The road was muddy wet, and the air had a pungent fishy smell. The night seemed still and unimaginative, but as with anything else, nothing there was what it seemed. As soon as we entered the Navotas fishport at around 10 p.m., we knew we were in for some exhilirating shoot. Our group of seven photographers -- Jay [Jallorina], Red [Posion], BJ [Hernandez], Joel [Garcia], Lloyd [San Diego], Hochi Abaya and I -- were suddenly scattered around the place which, thankfully, was big enough for eight photographers (Erwin Feliciano would later catch up with us).

Consider this: Eleven of the 14 barangays of Navotas are coastal towns, and their names evoke images of the sea and fishing. According to government statistics, 70% of Navotas's inhabitants derive their livelihood from fishing and related industries. Navotas is said to have the biggest fish market in Southeast Asia, where fish are caught locally, imported from all over the country from as far as Mindanao, or raised in fishponds. Based on recent statistics, the municipality has 36 organizations related to fishing.

One thing I have noticed about the place is the obvious lack of progress. Informal settlers make up 32% of Navotas's total population, and the number could have grown in the last seven years. It was also evident during our shoot that a number of the workers at the fishport were children, some as young as seven or eight years old. Some work as cardboard collectors (imported frozen fish are packed in cardboard boxes), and some as fraction boys/girls (they separate good fish from those that have been crushed or not suitable for sale). Others work as kargadors who carry heavy loads, some as batilyos (those who pull heavy loads of fish from the fishing vessel to the market floor or from one trading area to another), and still others work as durog boys who collect broken or rotten fish and sell these to be made into fish sauce.

Based on my conversation with Mang Eddie, a wholesale fish merchant at the fishport, this is the fishing season -- a total of 31,000 banyeras (tubs) arrived that night from as many as 16 fishing boats. There were 18 merchants (called 'buy and sell') who sell the fish to owners of market stalls in Metro Manila and in the provinces. Trade started at around 8 p.m. and when we left the place at around 2 a.m., fish were still being sold, although there was no longer as much activity as before.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and we hope our photos will speak clearly about the action that night. I don't wish to editorialize, but here's hoping we will get to understand Navotas better through these pictures.

P.S.
Di na 'ko gagawa ng cover, matutulog pa 'ko! Hehe. =B)

Cheers,
Norman

Our group photo:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440888175_a714bd9a7b_o.jpg
Lloyd, Erwin, Jay and Joel (sitting); BJ, Norman, Hochi and Red (back)

nice intro shot! will be waiting for the other shots & see how Navotas is like, never been there..... I think The Navotas Story is coming up :)

Watering the fish:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/440879459_05c1739f0b_o.jpg


All lined up:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/440878890_6e16a1450d_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

'Sea quest':
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/440882278_7099a6df93_o.jpg


Dead fish (I miss diving!): ;-)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/440880704_7485d37c62_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

"Fishport" (one of the biggest fishport i've ever seen)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/440923028_e5a3770ef3_o.jpg

What a nice introduction Norman! First of all i would like to thanks to all fotogs who join this "malansang EB" to Jay Jallorina who scout this place also id like to say thanks to Sir Caloy Samson for the NAVOTAS SHOOT PROJECT tip. Hope you enjoy this thread....


"Ligaw"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/440712149_bb38af9ee2_o.jpg

"Watering" (the water they're using was coming from the ship where it sucks the water from the sea.)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/440923538_f936c8a809_o.jpg

"Durog" a term for scrap fish. Some kids pick this up for their food or re-sell to some fish vendors...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440712143_aae4b7420f_o.jpg

"Rodman Fish"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/440734333_3541fbd960_o.jpg

"Pla pla" - I asked Jay Jallorina... what if the SG refuse to give us a go signal to shoot inside the fish port??? What's our plan B? Jay replied.... we'll go to binondo to shoot food na lang.... ha ha ha..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440853068_64cec19218_o.jpg

"Galung gong"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/440712145_0e67e0ed36_o.jpg

"Pag biyak"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/440712121_bda30fa2ea_o.jpg

"Dalagang Bukid"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/440712125_832015824f_o.jpg

frenzy

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy3.jpg
10 secs @ f/22

trying a certain technique...

busy, i am
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy6.jpg

Me and Jay Jallorina use the Fantastic plastic foot zooming 50mm f1.8 one of the best low light lens in Canon.

"Yelo" - To keep the fish shelf life.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/440853090_a6f093461d_o.jpg

busy kami!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy4.jpg

busy lahat ng tao dito
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy2.jpg

wet floor
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/wetfloor.jpg

"Pantawid Gutom"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/440734295_e8f204c38c_o.jpg

bagwis
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/bangis.jpg

50mm i love.

salamat kay BJ for lending me his 50mm.

cool series guys! i heard from Red that it was indeed shooting Navotas at night!

its like watching dealers in a stock market.

@ norman

those wide shots are keepers! amazing what you get from having a great eye & glass combination. share some more.

@ jay

i like the movement shots. very consistent shooting style (long exposure!:))

waiting for the rest of the series.

lots of fish, i realized
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/busyall.jpg

shooting at iso 1000 custom WB and not much pp. liberating to stop hacking it in photoshop. just letting the photo speak for itself...

"Bangus sa Sahig" - Minsan sarap na sarap tayo sa kinakain nating isda...pero eto yung mga hindi natin nakikita.......

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/440853088_aba007da62_o.jpg

long exposure again

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy1.jpg
13 seconds

komersyo
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/komersyo.jpg

moving banyeras

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/movingfish.jpg

"the busy port of of navotas"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/440967057_731196a608_o.jpg

take home

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/takehome.jpg

"gill" was the name of character in the movie Nemo.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/440961269_af35fdf083_o.jpg

grabe joel tindi naman ng compositions mo. you are really forced to be creative when you are shooting with the 50mm. amoy na amoy ko ang lansa ng lugar! :)

@ levi...hehehe...yeah, you should have seen me almost throw my frickin tripod into the sea! the extending legs were badly stuck. hahaha....

thanks!

@norman....post and sleep huh! hehehe....

still waiting for red, hochi, lloyd and erwin....

"wasted"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440961499_bed2fe7b20_o.jpg
a 'banyera' full of rejected fish...

grabe joel tindi naman ng compositions mo. you are really forced to be creative when you are shooting with the 50mm. amoy na amoy ko ang lansa ng lugar! :)

@ Jay - pero alam mo...this is my first time to shoot an EB na low light environment also nakakahilo sa fish port...lahat gumagalaw...mahirap kumuha... also i really tried to communicate to various people...i received 8 questions to various people and SG ..."Para saan yang kinuha mo? Anong station ba yan lalabas? Kapuso or kapamilya? Kasama nyo na si Jessica Sojo? Papadala nyo ba yan sa Japan? :D

"Close Up"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/440975631_cd15e85137_o.jpg

@ Jay - pero alam mo...this is my first time to shoot an EB na low light environment also nakakahilo sa fish port...lahat gumagalaw...mahirap kumuha... also i really tried to communicate to various people...i received 8 questions to various people and SG ..."Para saan yang kinuha mo? Anong station ba yan lalabas? Kapuso or kapamilya? Kasama nyo na si Jessica Sojo? Papadala nyo ba yan sa Japan? :D

haha.. joel, if you only knew kung ano ang pinagtatanong sa amin ni lloyd.. i think more 10 times kami tinanong hehe:Grin:

"Pa-Kyut"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/440975615_a8aadd6f9d_o.jpg

"wasted"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440961499_bed2fe7b20_o.jpg
a 'banyera' full of rejectted fish...

waah! malupit! i like this shot, plus a a very apt title...nice one BJ :) matulog na tayo! bukas/mamaya na ulit! hahaha

"Pagod At Lansa"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/440734341_25353341ff_o.jpg

kalakaran

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy7.jpg

good night muna, mga pogi! :D (wow...doctor na ako sa DPP)

"mata ng aswang"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/440982244_4e634e0698.jpg

kalakaran

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/frenzy7.jpg

good night muna, mga pogi! :D (wow...doctor na ako sa DPP)


@Jay - versatile ka talaga bro! teach me naman Doc. Galing ng kalakaran.:)

"we are watching... "

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/440985036_49c54747f3.jpg

oo nga.. matulog muna tyo! hahaha... later guys!:Grin:

"Usok" - This guy is very hospitable to me...parang matagal ko ng kakilala...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/440853086_5f5f5ca4db_o.jpg

"pulutong ng aswang"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/440985038_f47f7d38b6.jpg

"Isdang Panaginip"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/440975633_e85f11ffcd_o.jpg

"for sale..."

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/440985046_a1dccbdaaf.jpg

Levi, thanks a lot. =B)

BJ, excellent take in 'Wasted.' Jay, "cute" long exposure shots. Hehe. Joel, kung anu-ano na naman nakita mo! Nyehehe. =B) Before I finally go to bed...

More dead fish (why are they all dead?):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/440974625_2451cefdfe_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

"Bulungan at Tawaran"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/440712123_5e0aeeae4f_o.jpg

Levi, thanks a lot. =B)

BJ, excellent take in 'Wasted.' Jay, "cute" long exposure shots. Hehe. Joel, kung anu-ano na naman nakita mo! Nyehehe. =B) Before I finally go to bed...

More dead fish (why are they all dead?):
http://www.flickr.com/images/icon_download.gif


Cheers,
Norman

@ Norman - Ewan ko ba? "I see dead fishes" :D Pag dating sa mga long exposures alam ko forte nyo yan ni Jay...Im sure they are all great...:)

Group shot:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/440976755_d783fe816d_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

Banyeras:
F8
60 seconds
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/440981533_275bedd437_o.jpg

Good day, everyone!

Cheers,
Norman

Dalawang klase ang natutunan ko ng gabing yun... May mga namumulot ng "Durog" (isda) at may Durog na sumisinghot ng "rugby"....

"Sinong Durog? "

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/440862542_2309141674_o.jpg

"Hindi Ako Masaya"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/440975639_32106e3d0f_o.jpg

Maaring madaling mag husga sa batang ito...pero kung pag mamasdan nyo yung sinasabi ng mga mata... malungkot...nag iisa...walang pag asa. Isang singhot...limot ang gutom...limot ang problema...pansamantala.

"Seeing Through"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/441074010_d6251d1c8c_o.jpg

damn you guys are fast!!!
had a blast shooting with you guys...was cleaning my gear this afternnon when i realized that my camera bag still smelled like fish...
still have to go through my pics

thanks to the guys and jay for inviting me!

damn you guys are fast!!!
had a blast shooting with you guys...was cleaning my gear this afternnon when i realized that my camera bag still smelled like fish...
still have to go through my pics

thanks to the guys and jay for inviting me!

@ Hochi - Bro. Nice to meet you, and thanks for the stories... hope we could join and see again for the next EB.:D

"Pag Hupa"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/441132971_495ab47344_o.jpg

"Sabit"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/441132985_3b7aca1053_o.jpg

"Manunusok"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/441132953_d6c20de42c_o.jpg

"Kayod Pa rin"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/441132969_aacb436610_o.jpg

buti pa kyo...gusto ko talaga sumama sa inyo...dami ko siguro matututunan sa inyo....kso sa hongkong ako eh...alam ko yang place na yan....my aunt lives in navotas......nadadaanan ko yan eh...sa boulevard...pwede nyo ba ako sama next time kung may Eb kyo na ganyan? (if opkors i'm in pinas ...)kakaingit...

"Galunggong U.F.O."

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/441155652_e21113b748_o.jpg

"Paalala"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/441198320_b69a0bc4a0_o.jpg

"Proud User"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/441185390_57eb671078_o.jpg

@Norman/ Very nice thread you started. Can I request you include your intro group hug in the group hug thread as well? Thanks!

@Joel/ Grabe, ang dami mo nanamang fantastic captures. Natulog ka na ba?

@Jay/ I know, this is the EB I missed but Family First (ay, competitor pala natin yon).

Spiral Dead Fish
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/441216247_a64c12fa53_o.jpg

"Tanaw"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/441216253_189e424042_o.jpg

@Norman/ Very nice thread you started. Can I request you include your intro group hug in the group hug thread as well? Thanks!

@Joel/ Grabe, ang dami mo nanamang fantastic captures. Natulog ka na ba?

@Jay/ I know, this is the EB I missed but Family First (ay, competitor pala natin yon).

@Sir Aly - See you this coming monday Sir. Thanks!:) I have some sleep naman.:D

nice thread guys,, i bet you can't eat bangus after the shoot.. just browsing your thread hindi na ko makakain eh,, but nice thread, not the usual shoot for jay and norman:)

Awesome documentary! Well done guys, two thumbs up!:)

@Norman: I like your intro! I like the way you composed "All lined up" and "Sea Quest" photos, it truly tells my eyes about your documentary. Your a good writer too!

@Jay: "take home" photo is a great hit for me! Very nice composition and perfect timing too, capturing the man walking far from the busy market place, so in-depth. I like your photography style.

@Joel: nice concept on the "panagtawid gutom" and " Pagbiyak", vey artistically captured.

@BJ:"Wasted" is an awesome photo, love the tone and texture.

Thanks for sharing everyone! Please post more...:Grin: after you're all rested from your photo marathon!

great stuff guys...really had a nice time looking at everybody's photos. Until your next adventure......

If only I knew you were going to the fish port, then I would have joined you. I thought you were going to go around the area.

I love the different perspectives. Oh, and by the way, the fish photos looked yummier than pungent (that's because I didn't smell it). Made me want to cook fresh fish.

Post some more photos...

"Pantawid Gutom"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/440734295_e8f204c38c_o.jpg
hi joel this is very nice! i've seen a couple of versions of this simplistic shot and this one's one of my faves.. nice work!

@jay: love the long-exposed shots. it really showed the busy atmosphere of the place and is definitley more successful with motion shown than freezing it.

@kuya norms: wonderful wide angles again as usual! love your composition (as always!) to drive my eyes to the subject. loved the intro as well!

@all: great job of braving and making all the efforts to share to us and give us an idea on how life is there. great job of taking us there through your photos! congrats! :)

whoa! 8 pages..... as always you guys are soo fast!!!!!

it was nice meeting the other members of the night exposure boys...hochi, arwin, lloyd and joel..

@norman, you are right, the focus was soft and I check the glass inside the lens I saw some smudges of my finger...me bad. :)

@jay, the composition and play of light on the "teka-home" photo goes with emotions and alot of stories to tell...

TFS guys.

here's my share..
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/441556932_a04cc93719_o.jpg

wow awesome thread! nice captures everyone! really inspiring work.
i can only imagine how it felt and smelled while taking these shots, thanks for sharing guys.
count me in on the next project:)

you guys are really fast... and gung-ho. imagine filling up 8 pages and the shoot was just last saturday night, whoa! nice work -- as in i can smell the fishes, hear the crowds, feel the thud of banyeras unloading. sayang, would've loved to join but i'm at the tailend of a bout with shingles. but again, hanep captures so keep 'em coming!
_____________________________
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oggie

"the night is still young"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/441648389_0d5b0f50c8_o.jpg

"deal or no deal??..."

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/441648418_e9729a2e0e_o.jpg

"galunggong guys?..."
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/441647604_989a47e08d_o.jpg

Dalawang klase ang natutunan ko ng gabing yun... May mga namumulot ng "Durog" (isda) at may Durog na sumisinghot ng "rugby"....

"Sinong Durog? "

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/440862542_2309141674_o.jpg

hehehe clever desaturation of rugby boy. i actually met him during my recon of the place a few weeks back...he was pestering me to take his picture while he was sniffing from his rugby bag. an old hand at the fish port then scolded him and told him to leave me alone and to attend to his pregnant wife! huh??!!!

i asked the man..."ha?! may asawa na 'to??"

"oo, walang magawa sa buhay mga p@##*&-inang leche na yan!"

the old man them slumped on his reclining chair...drunk and wasted!

such characters you meet in this place!

durog boyz
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/durogboys.jpg

the fishport at night

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/theport.jpg
76 seconds @ f/11 iso 100

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/unloading.jpg
handheld at 1/13 @ f/3.5 iso 1600

dagat-dagatan
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/seaoffish.jpg

botah!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/bota.jpg

banyera boys
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/banyeraboys.jpg
there will always be the dirty finger....


banyeras
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/banyera.jpg

malansang trabaho...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/fishsorting.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/movingbanyeras.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/snake.jpg

|@Jay - |You really captured the actions in the fish port bro. i saw your in between leg shot |(the one with white bota) I tried several times to look an opportunity to shoot between the legs in the port pero no avail. so hard to lower down, kasi nga mababasa yung pants and bag ko. ha ha ha.

|Great Series Jay.. |I notice too you switch lens no?

More |Power Doctor Jay!!! = )

Joel

I missed this! Haaayyy...

Oh well...

Great photos people! =) powerful images from you guys! not only did you capture the unimaginative (as Norman's intro put it) scene that you were confronted with and made your own but you managed to tell the story of the people that was involved in your photos! =)

take home

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/digitaljay/navotas%20fish%20port/takehome.jpg


|Jay- |Galing nito!!!!!! :) |Hayop!

"galunggong guys?..."
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/441647604_989a47e08d_o.jpg

BJ, galeng! you nailed the white balance. did you use the reading from the bond paper we brought? :)

|@Jay - |You really captured the actions in the fish port bro. i saw your in between leg shot |(the one with white bota) I tried several times to look an opportunity to shoot between the legs in the port pero no avail. so hard to lower down, kasi nga mababasa yung pants and bag ko. ha ha ha.

|Great Series Jay.. |I notice too you switch lens no?

More |Power Doctor Jay!!! = )

Joel

joel, i started out with the 50mm 1.8 BJ lent me. after an hour, i switched to the kit lens. i might as well use it since i brought it, hahaha. :D

Guys...this documentary of the Navotas fishport is freakin' interesting! I'm glad you guys came up with something like this. The photos speaks for themselves! Definitely waiting for more takes. :)

I do hope that shoots like this are open even to hobbyists like me.

BJ, galeng! you nailed the white balance. did you use the reading from the bond paper we brought? :)

i just adjust it at K. it's very difficult to adjust the white balance using the bondpaper we used... every part of the paper gives different white balance...

wonderful photos, everyone.

Levi, thanks a lot. Donna, thank you for the detailed comment. John, why were you absent again?

More wide shots...
Sapsap:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/440999541_c8f89dce90_o.jpg


Hauling the fish:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/440994972_439adbb78c_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

Awesome documentary! Well done guys, two thumbs up!:)

@Norman: I like your intro! I like the way you composed "All lined up" and "Sea Quest" photos, it truly tells my eyes about your documentary. Your a good writer too!

@Jay: "take home" photo is a great hit for me! Very nice composition and perfect timing too, capturing the man walking far from the busy market place, so in-depth. I like your photography style.

@Joel: nice concept on the "panagtawid gutom" and " Pagbiyak", vey artistically captured.

@BJ:"Wasted" is an awesome photo, love the tone and texture.

Thanks for sharing everyone! Please post more...:Grin: after you're all rested from your photo marathon!

thank you very much...:Grin:



@jay, post your shots naman kanina... lemme see how the lens works with you..

just a question, did you guys have problems with the lighting? i see both tungsten and fluorescent lighting in the place.

Quality control:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/442017583_a0e2d93d06_o.jpg


Matumal:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/442086298_8c5d5fd893_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

'St. Joseph':
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/441001511_70c4163a21_o.jpg

"Ice breaker":
F3.5
1/20 sec
ISO1600
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/442177268_c664ee6a62_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

Child laborers:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/442144267_b943818a1b_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/442007683_62fd101f2e_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

Some bulb shots...
Blue moon:
F8
89.17 sec
ISO100
9mm (equivalent to 18mm)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/442008735_ea38a17705_o.jpg

Docked:
F8
60 sec
ISO100
7mm (equivalent to 14mm)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/442009617_2811087852_o.jpg


Cheers,
Norman

just a question, did you guys have problems with the lighting? i see both tungsten and fluorescent lighting in the place.

hi gio!

this was my WB strategy (might be crude for some!): i brought a white bond paper. i asked BJ to hold this up for me under the mixed lighting of the fish port. took a photo in AWB. in rawshooter, i used the WB eyedropper to sample from the photo of the paper. i got a reading of Kelvin 3250. i then used this Kelvin setting on the rest of the shots (hmmm, maybe a little bit of adjustment for some shots, around this base figure). thats how i got my WB setting.

Awesome documentary! Well done guys, two thumbs up!:)

@Norman: I like your intro! I like the way you composed "All lined up" and "Sea Quest" photos, it truly tells my eyes about your documentary. Your a good writer too!

@Jay: "take home" photo is a great hit for me! Very nice composition and perfect timing too, capturing the man walking far from the busy market place, so in-depth. I like your photography style.

@Joel: nice concept on the "panagtawid gutom" and " Pagbiyak", vey artistically captured.

@BJ:"Wasted" is an awesome photo, love the tone and texture.

Thanks for sharing everyone! Please post more...:Grin: after you're all rested from your photo marathon!


@Donna - Thanks for viewing the thread. Keep posted im sure others will have time to weed out their pics to share.:)

hi joel this is very nice! i've seen a couple of versions of this simplistic shot and this one's one of my faves.. nice work!

@jay: love the long-exposed shots. it really showed the busy atmosphere of the place and is definitley more successful with motion shown than freezing it.

@kuya norms: wonderful wide angles again as usual! love your composition (as always!) to drive my eyes to the subject. loved the intro as well!

@all: great job of braving and making all the efforts to share to us and give us an idea on how life is there. great job of taking us there through your photos! congrats! :)


@John - You should join us Bro. I know you like this kind of project. Thanks for your kind reply. your right this is my version of Navotas spoon and fork pic. Hope to meet you in our next EB. Thanks!:)

Dead fish (I miss diving!): ;-)
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Hey Norman! I just love this... Hehehe!

Thanks for sharing. You guys made Navotas looked really nice and there's no hint of its stinky smell. :) I grew up at Navotas and I live near the fishport.

Dino

"Bantay"

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hi gio!

this was my WB strategy (might be crude for some!): i brought a white bond paper. i asked BJ to hold this up for me under the mixed lighting of the fish port. took a photo in AWB. in rawshooter, i used the WB eyedropper to sample from the photo of the paper. i got a reading of Kelvin 3250. i then used this Kelvin setting on the rest of the shots (hmmm, maybe a little bit of adjustment for some shots, around this base figure). thats how i got my WB setting.

Thanks for that tip, jay. So, anything white would work? Gonna have to try this out.

Im just to lazy to pull out my cable release... just use the self timer. = ) See the security guard in this picture? after this shot... he questioned me "Para saan yan?" i know the drill... Boss para sa......... %&#@+**!!!!!!! I should brought my recordable walkman and play na lang the usual answer for these SG.

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Jared,

how come i only saw one photo from you?! post ka pa! =)

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fish versus human population... well composed and exposed! tfs. :)

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astig! love the composition/framing...well thought-of! spot on WB and great colors, especially from a canon! natural and not over-the-top saturated, hehe :)

Nice series of shots!
@Jay - Kudos to your group sir.

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Hochi - I agree with them! I know you have more to share...:)

thanks guys...

waiting for the buyers

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cash...no credit cards please :)

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wow. so this is what i missed...

going through the images was really entertaining. i could feel the energy in that place. especially in jay's slow shutter photos. norman, great intro, btw. it gave the whole thread a clear perspective of things.

how's the lighting in that place? can you shoot at F2.8 at least? always at 800 or 1600 for handhelds?

great thread, guys!

raul, 2.8 and iso 800 - no problems

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love this from your set hochi! nice use of the basket full of fishes to draw the attention to the people as well :)

guys this just in.. a friend of mine just told me that the navotas fishport just caught fire. dami raw affected.. maybe you guys wanna go there and shoot