Chronicles of Kotsengkuba » Photography

14/695 Camels: Salah

Noel Cabacungan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:44:24 +0000

Salah is the Islamic word for prayer though linguists may argue that the most literal translation of the word is “connection.” Anyhow, Salah is the practice of formal prayer in Islam. Below is a photo taken from the second floor (…)

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Hidalgo St., Quiapo, a Haven of Cheap Cameras in Manila

Noel Cabacungan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:50:43 +0000

My friends and I are planning to venture on the currently popular photobooth rentals and we’re scouting for cheap photobooth-capable DSLRs so we went to Hidalgo Street in Quiapo last March. We went there on a Sunday and thoush some (…)

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Baby’s Play Gym

Noel Cabacungan — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:48:34 +0000

There’s a major housekeeping happening in the house right now so this baby play set has to came out inevitably from deep within the closets. I don’t know from who among Daniel’s godfathers and godmothers it came from but it (…)

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Photoshop Trick #1 – Dream Sequence / Softening Effect

Noel Cabacungan — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:24:39 +0000

Like in a dream sequence of a movie, your photo could also achieve that soft, creamy, fuzzy effect and, at the same time, glow with vibrant colors with this simple Photoshop trick. Let’s take this photo below we had in (…)

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Dewy Grass, Foggy Hill

Noel Cabacungan — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:46:05 +0000

Took this photo early this morning on the peak of the hill where we’re living here in Tagaytay City. I believe that among all the photos I have in my whole life, this is my best water composition. And I (…)

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