A glimpse of Salzburg

It was raining on Saturday morning here in Vienna, the clouds were hiding the sky and quite cold when we were heading for a trip to Salzburg. I was so excited because it's my first time to see Mozart's place. Though we are going there for a business trip and not for pleasure but i don't give a damn. All i care was to take pictures of the beautiful Salzburg if i find time. Half of the trip was raining but in Salzburg was a 16°C sunny day. Wow, cool! I never put on my winter jacket. I stepped out of the car with only a thin jacket on. How come here was already quite summer and it seems in Vienna, the winter has made its comeback? Does the 396km distance really make a difference?


So this is Salzburg, i thought. The buildings are not that tall compared to Vienna. Although Vienna has neither a Golden Empire Tower-like building. The roads inside the city are quite narrow. The so called one of the best- preserved city in German-speaking world can see its preserveness in every baroque building i saw. But the saddest part is i didn't find time to take snaps of this beautiful city. Only a click or two and nothing more. Because we had run out of time. I never thought it was already past midnight when our business "thing" was finished. Well...nevermind, I have just thought tomorrow for sure i will have time to roam around before heading back home. And the next day came, but what a S****, it was raining!!! And as i saw of it, the rain will not going to stop until the following day. So now i believe, weather in Austria is so unpredictable. Sigh............... I promised myself i will arrange my schedule to have day offs and drive back to Mozart's hometown. As we approached Vienna, it was still raining :=( and the next day, and the next day and the day after. And know what? As of this moment the snow falls. Grrrr!

Presenting Smilebox

I saw Smilebox in my bookmark. Maybe i had it bookmarked for quite a long time ago and easily forgot it. Or maybe because i am not used to view what are in my bookmark lists. Anyway, Smilebox amazed me of its hundreds of free layouts that can be used in emails and blogs. And can be printed too for photobook collections. Below is a sample of what i did. The layout i picked is perfect for the coming spring. Make one, it's easy!

Make a photobook - it's easy!

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My first HDR

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A HDR or High Dynamic Range photography can be created by taking few photos with different exposure, then combining them in the software into a high dynamic file.This is my first trial of HDR photo. Shoot this building in 3 different time exposures (10sec., 15sec. and 20sec. exposure), using a tripod of course and combined them using photoshop. After combining the file was converted into jpeg to be able to view in screen, to print or to post in web.

Sino nga ba ang nagsasabi ng totoo?

Mahilig akong manood ng mga palabas sa atin sa isang online streaming site, mapa kapuso man o kapamilya sya. Nakakaalis sya ng pagod, nagbibigay ng aliw lalo na sa mga taong nasa labas ng ating bansa. Masasabi nating updated pa din tayo sa mga nangyayari sa ating bansa sa kasalukuyan dahil nakakapanood tayo ng mga palabas sa atin sa internet kahit na malayo tayo sa ating bayan. Pero aaminin kong paminsan-minsan lang akong manood ng mga balita, hindi dahil wala akong hilig kundi dahil sa ang mga balita sa atin ay puro na lang pulitika. Hay naku, hate ko talaga ang politics. Walang pagbabago. At ito pa, ng minsang sumilip ako sa TV patrol nagrarally na naman pala sa Manila. Gusto ng paalisin si Gloria dahil kurakot din daw. At ang isang sumisigaw sa demonstrasyon ng "ILABAS MO NA ANG KATOTOHANAN" or something to that effect ay walang iba kundi si Estrada. What the hell!!! Ang kapal ng mukha ng isang ito. E sya ba nagsabi din ng katotohanan sa mga nakurakot nya dati? At ang taong bayan naman parang nakakita ng kakampi kay Erap. May amnesia na ba ang mga Pilipno sa ginawa ni Erap noon? Huwag naman sana nating kalimutan na ang isang ito ay nagnakaw din sa kaban ng ating bayan.

Sweets

Something that is sweet to the taste. Take your pick =)

Food photography

I was sorting out and cleaning my files when i saw these bunch of food photos i had taken in different time and locations. Thought might share it with you.















*a photo addict took snap of whatever he thinks looks good, wherever he is, whenever he feels, whenever he has his camera with him.

Spring sickness

The trees have still no leaves, the leaves are still dry but my pollen allergy is already attacking me. It is not even spring yet. What more during flowering season? I love spring. For me it is the best season of all seasons. I just hate what i feel during spring. It is pretty nice to go outside and make a leisurely walk in the park. Take snaps shots of different kind of flowers, macro shots of bees and butterflies. But how can i enjoy it when my nose doesn't stop sneezing and can't stop my eyes from itching plus banging headache? I guess you can easily imagine how i am feeling. Taking antihistamine tablets doesn't help a lot either. It just make you feel tiring and sleepy. Last year i had an steroid shot which really helped me a lot and very thankful of the effect although i've read and heard it is not good for the body. But as i am searching the internet now , steroid shot is not harmful at all. Hmmmm....which is which? I have an appointment in an allergy center tomorrow. I'll ask the doctor if he can give me another shot. And if he may not, i'll be sucked with antihistamine pills and tons of tissues then....**********sigh