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New Set of Black and White Photos:

San Agustin, Intramuros Manila

Pink Sisters Convent, Tagaytay City

Other Street Shots

One with Mother Nature

I had the chance to go on leave for about a week and I was able to go to Pink Sister's Convent in Tagaytay City for my birthday. I took the opportunity to shoot photos here:

How it turned out is something surprising (it even surprised me) as it became my first ever Nature shoot.

The Grotto 

Pine Essence 

Mr. Caterpillar

Bearing Fruits

and Flowers

A Little Piece of Heaven

The cemetery... One of the rarest places that people go to and yet I seem to find a little piece of heaven whenever I come here. 

Not a lot of people appreciates the beauty of solitude in cemeteries, but instead, most would fear seeing ghost whenever they come to this kinds of places...

Here are some of that I have taken:

 BLACK AND WHITE

I think by now, I have established that I'm not really that good in creating captions for my photos. These are taken as I see the beauty in every image. I have rarely taken a picture that has an exact story to it. Somehow I think it gives a leeway for imagination, for my readers to create a story for whatever they see (or feel) in every image shown.

The Black and White Shots:

Looking at the World with a Bit of Color

My usual medium in shooting pictures is Black and White. I am usually seeing the drama and the nostalgia in monochrome. Shooting in a cemetery adds a depressing feel to black in white images, that I thought of looking at it in a different perspective...

Point and Shoot - 2010 Street Photos

These pictures were taken before I even had my DSLR. We were strolling around Manila, from our house in Tayuman, Tondo to Quiapo until Intramuros. I used Sony Cybershot in shooting these photos.

TAYUMAN, TONDO

PEEKING

This was taken from my grandmother's house in Tayuman, Tondo.

STAIRS

Old school stairs are normally made up of Narra, and according to my grandfather before he passed, just like any other old house, this was also made up of one.

INTRAMUROS

Little Passenger

I remember, I was excited the first time I saw this picture. This actually affirmed my desire of being a photographer as I have captured this at a perfect time.

Horse

The whole goal here is to take a picture of the Kalesa but since I'm in a moving vehicle, the effect got altered. Amazing enough it is a lot better than how I intended it to be.

Palimos

Quiapo Church

Kids Day Out

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Heraclitus
Greek philosopher
535–475 BC

Children are really fun to work with. They are funny, unassuming, innocent and we can get beautiful pictures just by merely watching them play.

 Kid waiting for her mom to get her something to eat... She was looking at me while I am setting up my cam...

 MINIONS!!!! - unassuming kid playing with her minion.

The Following photos are taken from ATC... I found inspiration in those kids running around the fountain, somewhere in the middle of the mall...

Merry-Go-Round *surreal version*

These two girls are special. They came with no parents. They approached me shortly after taking their pictures. Apparently, they also like being photographed... :)

Someday, somehow, I hope I could also take pictures of my own kid(s) but that is quite far fetched at the moment. Meantime, I will continue to find happiness in the eyes of the innocent and have fun capturing those priceless smiles! :)