snapshots: my weird experience with expired slide film

These pictures are from a beach trip in May 2010.  They're not originally like this, but the colors were out of whack so I decided to make some of them black and white/grayscale instead.The pictures may not have turned out the way we wanted them to, but boy did I have fun on this trip! Drinking, skimboarding, laughing, and talking with my friends -- those make the best memories.

snapshots: Santa Monica Pier/Beach, May 2010

my parents doing the whole tourist thing

mum and dad

the pier

of course I posed for a souvenir shot at the pier!

my younger brother, Jet

my sister, Claudine, and Jet

Tito Dino and my dad

All I wanna do is have some fun 

I got a feeling I'm not the only one 

All I wanna do is have some fun 

Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard

- "All I Wanna Do", Sheryl Crow

Santa Monica Beach

at Santa Monica Pier with my family (thank you Tito Dino for the photo)

Santa Monica Pier

*I've gotten so attached to this camera. But I have to give it back real soon. :( It's been a great run though, and I can't wait to get my own 35mm film SLR/Rangefinder! Back to 120 it is :)

Good Morning, Nostalgia [April 2010]

Photos of my trip to Boracay last April. To say that this would be the best, most eventful summer trip of my life (so far) would be an understatement. It was both spring-break-Cancun and zen-mode at the same time, and I met so many interesting people on this trip (Hello, Marb, Kyle, Francis, Kams, Chinx, Anjo, Hans, etc)! The Philippines is so breathtaking. I should go out and see the rest of it real soon.

taken right after arriving on the beautiful island paradise that is Boracay

what a beautiful view

just a regular lazy summer afternoon in paradise

Gelo, me, and Michiko

Michiko and Gelo walking past the sandcastles in Station 3

imagine seeing this everyday

Marlo and the sunset

Looking forward to going there again this summer!

snapshots: maddie the darling

I've already likened Madison (Evan's sister) to a junior version of Dora the Explorer, but I'm not quite sure she likes the comparison. I think it's only because she had full bangs and wore pink each time I saw her. Anyway, taking photographs of children is quite challenging but interesting at the same time. Because they're always moving, you never get the same picture!

I have two hands, the left and the right...

...hold them up high, so clean and bright

snapshots: evan

Evan Danganan is pure joy  personified. This kid just oozes sunshine and happiness wherever he goes.

my brother, Jet, with Evan

he found it a bit awkward to pose for photos at first

but he warmed up to the camera after a while

he is also eternally curious

snapshots: six flags magic mountain, may 2010

The X2, which I did NOT get to ride this time. Bummer.

I could feel my excitement build up as we neared the entrance gates

I never got to try this, either.

the tower near Tatsu

...which is, the scariest ride, ever

I wish theme parks were more popular in the Philippines

...you'd catch me there every weekend.

The sign for hamburgers. First thing I saw when we got to this area.

This is my kind of theme park. That said, I love CVS film. It's cheap, conveniently ASA 200, registers lovely colors, and did I mention it's cheap? Armed with three rolls, I went a bit shutter-happy in Six Flags with the Olympus OM-2N. Just the first part of a Six Flags picspam coming your way.