Sorry it’s been so long things of been a bit crazy the last few months. In fact the last month and a half wait been in a hard blocked him due to the coronavirus here in the Philippines. But nothing new there it’s all over the world.
Anyway I’m going to be trying to do a lot more work here and especially once they ease up on the current lock down quarantines here in the Philippines. I live in Tarlac city which is central Luzon the main island in the Philippines. We are still in the highest level of lockdown. We’re hoping that after May 15 they may start to ease some of the restrictions. For now, I’m just going to include a photograph taken during one of my twice weekly “allowed” grocery shopping trips. A simple view of what it’s like to ride in a trike sidecar. I’m also doing something different because my cell phone is having problems so instead of trying to type on it, I am dictating this using Siri. I hope there will be more frequent updates in the near future as once they loosen up the lock down I will be able to get out and do more photography. Using dictation should also allow me to do more writing while away from my home computer. At least I hope that I will soon be able to get out, travel and photograph more.
I still have my Olympus and Pansonic camera gear but for a more casual approach to documentary photograhy, a cell phone can be nice. I have several apps that can provide very high quality results, as long as I’m not printing poster size prints. On that note: My old iPhone 6s+ is on its last legs. It has been broken and repaired 3 times over the past 5+ years. It has now been abused (yes by me) beyond reasonable design parameters. Looking at other iPhone options. The new iPhone SE is looking very good at a very reaonable price. Not so different on the outside, but the tech inside is state of the art and very impressive. At a price that fits my tight budget.
FYI, my family here was scattered all over the island when the quarantine and lockdown went into effect. I am the only one at home. Everyone else is … well somewhere else, and none of us can travel between areas. In the image below you can see Tarlac City where I am, towards the top. Farther down is the NCR or National Capital Region, AKA Manila metro where my housemate is stuck. Her son is also near her but in a different city where he now works. (NCR (National Captial Region) or Manila Metro is comprised of about 16 very dense and highly populated cities. Her Daughter is in another town, with her cousins of similar ages. And with the current lockdown there is no travel between unless one can show a good reason. (There are police baracades)
Through David's Eye 