Rough Groove

My new camera gear

My camera gear in full setup:

- Canon DSLR 350D with 2GB Rixdata CF card
- Canon EF-S 17 - 85mm IS USM with EW-73B lens hood
- BG-E3 battery grip with extra battery
- Hoya HMC 67mm UV(N)
- Hoya 67mm circular polarizer

Been using it for the past few weeks and its cool! A great improvement from my Canon Powershot G5. Its fast, noise levels are low and handy. The battery grip is recommended, however, since without it, its just too small for my hands.

Tomorrow, photoshoot, Pahiyas Festival in Lucban.

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Canon 350D DSLR
Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM

Series 7: Bicol

On to Series 7: Bicol at Binary Silver! Ten colored photos among a hundred that I’ve taken during my recent trip to this beautiful region full of great sceneries, churches, people and food.

Canon EF-S 17 - 85mm IS USM

A great walkaround/travel lens that’s been receiving great reviews. Despite its not an L lens, its still expensive. Got it for around P31,500 at Avenue Photo in Hidalgo from P37,500 original price in mall outlets. While the aperture is f/4 - 5.6, the image stabilizer (IS) feature makes it possible to take shots, handheld, in poor light as it affords a 3 stops equivalent exposure.

Because this is an EF-S lens, for now, its only useable in Canon’s 300D, 350D and 20D DSLRs and have an equivalent of 28 - 135mm lens in 35mm/full frame cameras.

But it would have been better if this was a faster lens.

Series 6: Shame,2

These series (four photos) was taken in Cagayan de Oro City a few months ago inside the hotel while taking a series of shots for the Photofriday Challenge: Glow. Camera was mounted on a tripod inside the comfort room with a lone candle and photos were postprocessed using Photoshop 7.

By the way, all settled now

Series 6: Shame

Shame. Shame on me. You don’t deserve me. I don’t deserve your love. I’ve hurt you so much. It breaks my heart. But all these, my doing.

Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa

Will you ever forgive me? No, I don’t deserve to be forgiven. I’ve played around. I’ve been unfaithful. I’m frail. I’m weak.

I have no more face to show you. But I would want us to talk. Please. Let’s talk.

I’m under your mercy.

Shame. Shame on me!