"Not another sunset photo!" was the title of a feature article I read on the paper a few days back. Well, yes, this is another sunset photo, and many more to come.
Photography, just like any other activity or hobby out there, is a matter of personal choice. Unless of course you are paid to take photos, people take pictures of what personally interest them. These may be those unfocused macro of a flower, or that blurred shot of a baby, or an overexposed sunset, or your underexposed son playing against the light. But the thing is, the person who shot it liked it and have fond memories of those moments. Who are we to say its ugly? Sure you may take a better, if not the best photo of the subject. BUT would you ever equal the feelings of the person who took the picture?
Photography, just like any other activity or hobby out there, is a matter of personal choice. Unless of course you are paid to take photos, people take pictures of what personally interest them. These may be those unfocused macro of a flower, or that blurred shot of a baby, or an overexposed sunset, or your underexposed son playing against the light. But the thing is, the person who shot it liked it and have fond memories of those moments. Who are we to say its ugly? Sure you may take a better, if not the best photo of the subject. BUT would you ever equal the feelings of the person who took the picture?
Below are more recent sunset (and a single sunrise) pictures I took at Balisong, Batangas (May 2013). We usually stay by a beachfront hotel called Little Bridge in Botong Batangas as my in-laws ancestral house is often packed with relatives going home for the summer fiesta. Botong has one of the best sunsets I've seen and photographed (don't take my word for it, I'm not well traveled). It is heartbreaking though that I feel that the beach here is in danger of pollution. Many residents and visitors (mostly locals) are not aware that they are spoiling their valuable beach and seascape by leaving their picnic trash on the beach and in the water. I do hope that resort owners and residents would soon realize that taking care of their beach and the sea is to everyone's advantage.