Category: Photography

Flowing from Mount Timpoong in the island of Camiguin, the 250-feet grandeur, Katibawasan Falls, deserves a shutter feature. Katibawasan Falls Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/4.5 Focal Length: 18mm ISO-Speed: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec. Filter: Neutral Density (ND8) Other View of the 250-feet Katibawasan Falls Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/6.4 Focal Length: 24mm ISO-Speed: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec. Filter: Neutral Density (ND8)

Shutter is a photo section of Freedom Wall. Today’s features are photos of Taong Putik (Mud People). Locals of Barangay Bibiclat, Aliaga, Nueva Ecija call it a devotion to Saint John de Baptist or pag-sa-San Juan but tourist commercially name it: Taong Putik Festival. A devotee while listening to the celebrated mass. Taong Putik or Saint John de Baptist devotees. Photos are taken during the procession of the statue of the Patron around Barangay Bibiclat.

Okay! okay! I know you guys couldn’t wait any longer so here are the first batch of the photos. The rest will be uploaded in Facebook soon. Sorry, I still have some other stuffs to do so I did not mind organizing. Click on the photo to zoom, share, comment, and download.   [custom_gallery id=”4440″ layout=”masonry”] [toggle title=”Sagada Related Articles” state=”opened”] Photo Gallery: Surviving Sagada (May 24 – 27, 2013) Surviving Sagada: I Was Never Alone Travel Log: Day 1 – Traversing Baguio-Sagada Crooked Road and Trekking to Bomod-ok Falls Sagada Cave Connection – Day 2 of Counquer Sagada Tour ... Read more

Hidden Garden is located at Brgy. Bulala, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. As the name says, the garden is hidden to some random folks and passers-by. You need to intentionally visit the Garden to witness its real beauty. Good thing that they don’t charge an entrance fee.  The photo below is a pink lily taken from the Hidden Garden. Make sure you include Hidden Garden in your future visit to heritage city of the north, Vigan. Hidden Garden’s Pink Lily Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/5 Focal Length: 43 mm ISO-Speed: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/16 seconds [toggle title=”More articles about my Ilocos ... Read more

Kabigan Falls is located Barangay Balaoi, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. It is 1.8 kilometer away from the main road and you need to trek an hour or more just to reach this wonder. Kabigan Falls Exif: Camera: EOS 1100D Aperture: F/22 Focal Length: 18mm ISO-Speed: 100 Shutter Speed: 0.59 seconds [toggle title=”More articles about my Ilocos tour” state=”opened”] An Afternoon in Paoay Biyaheng Ilocos Itinerary and Photo Collections Inside and Around Malacañang of the North Pagudpud Tour Cycle: See Pagudpud Wonders for 600 Pesos Inside Father Burgos Museum (Vigan) Vigan, More Elegant at Night [/toggle]

Paraiso ni Anton is one of the few stops of the Pagudpud Tour Cycle, a local tourism project of the municipality that aims to bring visitors to Pagudpud’s top-notch destinations. Tourist take photos while locals take a sip of the waters dripping from the hill. Kuya Amante, my tour cycle guide, slowly climbed the concrete stairway after approaching the site. He chanted a little prayer in front of the Virgin Mary statuette. He then stepped down and proceeded to the watery part of the hill. Silently, he put his palms together and fetched some drips and then sipped. Paraiso ni ... Read more

These photos were taken during our weekend trip to the towns of Burgos and Dasol in Pangasinan. These were the fruits of enduring a 5-hour loud bus ride, then an hour of sweaty jeepney traverse, and an hour of bumpy tricycle drive. Featured sites are Cabongaoan beach, Tambobong white beach, Snake or Culebra Island, Cabacungan cave, and Osmeña cave. The story or stories behind these photos will come out soon. Click on the photo to zoom, download, and share. [custom_gallery id=”12166″ layout=”masonry”] [toggle title=”Read more about our Burgos + Dasol, Pangasinan Tour” state=”opened”] Photo Gallery: Cabongaoan Beach, Tambobong Whitebeach, Snake ... Read more

I spent some of my afternoon in Paoay at Malacañang of the North. Below are the photos taken during during my visit. Malacañang of the North Front Area Malacañang of the North living area Malacañang of the North Stairway Dining Area of Malacañang of the North Inside Malacañang of the North (2nd Floor) Inside Malacañang of the North Family Area Inside Malacañang of the North Malacañang of the North Paoay Lake wing Malacañang of the North bedroom [one_half] The Portrait of Ferdinand Marcos displayed is the main Living area of Malacañang of the North [/one_half] [one_half_last] The Portrait of Imelda ... Read more

We kicked off our 2-day island hopping tour in Coron at Bulog Island, and island paradise in the southwest of Coron Island and east of Culion (see the map). We navigated for more than two hours just to see this little wonder. Below are the photos we had during the tour courtesy of John Marx of Marxtermind.com Bulog Island Cottage Rocky and sandy terrain of Bulog Island The boat we used on our Island Hopping in Coron Some random photo of myself What am I doing with the tripod? In the background is Bulalacao Island. A clear water of Bulog ... Read more