|
|
|
|
Friday, February 23, 2007
|
|
Black is the New Black
|
|
|
|
|
 What did I say about Black and Shiny Gadgets? Yeah, I tend gravitate towards them. Got bored and took some snapshots of my black gizmos. I just realized that most of my black gadgets are Sony products. Fancy that. Click the image for more of my practice photography shots.Labels: Photography, PlayStation, Toys |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday, December 09, 2006
|
|
New Toy
|
|
|
|
|
 No, you won't see anything new there. What's new is the doohickey I used to take this photo with. Got myself a second hand Speedlite 420EX external flash for my SLR and I'm currently testing it out.
I've always hated using the built-in flash for my photos. Those of you know a thing or two about photography, you'll know how harsh direct flash it is on your subject. But these external ones can be redirected to have a more natural look, or perhaps even add a little more effect. It's always fun to get new attachments for SLR cameras, it makes them feel new again.
 Here's another photo of my iMac. That's my work area at home. Fairly simple, really. I let the flash bounce of the ceiling for this shot. Notice the absence of glare on the screen. Now that I think about it, I've gloated about my iMac countless times but never posted a photo of it. Hmm, fancy that.
P.S. Yes, I cleaned up a bit for this last shot.Labels: iMac, Photography, Toys |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Of MacBooks and Vanishing Billboards (part duex)
|
|
|
|
|
 Let me just get this out of my system. The new MacBooks are out, sans the Pro monicker. They come in white and black. Just like the iPod. They have Dual Core Processors, just like the iMac and the MacBook Pro. What they don't have is a dedicated video card. In non-geek terms, that means you won't be able to do any hardcore graphic intensive things like edit video and play graphic intensive 3D games. Well, you can, but it won't be the best experience. But what they are good for everything else, like word processing, watching movies, playing music, etc. You know, average consumer (read: not tech geek) kind of activity. It's pricey, like everything Apple, starting at US$1099 (PhP57,148 sans tax) – US$100 more than the iBook its replacing. But for me, the additional Benjamin is well worth it in terms of overall performance. Plus OSX just mops the floor with Windows XP (In the operating system arena. Stand down Windows Fanboys. I'm looking at your direction, Pao).
Black is only available in the high-end model, which is US$1499 (PhP77,948 sans tax). Which is a bummer if you love everything black. I was really coveting the black MacBook until I saw real world photos (i.e. not the product shot type like you see above) of the machine. The look cheapens the MacBook. It lookes like a normal IBM/Lenovo/Dell PC. But that's just me. Judge for yourself here.
By Popular Demand: Pictures of Billboard-less EDSA (And the South Super Highway Thrown in for Good Measure)
  I risked my life and the lives of other motorists to take these photos for all of you. Okay, fine, only Paolo really wanted to see these. But he made it sound like a challenge! (yeah, right) Anyway, the photo up top is from the C5 exit at the South Super Highway. The one directly above is from EDSA approaching Guadalupe Bridge. Note the ginormous empty steel/iron frame of the once most ginormous billboard in Asia (or the world, I don't really care) at the right part of the photo.
See? Doesn't it look a whole lot better than before? Don't answer that.
[Note: Don't know that the hell I'm talking about? Maybe you've missed my first blog post about Vanishing Billboards. Read it here.]Labels: Apple, Photography |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EDSA After the Rain
|
|
|
|
|
Day in and day out, motorists are bombarded with images of cameras, phones, houses, boxers eating chicken and the mandatory (not-always-scantily-clad) gorgeous women. But today was different. It was actually, dare I say it, pleasant looking.
No, there was no new Natalie Portman Kamiseta ad, but in fact there were none. No billboards at all.
One good thing this storm did to the Philippines is clean EDSA of those annoying billboards. Okay, fine, there were a few left standing, but most of them were either torn down by the wind or taken down by the billboard owners, even that ginormous one at Guadalupe Bridge. Sure, what was left was equally ugly looking rusted steel/iron frames but it looked a whole lot better nonetheless. People should really take notice on how EDSA or the South Super Highway looks without those nasty billboards. Look how much better looking our streets would be with less clutter. They should also take notice of the risks involved of having massive billboards that will topple over with strong winds. One only has to look at the one along the highway to see the damage it can and did cause. Cosequently, that was allegedly the same one that caused the power outage in Metro Manila thus ruining my World of Warcraft session (yes, folks, I'm still shallow).
I can't help but think that this is what EDSA could've, no, should've been if it weren't for the lousy city planning. [sigh] Enjoy the view while it's there folks. This, like street names in Metro Manila, won't stay the same for long.
P.S. I would've taken photos, but it's hard to take photos while driving. I'm good, but I'm not that good.Labels: Photography |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday, February 19, 2006
|
|
Every Dog has His Day (Off)
|
|
|
|
|
Just got back from a photo shoot trip to the La Luz Resort in Batangas. It was a most welcome break from all the work I've been doing these past few weeks. To top it all off, I had the privilege to be in the company of six lovely ladies (above) who were equally as willing to be my models for the past 2 days.
The abridged album can be found in my flickr and Multiply accounts. You need an account for both services to see the Photos. If you're still not part of my contact lists on any of those services, just send me an invite for either or both.Labels: Friends, Photography |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Name: Jin
Occupation:
Graphic Artist/Pirate
Geek Toys:
20" iMac Core Duo, PSP, iPod (3G), EOS350D
Special Attack(s):
La Serpiente Strike
El Gato Fist
|
|
|
 |
|
Being the mindless drone of fashion that I am, I decided to jump on the Blogging bandwagon. This site contains all my rants and raves about current events, technology, video gaming, cinema and the occasional snippets of my own geek life. (Yeah, quite original, I know.)
Best viewed at 1024x768 on Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer 6 sucks donkey dick.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
© 2006. All rights reserved.
Illustrations and Character Designs: Jin.
The Sims. © 2006. Electronic Arts, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
