Nope. I still don’t have an IR filter. I remember reading something before about how to achieve the IR look using post-processing. I ran these images under Adobe Photoshop CS3 and played with the luminance of the green, yellow and orange channels. I converted them to monochrome and then toned them with gradients. I know it’s a far cry from the authentic infrared images but these will have to make do for now.

And my favorite. Tsamba! Hahaha!

My birthday is coming soon in less than a month. I hope somebody gifts me with a 77mm Hoya R72.

Woot!

Far away from the city, Zambales offers unadulterated views of the night sky. I remember a line from “Wish You Were Here” by Incubus.

“The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it.”

We’ve ate our pork steaks, started our bonfire which eventually died when we ran out of fire wood. So we were left lying on the sand, bathing in the moonlight, waiting for shooting stars. How cliche. But it was what it was.

And then I got the idea of trying out star trails. These are my first ever attempts at photographing star trails. Time to abuse the remote cable release I recently purchased.

This first one was exposed for 504 seconds, ISO 200, F6.3, manually focused to infinity. Damn, my focus was really off.

I got a little more risky. This next one was exposed for 900 seconds, ISO 200, F6.3, manually focused to infinity. Although I like the star trails better, the sky was a bit overexposed because of the brightly shining moon.

I’m gonna read more about star trails? Any good resources out there?

The first time I was in Anawangin, I took sunset shots from the extreme right. This time, I shot from the extreme left. There were around 5 of us side by side in the water as the tide was still high. All of them were sporting Nikons on tripods. I was the lone Canon ranger. Alone but not lonely. Adik.

Around 10 minutes before sunset. I should’ve used the telephoto instead and captured the SUN.

It was a weak sunset. Pinilit ko lang.

Here’s a 30 second exposure. I used the Twilight Picture Style of Canon which turns the blues into purples. Neat trick.

The last time I was in Anawangin, I was in a group comprised of about 30 photo enthusiasts. It was a rabid, mad dash for photos. Now, I was the only one with a DSLR in our foursome. Though there were so many DSLR-wielding weekenders who had the same idea.

This was shot on the way to Anawangin.

The famous river at the back gives a Northern American feel to a very tropical place.

There’s this iconic boat in Anawangin that just begs to be photographed.

And some more.

Photos were taken with a Canon 40D, a 17-40 F4L, a 70-200 F2.8L and a Sigma 10-20 F4-5.6