in my collection, my collection are mostly cars earlier than the ’70’s era with the exception of this and some ferraris. I’m so crazy about my collection, I started a blog about my die-cast cars collection.

For this shot, I used my DIY lightbox, using a plasctic container/box with 2 SB-800 flash gun triggered using the Nikon exclusive Creative Lighting System.

Have a nice weekend everyone!