Hello, World. I've done it. After crossing the line, it definitely feels good. If it's healthy to drink wine to congralute, I'm all in.
more clicks in the photo (hover up, will ya)
Hopefully, I have more lines to cross this year. Bully Boy!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bull Runing
I'm being bullish this year; and why not, it's one helluva year coming. With crisis after crisis and stupid shenanigans roaming the daily headlines, it sure is going to be FUN. So I went with my friends and ran (well, jog, more like it) for PSE's Annual Bull Run. This is an Oxen year and we're ramming it up with ferociousness (a personal best of 34min for 5k this year). It seemed quite short, and heavy due to the down and uphill climbs. And it's quite straining for knees and limbs that aren't stretched that much. One thing that's good about running with a lot of people is you feel more determined to pursue, that you can finish it, no matter what. Walk. Run. Walk. Banter. Jog. Walk. Don't Walk. Run. Yes. Look up. Look Straight. That's it. I can see light. I can feel the sun's heat in my eyes, in my skin. I feel warmth, I feel love. I feel control. I feel Masterful.
Hello, World. I've done it. After crossing the line, it definitely feels good. If it's healthy to drink wine to congralute, I'm all in.
more clicks in the photo (hover up, will ya)
Hopefully, I have more lines to cross this year. Bully Boy!
Hello, World. I've done it. After crossing the line, it definitely feels good. If it's healthy to drink wine to congralute, I'm all in.
more clicks in the photo (hover up, will ya)
Hopefully, I have more lines to cross this year. Bully Boy!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Visual Language
Photo journalism is a visual language; is communication; is art; is the world; is life.
And this year, I'm sinking my teeth in all forms of 'Communication', which is my Achilles's he(a)l. Part of which, I want to put more sense in what I make, photos, for example. And from there, I can express better (that is the plan). Now if you understand what I'm saying, I've communicated something, effectively.
So lately, I've been bogging my brain with a poster from newsu.org's online courses and reading Nancy Drew books (it's what I found in the house, and I'm enjoying them; it's quite amusing to read out loud silly words like 'tempestuous' which you don't hear often).
There are about 14 single elements (in a photo; be it informational, passive, active) that evoke some sort of absorbed anxiety from the viewer. These are forms that quickly grab your attention by the gut or those quaint images that's with mystery that draws your more and more the longer you look. And these elements help you convey that message (whatever it is). I think HCB once said that photography is seeing things geometrically, and aligning them in your head. By aligning these elements, you'll have a very clear statement floating in air and easily breathed in.
Cheers to our new ABC's.
And this year, I'm sinking my teeth in all forms of 'Communication', which is my Achilles's he(a)l. Part of which, I want to put more sense in what I make, photos, for example. And from there, I can express better (that is the plan). Now if you understand what I'm saying, I've communicated something, effectively.
So lately, I've been bogging my brain with a poster from newsu.org's online courses and reading Nancy Drew books (it's what I found in the house, and I'm enjoying them; it's quite amusing to read out loud silly words like 'tempestuous' which you don't hear often).
There are about 14 single elements (in a photo; be it informational, passive, active) that evoke some sort of absorbed anxiety from the viewer. These are forms that quickly grab your attention by the gut or those quaint images that's with mystery that draws your more and more the longer you look. And these elements help you convey that message (whatever it is). I think HCB once said that photography is seeing things geometrically, and aligning them in your head. By aligning these elements, you'll have a very clear statement floating in air and easily breathed in.
Cheers to our new ABC's.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Old Luncheons
Some dinner nights ago, my brother thought of having a luncheon with the 'old'er employees of our pop's tailoring shop. They were those loyal employees from my grandpop's RTW botique in what used to be a quaint street in a bustling city that is Tarlac. That was perhaps ages ago, in the 60's. All I can remember of them when we rarely visited the province were Halo-halo and pancit and that famous chicken. Those were wonderful days; those were like family.
It's sometimes funny to hear their stories and experiences with the other side of 'the family'.
Until next time.
It's sometimes funny to hear their stories and experiences with the other side of 'the family'.
Until next time.
Friday, January 2, 2009
The Weather Report:
MORE BOMBINGS IN THE NEW YEAR THAN FIREWORKS
It's been a blast-full year ending 2008 as there have been bombings in Israel-Palestine, India, Afghanistan, Philippines, (and more) in the last few weeks, ushering 2009 with bangs and bombs. In a very 'surprising' time between Israel and Palestine, the Hamas rocket-firing into Israel towns triggered retaliation attacks to air-strike numerous buildings in Gaza.
This morning, I was reading the paper (and www.philstar.com); and there was this picture of the bombed Palestinian Parliament building. And it looked like the Roman Coliseum today.
Perhaps a century ago, this territorial/racial conflict escalated to war which brought the western world to realize that there were other people who had to be considered. If the Germans were ingrained with Nazi philosophies about Aryan supremacy, the Arabs and Jews had it in their blood; much like Christians had their 'original sin' once they were born. And until today, we are still in a deep trench.
Much like in any relationship, there really needs to be a compromise. But with the world becoming more and more chaotic with the economic downturns and hearing more explosions in the middle east (and some parts of the world) to welcome 2009, this sure holds a lot of 'signs' in the coming year.
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The good thing about this is that there are less New Year's Day accidents in the Philippines (perhaps it was overshadowed? Or spending constrictions?).
It's been a blast-full year ending 2008 as there have been bombings in Israel-Palestine, India, Afghanistan, Philippines, (and more) in the last few weeks, ushering 2009 with bangs and bombs. In a very 'surprising' time between Israel and Palestine, the Hamas rocket-firing into Israel towns triggered retaliation attacks to air-strike numerous buildings in Gaza.
This morning, I was reading the paper (and www.philstar.com); and there was this picture of the bombed Palestinian Parliament building. And it looked like the Roman Coliseum today.
Perhaps a century ago, this territorial/racial conflict escalated to war which brought the western world to realize that there were other people who had to be considered. If the Germans were ingrained with Nazi philosophies about Aryan supremacy, the Arabs and Jews had it in their blood; much like Christians had their 'original sin' once they were born. And until today, we are still in a deep trench.
Much like in any relationship, there really needs to be a compromise. But with the world becoming more and more chaotic with the economic downturns and hearing more explosions in the middle east (and some parts of the world) to welcome 2009, this sure holds a lot of 'signs' in the coming year.
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The good thing about this is that there are less New Year's Day accidents in the Philippines (perhaps it was overshadowed? Or spending constrictions?).
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