HomeMetro ManilaLomo Manila Experimental Series By Marcos Detourist on February 10, 2009Showing off your camera in the streets Quiapo, Binondo, or Intramuros is kind of risky because it would make yourself an easy target for thieves. I had to take pictures of my trip though, so I just took stolen shots instead and planned on putting a lomo effect to compensate for the lack of composititon.Here’s my Lomo Manila Series (I hope I don’t offend Lomo purists because I’m not very familiar with this style of photography):<p style=”text-align: center;”> Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Pasig River Cruise – A great way to see Urban ManilaWalking Tour of Old ManilaPalawan in Black and White Photo SeriesA look back at 2009; Places I’ve Traveled toAnti-thesis in Wanderland, a Photo SeriesBauhinia, Mojave, and Amalfi – Food PhotographyComments vince saysFebruary 10, 2009 at 10:57 pmbaskog shots bah… hehehehe cute daddy saysFebruary 11, 2009 at 3:17 pmBordz Nikon D40 gamit mo sa LOMO pix? Nag gamit ka pa sang photoshop para sa effects?I really appreciate your work of art. They’re all masterpieces… chymera00 saysFebruary 12, 2009 at 1:37 amthanks guid vince kag cute daddy ^_^ I used a Canon Powershot A700 in most of the shots but also a D40 in a few and tweaked the photo in photoshop for the lomo effect. ma'am plaga saysFebruary 21, 2009 at 11:53 amhi! am not only gonna say you’ve got good pix here but to CONGRATULATE you for passing the NLE!!! where’s the celebration? :)carry on for whatever is near your heart! :)was able to stumble in your blogsite the other nyt, just right on time for the release of the NLE, so, here i am proud of you young NURSE, my colleague now! chymera00 saysJune 2, 2009 at 1:29 amThanks guid Ma’am Plaga. I’m so shocked you managed to navigate to my tiny piece of the internet. We were educated well by the instructors of West Visayas State University, what can I say? Thanks guid for bearing with me for 4 years, I know I’m not the most ideal of nursing students the school has had. Bilib na guid man ko sa west grad, la-in guid ya.Sorry guid for the late reply, your comment got stuck in the “for moderation” list. I have no idea why. gene saysFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:06 pmhi, marcos. I’ve called the Caluya municipality’s contact number that you gave me and the person who took my call said I have the wrong number. I also emailed the address you have shared but i think it’s no longer valid as it bounces back to me. Would you happen to have another contact number or email where I can ask questions regarding boat trips to Caluya? I really appreciate any help. We’ll be traveling to Caluya in the first week of April. Thanks a lot. markey saysFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:12 pmis this lomo the real one? or just edited to look like lomo? its nice ha…. cool astig! chymera00 saysMarch 2, 2009 at 7:35 pmThanks :) Its fake lomo, hehe. Edited lng sa photoshop chymera00 saysMarch 2, 2009 at 7:36 pm@Gene: I’m sorry but I don’t have any other contact of Caluya :( gene saysMarch 4, 2009 at 5:03 pm@Marcos: Oks. Salamat guid. I tried calling Antique’s tourism office instead and according to the one Ive spoken to daily man daw ang trip. My friend and I are excited about this trip. Any tips before we go to Caluya? By the way, naglakat na sa cebu? so how was the trip? chymera00 saysMarch 5, 2009 at 7:31 pm^^ Nice … Be mindful of the weather report because Caluya is located in the open sea, so vulnerable ang town sa strong winds. The fare from Libertad to Caluya is P300++ one way. There are rooms for rent near the Caluya Municipal Hall in the main island. If you’re facing the Municipal Hall (right before the entrance) turn left and there’s an affordable pension house there (P100++ I think, but I’m not sure kung per room or per person). Caluya is a karay-a speaking town, so if you know how to speak the language, it’ll be easier to communicate with the locals.What I really enjoyed sa Caluya was eating sea urchins, the best kung raw and fresh from the sea :D. We also visited Sibato (or Sibay?!) Island, which is 5 mins by boat from the main island. One thing that I really wanted to do was to eat their coconut crab but they were not available during our visit, they say it’s very delicious and the coconut crab in Caluya is different from other coconut crabs in other areas like Batanes (the price they said was P500++ per kilo). We also didn’t get to visit Semirara Island because it was another 2-3 hour travel from the main island.Cebu was fun! But we were only there for 2 days and one night, which was a bummer because there are still a lot of places I wanted to visit. I hope I can have the time to post about it.Good Luck on your trip Gene! gene saysMarch 10, 2009 at 8:42 amThanks for the tips. I’ll take note of everything you’ve said. Hopefully weather’s good when we travel to Caluya. :) Medyo kaintiende man ako karay-a ah (tani dumduman ko pa, hehe).Sige, i hope to read your Cebu travel account soon. Thanks guid liwat. gene saysMarch 10, 2009 at 8:47 amAy, lipat ko ask… ano oras guinsakyan nyo nga boat pabalik Libertad from Caluya? Sensya na… OC ko abi when it comes to making the itinerary. hehe. Thanks liwat chymera00 saysMarch 15, 2009 at 11:34 amI think gab-i naguid. Mga 10pm, dasun abot libertad mga 1-2am. Damo man na sakyan (Bus pa Iloilo or San Jose) sa Libertad maski amo ma oras kay expect na nila may pasahero … Ako ya nag sakay ko jeep pa Caticlan kay nag pa boracay ako gene saysMarch 18, 2009 at 3:47 pmthanks guid liwat, marc. chymera00 saysMarch 19, 2009 at 3:45 pmno problem…Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
cute daddy saysFebruary 11, 2009 at 3:17 pmBordz Nikon D40 gamit mo sa LOMO pix? Nag gamit ka pa sang photoshop para sa effects?I really appreciate your work of art. They’re all masterpieces…
chymera00 saysFebruary 12, 2009 at 1:37 amthanks guid vince kag cute daddy ^_^ I used a Canon Powershot A700 in most of the shots but also a D40 in a few and tweaked the photo in photoshop for the lomo effect.
ma'am plaga saysFebruary 21, 2009 at 11:53 amhi! am not only gonna say you’ve got good pix here but to CONGRATULATE you for passing the NLE!!! where’s the celebration? :)carry on for whatever is near your heart! :)was able to stumble in your blogsite the other nyt, just right on time for the release of the NLE, so, here i am proud of you young NURSE, my colleague now!
chymera00 saysJune 2, 2009 at 1:29 amThanks guid Ma’am Plaga. I’m so shocked you managed to navigate to my tiny piece of the internet. We were educated well by the instructors of West Visayas State University, what can I say? Thanks guid for bearing with me for 4 years, I know I’m not the most ideal of nursing students the school has had. Bilib na guid man ko sa west grad, la-in guid ya.Sorry guid for the late reply, your comment got stuck in the “for moderation” list. I have no idea why.
gene saysFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:06 pmhi, marcos. I’ve called the Caluya municipality’s contact number that you gave me and the person who took my call said I have the wrong number. I also emailed the address you have shared but i think it’s no longer valid as it bounces back to me. Would you happen to have another contact number or email where I can ask questions regarding boat trips to Caluya? I really appreciate any help. We’ll be traveling to Caluya in the first week of April. Thanks a lot.
markey saysFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:12 pmis this lomo the real one? or just edited to look like lomo? its nice ha…. cool astig!
chymera00 saysMarch 2, 2009 at 7:36 pm@Gene: I’m sorry but I don’t have any other contact of Caluya :(
gene saysMarch 4, 2009 at 5:03 pm@Marcos: Oks. Salamat guid. I tried calling Antique’s tourism office instead and according to the one Ive spoken to daily man daw ang trip. My friend and I are excited about this trip. Any tips before we go to Caluya? By the way, naglakat na sa cebu? so how was the trip?
chymera00 saysMarch 5, 2009 at 7:31 pm^^ Nice … Be mindful of the weather report because Caluya is located in the open sea, so vulnerable ang town sa strong winds. The fare from Libertad to Caluya is P300++ one way. There are rooms for rent near the Caluya Municipal Hall in the main island. If you’re facing the Municipal Hall (right before the entrance) turn left and there’s an affordable pension house there (P100++ I think, but I’m not sure kung per room or per person). Caluya is a karay-a speaking town, so if you know how to speak the language, it’ll be easier to communicate with the locals.What I really enjoyed sa Caluya was eating sea urchins, the best kung raw and fresh from the sea :D. We also visited Sibato (or Sibay?!) Island, which is 5 mins by boat from the main island. One thing that I really wanted to do was to eat their coconut crab but they were not available during our visit, they say it’s very delicious and the coconut crab in Caluya is different from other coconut crabs in other areas like Batanes (the price they said was P500++ per kilo). We also didn’t get to visit Semirara Island because it was another 2-3 hour travel from the main island.Cebu was fun! But we were only there for 2 days and one night, which was a bummer because there are still a lot of places I wanted to visit. I hope I can have the time to post about it.Good Luck on your trip Gene!
gene saysMarch 10, 2009 at 8:42 amThanks for the tips. I’ll take note of everything you’ve said. Hopefully weather’s good when we travel to Caluya. :) Medyo kaintiende man ako karay-a ah (tani dumduman ko pa, hehe).Sige, i hope to read your Cebu travel account soon. Thanks guid liwat.
gene saysMarch 10, 2009 at 8:47 amAy, lipat ko ask… ano oras guinsakyan nyo nga boat pabalik Libertad from Caluya? Sensya na… OC ko abi when it comes to making the itinerary. hehe. Thanks liwat
chymera00 saysMarch 15, 2009 at 11:34 amI think gab-i naguid. Mga 10pm, dasun abot libertad mga 1-2am. Damo man na sakyan (Bus pa Iloilo or San Jose) sa Libertad maski amo ma oras kay expect na nila may pasahero … Ako ya nag sakay ko jeep pa Caticlan kay nag pa boracay ako