Sunday, June 27, 2010

In Christ Alone

Here is a very nice, touching and inspiring song:


In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fulness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.


Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Dragan Effect: The Subject

I've read some online articles about the Dragan Photography, seen a lot of pictures as well, and I really liked it. I want to try the Dragan Effect on some pics so I have searched some ADobe Photoshop guides, complicated but fun though. Oh, and by the way, Dragan Photography is an effect in which people [in pictures] will look like older than they really are (sort of). After looking for some pics that I could use for the 'editing', I've picked the photo below, my subject. Hehehe!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

2010 NBA Finals: Game 7

It's a classic rivalry!

The 2010 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers is an exciting series especially now that it has reached Game 7; this would be heart-pumping.

I like both teams, to be honest. I am a fan of Kobe Bryant and Shannon Brown of the Lakers; I'm also a fan of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace of the Celtics. So, what team will I be picking? Am I going to wear yellow or green?

Well, if it was Orlando Magic that made it to the finals then I would definitely pick them; but it's not.

I've done some math though; for the Lakers' 3 wins they have led with 14-points in average comparing to the Celtics' 7.33-points for their 3 wins. Game 7 will be in LA, so it would be a home-court advantage for Phil Jackson and his team.

Nah, too much analyzation.. I'm going to wear my Lakers cap for Game 7.

Monday, June 7, 2010

The last prayer of Eli [Book of Eli]

This is the last prayer of Eli in the movie Book of Eli, I kinda like it.

Dear Lord, Thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path. And for keeping me resolute when all around seemed lost. Thank you for your protection and your many signs along the way. Thank you for any good that I may have done, I'm so sorry about the bad. Thank you for the friend I made. Please watch over her as you watched over me. Thank you for finally allowing me to rest. I'm so very tired, but I go now to my rest at peace. I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.


Watch the movie if you hadn't seen it yet.



Thursday, June 3, 2010

Jordan for 2K11


How about this, Michael Jordan will grace the cover of NBA 2K11? Well, let me re-post some parts of the article that I've read.

Michael Jordan might be retired, but he’s still the most powerful force in the basketball marketing world. He has proved that in the shoe business and now he’ll get his chance on a video game cover.

“We’ve made a lot of progress over the past 10 years, but we know we have the best NBA video game ever made here,” Argent said. “So we thought to ourselves how can we embody that and there was only one person on that list who we wanted to have and that was Michael Jordan. Actually getting this done is the most ridiculous win of all-time.”

“Michael’s last appearance in a video game was in 2004 and over that time the video game industry had continued to grow,” said Estee Portnoy, Jordan’s business manager. “We had been hearing that there was demand from the gamers to have him in the game and this came along and made a lot of sense.”

Argent wasn’t ready to talk about specifics of how Jordan would appear in the game other than to say that there will be “some really good surprises.” Argent did however guarantee that the game would be the best selling game in the 10-year history of 2K Sports.

“It’s an honor to be featured on the cover of NBA 2K11,” Jordan said, in a statement. “I have no doubt that NBA 2K11 will be a big hit with gamers and basketball fans alike. I’m looking forward to getting back out on the court, virtually.”

Oh yeah! This is good, so good!



Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Another Dave Hill Effect using LR2.6

I've tried creating the Dave Hill look using Adobe LightRoom 2.6 and below are the samples: