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Panagbenga Festival


Panagbenga Festival
Photo Information
Copyright: Fred NEF (Freddie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1445 W: 108 N: 1155] (6323)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-24
Categories: Humorous, Nature, Transportation, Artwork, Event, Decisive Moment, Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon PowerShot A640, WC-DC58N 0.7x
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-27 18:20
Viewed: 1014
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Panagbenga Festival
If there's sound in this photo, you'd hear lots of whistles and tease from the audience for this young man to take off the small loincloth he's wearing, that's why he's smiling. 'twas a happy rainy Sunday :)

I got a 4gb flower overload this Sunday, 24Feb!
Can't wait to post them, and also to add to my Trek Nature! :)

Panagbenga is month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming". The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.
-Wikipedia

Composition:
Exposure Time: 1/159
F-Stop: f/3.5
Focal Length: 17342/1000 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern

Pp-work:
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3
1. tweak colors and saturation
2. add borders and letters
3. merge layers and resize
4. sharpen and resize for TL

Quote of the Day:
"Fashion, flowers, nudes and portraits - they're all the same: light, form, color. And mystery. And mystery is very important. When I started photographing flowers, I thought, "My God, where have I been?" I'm totally addicted to this project. I'd never seen the mysteries of a flower. We walk by wonders every day and don't see them. We only stop at what shouts the loudest." -Barbara Bordnick
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To lego: Hahaha!Freddie 1 06-30 19:22
To wieyos: Thanks!Freddie 1 02-27 21:05
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Hi Freddie,

beautifuly colourful & nicely presented. the "models" are cheerful too.

we share the word benga = bunga, in Malay, means flower.

TFS
Regards
Agoes

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  • Ramdan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 701 W: 31 N: 1420] (5756)
  • [2008-02-27 21:22]

Hi Freddie,
Very nice colorful shot. This is a great shot showing the happening and documenting the event. Great presentation, Fred.
TFS
Ramdan.

Hie Fred,

Beautiful flower floats there during this festival in the Philippines. Is that a flower formation of Nemo?

TFS,
Hong

Colourful and lovely photo. I long to see the colours in nature again, after a very grey winter in Scandinavia. But of course we never get so colourful nature as tropical countries! Your photo makes me feel happy!

Hello Fred.
Thats a very colourful photo.
Must be very joyfull to watch that festival.
Well done.
Cheers,
Jan

Hi, Fred!

Wonderful picture with beautiful colours and lights. Excellent!

jazmin

Hi Fred,
Very colorful image.Good festival shot.TFS.
Selamlar,

hAyAti

What a festive shot Freddie,
An amazing array of colors and expression.
Well seen and captured.
- Vincent

A very festive shot here Freddie! Looks like a fun time and you did a great pic here with all the flowers! The framing is super too!
Linda
B-)

Hi Fred,

It's a colorful picture . . Interesting festival . .
Lovely composition with lots of flowers . .
Well captured

Tfs,
TJutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on Eye of grasshopper .

Hey Fred
Good shot with excellent sharpness
Good colur work & framing :-)
Well done!

John
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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2708 W: 405 N: 2948] (32537)
  • [2008-03-04 7:24]

Merhaba myfriend Freddie...
Good composition. Very well captured and pov...bravo..selamlar...

Hi Fred,
Love this shot-so alive with colors and texture.
Beautiful done! Excellent pov and composition. Nicely presented.

Anan..;]

wow! really nice moment snapshot of the festival. The colors, the expression on their faces i think capture the essence (or at least part of it) of the festival. Love the color mix... cheers!

Patrick

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  • lego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 63 W: 2 N: 70] (676)
  • [2008-06-30 6:35]
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Hey

Heard about Baguio

Where exactly is it, im coming :)

francois

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