Photo post: Morning Shots

Here's the recent addition to the photo post list.

Most of the photos here were taken in Iloilo City, except for a handful that i took in other places.

I'm using a normal lens (58 mm) and ISO 100 colored films. No flash.  I still hope to be able to use a black and white film someday but as of the moment, i do not have access to a b &w film that can be processed using the c41. there is someplace i can get a b & w (fuji neopan) but it's processed using the d76. As far as i know, c41 is the only way most developing centers here process films.

but i am not complaining. just looking forward to the day i'd finally shoot in black and white.

Yulo Street, Iloilo City in the morning.

Quirino Bridge, Iloilo City.
This bridge leads to Lapuz and Barrio Obrero, Lapaz.
The shadow belongs to my friend who took morning shots with me.

Arroyo Street, Iloilo City.

View of the grain silos from Muelle Loney Street, Iloilo City.

Forbes Bridge, Iloilo City
(It connects the "island" city to the main Panay Island.)

a modern building at Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City.
(One of the buildings in the City that i like.)

Another view.

Former Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC). 

Guimaras Museum.

Masonry of the crumbling old Spanish building that once housed the United Distillers.

Window space, abandoned architecture.

  

Gaisano City, Iloilo City.

Abandoned architecture.

Abandoned but drawn on architecture.

Wall. Abandoned architecture.

Boyz in the hood.

  

Husband and wife.

man portrait.

Man portrait.

Teen portrait.

 They were hungry. They looked very hungry. It was not good for us to come there and took their pictures but they wanted us to photograph them, and i still feel guilty for having somehow exploited their poverty for a "good photograph". 

We thanked them, gave some small change for coffee and left hurriedly.

Telloy.
He cuts my father in-law's hair, my husband's and now, my  son's.
Then one day, at work, my female boss told me she'd be out early for a haircut.
"Who does your hair?" I curiously asked her.
"Oh, the neighborhood hair-cutter Telloy. It's where the old (not to mean age-related) Ilonggos have their hair cut."

Waway.
He drives a sikad (pedicab).

Chris.

The three stooges.

Boat men.
They willingly let me into their parked boat so i could take a picture of the water taxis.
I am still not comfortable taking pictures of strangers but they requested that i take their picture.
I think they expected to view the shot after but i told them i'm on film. 

Telloy in his shop.

Water taxis.

VIrginia Bridge, Guimbal.

I dedicated some 20 slides for that morning's picture-taking. On my way home, i again took the very back seat in the van expecting to get a better picture of the Virginia Bridge. 

And i did. 

FIN.