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I’ve learned that to maximize my time whenever I go on nature trips or urban photowalks, I have to know beforehand the post-processing treatments I’ll be giving to the photos I take; for the Black Saturday walk around Manila, I had at least four in mind: black-and-whites, false color shots, realistic travel shots, and photos [...]

Good Friday’s late Visita Iglesia wasn’t enough, so I thought I’d tour Manila even without companions, and that’s exactly what I did on Black Saturday: I started the walk at Quiapo (but I decided against whipping out my cheap camera, at least not there), proceeded to Sta. Cruz and Binondo, and wrapped up the shootfest [...]

It was Sunday, and my therapy to win over stress started with one innocent photo I took at the World Trade Center:
The shot wasn’t spectacular or anything, but it was right after I took it that I realized the sun was setting and Manila Bay was just a short distance away from where I stood. [...]