Pinhole Photowalk

Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines (16 November 2011) — Since I discovered the “My Color Mode” feature of my Lumix LX-5, I am still fascinated with one effect the camera can produce and this is the effect of a pinhole camera. Since I discovered this, I never had the chance to use it extensively since yesterday.

Every afternoon, after school, my children attends Kumon sessions. The Kumon center is located a good 2.5 to 3 kms away from our house. Yesterday our vehicle was used by my wife for she needed to attend a meeting downtown so we were forced to walk. I decided to take photos as we walk to the center. I set the camera to the pinhole effect and fired away. Here are some of the shots I’ve taken that afternoon and early evening on our walk home.

Our Morenga -- Morenga or known in the Philippines as "Malungay" or "Kalamungay" in the Visayan dialect, we planted in front of our house. Good source of iron and vitamin C.

Neighbor -- A photo of our neighbors house. Their house got completed almost at the same time ours was completed and they transfered almost at the same time as we did two years ago.

Strolling Strollers -- Nannys on an afternoon strolling of their wards around the subdivision.

The experience somehow showed me how our subdivision and immediate environ (the place we normally see everyday) looks like through the eye of a pinhole camera. I kept the focal length of the lens to its widest (24mm) and utilized my feet for zooming. In a pinhole mode, the shutter speed and the aperture are in automatic mode. ISO setting is also automatic but goes up to ISO 400 only.

Leicester Road -- One of the road post found in the HIllsborough Pointe Subdivision.

Ampatuan House -- One of the houses (uncompleted) allegedly owned by a member of the Ampatuan Clan of Maguindanao.

Waiting for a ride -- Construction workers waiting for their ride home outside the subdivision after a hard days work in constructing houses in the subdivision.

I Will Follow You -- A student from Xavier University Grade School walking home to one of the many subdivisions located around the campus of the university.

No Littering -- A view of the Xavier University High School Building from the other side of the road.

As soon as we reached the highway (Fr. Masterson Avenue), I experimented on panning shots of vehicles passing by. Here are some of the “successful” ones.

Electric Jeepney -- Yes! The Pueblo de Oro, the developer/company that established the township has a jeepney powered by electricity. The jeepney plys the major roads around the township. Why can't we have more of this for the city?

Red Car -- A red sedan cruising along the Fr. Masterson Avenue.

Bicycle Lane -- Streets in the city still does not have designated bicycle and motorcycle lanes thus they share the main road with all the other bigger vehicles.

On our walk home, despite the sun having already set, I continued to take some shots. Of course most of the shots came out blurry as I didn’t have a tripod. However, I continued shooting handheld and tried my best to keep my hands as steady as possible.

Kumon -- The Kumon center where my children goes to for their mathematics exercises.

Night Class -- Xavier University High School Campus at night.

Hump Ahead -- A jeepney passes by a warning sign of a hump ahead.

Brothers Walking -- Diego and Gabriel walking ahead of me on our walk home as a taxi passes through.

Home Sweet Home -- Home at last. A signage in one of the post of our front gate.