Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast, Digital Manager, and Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR.
He is also an EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN.
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Congratulations to Jerico Macatangay! You win a Galaxy 5 Android phone from Samsung
EDIT: Also I updated the final result of the Shark notebook. We’re donating it to the CSR arm as per my last SMS with Samsung. I’d like to congratulate Jerico Macatangay who submitted a LONG blog entry on how the Korean culture influenced his life. It was a choice between this and 2 Youtube videos…
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Let There Be (a Sea & Sea YS-110 α Strobe) Light!
The last piece of the puzzle is complete. Been saving up for this (and a sync cable) for a while now. The complete picture is a single strobe configuration for my UW DSLR for shooting close ups. The YS-110 is essentially my flash underwater. Down there, you need as much light as you can get.…
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The “No-Win” Explained
Commenters have brought up the following regarding my decision to declare a no-win situation with contest number 3: 1. Me keeping the Samsung laptop 2. Earning from clicks on the blog 3. Using the laptop as a means to get more “clicks” There’s a reason why I declared a no-win situation. I said at the…
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No one wins
Dear readers, I put up this contest series as a way to celebrate blogging for 5++ years. As with the controversy over the decision of the winner due to submission date, I am temporarily putting on hold the 2nd half of the contest to re-evaluate things. As to what we will do with the Shark…
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And the Samsung Shark laptop goes to…
Grabe. What a wait. First off, apologies that it took so long! Let’s cut to the chase. Congratulations to Marlon Esguerra! Samsung felt that his entry was simple and captured the essence of their products. I’ll send you an email for instructions on how to claim your prize! Samsung Aking Minimithi Sabik Umaasa Na Gamitin…
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Deciding between 60mm and 100mm macro lenses for underwater photography
A Scorpion Fish sits on the Dari Laut wreck, a once floating casino. Photo taken with a 60mm macro lens (manual focus). Apologies for the backscatter — still trying to figure out how to avoid the dust particles. On the surface, there’s no question about it. A 100mm macro lens would have been an excellent…
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LED monitors that look pretty from Samsung
Remember a couple of years ago when LCD TV’s were selling like crazy? Samsung had that wine glass design which really made theirs stand out. They were all over the retails stores. Now that that’s a classic, we’re now seeing their venture into the LED monitors for desktop computers. Have you seen these? They’re really…
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Nikon D7000 Hugyfot Housing Prototype
Logged into Facebook and saw this prototype underwater housing for the Nikon D7000 made by Hugyfot. It seems to come in the same curved design like all of Hugy’s housings. Sled mounted housing is a big deal — at least you get the entire camera in without having to worry if didn’t put it in…
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Lori Baltazar’s gifts for me
Met up with sexiest food blogger Lori Baltazar (and equally sexy PR swashbucker Mark Parlade). Wasn’t expecting gifts, but Lori surprised me with a loot bag for the holidays. Although Lori hates Mark and I for wanting our steaks medium well, she and I pretty much agree when it comes to coffee. She gave me…