Sunrise in Bantayan




Sunrise. Although I love sunsets, for me sunrise is the best time of the day. Yes, even better than Sunset.

Sunrise is an affirmation of life. The smell of the fresh morning air is proof positive that yes, we are alive. The sea breeze is more gentle, too. And the quiet deserted beach with its sand a little bit moist from last evening's condensation beckons small living creatures to wallow in the mist of morning.

Capturing sunrise is also a challenge to me, the hopeless nocturnal creature that I am. It is thus no ordinary feat for me to be able summon my lazy sleepy bones very early in the morning and shoot the photos below.

Perhaps its just be me, but I think I just got a bit lucky to chance upon these scenes below. I post them here mostly for my own self-indulgence. But if you guys find pleasure in them as well, then so be it and be it so. Besides, such beauty is too much for one person to keep. It must be shared.


Like Death, Beauty comes to us in silence...
Breaking of dawn


The tired souls of the night will rest their weary feet...
Early start


The Sun finds us and comforts us with a warm hug..
Contemplation


...to cast the cold of night away...
Morning Yoga


Every creature awakens on the gentle touch of the Sun's rays...
Dog silhouette


Like the shining love of a father for a daughter
Father and daughter w/dog


Casting a long shadow on the sand...
Watching the world go by


Peaceful and quiet morning...
Fresh mornings


Bathed in the golden glow of dawn...
Golden sand


A morning walk...
Morning walk


Life -giving light...
Shade


A night prowler catches the Sun instead.
I see you...

I felt a little bit sorry that I had to leave the moon quite early by itself last night. It seems it felt so alone as I did. But I knew that it's loyal planetary escort was there with her all the way, till the break of dawn. And I knew that the Sun was going to reward me with the sight of the beautiful Dawn that he sends moments before he appears on the horizon.

And as always and every time in the past, the view exceeded all my expectations.

Friends, here's my Sunrise in Bantayan Island.

Comments

  1. dr.philip del carmenApril 26, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    Beautiful Album!

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  2. Nona Enriquez-SchanowskiApril 27, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    Indeed great pictures,Chito..the colours and quality have tremendous impact and you captured everything ina well-thought-of-maner.You can ave a magazine publish with this enormous quality and dedication!

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  3. CatH \(^_^)/April 27, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    am so glad you have discovered and experienced Bantayan's treasures :-)

    there's more...just around an unexpected corner..

    hope magmeet kayo ni Frankie..she's a blast of fun too!

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  4. louella alixApril 27, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Breath-taking, all beautifully captured moments, Chito! and the poetry describing them is precious.

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  5. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    Thanks DocPhil. I'm glad you liked it and I'm happy to have shared it with you.

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  6. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    Hi Nons. Thanks for the kind words. I'll think about your "magazine" suggestion. But I have my feet on the ground and I know I only have a puny point -and-shoot compact camera, which is no match to the more professional DSLRs. As I've already mentioned, for the most part, I do take these photos for self-indulgence.

    You have to make Bantayan a must-see when you come and visit someday. And make it soon because some of these places are really "endangered." When I visited the place a few days ago, there were already tell-tale signs that the place is slowly but surely being commercialized. I saw those same signs in Boracay beach just a few years before it became what it is now - "a mall with a beach."

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  7. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Yes, Cat. Some beauties are really just around the corner (as I mentioned in my other post), or maybe just under a rock, or beneath a tree.

    Yes, for me Bantayan was not just a trip or a destination. It was more of an experience that will linger on in my memory for a long long time. These photos will help me reminisce it someday in the future.

    I don't think I've met Frankie. But since you say, "she's a blast of fun," I'd be happy to be obliterated by her (if and when we meet).

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  8. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks Lou. I actually took these photos on our third morning in the island. The first two were quite frustrating as the stingy overcast skies forbade me from catching the splendor of sunrise.

    I'm glad you liked the words as well. But silence, too, is poetry.

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  9. CatH \(^_^)/April 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    mukhang galit or gutom...haha...

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  10. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Yes, she was obviously hungry as she kept circling around my leg under the table as we had our breakfast. Her night hunt must've been unproductive (or Bantayan may have already ran out of rats).

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  11. CatH \(^_^)/April 27, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    she is the one where we stayed at sa beachhouse nila (remember my Bantayan post before)...small world talaga that we met up after all these years when mas kilala ko yung younger sister nya who was also a Theresian and don din nag college sa CIT.

    sometimes magkwentuhan nga about the sisters Frankie and Joey of Mary Rose (yung youngest sister)...tapos after all these years don ko lang sya na meet...hahaha...

    'Kay is so funny recounting her adventures in the political world of Bantayan with her husband and group of friends...maybe next time if makabalik kayo Cebu and sa Bantayan magsama tayo nina Mommy Loy and the other Kayus (wish ko)

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  12. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    I'll put that on my bucket list.

    By the way, is Frankie in Multiply?

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  13. Tochie **April 27, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Hi Nons. Just wanted to note that the camera I used (again) here is none other than my four-year old trusty little Canon Ixy 8mpx point-and-shoot compact camera. So, there's much to be desired in terms of quality. But I'm not complaining. I don't have (can't afford) those pro-looking digital SLR cameras. But I love my little camera. It's lightweight and it fits snugly in the pocket of my pants.

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  14. camera *April 27, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Beautiful pictures! Beautiful words!

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  15. * marApril 27, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    Another bright day coming. Very nice radiant colors, Chito.
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    I love sunrises too, especially at the beach - the nice mixture of warmth from the color of the sky and the soft fresh breeze of the ocean.

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  16. Faith & Gari kaintulogbyaheApril 27, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Your silhouette photos are great, Chito! Gandaaaaa!

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  17. louella alixApril 27, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Yes, Frankie's in Multiply. Cat met her in one of our dinners here in the house and then when we went to Bantayan for the Holy Week processions, we brought Cat along. So she met Frankie in Bantayan and stayed in her house with us.

    Frankie is called Kikay by her close friends so in Multiply she';s Kaidespi. Three girls Cat, Dette and Frankie consider themselves our adopted dafters and Kai says she's the eldest dafter.

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  18. camera *April 27, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    chito, this is simply magical!

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  19. Tochie **April 29, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Thanks for the appreciation. Words from friends I've met are more than just complements. But words from those I've just virtually met are the most rewarding of all. Again, thank you for visiting and dropping a line.

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  20. Tochie **April 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Thanks Mar. Sunrise on the beach on a fine day is more than anyone can ask for out of the sweet life. Hope you see more beautiful sunrises, too.

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  21. Tochie **April 29, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Thanks Faith/Gary. Silhouette is my excuse/solution for not having a low-light feature in my camera, hehehe...

    You must byahetulogkain here sometime.

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  22. Tochie **April 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Yup, I think I've read her Cebuano-speak exchanges with Cat (and with you as well).

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  23. Tochie **April 29, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Yes, indeed, magic happens. But we must be quick to catch it. And much like in a magic act, this beauty can disappear in a wink.

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