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jiro
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Hello, guys! Finally, after a long time trying to remember my password so I could log back in to dgrin I was able to do so just this morning. 
I am settled now here in the Philippines and hopefully I'd be able to share some images from this side of the globe to you all.
Here is the first image that I would like to share and the story behind the shot.
During Lenten season in the Philippines (Holy Week) most Filipinos have a tradition of visiting as many churches as they could and pray to their patron saints. They call this tradition "Visita Iglesias." It so happened that during this Holy Week holiday I was with a friend of mine whom I am mentoring and teaching photography on a one-on-one basis. We're both fond of taking sunset pictures and we saw that it would give us a good chance to capture a nice sunset image if we can go to the tourist spot towards Taal Lake. So, we decided to go to the lake. While driving towards the lake, we were greeted by heavy traffic. Thinking ahead, we knew that the sun would be resting shortly on the horizon so I asked him if he knows any church nearby that we can use as our venue instead. He knows a place so within 5 minutes we were in a church and was able to take some pictures both inside and out. I taught him the basic skills on shooting in low-light, what camera settings to use, how to use the camera intuitively so he can concentrate more on his composition and the subject. Once he grasped the idea, I decided to ask him to try his new found knowledge and look for some interesting subjects to capture with his camera. As he was eyeing a group of religious people praying near the altar, I decided to look around. I saw some young people holding hands and maybe praying together so that their relationship would blossom and get stronger. I saw a family, too. Not praying but just like me was more fond of taking pictures rather than appreciating the essence of the holiday. I decided to go out of the church and went to a smaller nearby chapel instead. Inside the small praying building I saw this lone woman trying to lit a candle. I knew immediately that there is a good chance of a nice photograph to capture here. I set my ISO to 800 even though I know that the camera's digital noise would be horrible but what can I do? I'd rather have a noisy shot than not to have the shot at all. I set my camera to the widest aperture that I can use at 70mm (I am using an 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens). Even at the widest aperture setting and at ISO 800 I can only get down to 1/25 second shutter speed. I braced my camera and tuck my elbows close to my body for a firmer posture and fired 2 shots. This one is the better of the two. I guess I got lucky and I was able to make a usable shot out of this using lightroom and photoshop on the post-processing. When me and my "student" went back to our dorm and loaded up our images in lightroom I saw that he was able to use the tips I gave him and got some pretty good shots, too. Thanks for reading the story and for viewing.
Nikon D70 using an 18-70mm lens. Exposure at ISO 800, f/4.5 at 1/25 second.
I am settled now here in the Philippines and hopefully I'd be able to share some images from this side of the globe to you all.Here is the first image that I would like to share and the story behind the shot.
During Lenten season in the Philippines (Holy Week) most Filipinos have a tradition of visiting as many churches as they could and pray to their patron saints. They call this tradition "Visita Iglesias." It so happened that during this Holy Week holiday I was with a friend of mine whom I am mentoring and teaching photography on a one-on-one basis. We're both fond of taking sunset pictures and we saw that it would give us a good chance to capture a nice sunset image if we can go to the tourist spot towards Taal Lake. So, we decided to go to the lake. While driving towards the lake, we were greeted by heavy traffic. Thinking ahead, we knew that the sun would be resting shortly on the horizon so I asked him if he knows any church nearby that we can use as our venue instead. He knows a place so within 5 minutes we were in a church and was able to take some pictures both inside and out. I taught him the basic skills on shooting in low-light, what camera settings to use, how to use the camera intuitively so he can concentrate more on his composition and the subject. Once he grasped the idea, I decided to ask him to try his new found knowledge and look for some interesting subjects to capture with his camera. As he was eyeing a group of religious people praying near the altar, I decided to look around. I saw some young people holding hands and maybe praying together so that their relationship would blossom and get stronger. I saw a family, too. Not praying but just like me was more fond of taking pictures rather than appreciating the essence of the holiday. I decided to go out of the church and went to a smaller nearby chapel instead. Inside the small praying building I saw this lone woman trying to lit a candle. I knew immediately that there is a good chance of a nice photograph to capture here. I set my ISO to 800 even though I know that the camera's digital noise would be horrible but what can I do? I'd rather have a noisy shot than not to have the shot at all. I set my camera to the widest aperture that I can use at 70mm (I am using an 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens). Even at the widest aperture setting and at ISO 800 I can only get down to 1/25 second shutter speed. I braced my camera and tuck my elbows close to my body for a firmer posture and fired 2 shots. This one is the better of the two. I guess I got lucky and I was able to make a usable shot out of this using lightroom and photoshop on the post-processing. When me and my "student" went back to our dorm and loaded up our images in lightroom I saw that he was able to use the tips I gave him and got some pretty good shots, too. Thanks for reading the story and for viewing.
Nikon D70 using an 18-70mm lens. Exposure at ISO 800, f/4.5 at 1/25 second.
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BTW, I love the way you handled the light in this shot.
Tom
Thanks a lot for the warm words and welcome, my friend. I am also excited to share whatever I can with the gang now that I am on the other side of the pond.
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Thanks for the welcome, Juano.
Thanks for the warm welcome, Eia. Life changing it was actually. I had to go back to the Philippines and start all over again. Anyway, even though I am miles apart it's good to be able to get in touch with you guys again and hopefully share some nice images from this side of the globe. Cheers!
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Thank you very much, Don.
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I found your 'storyline' to this shot very interesting - the way you plan ahead with your photography (especially as it resulted in a very fine shot) - a good lesson.
Cheers for now, Richard.
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Thank you very much, Richard. I never knew that I have a lot of good friends, here. Thanks, bro'.
Thank you very much, Angelo. Cheers!
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I'm looking forward to all the great photos you'll be taking in the Philippines.
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