A Day in the Life of Android

The adventures of Android begins. Now!

Android's first stop was at Newport Mall. Android had some ice cream at Crepes & Creme. Android loved the view from that location.

Dessert Time at Crepes & Creme, Newport Mall, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Streamzoo: There's a rainbow always after the rain...

Here's my first ever Streamzoo post. Actually, I've taken this shot last week and I've already posted this to Instagram and I'm just reposting it here since I'm eager to post something on Streamzoo :)

I just love the colors and framing options on Streamzoo. I think I'm going to enjoy it here...

Hello Streamzoo!

After the great loss that was Lightbox, I am ready to move on. For some reason, I'm really not that satisfied with Instagram, especially after my wonderful experience with the Lightbox community. It feels somewhat lacking for me (BTW, no offense to the Instagram fans out there since I'm still a fan!). It might be due to a lack of a Web component or other factors, but I digress.

I remember during the last days of Lightbox that most of the users there are jumping either to Instagram or to Streamzoo. Upon recalling that now, I was prompted to try and sign up for Streamzoo. I'm really looking forward to rekindle that lost Lightbox feeling with this community.

If you're on Streamzoo, follow me up at http://streamzoo.com/user/israelv

The iOS app looks great too!

Two of my entries were included in the Hall of Fame Top 24 for June's "Architecture" Theme by IPicture

Two of my entries made it to IPicture's Hall of Fame Top 24 Architecture for June 2012! So happy to have been included amongst all the wonderful entries. In addition, my wife's entry also made it.

Here are the other Hall of Famers:
https://www.www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.410727662312640.110023.159449104107165&type=1

Here's IPicture's facebook page: https://www.www.facebook.com/ipicture2

Next month's theme: OPEN SUBJECT

Here are my two entries:

BPI Bldg. - IPicture Hall of Fame Top 24 - Architecture for June 2012, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Enchanted Kingdom - IPicture Hall of Fame Top 24 - Architecture for June 2012, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

My entry was selected as one of the Runners-Up for the SHOOTING THE SHOOTER Theme of Circle of Amateur Photographers

So happy again to have been selected as one of the Runners-Up for the SHOOTING THE SHOOTER Theme of Circle of Amateur Photographers for the week of June 17-23 :)

I actually have to dig deep for this shot since I don't have that many that fits the theme.  This was a shot I took of the old movie theater house at Corregidor Island. Our tourist guide informed us that this was where the latest Hollywood movie releases were played first among the officers and soldiers stationed at Corregidor.  I could just imagine the beauty of this theater.  Sadly, it was a casualty of World War II and all that was left were the crumbling walls.

I was really just trying to shoot the theater but since it was a Nikon Club Photo Safari, there were so many of us photographers that day. I was just glad that the positions of the photographers turned out to be just right for my shot.

Here's my entry:

Circle of Amateur Photographers - SHOOTING the SHOOTERS Theme - Runner-Up, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Check out the other Runners Up here: https://www.www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.351599234911480.78972.135599359844803&type=3

 Plus if you want, you could also like the page of the Circle of Amateur Photographers and join their weekly competitions: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Circle-of-Amateur-Photographers/135599359844803

Next week's theme: WORKPLACE

ToyConPH 2012: Avengers, Devastator, a Stormtrooper and The Dark Knight's Costume

Now back to more ToyConPH 2012 goodness. From Halimaw! Sculptures, here are excellent figures of The Avengers. You could almost hear Cap say, "Avengers Assemble!"

Avengers Assemble, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

From the Marvel Universe we go to the Star Wars Universe. From MaxiCollectors, here's a cool figure of a Stormtrooper.

Stormtrooper, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Moving on to the Transformers Universe, we now see a wicked figure of Devastator! Devastator is my favorite combiner and I even have the complete, albeit more inexpensive set.

Devastator, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Next, a super deformed version of a childhood favorite of mine, UFO Grendizer!

UFO Grendaizer, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Finally, enclosed in glass, the actual Batman suit worn by Christian Bale from The Dark Knight. Impressive!

Christian Bale's Original Batman Costume, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

More shots in the next post!

ToyConPH 2012: X-Men, Cosplayers and “Ang Panday”

There were so many good toys to take shots of but so little time. Plus, my knees are aching and my feet are hurting. Getting too old I guess hehe... But in spite of all that, I still took my sweet time taking shots of all the figures that took my attention.

Here's an awesome figure of Angel in mid-flight. Angel, IMHO, is one of the most underrated X-Men characters. They seldom use him in cartoons, games, etc. And when they use him, like in the lame X-Men 3 movie, they portray an equally lame version of him. This figure of Angel reminded me of how he's the coolest X-Men character, next to the overexposed Wolverine. Now, how about an Archangel figure next time?

Angel, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

As I've mentioned earlier, Wolverine is already overexposed. But still, this brooding figure of him complete with bloodied bandages was hard not to be noticed so I've included it here.

Wolverine, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Last year, I was unable to take shots of cosplayers. This year I was able to take some. I'm quite shy really when it comes to requesting the cosplayers for a shot :)

Anime Cosplay, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

Here's a Green Lantern cosplayer. She really stood out since most of the other cosplayers were portraying anime characters.

Green Lantern Cosplay, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

UPDATE 07/07/2012: A quick update on this post. The Green Lantern cosplayer pictured above found my shot on flickr and thanked me in one of her tweets:

Thank you @israelv for this nice shot @officialtoycon flickr.com/photos/israelv…Blog... fb.me/1RkNxsO3L
— Itel Domingo (@ITELdomingo) July 7, 2012

Thank you so much Ms. Itel for the mention! Hope to see you in future cosplay events! :)

Now, here's a breath of fresh air. Amidst all the figures from DC and Marvel superheroes, stood one of our very own. With a remarkable likeness to Fernando Poe, Jr., the "Ang Panday" figure stood proudly on one of the pedestals of Megatrade Hall. Da King would be proud! On that note, a Darna figure would be great in the next ToyCon.

Ang Panday, a photo by {israelv} on Flickr.

More pictures in the next post!