My Ears Are A-Clapping. :))

Translation: pumapalakpak taenga ko. :))

I love it when I get good comments on my pictures:

delete reply trevor66 wrote today at 1:06 PM great shots! love it!

delete reply ahlexcidal wrote today at 1:12 PM asteeeeg! anu equipment mo?

edit delete reply dedmalang wrote today at 2:56 PM Canon 350D, with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Prime Lens. :) That's it. I don't have money for a flash yet. :))

delete reply revengeofkittie wrote today at 1:16 PM galliiingg!!!!!! :)

delete reply cyberkamote wrote today at 2:29 PM great exposures! saktong sakto yung lighting nung stage! pang magazine!

delete reply jervinn wrote today at 2:53 PM ang galing!

edit delete reply dedmalang wrote today at 3:10 PM thank you! :)

delete reply elricphoto wrote today at 3:26 PM nice ma'am eto sinasabi ko wala sa equipment nasa photographer eto... galing ma'am

delete reply aliverbeng wrote today at 3:30 PM nice

delete reply akugibran wrote today at 3:35 PM great photos bro. 50 1.8 right? flash sucks for concert photos, even if you bounce. it just destroy the colorful concert lights.

delete reply anamariz wrote today at 4:51 PM hi! :) great shots! I saw you na in person in Hale's gigs. I also LOVE that band. :) you rock! you took very professional shots..:)

delete reply countingcrow wrote today at 5:58 PM Nice images Les. Very well done! I remember when you first bought the 50mm. I knew you would put it to good use. I've noticed a marked improvement in your photos. No joke. Actually, i think you're ready for some actual event coverage. ;) Ano, type mo? No pressure, i'll bring you to one of my gigs, give you a backstage pass, you take photos. Game? :D

delete reply countingcrow wrote today at 6:02 PM Now THIS is a photograph!

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But I love it even more (and it means a whoooole lot more), when a great photographer (and also a good friend!) compliments me. In a special blog entry, nonetheless:

Ku's Blog Entry: Lesley Images

My very good friend Lesley Espiritu is awesome. She started photography around a year ago, with her 350D, kit lens, and 55-200mm zoom. She took photos of anything and everything. Until she came across event coverage.

For some reason (like a boy who shall not be named Sheldon), she came to love watching gigs of the band Hale. She was getting frustrated because she couldn't capture the images that she wanted with the gear that he had.

Enter the 50mm 1.8 prime lens. Cheap, fast glass. She started to gain momentum (having access to the stage and everything around it), and was soon covering Hale's gigs left and right. Over the course of a few months, her Multiply site slowly became an unofficial Hale webpage. But I digress.

I am really impressed by the quality of the images she is pumping out nowadays. Great exposure, timing, framing, composition. All this, plus the passion to get out there and click away. I envy her. I have my camera with me all the time, and i watch gigs a lot too. But for some reason, I feel i don't have the drive to click click click... She's out there, clicking.

So kudos to you, Lesley! Good job, and keep on clicking!

For more images from Les, go here - http://dedmalang.multiply.com

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Awwww, Kuuuuuuu!!! :') That is so sweet, I got teary-eyed while reading it. You know how much I crave for positive photography thoughts! Hahahaha. :')

I really hope that this is my niche. I have fun doing it. I love hearing people say how much I have improved (and I hope I improve some more!). There are people out there who are infinitely better, and I get inspiration from them all (hi Ku, idol kita!) I may not have the most impressive system, but I try my best with what I have. :"> (haha shit, parang acceptance speech!)

Check out Ku's site: http://countingcrow.multiply.com, yan talaga ang master photographer! :)