on film: a day at the park

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a month ago, at the quezon memorial circle. walked around, had some malunggay tea, rode a bike. the rented sidecar cost us a hundred pesos for an hour's riding. not bad. wish the bike path's longer & wider though.

photos taken with my Canonet QL 17 GIII rangefinder.

on film: Dahican Beach in Mati, Davao Oriental

Last weekend's plans were completely trampled by the bane that is Philippine Weather--it rained all night on Friday, bringing floods to different parts of below-sea-level Manila, and the city woke up to find several slippers, rubber boots, and trash a-floating. Saturday classes were suspended, point-and-shoot film cameras were put back in storage, and dogs and cats cuddled closer to their humans. 

The usual.

I had plans to go to the 33rd Manila International Book Fair at the SM Mall of Asia that Saturday, as well as stroll through a few camera stores in the area. On Sunday, the last day of the book fair, it was still raining. 

Oh well.

Anyway, to somehow bring a little glow over the sucky weather, here are a few film photos of our stay last August in Dahican Beach in Mati, Davao Oriental. It's almost been a month but I still haven't forgotten how beautiful the beach is--fine sand and crystal-clear waters.

Camera: Superheadz Usagi Camel Wide-angle film camera

Film: Fuji Sensia 200, cross-processed

A small fisherfolk community.

The beach is perfect for surfing and skimboarding.

Sunrise at the Pacific.

Rocky part.

Waiting for the waves.

A friend prepares her surfboard. Camera bugs document.

Took a dip, lounged by the shore.

I'm a water babe; unfortunately I can't stay in seawater for a long period--I get some sort of skin allergy. My neck and face start to redden up and itch horribly. When this happens I take myself out of the water, rinse up with fresh/tap water, wait a few minutes for the itch and redness to go away, and then back to the water I go. Haha.

Shots from my Snapsights underwater film camera:

Okay, I think that's enough warmth and sun (and feet) for now. I hope the rest of the month's weekends have better weather. Lots of stuff happening in the coming weeks. :)

Hoping to see you again soon, beach! (In another part of the country, perhaps.)

on film: Kadayawan sa Davao

Last August, I went with a couple of film-loving friends to Davao City for the Kadayawan Festival. The three of us brought 13 film cameras and almost 50 rolls of film. Nobody wants to run out of film in the middle of the festivities!

I was happy just to be able to take photos outside my house. The self-imposed house arrest limited my photographic subjects, as those of you who follow me on Twitter and Instagram know. My posts are 95% cats and dogs and 5% random household items.

Anyway, here's a photodiary of sorts of our adventure that is the Kadayawan Festival of Davao, using my Canonet QL17 GIII rangefinder.

Saturday: Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan (street dancing competition)

We didn't head off to where the performers did their thing in front of the camera--instead, we went to the the 'tail' of the parades, to shoot some candid and unguarded moments.

After the streetdancing we headed to Aldevinco to buy some souvenirs.

Off to lunch.

Sunday: Pamulak sa Kadalanan (flower float parade)

After the float parade, we sneaked in The Marco Polo to use its facilities.

And away we went again, this time to meet with some travel bloggers.

Sunday night was spent at one of the local watering holes.

Kara and Erick, film bugs.

The travel bloggers were awed at our cameras, and wanted to try.

I took this photo of James (Journeying James), 

 who took this photo of Marky (Nomadic Experiences).

Erick, Kara, Marky and I were bound for Mati for a couple of days after the weekend.

I used a different camera for that trip, and I'll share the photos in the next post.  :)

We spent 8 days in Davao, shooting and eating and walking around and meeting up with friends.

I also have some digital shots but I would really have to say these film photos are closer to my heart.

A little more eating when we got back to the city, and then, just a little too soon, it was time to go home.

Until the next post, then.