Minamisenju on Flickr

There is a Minamisenju Flickr group that collects photos related to Minamisenju. It’s a small group of about 100 members and the people there are usually very generous with their comments… especially this one guy called “tradewinds”, who I think posts a comment on *every* picture added to the group. Being a resident of Minamisenju,…

Tilt-shifting Minamisenju

I’ve always been impressed with tilt-shift photography and here are my first attempts at cheating tilt-shift photography. Took some pictures from a high place, blurred some areas, and increased the saturation. Not sure if it worked but will try some more. If you guys have tips on how to improve this, let me know. Taken…

Flickr Yearender

According to Flickr, these are my most popular pics from the previous two years. I am not really sure about the criteria they use to determine this ranking but their explanation says “This is a view of your 75 most popular bits, ordered by interestingness. “ I just split them by years to make it…

I Have A Dream

I have a dream that one day, when foreigners think about Metro Manila, they do not think of the slums that are forever the image shown by international TV, but of this beautiful skyline that is perhaps one of the best in the world. I have a dream.

Where Hibiya Parks

Where do all the Hibiya line trains park? No, not in Hibiya Park (corny!) but in Minamisenju. I found some of them lined up beautifully next to each other in Minamisenju. By the way, one of those buildings is going to be my next home.

Playing with Apertures

I’ve been re-exploring my interest in playing with apertures. I’ve even activated my flickr account to host my favorite shots.