Adriano Photography

Apr 24, '08 10:11 AM
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Lapu-Lapu was a native Muslim chieftain on Mactan and a representative of the the Sultan of Sulu,he was known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization. He is now regarded as the first National hero of the Philippines.

On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, armed with spears and kampilan, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan. In what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan, Magellan and several of his men were killed.

In his honor, the Cebuano people have erected a statue in Mactan Island and also renamed the town of Opon in Cebu to Lapu-Lapu City. A more recent statue was given as a gift to the Philippines from South Korea in 2005. It stands in Rizal Park in the Philippine capital city of Manila. The brass monument was unveiled on April 27, 2005.

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danikook wrote on Apr 24

Nice composition...

So, kumain kayo sa Sutukil?

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 24

danikook said

Nice composition...

So, kumain kayo sa Sutukil?

thanks po.. :D

Sutukil? hehe di po.. san ba yun?

danikook wrote on Apr 24

adrianosonny said

Sutukil? hehe di po.. san ba yun?

Yung row of restaurants dun sa Mactan/Lapulapu Shrine.

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 24

danikook said

Yung row of restaurants dun sa Mactan/Lapulapu Shrine.

ah.. i get it.. yup we did stop by to drink some beverages.. medyo exhausting kc noontime kami nag shoot. hehehe

senseimiyaki wrote on Apr 24

magyaya naman kayo next time! (joke) :) i saw the same subject sa digitalfilipino, kasama mo tyak yung girl na nagpost nun.

senseimiyaki wrote on Apr 24

adrianosonny said

recent statue was given as a gift to the Philippines from South Korea in 2005.

okay, i didnt know this, mapuntahan nga pag-uwi ko

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 24

senseimiyaki said

magyaya naman kayo next time! (joke) :) i saw the same subject sa digitalfilipino, kasama mo tyak yung girl na nagpost nun.

hehehe sure.. sama ka.. masaya magshoot kapag marami..
yup kasma ko nga cia.. actually 3 kami nun nag shoot.. meron pang isang magpopost ng ganyan.. hehe

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 24

senseimiyaki said

okay, i didnt know this, mapuntahan nga pag-uwi ko

hehe cge... masarap magshoot dyan.. :D

gamusa wrote on Apr 25

ang ganda nito sonny....

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 25

gamusa said

ang ganda nito sonny....

thanks fred.. maganda rin ang mga shots mo.. :D

markconrad wrote on Apr 25

ganda nito sonny! para syang defender of the universe... hahaha

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 25

markconrad said

ganda nito sonny! para syang defender of the universe... hahaha

hehehe thanks mark!

He-Man?? hehehe

edwiniichiong wrote on Apr 25

interesting perspectives! pagaling ng pagaling sir sonny a!

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 25

edwiniichiong said

interesting perspectives! pagaling ng pagaling sir sonny a!

thanks sir shoti! :D

marami pa me dapat matutunan.. lalo sa inyong mga masters.. :D

parq17 wrote on Apr 25

ang ganda ng pagkaframe bro :)

parq17 wrote on Apr 25

parang naka UWA ka :D

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 25

parq17 said

ang ganda ng pagkaframe bro :)

maraming salamat bro! :D

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 25

parq17 said

parang naka UWA ka :D

hehehe thanks.. :D mas ok kung UWA lens gamit ko.. kaya lang wla pa kong lens na ganun.. hehe :D

edwiniichiong wrote on Apr 26

hmm napansin ko lang ang blue ng langit... anung oras to? galing sir sonny:D

adrianosonny wrote on Apr 26, edited on Apr 27

edwiniichiong said

hmm napansin ko lang ang blue ng langit... anung oras to? galing sir sonny:D

hehehe katirikan po ng araw.. mga 1pm.. blue po talaga sky nun..
a bit lighter lang yung original shot, may onting curves po akong ginawa dyan.. :D
thanks po.. :D