Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Baker's Hill

Welcome to Baker's Hill! According to our city tour guide, this is one of the famous places here in Palawan. It is home of one of the best Hopias in Puerto Princesa and probably the rest of the country! The good thing about it is that I really love hopia. Most specially the Ube ones. Funny thing, those are the ones that they sell and they say its so damn good! The photo above is the home of the owner of Baker's Hill. His crib definitely should be showcased at MTV coz his domain rocks!



Abby and I are photoholics ourselves and we cant help strike a pose with this guy over here. :)


It should be practiced anywhere you go. They say Cleanliness is next to Godliness and being clean on your surroundings reflects what kind of people live on that area. This shows these people are neat, organized and very wealthy!



There's a lifesize wooden sculpture of a kalase right at the lawn and Xandi is dying to try to ride the wooden horse! She went up and fulfilled her horse riding hunger and snapped a photo at the peak of her excitement! =)



Flowers are everywhere. Theres a chock-full of flowers scattered around Baker's hill which makes the place really relaxing. I saw this saucer like clay thingee on the ground which is filled with water and adorned with fresh flowers! Such thing of beauty...



Besides the flowers, the place has a mini aviary and these sculptures will greet you as you enter. At fast glance you would think this white cockatoos are real!



I never saw a peacock before and this is a first for me. I never knew they are so beautiful. Male peacocks are the ones have this fancy colored feathers while the females only has this earth colored feathers and i guess this the only time that males are adorned vivaciously rather than females. Its like these guys are on a long dress instead of the women. When they show up their feathers..this is their way to show other peacocks their swag.... my do is better than yo's dawg... shoo!



Baker's Hill is such a nice place to tour around if you're into flowers, plants, orchids in particular..and of crs great hopia! I had a great time.. :) I dunno what this kid is up to...








Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Monkey Trail w/o Monkeys

After our Subterranean River adventure which is really fun by the way, we went to this place called Monkey Trail. They say that they usually spot huge monitor lizards roaming around the area. But when we arrived there, not a single lizard is on sight. Even monkeys are not in sight so it was kinda frustrating...




Fierce plans such as this one would definitely make your day really gone bad when you step one of these so you really have to be careful and have an open eye while walking down the path..


The trail is a mix of sand, dead leaves and soil. Abby's feet is injured from our Unilab Run. Her feet wer stressed and left her foot ailing in pain. The bandage helps as it cushions the swollen part that lessens the pain...


Guests walking at the path going to the Monkey Trail. ..



Our fellow adventurers striking a pose at the signage of the Monkey Trail..


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Ordinary and Bored

I was kinda disappointed yesterday since im suppose to go out but due to some unearthly reasons it didn't pushed through. So i just went home. Along with my camera, i took photos of things that seems ordinary. Saw this lovely fern and admired its color. Grabbed my 50mm and used a small aperture making a lovely bokeh out of it.



Saw the lovely cloud formation and also took a snap. It seems very ordinary but sometimes ordinary things are quite beautiful.



As i approach myself home.,saw this flower that our old neighbor has. Sadly they already moved out., making this lovely plant left alone. Probably be dead in a few weeks since no one will water them.... unless someone will.

Sigh.. im just so bored and cant think of a place to go... I just headed home..watched TV (good thing I-witness is playing) and slept..

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Full Bloom


Early morning, i noticed one of mama's orchid's is in bloom. Minsan ko lang sya makita ng ganito kaganda. I grabbed my camera and gave the full bloom a portrait... with a touch of bokeh. =) Shot under f/3.2 at 1/320 on ISO200

Sunday, November 14, 2010

My New Lens!



The newest addition in my camera gear. I always wanted a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4. I think this lens is like 20 years old and still works ell. Its kinda hard to turn i guess due to age. Autofocus doesnt work if I attach this lens to my camera. I just have to go Manual.




The quality of the images from this lens is sharp! I love the bokeh effect. This lens is a great addition for my gear. Perfect for portraits and product shots. I just have to use it more often to loosen it up.



Look at the bokeh on those wild flowers. Its just amazing. I love this new lens!