Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Playing with ChatGPT Photo Copying Capabilities-Part 2

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Playing with ChatGPT Photo Copying Capabilities-Part 2

In Part 1 of this Series, I asked ChatGPT to copy a photo of me and Macrine taken in 1982 in several styles of Portrait. The results were amazing and beautiful. In this posting, I requested ChatGPT again using another photo of Us during our trip to Ensenada, Mexico in the late 1970's. The above photo is the original. The following are copies in water colors, charcoal, and pop art style portrait copies.

The Oil portrait style Copy of the Original Photo- Ensenada, Mexico Trip, late 1970's.

As I mentioned in Part 1 of this Series, ChatGPT has 13 portrait styles in its repertoire. All 13 styles are beautiful and an are excellent copies of your original photos.

Meanwhile, I asked ChatGPT to copy our Wedding Photo. The results I am really amazed.

Here's the Original photo of our Wedding, May 8, 1957

And Here's the AI Copy in Watercolor Wash

Copy in the Impressionistic Style

Copy in Oil Portrait Style

Copy in Charcoal/Pencil Sketch Style

I was 23 years old and Macrine was 21 years old on our Wedding Day, in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines.

Finally, this with the Inset Photo Taken 45 years Later:

The Inset in the Photo was taken during Our 45th Wedding Anniversary, Colesville, MD The background was our Residence in Hammonton Rd.

Which One Do You Like? I love them all.

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree