On 3-D, Father's day and other images

Readers familiar with how characters seem to pop out of the screen in a 3-D movie may be interested in checking out a photo exhibit that I chanced upon last week. This is the “Nazareno” series exhibit by Jake Verzosa at the Manila Collective Photospace – Café at the Cubao X (formerly the Marikina Shoe Expo). Verzosa’s black-and-white transparencies of the annual procession in Quiapo are presented as anaglyphs and mounted with backlighting. To fully experience the images, viewers are provided special 3-D blue-red glasses. Manila Collective is open daily from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. The exhibit runs until June 30. This is the first exhibit of its kind that I know of. Anaglyphs and how to start creating them were first featured in this column in 2005.

And now to our featured readers beginning with Father’s Day tributes.

Bernadette Cano of Banco de Oro sent in a photo of her brother having fun at the pool with his son. She says that while fatherhood is a tough job, there are sweet moments, too.

Henry Byrne Obispo covered the Pahiyas festival in Lucban, Quezon and also took Father’s Day-themed photos.

Included as well in today’s gallery is an image from Richard M. Sy with the title “First Step.”

Butch Garcia, “an Undersecretary in the Office of the President, holding office somewhere in the Palace” writes that he started on his photo hobby only two months ago and “discovered the joys of this art.” He says that his older brother, who’s been shooting for a couple of years introduced him to photography. Butch sent in images from the Pahiyas festival.

From California, USA, Jermaine Tacderas shares his photos of his hometown, Vigan taken during a two-week vacation in the Philippines. “After being gone for so many years, I am so proud that the people of Ilocos Sur have preserved the beauty of this town,” writes Jermaine. “Many things have changed, that is for sure, but the beautiful places that remind me of my childhood days and those that once had a story are still preserved. I consider my self to be one of the lucky persons to experience once again what this 'old ' town has to offer.”

Joanna Marie Muldong, a Financial Analyst working at PLDT and a member of PLDT Lens Camera Club writes that she started shooting only a year ago. She credits two of her club's co-members, Caroline Umali and Belle Sayson for getting her into photography. “Photography for me is Spontaneity,” she shares. “Wherever I go, I see to it that I have my digital point-and-shoot camera or DSLR with me because a good photographer can see picture-taking possibilities in ordinary situations that other people might miss.” Joanna sent in images from a recent trip to Palawan.

Jonathan Alcala Alegre, a registered nurse from Naga City started his passion for photography in 2008 when a friend, Chinkin Coruña, introduced him to the hobby. However, since he was in 4th year college then, Jonathan says that he didn’t really have much time for it until after his board exam. “Photography has evolved and is evolving fast and little by little I am catching up,” he shares. Aside from friends who helped him grow as a photographer, Jonathan says that he also learned from visiting online forums. His images for today’s column are candid shots from summer. To see more of Jonathan’s images, readers may visit: http://tan.alegre.ph and http://jonathan.alegre.ph.

Also featured today is Harold C. Gabayan of Tagum, Davao del Norte. Harold shares that he is a newbie photographer with limited experience, knowledge, and equipment who “sometimes captured wrong angles. But still,” he declares, “I love capturing people’s emotions in still images.”

Source: MB