I thought I'd go out and shoot exclusive Fathers' day-themed street shots today but later shrugged the idea off, thinking that shooting fathers on their very own special day is too mainstream. Haha. JK. I still had one decent shot which might fall under the theme. I find it quite sad, though.
This photo goes out to all the dads out there whose children has gone ahead of them in heaven.
I dropped by a Jollibee branch to grab some breakfast and saw the guy on the right as I was looking for a seat. He seemed to be sad and tulala (lost in thought). I decided to sit a few tables away from him thinking that a good scene might reveal in front of me with him as a subject. And I was quite right. After some minutes while I'm in the middle of my meal, a mother and her son occupied the table in front of him. The mom left her child for a moment to get some utensils, I think. And that was when I got to take the shot above. The guy staring at the boy with pure sadness in his eyes. Makes me wonder where his children are, and why he's all alone. Dang, it must be heartbreaking for him if what goes on my imagination is true.
So yea. Moving on! after my meal, i continued to stroll downtown for around 2 hours. And, luckily, I got some pretty nice photographs. I dunno, but I was amped up today. Maybe because I've been waiting for so long to shoot again (school deprives me of shoot-time. ugh) and I only got the chance today. Yea. The following are those "pretty-nice-photographs" for me. ;)
Curiosity is what drove me to shoot this photo. Questions ran in my mind as I saw this cat. Where's his owner? Pano kung jejebs o iihi ung pusa? Bakit pa sya sinama ng amo nia? haha. I'm not really accustomed to shooting scenes without people on them, but I personally think that this may pass as a street photo in the absence of the literal human element.
Manong was quite a character. He's a street vendor with the swag (if that would make sense). The graffiti on the wall of his stall complements his character very well. (I'm not implying anything about 'weed' ,though. hehe)
Just a bunch of tourists. Quite interesting to see quirky patterns in mundane scenes, isn't it? :D
Saw this very colorful backdrop and instantly got the idea to wait for a character which would stand out against the vivid colors. And he is what I got, a monochrome-dressed man. Good enough! :D
hi there JC! you are a deep thinker...I love hanging out with deep thinkers haha, seriously your shots are amazing...street photography touches the soul to the core...it takes brave hearts to explore reality and I salute you for being one...since my dad left Earth, father's day lost its glitter for me...so I do not have a father's day post at all...I'll find my way back to celebrating it again one day...grieving takes time and I am letting time heal me...madrama ehehehe, anyway when I am roaming around town there are so many scenes I love to capture but being alone makes me feel foolish haha, and I still haven't had the guts to buy a legit gadget haha, until then when I'll have a good cam I do not consider myself a photographer...your insights here in your blog are teaching me a lot...no one is ever too old to learn...yeah right haha...regards to your pretty Celine...God bless you two always :-)
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