family pics and kids pics

this post has been late, these are pics of my two daughters, juliana and jana last december.....well just want to keep the memories

farewell northwest airlines

gosh...after 13 years of service, my wife is saying good bye to her airlines, northwest airlines. last night, she got back from narita.....she was supposed to be back day before yesterday but her flight was cancelled due to the FEDEX aircraft that crashed in narita airport.

i think she has one more flight this march and comes april 09, northwest airlines will be called delta airlines. the latter having brought the company and has now completely merged with its new maiden company.

for such a long time, i realized that she does not have a portrait of her in flight attendant uniform. so got my camera, fixed some lights and took photos of her as a souvenir for her services. its been a part of her life and even though all the complaining that its her work is tiring and quite routinary she will miss it very much.......at least she will be doing what she loves most which is travelling and flying....with delta.....

last day of school march 19, 2009

check out some portraits using the orton effect, i like the soft touch it gives the portraits...plus the blurring of the background

at last, school is out an over....summer vacation is here....the kids were so happy...ready for their exams....joaquin and julia were exempted on several subjects and they did fairly well this year. next year would be better i hope....they have gotten honor awards and their grades is above average.

took some portrait shots of them just for souvenier purposes...in the future they will get the chance to read this....if they do read this one...guys CONGRATULATIONS and GREAT JOB this year.......very proud of you both.....jana has still a long way before she starts school....

my sis, Dot 42nd bday a itallianis restaurant

had a birthday dinner for my sister, dot's 42nd bday at italiannis restaurant with dirienzo family, tita siony, uncle don an michael. shared porkchop steak with my wifey and great pasta.......

at home during the weekend of march 14-15, 2009

just at home with the family this weekend.....wit got a new hammock and put it at the backyard. she loves staying there and just looking and appreciating her garden which she works hard in maintaining it....got my cam and shot the kids in and out of the house.

OUR HOUSE

this is part of my project documenting our home, at least this would be my contribution for all the hard work wit has done beautifying our humble home.....this is the interior, living room area of our house......to my wifey....keep up the good work...loving all the changes you have done with the house...but remember..all the STUFF...STUFFF...non stop STUFF...hehehehe....

found a circular fisheye lens attachment in one of my old cams...well it fits the kit lens and started playing around with it....it fun but rating the sharpness of the lens it garbage.....well just for my personal use only.......

also practiced on the kids with their jumping skills.....used 2 canon speedlites one tripod mounted and one on the camera TTL exposure.... hope i got some good shots very happy with the exposure

well just practicing nite shots on a tripod and figured out that i have not made any night shots of my place...well here are showing you all the sides of the house.

vanishing point

vanishing point the march theme of the photoworld cup and here are my try for this months contest....i'm not confident with the pics since i did go out and shoot. all are stock photos.....vanishing point means from my little knowledge of it is a pattern that leads to no where....i guess, pardon my ignorance.

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1st weekend of march 7 & 8, 2009

its official summer time is has come...and to jumpstart it wit bought a blow up pool and had it set up at the garden and the kids just had a great time swimming in it.....well its a weekend i borrowed a lite meter from a friend and got a chance to practice strobist lighting with the kids while swimming in pool.......well this is a single light set up using my pentax k100d and sigma flash...had it metered then wit took pictures of my daughters with me...very rare that i get my pictures taken.......it was high noon so i have to fill flash the subject.

then during at night, we were supposed to have dinner at the cabana that should be hosted by my sister dot, then it was cancelled since paulo have fever and she can't prepare the food. well the kids were playin billiards and thought of getting some shots of them... here are some pics of julia and joaquin...also done with strobist style.