The C-Spot: A Photography, Travel and Culture Journal

Nitong nakaraang Sabado, ipinasyal ng pamilya ang dalawang bisitang taga-New York at ilang mga kaibigan sa tabi ng Lawa ng Taal sa isang resort na matatagpuan sa bayan ng Talisay sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Doo'y nagsalo-salo kami sa isang eat-all-you-can na kainan ng mga lutong Piipino tulad ng Binagoongan at iba pa. Hindi naman sadyang katangi-tangi ang mga lutong pagkain at masasabi kong sapat lamang para mapawi ang gutom. Nguni't ang tanawin sa tabi ng lawa ay sadyang napaka-ganda. Mapalad kami't inabutan namin ang isang napakagandang takip-silim kasabay ng pag sikat ng buwan na sa wari ko'y full moon. Ang mga larawan sa ibaba ay ilang lamang sa marami kong kuha na nagpapa-kita ng mga tanawing aking nakita. Nawa'y magustuhan niyo ang mga ito. Dito ay makikitang para bagang bumu-bukas ang kalangitan at sumi-silip si haring araw. Isang ibon an makikitang animo'y naglalaro sa tubig na sina-salamin ang isang magandang takip-silim. Makikita din s...

There's something about trees and sunsets and lakes that always mesmerizes me. I can't explain it. So I just let my camera do the talking. These couple of shots were both taken on lakesides but on two different lakes. One was taken in Rotorua and the other in Taupo. Both were taken at about the same time but the hues were very different. Perhaps it's because one was taken looking towards the east and the other towards the west. I am always awe-struck by the simple, serene, yet powerful beauty of sunset. Somehow it seems like a daily sign, constantly reminding me to stay still, close my eyes and pray the Angelus, just like when I was in school when I hear the pealing bells at around 6 o'clock in the evening: "...Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the s...