Posts Tagged ‘panasonic’
The Bencab Museum
One destination that I have been itching to go to is the Bencab Museum. Last Saturday, I was finally able to visit the wonderful museum during my trip up to Baguio. As luck would have it, Bencab himself was there to take us through some of the corridors and halls.
[Kankan with Bencab]
I took a few snaps of the eye catching pieces…
The location of the museum and other pertinent info can be found here.
nonna’s birthday dinner
Monday was my mom’s birthday. So we decided to have a small family dinner over at Senju, in Edsa Shangri-La. Celebrating birthdays are always fun, and you can’t really go wrong with good japanese food.
Here are a few photos from the evening.
[front decor]
[allana, nonna and anshel]
[femoly pic]
[allana retro style]
[wagyu tobanyaki]
[masked allana]
[masked anshel]
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.
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.
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…
digital lomo like
I decided to fit my Lomo ColorSplash Flash on my Lumix, just to test the results.
While it has become a bit difficult to get the right exposure, the results are pretty fun to view. In essence, with the Lumix output of semi- vignetting and the color imbalance caused by the flash, the results are lomo-like.
Here are a few samples.
party at 28Narra
A meal at Tito Del and Tita Che’s is always a challenge. A challenge not to eat too much. From the appetizers to the dessert, there is always food aplenty. Add some wine (okay, a lot) and you’re in for a bit of gluttonous debauchery. Intended or not. Of course, this is on a regular day. But last night was a bit different. Lisa and Jon are going back to Boston and are pregnant, there were a few birthdays to celebrate (from both the Aldaba-Lim and Lazaro side), so naturally, the food took a massive upgrade.
From the Jamon Serrano to the various cheeses to the 2 huge slabs of Roast Beef to the pastas to the endless Häagen-Dazs and free-flowing wine and champagne, I didn’t know where to begin and when to end. As a result, I only have a few photos to show for it. In fact, most of them were taken when there was no food around.
Of course, as the night wore down, our attention turned to the star of our gatherings, Pilar.
maiden flight
I gave in. I bought an LX-3… something I have been lusting over for a while. And for its maiden flight, here are some photos I took, testing the vibrance of colors on different subjects.
