Saturday, April 11, 2009

My Visita Iglesia

In the spirit of the traditional Visita Iglesia, here are some photos I took of Manila Cathedral in October last year (2008) while waiting for some papers to clear at the Bureau of Immigration.

Although my camera was only a point and shoot Canon Ixus 90IS, I was trying to learn how to play with light at different settings. When I have enough experience and money, or when the recession is over, maybe I'll get a better camera! Here are some of my favorite shots:


I was sitting in front of the church, then I looked up to see the noontime sun. It was really hot that day so I went under an Ipil tree for shade and got the above shot...


I loved how the light from the stained glass was reflected on the newly polished floor. :D


And it being really bright outside, I got good even lighting on the stained glass window.


This sculpture was on the door of the cathedral. I actually never noticed it before. I liked the way the side lighting gave it more depth.



See some more of my Manila Cathedral photos HERE.

7 comments:

  1. hot. like the carving and the first one with the sky in the background. feel your pain on the camera, mines being held together by electricians tape, really.

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  2. This is just too cool - your blog post is written tomorrow! Well, I realise it's today for you, but it's still Friday here *lol*

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  3. Thanks Brian! My cam's actually kinda new. Only a year old, but I'm thinking of getting a digital SLR!

    Dot-Com: Lol. Yep, one day ahead!

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  4. Nice pictures you got there.. =)

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