It is a bittersweet parting.
I still remember when I was deciding on my first digital camera, back in Korea. After hours and hours of browsing the net and comparing dozens of possible choices, I finally zeroed in on a Fuji Finepix 3.2megapixel camera. I didnt care much about megapixels or zoom distance. All that mattered was how cool it would look in my hand or on my desk - how fashionably stylish it was designed and how small it was.
Then John, my boss insisted that I get a Canon IXY 4.5, the same one that he has bought a couple of weeks back. He made sure that I get a Canon if not an Olympus, which we bought for the Global Lounge, the international lounge at Yonsei University where we worked. He even went with me to Namdaemun meaning South Gate in Korean. This is where the latest and best digicams were sold at the lowest prices in Seoul. I don't have a single ounce of regret with this decision. For here started a great romance with IXY as I findly called it.
I used IXY to capture my final days in Korea with awesome images and memorable videos, including those of the awesome farewell parties put together by my friends.
The stunning design of the casing and the rarity of digicams in teh Philippines at that time gave me access to almost any hotel and resort in Boracay. Workers, staff and managers opend the doors of thier best rooms so I can take pictures of them - which gave birth to bluemaroon.com. Unfortunately, bluemaroon was one of the latest targets of cybersquatting and to this day is being held hostage by a rogue company. Nonetheless, the images of Boracay captured by IXY continue to amaze even the professional photographers. It has become common for people to mistaken me for one when they see those pictures
It has been more than that too.
Major events like Miss Earth, the Flower Festival, weddings, graduations, and other holidays - I have counted on IXY to capture the best moments as well as astounding pictures
My newest baby, Urdaneta Multiservers would not have become a reality without IXY, as most of the updates were done thru photos much like this one.
Anyway, as much I would love to have IXY stick around, it is time to let her go. For one, I need money to buy the more powerful Canon S5 IS. Yes. Only a Canon can replace a Canon. And S5 IS will be my stepping stone towards ultimately owning a DSLR - an EOS.
To the next (I'm sure) proud owner, I can asure many more years of great photos and captivating images. I'll give tips.
I still remember when I was deciding on my first digital camera, back in Korea. After hours and hours of browsing the net and comparing dozens of possible choices, I finally zeroed in on a Fuji Finepix 3.2megapixel camera. I didnt care much about megapixels or zoom distance. All that mattered was how cool it would look in my hand or on my desk - how fashionably stylish it was designed and how small it was.
Then John, my boss insisted that I get a Canon IXY 4.5, the same one that he has bought a couple of weeks back. He made sure that I get a Canon if not an Olympus, which we bought for the Global Lounge, the international lounge at Yonsei University where we worked. He even went with me to Namdaemun meaning South Gate in Korean. This is where the latest and best digicams were sold at the lowest prices in Seoul. I don't have a single ounce of regret with this decision. For here started a great romance with IXY as I findly called it.
I used IXY to capture my final days in Korea with awesome images and memorable videos, including those of the awesome farewell parties put together by my friends.
The stunning design of the casing and the rarity of digicams in teh Philippines at that time gave me access to almost any hotel and resort in Boracay. Workers, staff and managers opend the doors of thier best rooms so I can take pictures of them - which gave birth to bluemaroon.com. Unfortunately, bluemaroon was one of the latest targets of cybersquatting and to this day is being held hostage by a rogue company. Nonetheless, the images of Boracay captured by IXY continue to amaze even the professional photographers. It has become common for people to mistaken me for one when they see those pictures
It has been more than that too.
Major events like Miss Earth, the Flower Festival, weddings, graduations, and other holidays - I have counted on IXY to capture the best moments as well as astounding pictures
My newest baby, Urdaneta Multiservers would not have become a reality without IXY, as most of the updates were done thru photos much like this one.
Anyway, as much I would love to have IXY stick around, it is time to let her go. For one, I need money to buy the more powerful Canon S5 IS. Yes. Only a Canon can replace a Canon. And S5 IS will be my stepping stone towards ultimately owning a DSLR - an EOS.
To the next (I'm sure) proud owner, I can asure many more years of great photos and captivating images. I'll give tips.
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