Last February, and now..

I miss Summer - the beaches, trips, sea waves, bikinis, the summer breeze. I should watch 500 Days of Summer soon.

Oh sizzles.

Camilla Luddington

This is one of my favorites from the photo sets of meinmyplace. Gosh, every set they upload is intrinsically beautiful. I love how they feature all sorts of women away from the mainstream - chubby, tall, curved and so on. But what I really loved most is how she is presented in a very sexy and sassy way without really taking her clothes off, inside her innate environment. I found women not dressed wholly but not fully naked - or so to say women in her undies - very sexy. She can be as foxy as she can be without labels of porn. Yes, we have heard (or even seen) of women being naked at home - just because they can - but this one would always get me. Her smiles are even contagious, as they could make my day any time of the day, and her kinky poses, which I guess are extraordinary inborn talents, are certainly admirable. I guess it is just personal preference: "just a pinch of naughty" as quoted from me. Undergarments tends to have more sense of intimacy than a full-on naked body or any frontal nudity, which is as intense and provoking. And by sexy I meant subjectively. I firmly believe: women does not need to be physically attractive and pleasing to the eyes;  that every woman can feel sexy so long as she feels it to herself. 

On another note, their use of natural sun/light makes it more appealing and calming to the eyes. I think that's one of the reasons I keep myself posted aside from, of course, the gorgeous female bodies catered for my visual pleasure. Nevertheless, each upload is an art considered and appreciated. 

I've always wanted to try this kind of photography, but I'm not even sure what it's called. And just having thoughts like this one seems pretty mind-blowing for me. Butt cheeks!

Photo from meinmyplace.

Canonet 35

I named my Canonet Julia - just because I can. But it's such a shame that she failed my first roll of Kodak Ultima. It turned out that the spool did not hold well the film as I wound it, so when I opened camera door I exposed the film to sunlight. That's 36 exposures wasted! Sigh. Anyways, I made a quick remedy by taping the film to the spool. And the shots are yet to be made so stay tuned. In the meantime I will looking for some second-hand film scanners. Hmm... what to get?

The Paper Kites and The Band Perry

Oh, just before ditching my youtube account, these bands appeared on the right-side bar while I'm listening to The Honey Trees. And heck, these bands are so awesome! Genius lyrics, catchy melodies, minimal instruments of strings and percussion, bare vocals. No effects, no auto-tunes.

I think it's definitely worth spending some time clicking on the related videos. Who knows, your next favorite band might be behind the surprise of the click. And oh! I just made a hypothesis that all the bands starting with The has two or a couple of songs that you'll definitely be hooked to. Trust me.

The Honey Trees

Such a sweet song. Genius -- lyrically and melodically. This would have been my favorite indie band.

They also did a cover of Moon River (funny how I just stumbled upon Audrey Hepburn the other night.) from Breakfast at Tiffany's, circa 1961.

I have yet to see the film and I'm feeling giddy!

Charlie!

So cute.:">

Self Portrait Sequence

These were taken the Saturday morning that marked our 2-year stay in Auckland. But this has nothing to do with this photoshoot. I just thought that I'd make a series of self-portraits, since everybody seems to be doing this - I'm joining the bandwagon. By the way, I'm not conceited and this has nothing to do with vanity.

I haven't been posting lately because uni is keeping me busy, really busy. I've been dealing with group projects and individual assignments nonstop since the start of the semester. The papers that I took seem to be demanding most of my time. Add to that, I've taken this Italian 101 as a general education paper. I don't know, but I told myself that I'd learn at least one European Language before graduating college. It turns out to be a really time-consuming paper (Of course it takes practice [And what I mean by practice is 24/7] learning a new language! What did I expect?). Or maybe it is just that case that I've still got a messed up time management? Come 2011, I told myself I'd be a changed man. Well I guess I won't be changing (for good) anytime soon - because that's how we roll! Anyways, the semester will be over after some more weeks and I'll be a fresh graduate in no time. For now, I'd make the most out of my student diary - jotting down important deadlines and extra-curricular activities.

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Oh, and meet Julie! my rangefinder.

Ciao!

-O