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catinthehat26

Mt. Pulag

Apr 23, 2010 11:34

I went to Mt. Pulag last month. It was a 15-kilometer walk. 'Nuff said.

To get there, we had to pass along Ambuklao road, which leads to the Ambuklao Dam. The highway was surprisingly smooth and well paved.

Here's a picture of a dam:

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magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 08:46:25 UTC

Cool. The first photo and the photo of the hanging bridge from afar have somewhat a tilt-shift effect. You have a tilt-shift lens? Or you know how to 'fake' it without the lens? :D

I wanna try the Pulag hike! But I'm a wimp when it comes to no bathrooms.

catinthehat26 April 23 2010, 09:14:15 UTC

No tilt shift but I know what you mean.

The lens I used is capable of very shallow depth of field. It has an extremely large aperture setting of 1.7 -- the largest of any lens I have. Plus, I used ISO100 film for less grain and more detail during bright, sunny lighting conditions.

On the larger resolutions of those two shots, the depth of field isn't that particularly noticeable since the subjects were very far away. But look at my first shot of the summit's northern side. That's a wide DOF that I controlled to keep the foreground out-of-focus while the rest is sharp.

The better example I made of shallow DOF is the photo of the dwarf bamboo. On higher resolution the plant has better detail and the background is kept out-of-focus.

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 09:20:13 UTC

Ah! That lens. Inggit pa din ako sa lens na 'yan. I want.XP

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 09:23:36 UTC

Oh, oh, btw, can you pretty please point me in the right direction of where to go in Quiapo (or elsewhere?) to get my Minolta film SLR fixed? Remember when I texted you before about it? Eep. Haven't resolved that problem still.

catinthehat26 April 23 2010, 09:34:04 UTC

Hm... Not sure what the name is again... but I know where the place is at Hidalgo in Quiapo. But here are some camera shops that may help you. Just ask if they do repairs. Else, they can supply you with really cheap gear ( ... )

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 17:22:20 UTC

*claps* I love this list! Arigatou!^___^

catinthehat26 April 23 2010, 09:15:42 UTC

They do have bathrooms up there at the camp.

Sort of.

It's a hole in the ground. But there's a wall and boys and girls rooms are separate.

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 09:21:15 UTC

Hole in the ground with walls does not define a bathroom. Hahaha.

catinthehat26 April 23 2010, 09:22:09 UTC

Live a little! Do Hardcore!

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 09:25:28 UTC

Do Hardcore!

XDDDDDDDDD

magnifique_f8h April 23 2010, 09:26:37 UTC

Ooops. That was me.

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