After Quiapo, Dindin, Oggie and I went to Binondo. Here are some pics of San Lorenzo Ruiz Church (more popularly known as Binondo Church). :)

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB24.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB21.jpg

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http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB17.jpg

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i like simple shots.... this one in particular

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB17.jpg


nice work.

More pics please... Thanks for sharing Rosalie. :)

@Rosalie, you actually had time to go there today? Interesting! I used to live in the area. :)

@levi
Thanks! :)

@earl
Thanks! Here's more... :)

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB22.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB20b.jpg

@Rosalie, you actually had time to go there today? Interesting! I used to live in the area. :)

Jerry, not today... the other Saturday after Quiapo... :Grin:

Binondo Church...

http://static.flickr.com/120/279698806_40bc1888fb.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/88/279702032_28254fb8e9.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/102/279702479_a8df63175a.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/116/279700740_7b29ceb407.jpg

This is my Binondo!!! I love my roots... ;-)

Ask me what comes to mind when I hear Binondo? Well, here they are...

http://static.flickr.com/96/279727843_a647fd943b.jpg
Seeing Happy Buddha made me smile... I used to have a Buddha bank and I took very good care of Him.

http://static.flickr.com/90/279727388_2380900837.jpg
Mangosteen was not so easy to get by 3 decades ago. And, seeing them in Binondo (we call Binondo, Ongpin) was a treat. They're actually my ate's favorite.

http://static.flickr.com/48/280207680_5e254f028d.jpg
Nope, not fried chicken... but pigeon. My ultimate poultry favorite!!!

http://static.flickr.com/109/279725854_a9252ec515.jpg
Oranges... whether they be Sunkist (for freshly-squeezed oranges) or Dalanghita or Ponkan... Chinatown has the best in town!

http://static.flickr.com/99/279726819_41fabac1d9.jpg
Way before castañas were available in supermarkets and in Greenhills, they were the signal was Christmas was just around the corner. And where do we find the yummiest... You got it! Binondo!

http://static.flickr.com/112/280208048_3a29db86c5.jpg
Suckling Pig! I first tasted this in President Restaurant. One of the best here in Manila.

@levi
As requested... only took these food shots! :)

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB28.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB30.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB27.jpg

Wow! The church's interior looks so nice. I've never been to Binondo church before. Thanks for sharing these images!

Wow those are wonderful shots AGAIN, Rosalie and Dindin! You guys really spent the day shooting. :) I haven't been to Binondo for a long long time, used to go there almost every week when I was a kid, my Angkong (Grandfather, father side) loves the food there. that pigeon and suckling pig is making me hungry...me like! :D

If it's okay, may I know what lens you guys used for the food photography and for the interior of the church? I really like them! Thanks in advance! :)

Those are great photos, the angles, the composition, all A1, big kudos to the both of you ma'am :)

Binondo Church...

http://static.flickr.com/120/279698806_40bc1888fb.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/88/279702032_28254fb8e9.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/102/279702479_a8df63175a.jpg

pic 2 reminds me of the sistine chapel...

Rosalie/Din...great stuff. Nag-jollibee kayo?:D

@ rosalie,

Love the available light shots!

@ dindin,

Galing ng mga shots ng church interiors... never noticed them dati.. :)

thanks, guys!!!

We actually just shot from 8am until around 1130am... then, we ate in President! Sarap. I semi-toured Rosalie. I forgot to take photos of the hopia of Polland.

I also didn't get to go to Salazar Supermarket to buy almond jelly, am pao and lots more.

Oh, and I didn't see any authentic Chinese stuff laid out on the ground... being sold by people from the mainland.

Wow those are wonderful shots AGAIN, Rosalie and Dindin! You guys really spent the day shooting. :) I haven't been to Binondo for a long long time, used to go there almost every week when I was a kid, my Angkong (Grandfather, father side) loves the food there. that pigeon and suckling pig is making me hungry...me like! :D

If it's okay, may I know what lens you guys used for the food photography and for the interior of the church? I really like them! Thanks in advance! :)

Thanks for appreciating, Louie! I used a 28mm f/1.4 for the interior of the church. For the food shots, I used the 18-200 VR. :)

These are great pics! Love the angle, love the wideness, love the subject, love everything! Thanks for sharing these!

PARC

@Benji, Gelbert
Thanks for the kind words!!! :)

@Joel
Thanks! Got to love these fast apertures! Perfect complement to the 18-200VR for travelling light. :)

Thanks for appreciating, Louie! I used a 28mm f/1.4 for the interior of the church. For the food shots, I used the 18-200 VR. :)

Thanks for answering my query, Rosalie! :) Those are really nice!

Some more photos...

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB25.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/11435/QB29.jpg

thanks, guys!!!

@Parc
Thanks! :)

@Louie
Your welcome! :) Thanks again!

@ din

i like the tight composition of the photos. colors are magnificent!

@ rosalie

at last a food shot. hehe. thanks for sharing

thanks levs!

thanks, guys!!!

We actually just shot from 8am until around 1130am... then, we ate in President! Sarap. I semi-toured Rosalie. I forgot to take photos of the hopia of Polland.

I also didn't get to go to Salazar Supermarket to buy almond jelly, am pao and lots more.

Oh, and I didn't see any authentic Chinese stuff laid out on the ground... being sold by people from the mainland.


Yummy! Be it President restaurant, or the tea house across the street. I Like :)

@ rosalie

at last a food shot. hehe. thanks for sharing

Hahaha! Something new to me... unlike Din who really looks for food to shoot! :)

@ Dindin and Rosalie - Nice composition and captures. :)

Thanks, Earl! :)

I hope the original posters don't mind if I share some shots here.

Some buddies and I went on a walkabout in Binondo last Nov. 1. Since most of Manila was out of town, the streets were practically empty and we were able to travel and walk around stress free. I shot with film that day though so the images below are from my little ixus-i. I'm hoping my film roll comes out ok, hehe.

for small fires?
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pahabol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/mgdeleon/IMG_0014.jpg

hehe :D

Cool! Looks like it has tons of photographic potential. Gotta try Binondo one of these days :)

sarap pa ng pagkain :D

Cool! Looks like it has tons of photographic potential. Gotta try Binondo one of these days :)

nice images, migs!!!

wanna join us next time?

Hi Din,

Can I join you on your next shoot?

I love Binondo but unfortuantely haven't got the chance to go there for an actual shoot. My brief immersion was during a restaurant-hopping with officemates or shopping at Ilaya and nearby Divi.

Here are my share, photos taken using a SE P900 camera.

http://static.flickr.com/29/39473230_76dd704fd9.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/95/212050302_24ac4c0dfd.jpg

salamat dindin :)

game! let me know when.

nice images, migs!!!

wanna join us next time?

thanks, guys!!!

Oh, and I didn't see any authentic Chinese stuff laid out on the ground... being sold by people from the mainland.

They're probably renting a P40,000 space in 168. :) I shared a table with a couple of young Mainlanders in Wa-ying (low priced competitor that drove Gloria Maris out of Ongpin) once and I asked them what makes the Philippines so special to have them come all the way to do business here whereas China's economy is on a 10% annual growth rate (well, I didn't quite put it that way).

You know what she said?

She said that starting a business in China takes lots of money and P10,000,000 there is small change and they won't last long with that little capital. So they have no choice but to bring that P10,000,000 here and open shop.

It's ironic how our countrie's fortunes have reversed. My grandparents use to send money back to their relatives every month (parang OFW) so they eat better than 'kamote' but look at them now.. *sigh*