Rap? Dude, you are being too open-minded.

That's what my right brain keeps telling my left, yes.

We completely missed the rap session that was on the board here but have some great photos from Intromuros and the old churches there.

The Manila Metro church seems to be the most impressive with architecture but the St Agustine church has far more relics.

The interior has many historical paintings and figurines of the era.There is one statue of Jesus that is so lifelike that I felt for one moment that maybe it was true that a man named Jesus once lived in the world and he was indeed the son of God.

All the history and the relics were worth the P160 for admission. IMO, absolutely fabulous artwork in every direction.

Photo soon.

This is a relatively new statue there.

Here is the info: Lapu-Lapu

The figure itself must stand 20-30 ft tall.

Sorry for the crappy pics the weather was not helpful at all.

More Lapu-

This is "Jesus at the pillar" from St Agustine Church, Intromuros, Manila

Many people here touch Jesus on the cross here ( which I personally find a bit weird ) but seeing this figure of Jesus with it's realistic eyes...it's overpowering.

If you ever did believe in Jesus, seeing these eyes of Jesus would reassure you.

I suppose you have to be there for the full effect.

The following are from the Manila Metro Church.

Some people at the cellar may think that I'm very religious when posting such photos as these here.

Maybe to a degree but today Pinang completely ignored me after saying this directly outside the church.

Slang: God, dammit it's raining again! How am I supposed to get good photos when it's always fucking raining?

The rain and the persistent vendors are always a source of tension at these tourist-ey places.

The lighting inside the church is very low. To get a decent pic like this I have to play around with the manual settings.

The church management does not mind having photos taken in the church but does not allow flash shots.

You may notice that the images are not crisp and the colors not clear. It's because I have to eff around in the dark to program the shutter speed and apeture setting.

And ... the camera must be held very still for the extended exposure.

All of these things are difficult inside the church.

This is St Peter.

When I see figurines of Peter I think of that old saying "rob Peter to pay Paul" and start chuckling.

Pinang pretends that she does not know me most of the time inside the churches. :)

Inside the Manila Metro Church.

Lovely architecture. Not as old as St Agustine though.

More from the same church.

These are from long exposure shots. I didnt even know the organ pipes were in the last shot until looking at the digital record.

It's your photos man but if I were you I would turn off the date function. It distracts from what you're trying to show. The date is still available in digital photos... it's kept in metadata.

A memorial to the thousands of civilians killed at the end of WWII

XOB had suggested that before and I had not considered the internal information on all the photos.

It's a good idea to remove this information and I'll turn off that function on the camera.

There are still many photos to post with the date on. Yes, I could and may remove it via cropping.

If it distracts from the subject then it must be removed.

Thanks.

cool church dude ,
and I agree about the date ,
slight distraction from the pics

These are from St Agustine Church, Intramuros, Manila

The removal of the date stamps on the photos is a good idea but I have them on many of the upcoming images and am too drun-, ....I mean, I do not have a good program to remove the stamp at this time.

This is the last collection that will have the date stamp on the image. It's a good idea to remove them and I've de-activated that function on the cam.