Behind the Lens

She sits in the middle of a mangrove forest. Her branches look crooked and tired; this old tree bends humbly at the foot of the mountain. I lift my camera and click once, to pay homage before she succumbs to decay.

Busay is Waray for waterfall. After two unsuccessful attempts in searching for one near Tacloban, I finally happened upon Kandongos. It appeared like an apparition; and although the water was not as voluminous as it should have been (it had been a dry week, and the water was barely trickling) the sound of water was music to the ears. Walking kilometer after kilometer in the middle of nowhere does pay off.

Caibaan. Babatngon. Kandongos.

BLOGWATCH: JoshMeAndMyDoves

A truly unique blog that features a lot of artworks. Most of his posts are about doves, art, and religion (no wonder, since in our country the influence of Catholicism runs deep). I remember those times at the Kolehiyo ng Arkitektura (hehe!) when I would spend hours and hours doing watercolor paintings at Melchor Hall. This guy inspires me to use art, once again as a medium of expression.

He posts his original artworks as well. Here are some of them:

I love the use of colors. What is amazing about art, as much as photography or modeling, is its ability to convey emotions without words. That is amazing ; ) Makes me want to pick up that brush and stop blogging hehe.. But I love you guys so much, I’ll probably stick around.

Speaking of art, I would just want to share my favorite painter of all time (next to Josh ; ) – Francisco DeGoya. He is a Spanish painter, and is known for his brooding, powerful, and disturbing works called The Black Paintings. You’re probably going to think I’m a weirdo, but I just love the intensity of it. See the madness in Saturn’s eyes in “Saturn Devouring One of His Children”? How about the eeriness of “Witches Sabbath”? I tried copying some of them but just ended up smearing black ink on my watercolor paper. I’m no Goya.
Saturn Devouring One of His Children Witches Sabbath