useful things

The 24-70mm lens is a bit heavy specially with the battery grip added but after using it this morning have chosen it as the lens of choice for walking around. The raincoats (all of 80cents) was a lifesaver at the Great Wall. It kept us fairly dry and the sandals was solid as I didn't slip at all while going up and down the wall ( once ;D ) and getting it wet was not a worry.

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right/correct lens

I walked around with the 17-35mm lens to Tsiannamen Square and though it worked with a few of the wide shots for the most part I didn't like the results. Shooting too close which was most of the time resulted in distortion I didn't like. The 50mm might have been a slightly better choice and using narrow dof could create some interesting
compositions but would have limited use for when there wasn't enough space to back up. The 24-70mm would have been the best choice although a bit heavy. Should have left the dead weight tripod.

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Intramuros

Went with Hans to Intramuros which turned out to be a different location from where I expected to go. Nice shooting, kind of hot, but it turned out quite good after I went to the 50mm f1.4. What a terrific little, lightweight lens.

diff place - diff images

So many different images from a different place... and being able to see more now. The images of Manila are so many and so varied...what is common is so unique in its own way.

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Salvadori Dali-like - a Hipstamatic pak

I really need a goatee if I want to pull this off...

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English Bay on Canada Day

The light was colourless but the clouds were interesting and so was the light. I anticipated that this would result in a b&w image and I was right for a change.