Tag: Olympus

  • Print of the Week: Mangrove Morning Light

    Print of the Week: Mangrove Morning Light

    Caught this beautiful ray of light during sunrise at Canigaran Beach, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Print available here.

  • Olympus PEN E-P3 Express Field Review

    Olympus PEN E-P3 Express Field Review

    The new generation PEN came a bit late here in the Philippines but like they said, its better late than never. I had the chance to try out the Olympus PEN E-P3, the current PEN flagship camera from Olympus. It was only a little over a week which clearly for me was such a short…

  • Print of the Week: Old Bagan Sea of Temples

    Print of the Week: Old Bagan Sea of Temples

    With over 2200 temples spread out on a dusty 26-square mile plane, Bagan is a stunning landscape of temples dating as early 11th-13th century. As dawn breaks, light paints a dramatic play of shadows and gradients on the vast land of temples and trees. For a moment, the horizon is like a sea with a…

  • Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f1.8 Field Review and Samples Photos

    Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f1.8 Field Review and Samples Photos

    Iā€™m loving prime lenses more and more. Lately I find myself using them a lot often when I travel. It started when I got the excellent Panasonic 20mm Lumix pancake and now the Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f1.8 added another dimension to my shooting style. Spending 3 weeks with the lens on actual travel made me…

  • SMUGs Metro Manila 1st Photo Walk in Taal Town Batangas

    SMUGs Metro Manila 1st Photo Walk in Taal Town Batangas

    The SMUGs Metro Manila had it’s first Photo Walk in Taal Town, Batangas. It’s been two years since I last went to Taal Town. While it is declared as a Heritage Town, two years ago I was disheartened on how it was neglected – the Taal Basilica was dilapidated, the stream along the Sta Lucia…

  • Dispatch: Ending Where it Began at Shwedagon

    Dispatch: Ending Where it Began at Shwedagon

    After 11-days, 5 overnight bus rides, 1 train ride, 1 pick-up truck, 2 horse carts, countless motorbike rides and thousands of words scribbled in my notebook, I finished my journey around Myanmar. I can say it was one of my fulfilling travels in a while in line with my travels in Laos and China. It…