Posts Tagged ‘lumix’
Mio fighst Cancer
Last Friday, a slew of celebrities and musicians all made their way to Music Museum in support of Mio — a five year old boy battling cancer. The show of concern was overwhelming, as the participation of so many groups and individuals was really inspiring.
Here are a few photos from the event.
[mio with mommy jas]
[gab valenciano]
[the cardio boys]
[jake cuenca]
[maja salvador]
For more information, you can check out Mio Fights Cancer.
Full albums can be found in my other accounts:
Dumaguete hits
Over the supposed stormy weekend, we headed over to Dumaguete for a much needed vacation. Short, it may have been, but re-energizing, nevertheless. Here are some photos from the weekend.
Lumix LX3 firmware update
Attention all Lumix LX3 owners. Our favorite little toy has released a firmware update for us to take advantage of. Much like the iPhone upgrade to 3.0 firmware, the Lumix 2.0 firmware offers a lot of new things for the camera. Among the most notable:
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Improved auto white balance performance. - Auto Focus speed-up.
- Recording function with an aspect ratio of 1:1 has been added.
- A white balance (WB) bracket function has been added.
- [HIGH DYNAMIC] has been added to scene mode.
- The exposure compensation and the auto bracket compensation can now be set up to ±3EV.
- Position of the guide line can now be set.
- It is now possible to display the highlights in playback mode.
- Digital red-eye removal has been modified.
For a detailed description of the improvements, as well as what’s in store for the firmware upgrade, click here.
But if you’re ready to jump in head first and download the firmware, here’s the download link, with a detailed instruction of how to install the upgrade.
Texas Roadhouse Grill
Just a few hours ago, I had an extremely fulfilling meal — and I was just taking bites in between schmoozing with the bloggers and resto management.
Texas Roadhouse Grill, with the participation of Pepsi held a sumptuous event at the TRG El pueblo branch last night and offered a wide array of dishes. From soups to salads from surf to turf, and of course, the evening was capped off with a delicious bit of dessert.
The meal commenced with a Tortilla Soup: a hearty starter packed with bits of chicken, corn and ham topped with slivers of crisp and crunchy tortillas. The soup in itself is quite filling, with all of the ingredients packed into a small bowl. Those that are into the Tex-Mex taste, this is a definite must-try.
Of course, what are starters without appetizers? To satisfy the growing hunger, the bloggers were also served the Jesse James Sampler — a platter of buffalo wings and cheese fritters just to whet the appetites.
Some birthday photos
So my 31st finally rolled around. Yes, numerically, it’s my last year on the calendar. As I had my iPhone and Lumix LX3 in tow, I started taking snaps while hanging out and going around the different places today.
[Hanging out in the salon]
[high street fountain thingy]
[the trio]
[evening settles in]
[dinner time]
[some tea to get the appetite going]
[mom and bongki]
[me and anch]
[the trio again]
[family pic]
Tat day
It wasn’t my tat day, but Kan’s. No photos of her tattoo, as I don’t wanna preempt her induction into the skin art circle. Instead, here are a few photos taken pre-ink+skin.
I’m with him
I need a holiday. I saw this figurine in Jay‘s office, and I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great to just take off and leave…
Panasonic Lumix GF1
Over the past few months (or perhaps even the past year and change), I have noticed a shift of preference for a lot of photographers — mostly enthusiasts and semi-pro shooters, myself included. Whereas a couple of years ago, my trusty, yet aging DSLR would always be by my side (or on my back along with a lot of other gear), I now find myself sporting a much smaller case… and, naturally, a much more compact piece of equipment to go with it — my Lumix LX3. Of course, with a smaller camera, there are more limitations, but I felt that it didn’t seem necessary to bring my bulky DSLR to drinking sessions or small get togethers. Besides, with the Panasonic range of compact cams, you get a piece of equipment that acts like an SLR minus a lot of the weight and size.
Of course, with this compact camera renaissance, there is bound to be a lot of tinkering and toying for improvement. And today, Panasonic announced the launching of its newest baby, the Lumix DMC-GF1.
While I haven’t gotten my hands on this little bad-boy for a test run, I’m pretty positive that it will perform just as well as the LX3, if not better. For the meantime, here are a few photos I have dug up:
[Panasonic Lumix DMCLX3 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1]
For more info (like a proper gadget review), check out DPReview’s take on the new Panasonic camera.
Chiz bobble head
I have always found collectibles cool, and ever since I was a kid, I admired the collections of other people. I, myself, have not gotten into the hobby, as it’s a bit expensive and really serves no practical use. of course, I have on occasions, purchased a few toys out of whim (like my Beatles Yellow Submarine set), but they were the exceptions, rather than the rule.
And this new bobble head of Chiz (Escudero) is not mine. I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity for the photo op.
Hi-5 Blogger Event
A few hours ago, I had the pleasure of meeting 5 energetic Australian performers — Casey, Tim, Lauren, Stevie and Fil-Aussie Fely — otherwise known as Hi-5. And, unexpectedly, I can now truly say that I am a fan.
[L-R: Hi-5's Tim, Lauren, Casey, Fely and Stevie]
Vibrant, bubbly, lively, vigorous and colorfully dressed are some adjectives you could use to describe the quintet… but that would be an understatement. As through the course of the informal interview, we got to know them as a group and quickly realized that their energy is simply overflowing and infectious. Tim mentioned that they feed off the energy of the crowds they perform for… but on this evening, it was on reverse, and I witnessed what made these five performers appealing to toddlers, young ones and kids of all ages — their zest for life.
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office space
I’ve been itching to take photos for the past few days, but I’ve been going out to a lot of meetings and been doing a lot of research in the office. As a result, my itchy trigger finger has remained unscratched. But today, I decided to look for common things around the office to shoot.
… and here are the results…
isaw time
Today, we had a bit of free time. As a small reward (for a long week) we headed over to grab some artery clogging, carcinogen filled isaw goodness.
Celeteque True Results
I wasn’t reall able to take many photos, as I was co-hosting the event. But when my duties were over, I tried to snap as much as I could… Here are a few photos from the event.
macros & monos
[one evening in the garden]
[charge it]
[powerpoint template?]
[flaming pen]
[on the other hand]
[table for none]
[run the gauntlet]
[half and half]
BTS
My friend is getting married soon so we went over to a few locations for a the video shoot. Of course, I couldn’t resist taking a few photos. But since the output is supposed to be a surprise, I can only show the behind the scenes photos…
curbside
I love b+w night time photography. It’s a challenge to get the right exposures. Plus getting that gritty, grainy feel is a bonus. The rain was a welcome addition.
Lumix LX-3
f/2.1
1/100
ISO 3200
odds and ends
[view from our unit]
[pots's 'colorful' umbrella... ella... ella]
[parking lot]
[monotonous]
