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Eric Matias
photo by Benji Balmoris

When and how did you start photography
Photography started out when I was still in college back in the Philippines, bale part siya ng curriculum, pero it was an expensive hobby and branded for the rich kid, eh poor kid ako so ayun kahit meron akong slr na Nikon F601 hindi ko na-maximize kasi nga medyo mahal. Then I came to work in Singapore but it took me more than 2 years to buy a DSLR medyo namamahalan pa rin ako. But the urge to continue with taking photo is irresistible kaya ayun, I bought my first DSLR na Nikon D80 with 28-105mm lens nung Dec 2006.
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What more fitting way to revive this section than another PinoyCSers gathering from the land down under! As more and more members are crossing seas and reaching far away places, we take pride in bringing the name PinoyCSers to these respective countries.

Noel (originally from Singapore, moved to Malaysia and sent to Melbourne) together with Jerwin (Singapore then to Melbourne) took a long bus ride from Melbourne to meet up with Benji and Marc in Sydney.

I must say that their road trip was a standing success with additional bird sighting from their bus ride. Suffice to say that the moderators of the forum deleted the image link given by Noel showing what kind of bird they saw. Hint: don’t touch my birdie.

Jerwin, Noel, Benji and Marc

…and a somewhat formal shot

Noel, Marc, Benji and Jerwin

See more pictures here…

It was never planned that the group will be represented in the Land Down Under. First it was Doc Benji Balmoris who migrated to Australia, Marc Obfenda followed and AJ Jorge went for a short visit. In as large Australia can be, all three of us landed in Sydney, Australia! How awesome is that?! Jerwin Oxales is also in Australia but he is in Melbourne and wasn’t able to join us.

With a little bit of hurried planning, the three of us were able to meet for some model shoot and a personal photo session.

Marc was able to get one Aussie model for us and we did what we do best - ‘Subok lang ng subok!’ at ‘Tsamba lang ng tsamba!’.
We were able to document the whole shoot thanks to Pen and her trusty iPhone. See the whole bunch here.

Jessica De Armitt set by Marc, AJ & Benji.

Tanya Leanne set by Marc & Benji.

As they say here, “Have a good one, mate!”

PinoyCSers will be a having a farewell macro EB for Macro Enthusiast Eugene Ison.

Photo by Eugene Ison

What: Farewell Macro EB, Atbp
Where: SBG ( Singapore Botanical Garden)
When: Aug 9, 2008 - Saturday
Time: 8:00 AM
Meeting Place: SBG Marsh Garden

More info here…

New month means new challenge for everyone! This month’s theme is… tat tah rahhhhh!

Cityscape
The urban equivalent of a landscape—the shape a city (or one of its parts) presents to the eye, particularly from a distance.

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Send your entries at admin@pinoycsers.org (PinoyCSers Cityscape as the subject).

Last day of submission: 27 August 2008 11:59pm
Voting Period: 28 August - 2 September 2008

Winner will receive 1 year Flickr Pro Account!
From Ruel Tafalia Foundation

Please read the Rules and Regulation.
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Good luck everyone!