Digs

Remembering 

the Boys from the Ridge

across the street from the Ateneo College field

 at the Ayala Alabang Country Club

 at the Ateneo Grade School parking lot

 at the Ateneo High School football fields

 at the Xavier School football field

Is it enough that i was able to save, and now post, these JPEGs [the first four, coming from scanned hard copy analogue prints - and the bottom three coming from my first ever DSLR, a Nikon D60] - from my cherished, irreplacable External HDD "archives" ?

Fact is, I'd find it extremely difficult to complement these images with the complete AND accurate name captions - So I'll just let you guys fill the names in, in your heads.

Anyway - There's a lot more throwback images of the boys - 

that I'll release in due time.

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Nolasco and Daquis

Toni Zeomima  and  Rachel Ann

 Raindrops keep falling on my head .....

 Daquis Bungisngis

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Wan Twenny

 What ? ...

... is 120mm medium format film ?

... rather, here are 8 individual scanned cut outs from
 a 120mm, color negative, 
medium format {8 X 10} contact sheet

 

My favorite [untitled] shot,

 from the said color neg roll 

Date:  1997

Location:  South Bay Gardens, Sucat

Subject:   Nace Gonzales

Camera Used:   120 Pentax

Film Used:   Kodak GPX, 120mm, ASA 100, Medium Format,

                   Color Negative Film

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Now, Below is a scanned [8 X 10] contact sheet. 

Date:   1997

Location:   Ecology 3 Village, Pasong Tamo, Makati City

Subject:   Mylene Dizon 

Camera used:   120 Pentax

Film Used:   Kodak Plus-X, 120mm, ASA 100, Medium Format, 

                  Black & White Negative Film

 

Notice that one 120mm filmroll gives the photog nine frames, 

which fit just right into an >[8 X10] contact sheet 

  -> that is -> If one uses a PENTAX 120 medium format camera. 

Using a HASSELBLAD 120 medium format camera, will give the photog twelve SQUARE frames {albeit smaller}, which also fit exactly into an 

[8 X10] contact sheet.

Unfortunately, for now, I can't find my, HASSELBLAD 120 contact sheets.

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Misagh Bahadoran..

 # 9 .... 8 Years Ago

 November 22, 2008 - Ateneo High School Football Field

Pasargad  vs  Arirang

{7 images below} 

 4:21

4:49 pm

4:49 pm

4:54 pm

 4:54 pm

I remember it getting very dark, as early as 4 pm -
considering the weather was rainy [notice the mud]
 and 'twas less then a month before 'XMas ! 

 5:18

 5:18

I cannot remember, exactly when I had my first conversation, ever, with this booter -  All I know is that somewhere in those 8 years - I finally got to meet him, and gradually got a little more, and more acquianted with him, during those extremley rare occasions when i'd bump into him.

Fast forward to the present day - the 20-something athlete is now, a star UFL player, and an Azkal - and as a writer once told me, as of late, he is probably in the prime of his playing years.

I will tell you this, first hand, {even tho, I cannot claim that I know him THAT well}, but based on the few occasions I've gotten to connect with the young athlete ....

...  I will say that he is a Soft-Spoken Decent, Humble, Nice Person
{ how lucky can Sam get ! }

December 6, 2008 - ULTRA Football Field

Pasargad  vs  Army

{ 2 images below} 

3:33 pm

 S U I   G E N E R I S  !!!!
 

If I may say so -

this action shot {above} of Misagh Bahadoran

{full body image fr head to toe, w his face clearly shown}....

.... I'm just so lucky to have shot it
AND 
preserved it [all these eight long years]   !!!

9:56 pm


Highs and Lows
Above - November 6, 2012 - UMak
Below - December 6, 2008 - ULTRA

 

 3:55 pm

BTW, I do remember Pasargad losing this match. 

PS

All images {above} were shot w/ a 70-300mm 5.6 manual focus Nikkor lens

attached to a Nikon D60 DSLR body. 

The photo below was shot w/ a 100-400mm 5.6 canon lens 
attached to a Canon 7D {non-full-frame} DSLR body.

My Banner photo of Misagh Bahadoran,

 from a 2015 Azkals match [Phil. Arena, Malolos]

Yes

Jersey #9 

Idol !

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Senti - Meant

Kindness ...

...   is a Strength Like No Other

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Do You Need Anybody ?

... borrowing from

Lennon-McCartney again .....

 

Yes

I get by with a little help from my friends

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Another Great Find

August 20, 2016

- from 2-20-11

{ 2:00 pm - February 20, 2011 }

Exactly five and a half years [to the day !] ago, [It's August 20 now] - I crafted these on-the-spot / on-a-whim / spur-of-the-moment outdoor group portraits of the AWFT [just before an official UAAP match] within the Ateneo Campus.

Since the time i saved it in my external HDDs, it eventually got "buried" and "neglected somewhat", for whatever reason.

Currently, I have Terrabytes [and Terrabytes] of data [JPEGs] staggered among 10 plus or so external HDDs {diff brands, models and designs  ... Samsung, HP, WD, Hitachi, Seagate ... what-ev}.  

Yesterday, {amidst tons of data}I luckily {and Finally !!}, found these two missing AWFT group portraits.  So, I excitedly refiled them in my "Favorites" folders, and promptly duplicated them for good measure.

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Now, While looking at those Pretty Faces [w Perfect Smiles] in Smart Classy BLUE Jerseys, I can Breathe the fresh air of the Ateneo Campus again, ha ha ha ! - Feel the Youth, the Freshness, the Optimism of the Team  !   a  Vibe like No Other !!!   Ibang Klase !! 

Smiles So Indescribably So, So [SO] Pleasing - be like -->

It simply could not have gotten better / Call them million dollar smiles - whatever !  /  I simply could NOT have asked more from the girls

-  Blue  IS  Beautiful - 

-   w    o    w    -

 Rear [standing] --- JJ Matalam, Maan Cadayona, Inez Lorenzo, 
Inez Achacoso, Milka Romero, Maica Veloso,
 Yvette Gaston, Gely Tiu

Middle [bending, extreme left] --- Ces Trinidad

Middle [foursome] --- Camille Dayrit, Simone Jaldon, 
Macy Tayco, Frankie Abraham 

Front [sixsome] --- Kyra Tagbo, Christine del Carmen, Erika Casas, 
Cecille Dayrit, Monica Santos, Lydia Stroudlusk  

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