For Sale: The Highlights - Europe through a Holga

This Edition features the HIGHLIGHTS and FAVORITE images from the Scandinavian with Russia Cruise and the Wonders of Europe tour. Countries visited includes: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, France, Vatican, and Netherlands.

All images were taken with my candy colored plastic lens toy camera--HOLGA CMY. Lomographs were scanned with a normal processed Konica Pro400 120 film. Prints are also available for sale in square format 8x8 inches.

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My New Apple iPhone 3G

Just after a day Apple released the iPhone 3G in the Philippines, our friends from Globe Telecom gave me a call informing me my unit was available for purchase. As excited as I am, I quickly went to the Globe Telecom Center, got myself a new mobile number, and my new and squeaky slick 16GB white Apple iPhone 3G. 

I never had a new phone for 5 years--I'm not the kind of person that changes cellphone everytime there is a newer model released. My old O2 XDA II was always faithful and never really crapped up which I'm really thankful for, but I told myself that if Apple officially release the iPhone here in the Philippines, I would definitely get one. Continue my switch from the old and aging PC platform to MAC. The only problem was getting all my contacts from a pocket PC to a MAC iPhone--of course I did it manually, writing and typing all birthdays and contact numbers in my Address Book and iCal. All was worth it! The iPhone is an amazing gadget! it is so amazing that even O2 stores in UK sells iPhone 3G. haha :))

For Sale: Europe through a Holga

My second Published book.

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This book is a collection of Lomographs taken with my candy colored Holga-CMY. The book features both the highlights and the behind-the-scene images from the Scandinavian with Russia Cruise and the Wonders of Europe tour. Countries visited includes: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, France, Vatican, and Netherlands.

Europe through a Plastic Lens

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All Lomographs were taken with my month old Holga CMY. I am fairly new with Lomography so I really didn't expect it to be this unpredictable... Although I heard it was going to be unpredictably fun, but not like this, it is LEGENDARY AWESOMELY FUN FUN FUN! Taking a photo of something and not caring if it was going to turn out okay or not -- the Holga will do its job. Plus Girls love the Candy Colored P#ssy Magnet--branded by a dutch girl... haha :))

Some rolls had light streaks while others didn't have any at all. some have somewhat flat contrast, and some had very interesting depths. It is fascinating how this Candy Colored Camera can catch the most unimaginable Lomographs with just a few basic photography rules: 

1. don't forget to take off the lens cap while taken a photo. haha :)) 

2. make sure there is enough light or use the bulb option and count 1-2-3... 

3. Make sure that there is Film to wind :P

More to Come from this Camera!

Europe in Numbers

The most Visited City in the World, PARIS! 44 Million tourist per year. Here are the numbers... In a span of 26 days, I have been to exactly 17 European Countries. I managed to take 4,244 Photographs with my Canon 5D, and another 25 rolls of 120 Film with my candy colored Holga. all this in Europe, frankly, I don't think it is enough to capture its awesomeness! I wish I could have taken more photographs, and brought more film with me... I even looked around for Lomography shops and look for 120films--but very hard to find! My Canon 5D shots amounted to a total of 57.48 GB on my MacbookPro--this will take me more than 2-3 months to sort, edit and upload photos for viewing, hopefully I finish everything before Christmas Holidays... HAHA! So, I ask for a little patience, and everyones understanding :)

Some interesting facts and numbers while I was on my EuroTrip:

167.5 tunnels from Florence to the border of France.

16,000 meters is the Longest tunnel in Switzerland, maybe in Europe

4,400 Km is the distance traveled by Cosmos coach.

37.8 is the average age of the tour group I was with.