• Camera: Canon EOS 350D Digital
    Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
    Aperture: f/4.5
    Focal Length: 18 mm
    ISO Speed: 100

    tilt-corrected, contrasted, sharpened
  • this is an external building and is not part of the maine house
  • the Pacific Ocean

Abad

The small populace of about 17,000 in Batanes has seen the ascendance of the Abad family in its politics. The former education secretary of the Philippines, Butch Abad, also used to be the Congressman of Batanes. He actually is a nice fellow. When we visited his house in Tukon Hills, he generously allowed us in. Its view overlooking the Pacific Ocean is fantastic. His sister by the way was the late world-famous artist Pacita Abad known for her trapunto paintings.

the at Tukon, Basco, the capital of Batan, Batanes, the Philippines

more pics and journeys in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/

Comments and faves

  1. adlaw (74 months ago | reply)

    love the curvy bench. the colors are sumptuous, too!

  2. cannlvr (74 months ago | reply)

    nice colors and composition, as if it was drawn and manually painted,

  3. Frengo2.0 (74 months ago | reply)

    Just another enjoying chapter of the Farlpedia!

  4. primarita (74 months ago | reply)

    Farl, your pics still isn't showing up...! ) :
    very lovely warm light, must be nice to sit there this time of the day...

  5. brighter than sunshine (74 months ago | reply)

    great composition, i love the warm colors against the cool sky. the geometry in the shot is very nice, the curves in the foreground versus the straight angled house, and then the wide open expanse behind...kudos!

  6. Spitzgogo_CHEN (Nokia 6230i) (74 months ago | reply)

    This one itself IS a beautiful painting! By a camera, not brushes ;)
    Btw.
    Same thing happens to me that Primarita is complaining:
    Farl, your pics still aren't showing up in my "Contacts' Photos"!... Why?... :(

  7. c.zwerg (74 months ago | reply)

    Love the curve and colors - so rich and warm!

    Oh, just see that other people also have the problem re. your photos in the contact list...something's wrong with the system...

  8. Ollie_girl (74 months ago | reply)

    Lovely color and form, Farl! It does have the cool just-off-the-ocean feel to it. Nice.

  9. Lazy Cloud [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)

    nice half circle bench, wonderful colors.

  10. danicamarkovic (74 months ago | reply)

    beautiful lively picture

  11. shapeshift (74 months ago | reply)

    that's an amazing picture with the curve of the bench in the foreground. the colors and peeling paint is just right.

  12. Lady Vervaine (74 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous light & colour & sweep to this one...

  13. m @ r i t e s s (74 months ago | reply)

    very colorful

  14. Cafeman@Twn (74 months ago | reply)

    lovely.... :-)

  15. sweetsexything (74 months ago | reply)

    i love it.. very nice. i love the colors

  16. Ni'ma (74 months ago | reply)

    Composition of this picture remind me of the cover of children books...nice shoot !!!

  17. dragonhead (74 months ago | reply)

    nice color for nice day! the sunshine looks so warm

  18. jinxmcc (74 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful composition of colors and shapes playing off one another. Very nice.

  19. lagal[og] (74 months ago | reply)

    miss the abad house tuloy farl. another great capture!

  20. betterthanezra (74 months ago | reply)

    i can smell the ocean from here!

  21. Farl (74 months ago | reply)

    my thanks to you all.

    I like what Ni'ma said. yes, this seems to me like a scene lifted form a children's book. terima kasih banyak!

    Tita- as for my latest pics not appearing in your Contacts' photos, I've sent a complaint to flickr. They responded saying they can't do anything about it. sorry!

  22. Metaboring John2 [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)

    like the composition.

  23. Vít Hassan (74 months ago | reply)

    Farl,lovely colors,super composition..
    Very nice image!

  24. jasperroz (74 months ago | reply)

    Great photo.... Beautiful place...

  25. LucaPicciau (74 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful, a work of art

  26. Cliff Ramos (74 months ago | reply)

    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Yellow!!!

  27. eLjeProks (74 months ago | reply)

    the colors are very New England. beautiful, Farl!

  28. Farl (74 months ago | reply)

    I agree, it is the colors here which stand out. thanks.

  29. .sashi (74 months ago | reply)

    Farlpedia indeed!

  30. bLooPhynix (74 months ago | reply)

    wow... i thought it was a fence on first glance. nice vibrant colours under the sun.

  31. Detailswe4sake*Photography (72 months ago | reply)

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  32. jeridaking (67 months ago | reply)

    Stunning curves.
    Lovely blue sky.
    Beautiful yellow house.
    Perfecto to the max...

  33. a thousand words* (50 months ago | reply)

    WOW Philippines!
    WOW pic!

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