angrylittleboy

I’m one of the finalists in Epson’s 2009 Photo Contest!

You can check the other entries in Epson’s Unguarded Moments page (mine is entry 9: Balloon Man).

I entered Epson’s Color Imaging Contest 2009. This years theme is “Unguarded Moments”, or candid and unposed shots.

I’ve always been interested in candid photography. I guess I’m not assertive enough to make someone else do something for me (like posing) and instead settled within my comfort zone. Even so, I believe there’s also some degree of difficulty behind taking candid photos. A lot of things are beyond your control, and when the opportunity passes you, there’s no way to get it back.

If there’s anyone out there in Manila who’s also interested in joining the contest, I just learned that Epson will be extending the deadline from October 15 to October 28, 2009.

After more than a year and 30,000-something shutter actuations, the D80 died and is now begging to be replaced. I’ll have it repaired tomorrow at Columbia Cubao then sell it, hopefully, at a reasonable price along with my 85mm AF-D.

Right now, all I’m using is a Nikkormat and some expired film, but next year, I hope I can have a replacement for the D80 in hand already. I’m choosing between the Olympus EP-1 and the Panasonic GF-1 (in-body image stabilization vs. faster auto-focus), although I have to admit that I’m liking the GF-1 more and more as I read more reviews .