We recently attended the Ginoong Pilipinas 2007 male pageant (also known as Mr. Philippines) and have had many requests to post the photos from the event online. Ginoong Pilipinas celebrates the Filipino male and provides acting and modeling opportunities to its winners.

While somewhat prurient in nature, I hope you enjoy looking at the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them. 🙂 Apologies in advance to my parents if they stumble across this post as they are likely not used to something this risque 🙂

While it’s been over a month since returning from London and Paris, the memories of our journey are still planted firmly in our minds. London was predictably overcast but full of history and intrigue, while Paris was an unexpected treasure. A beautiful gem of a city, I was surprised to find myself preferring it to London, and see us visiting the City of Lights sooner rather then later…

And while it has taken a bit of time, I have finally culled the nearly 2000 pictures we snapped in Europe down to a barely manageable 400. Of those 400 I have placed over 200 pictures from both London and Paris in my gallery. It may take some time to load, so please be patient and enjoy.

We are crossing the pond this weekend, visiting London and Paris for a much needed break. This is my first trip to Europe and can’t wait to roam the halls of Windsor Castle with the Queen Mum, and scour the Louvre with Danny Brown, hoping he can explain what all the fuss is about.

In our absence I will be bringing down my blog Inside, Looking Out, and redirecting it to a photo travelogue that I will update daily while we are gone. Once we return from our trip order will be restored and Inside, Looking Out will resume, business as usual.

I hope you enjoy the photos. Be sure to check daily, as I will be adding pictures each evening, and sometimes during the day as well.

Cheerio and au revoir.

I just picked up a new Canon Rebel XT and decided to give it a spin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, a living museum of rare and tropical plants. While not typically a “flower child” I photographed anything that bloomed. The Rebel XT is an amazing camera, with very little shutter lag, and relatively low noise at high ISO settings, which means you don’t always have to rely on that pesky flash!

To the left is one of the new images I have placed under the What’s New section in the Gallery. I imagine they’ll be plenty of new images added over the coming months as I attempt to justify the purchase of the Rebel XT. 🙂 I also plan to add more older pictures (previous travels, events, etc) as well so please check back often. And on top of that, I plan to add a full-fledged photoblog soon just to showcase those photos and images I am most proud of.

Well, that’s all for now, so until next time…