Recently moved servers and just launched Shutterview.net. Almost had no problems.

Trees toppled down, electric posts bent badly, leaves of every kind strewn all over, flood water coming in from all sides. And that's just in my backyard. Nah. I don't have trees in my backyard. Nor electric posts. It was a very bad weekend for a lot of people. No power. No internet. No gadgets. So what does one do to cope up with the situation? Check in a hotel. Just made my wallet scream in agony, tho. But why not...it is for my son. Well, mostly for my son. Anyway, here are some images of Buendia and Pasong Tamo during the storm. A tree was blocking 3/4ths of Pasong Tamo, flying debris landed on Caltex's roof and the 80 kt winds knocked off a lot of roofs that day. Wicked.

Play of light. Blurred background. Streaming light. Still. Those were the only words I can think of when I see one. A great picture, that is. From the moment I saw ingenious art, or artful genius, or basically brilliant photography, I knew I'm going to pursue a dream which may or may not come true. I also knew I wouldn't care if it did or did not, since a picture is worth, not a thousand words, but a feeling. Eye candy is all that matters. I then tried to get hold of a decent camera. Zoom function is a must, and so is a built-in flash. Then came the age of digital cameras. Compact, sleek, easy-to-use. Just point and shoot. Quality-wise, nothing can beat an SLR, but a digital SLR. Nowadays, DSLR cams have a boat-load of features and thingamajigs that will take you years to learn all of them. From wireless flash to humongous lenses, taking pictures is not just point and shoot anymore. Everyone wants to take the perfect picture. So do I. I've tried to research about photography before but I didn't know where to start. Until a friend of mine hooked me up and told me about apertures, and shutter speeds, and ISO's. This is what I found out. Apertures A higher aperture will give you a clearer background (as clear as your subject). A lower aperture will give you a blurry background, but with a clear subject. It is affected by how far the background (depth of field) is. Ref: Lexar's website ISO settings A higher ISO setting is ideal for low-light situations. For bright situations, use a lower ISO setting. A higher ISO setting allows faster shutter speeds. Basically, the ISO setting controls how much light is picked up by the sensor or film. Ref: Photoxel's website Shutter Speeds Having a faster shutter speed means less light is entering the lens, which may cause you to need more lighting or a flash giving your pictures a lower exposure. This can freeze action. Using a slower shutter speed means more light is entering the lens. Pictures will have a higher exposure. This will blur moving subjects, including light. Ref: About.com's Photography website I believe the above information is a good place to start. So start taking pictures, play with ISO's, apertures and shutter speeds. Deviate from Point and Click cams. As they say, the only limit is your imagination.