Full Circle Landfill Site at Dibba, UAE

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

Title: LANDFILL SITE

Event: Oppps Photo Journ 2nd Outdoor Photoshoot

Location:Dibba,UAE

Date: Oct.29,2010

Camera & Gears: Nikon D300,Sigma Fisheye Lens( Tripod less)

29 October 2010. As a part of our Training (Oppps Photo Journalism Training Course)

and at the same time to participate on UN's Clean Up the World 2010,

we travelled almost 240 kms from Dubai City to Landfill Site here in Dibba, UAE

near Oman Border to capture city trash being dumped here in the

mountainous area of Fujairah, UAE.

Landfill Site in Middle East

LANDFILL PHOTO ESSAY

Full Circle Oppps Photojourn on VR

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

 Title: PHOTOJOURNALISM ON VR (PJ4)
Event: Oppps DP Training Batch 21
Location: Dubai Heritage Village,Dubai,UAE
Date: Oct.22,2010
Camera & Gears: Nikon D300,Sigma Fisheye Lens
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Uuhhmmm...before i start...what the heck i'm doin'?
photojournalism at my age? dunno what is my future on this photography.

anyways...my father is a photojournalist since he was bachelor
and right now he is photo editor in one of tabloid newspaperin the philippines,
my sister once a university photojournalist
and today my daughter is also a photojournalists on her school...
and me...wanna be photojournalist.

kidding aside...
this photojournalism thing is something i can't resist,
i always envy the photog whose image occupy the front page of a newspaper,
i always admire the photog who captures the emotions and actions of a person...
occasionally (when invited) i shoot events and occasions, but i shoot them using
VR (Virtual Reality) Photography, i shoot peoples emotions, movements and
their unusual gestures.... which they call it an image story or story thru image
or photojournalism.

unconsciously...most of us (photographers) are having this distinct talent,
to shoot someone's emotions...not most of us...maybe filipino only.

why? 'coz we are all tsismoso and tsismosa, we will die if we can't
talk about something about him or her...lol...
sometimes if you look on your friends photo on a haggard looking...
you will crate a story out of it..."siguro katatapos lang"
or "siguro mahirap na siya kaya payat"...lol ulit

Photo Story... that's it...
telling a story thru image...
as a VR Photographer (my view) a single shot or still image cannot tell the full
story unlike on VR Images, you can view the image on full 360°view,
you capture the whole drama scene, the emotions and actions, you can feel the scene on every turn  of image... for me this is one of the powerful tool in photojournalism (hopefully on near future).
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Haiti earthquake news report they use VR Photography (http://mashable.com/2010/01/23/haiti-360/),
Ninoy aquino Inaguration Ceremony they use VR Photography
(http://www.virtualphilippines.net/Panoramas/Inaugurals/Inaugural_1150.html),
and other International News Network they are using this kind of photojournalism
on their online newspaper.

Question is how you will capture the image on full 360°view?

Below is our 1st Outdoor Photoshoot, our job is to capture the moments & actions of Oppps DP Training Batch 21 2nd Outdoor Photoshoot. I created 4 VR Images for you to feel the Photography world of Oppps.Enjoy...

Note: Images was captured t tripod less.

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This is an INTERACTIVE IMAGE.
Click and drag in the image in any direction to change the view.
Use the "shift" key to zoom in and "Ctl/Command" key to zoom out.

you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net:
http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis

Full Circle of Dubai Zoo

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

Title: WILD CLOSE UP - Dubai Zoo Revisited

Location: Jumeirah 1st, Dubai,UAE

Date: Oct.16,2010

Camera & Gears: Nikon D300, Sigma Fisheye Lens,

Manfrotto Tripod & Pano Head

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It was a year ago when we shoot here in Dubai Zoo,

I was then on another company, spearheaded our company photo club.

Together with my son & daughter plus 2 Indian Friends...we capture

the unseen behaviour of animals.

Today, we revisited the animal kingdom in the heart of the city

but with new group of friends..."Light the Life"... we are bunch of

friends together with our family with common goal...to enjoy, to capture

the moments of our life and our God's creation thru our lens.

Anyone can join us...no limits, no fee, no racism...you can share

your thoughts, your joy & hapiness, your pain, your ideas, your

success stories...everything...

"life is so short, we have to enjoy & be thankful to HIM

on whatever we have now"

Below is my collection of WILD CLOSE UP Images & Our Group VR Photo...

Enjoy...

you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net:

http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis

http://vr360photosynthesis.multiply.com/

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Full Circle Lunch Break

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

Title: LUNCHBREAK

Location: Dubai,UAE

Date: Oct.04, 2010

Camera & Gears: Nikon D300, Sigma Fisheye Lens,

String & Spirit Level

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whenever the time reaches 11:00am, i start my countdown

for Lunchbreak and wondering what's inside my lunchbox...
hotdog, tocino, sinangag or maybe yung ulam namin 2 days ago.
inaabangan ko rin yung food ng friends ko para maka-arbor
(hehehe...mix ulam) and of course i always wait for her (crush ko)
to ask me if i want her food (never akong tanggi noh)...lol!!!
that was 30 years ago when i was in grade school.

free rice, free soup- food advertisement ito dun sa canteen na
kinakainan namin...good for us 'coz we need to bring ulam lang
and order all the free food and our lunch is done...
bahay kubo - what we call sa favorite canteen namin, giniling naman ang
favorite na ulam namin dito and after lunch we spent our time
chatting & showing our dance moves..lol!!! that was 25 years ago,
when i was in high school.

every 2:00 pm, we met at Lepanto St.(Loyola na ngayon) sa Recto, Manila,
came from school (tomjones na talaga), we have to line up to choose
our ulam like adobong manok, adobong atay ng manok, pritong manok na balot
as bread crumbs,durog na gulay,at ang walang kamatayang menudo...sarap ng
mga ito...(mura na madumi pa) hehehe...this is the deafault ulam sa
Delicious Retaurant...but if you want to customize your lunch...you can
order food like patatim, lechong paksiw, bachoy at halo-halo for dessert
plus softdrink at ang walang kamatayang rice...(kalahati pa nga) at ang
walang lasang soup (pinaglagaan ng mga buto ng baka)....
anyways, after you order and pay your bill....you have to wait..
opo...wait ulit for vacant table....hayyy...lunchbreak...that was
23 years ago when we (my wife and me) we're in college.

dubai today...my office lunchbreak is between 1:00 to 2:00pm...
i am always excited when the break comes...upon reaching our
pantry's door you can smell filipino food getting hot sa microwave,
you can also hear filipino voice chatting & laughing.our pantry
is almost only 9 sqmts in size but we squeeze inside
this room just to eat lunch together and to hear filipino updated
story around dubai, to hear new tsismis pinoy, kwentong pinoy,
jokes na pinoy, kwentong barbero....it feels like you're in
makati office lang...for me...LUNCHBREAK is a feeling that
brings me home...

Below is my intractive cartoon lunchbreak vr. enjoy!

note: text & images on vr are only my imaginations, i hope
i didn't hurt your feelings in anyways.sorry.

you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net:

http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis

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LUNCHBREAK COMIC VR

OFFICE LUNCHBREAK in Dubai

FULL CIRCLE Chef Jaime of Meydan Hotel

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLETitle: Chef Jaime Nicolas of Meydan Hotel
Location: Oasis Village, Dubai, UAE
Date: August 7,2010
Camera & Gears: Nikon D300, Sigma Fisheye Lens,
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I remember when i fetch my friend at Dubai Airport almost 6 years ago,he is wearing black jacket (kahit mainit di hinubad) while pushing a cart full of his luggage...on that same moment i remember when we are in high school days,looking at jaime walking on apron with tray on his right hand full of dishes and on his left are used glasses clings to his five fingers, truly my friend is hardworking.

Today, he's serving worlds rich and famous celebrity's at Meydan's Hotel, Dubai.

I'm Proud of you brother Chef Jaime.

you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net:
http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis
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MY CHEF in Dubai

Full Circle CFC General Assembly Oct.2010

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

Title: CFC Dubai General Assembly - Holy Mass
Location: St.Mary's Church Main Hall, Dubai,UAE
Date: Oct.03,2010
Camera & Gears: Nikon D300, Sigma Fisheye Lens,
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Every month we gather together to attend Holy Mass as a family of Christ
and to share CFC news & experiences.

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Dear Lord, thank you for giving opportunity and talent

to record our christian life. May all the images i capture

serves as an inspiration to all, to glorify you.

Amen.

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you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net:
http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis
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FULL CIRCLE Devotees of St.Mary

STORY OUTSIDE FULL CIRCLE

Title: Devotees of St.Mary Location: Dubai,UAE Date: Sept.24,2010 Camera & Gears: Nikon D300, Sigma Fisheye Lens, String & Spirit Level _____________________________________________
this is the second day of my chidrens catechism class... after the mass, i saw two parishioners knelt down before st.mary's grotto, (...hmmm...good photo subject) i rush thru them while fixing my camera for VR...
but when i start to shoot...they stand up & they are done in praying... anyways.. "good photo subject is your message thru your capture image..."
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
enjoy...and always pray! you can follow my other VR at Google Earth / 360cities.net: http://www.360cities.net/profile/360_photosynthesis
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