Photo Walk with Cousins

Posted on January 25, 2025 by martinbelgica

Last year My Cousin and I bought a Nikon p900 :) We tested it on the streets of our humble village. Me being a fan of zoom cameras I had this urge to get pictures too. The p900 s is a good camera. I have no good sample photos of it but using another nikon product sb5100 I took some photos. Photo below is my cousin Franz who owns the Nikon p900s. and also my other cousin Abba a Fine Arts Major, also an enthusiast in the subject of photography. Here in this photo they are trying to get the picture of the Mediatrix Monument, A huge monument of Mother Mary. After them having fun with the camera I figured...Read More

Street Photography by Whim. Winter 2023

Posted on December 12, 2023July 30, 2025 by martinbelgica

Today I have a dentist appointment and I suddenly had a whim of taking photos using my Nikon. I do not plan to make great photographs but I just did what I do usually in street photography, Zen out and feel what can be interesting. I took these photos and had fun doing it. SOME CAN'T BE PUBLISHED Due to government reasons some photos are good to publish as for press but can tarnish the government and the people of where I took the photos due to some small issue towards what happens when people or the citizens neglects their duty towards garbage disposal and for that some photos or images cannot be published. On the good side the above...Read More

Japan A trip of Questions and Amazements

Posted on May 31, 2023November 18, 2023 by martinbelgica

Japan Nihon...A very interesting space on earth. A land full of culture and heritage leaping with technological force. Seeing Japan is like acquiring a cube. A land with different faces. My family went to Osaka, Nagoya and Kyoto. I being a very relaxed person, do not push forward towards something without the necessary training to perform tasks. Japan was a strong land to deal with and so my Nihongo was my downfall. Interesting people are Japanese people without a decent amount of Japanese words counts to me as not taking photographs based on the standards of the land, expect my photographs to be just a beginner level Nihon taking photos of a very advanced level Nihon. Japan is an advanced...Read More

Facebook a Broken Platform

Posted on January 2, 2023August 4, 2023 by martinbelgica

FACEBOOK is BROKEN Facebook is broken and so it is time to delete the damn app for the rest of my life. I am sorry Mark I believed in your vision for the Metaverse but your algorithm and people are nut jobs. Since the first business and brand was created on facebook pages that made us thousands of dollars up to the day when facebook started to cater towards unknown entities such as corp xyz or xyz entertainment. Facebook became a joke. I Majos Belgica started out on facebook I will not say that facebook is useless, it is very helpful for startups and brand building but 2019 - 2022 it started to behave differently over sensitive community standards notifications...Read More

New Year FIreworks 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023January 1, 2024 by martinbelgica

Happy new year everyone. 2022 was not a blast but a transitionary phase extending 2021 post covid paradigm to 2022. Now that it is 2023 the question in my mind is what will be this year? My plans this year is to open the Majos Studios for work and fund it for film and photography jobs. I basically need a couple of million pesos to make this happen with an estimated quarter of a million annual expense. Where will I get the money? I still do not know where to get it based on current economic demands and situations. Photography has been challenged for the past 3 years, everyone seems to be doing photography for fun and imagery is evolving...Read More

William Fishy Balls Our Local Manong Fishball

Posted on July 4, 2022November 19, 2023 by martinbelgica

Our local Street Vendor of Fish balls and Chicken balls. I asked him if I can take photos and he said yes. Street Photography , Street Vendors, fishball vendor.

Fireworks 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022January 1, 2024 by martinbelgica

It's been 2 years of keeping that tradition of taking photos of fireworks when the end of the year comes, my 2021 firework photos got deleted due to storage errors. I lost a lot of photos since 2014 and when I say a lot i mean really a lot like years of work and practice. I always felt like quitting this photography and imaging gig. Anyways 2022 is New years and let's hope for the best. I am writing this december 2022 cause I am such a liar.

Tamron 18 – 400mm test metering problems

Posted on October 11, 2021July 30, 2025 by martinbelgica

Here is what happened when I switched to 18mm it kept its aperture at f/6.7 the metering was off and so again I shoot on the go so I do not check that much when I do these types of photography, the lens camera relationship didn't work. I was expecting the lens to go to aperture f/3.5 at 18mm. My metering was off but that is part of my style of photography checking your metering is recommended but sometimes that moment has passed when you look at the view finder you lost that shot. I was expecting it to go to f/3.5 but the case is the lens needed to adjust at that metering and so the lens has a...Read More

Street Photography Shyness

Posted on July 12, 2021July 30, 2025 by martinbelgica

In street Photography there are days where confidence conquers the streets and all is good but sometimes the mood is just off and letting it be is better than forcing a photograph. Sometimes shyness conquers the photographer. if the vibes of the street is to not take pictures then just let it go. Respect the streets and the streets will respect you. During these moments the church usually is crowded with people catching PUV's and Tricycles, I figured out it is a good 10 minutes to take pictures, sadly that was not the case. I still pushed the shutter button but it was to off emotionally to capture moments. Waiting for moments that never comes. Trying to...Read More

Meow Experience

Posted on March 15, 2021June 23, 2023 by martinbelgica

With my Cousin hanging out at F Manalo street a kitty appeared. My cousing gesturing to get some photos and so... Hmmm this kitty looks interesting. A couple of snaps and a story emerged. Once upon a time a kitty was alone in the urban jungle of rizal and this kitty is very hungry. "Meow meow!" says the kitty. I am hungrly! , Meow Meow... As the kitty walked further into the vast deserted asphalt, a shining fortress emerged and the hope for food was seen and is near. "I am going to that fortress I smell food!!! Meow Meow. !!" The kitty walked towards the fortress of good smells, tapa, porkchop and lutong ulam. Food for Kings and...Read More

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