Filthy Forty #16

Crossing my fingers,

Until a wish will come true,

Frosty breeze, yuletide cheers,

Let the nightingale sing,

Say I can uncross them now,

Make my wish come true

meet naph

Meet Simeon Naphtali, my 6-month old camera. Yes! it has a name. According to Jessica Zafra, a thing will live long if it has a name, so I was persuaded. My mother taught me not to give too much value on material things, but photography has always interested me. If it's a sin to get too attached on material things, when it comes to Naph (its nickname), then I am guilty. At first, i thought that naming a material sounds crazy, but in the long run I have come to realize that materials such as camera increase its value when we name them. Maybe that is why Zafra said things will last longer when we name them, it is because we treat them with special care.

I received an early christmas gift from my sister this yuletide season, naph's tripod! I could vividly remember when I spent my vacation in the island of Boracay. I was drooling to take a shot of the seashore during night. The boracay island is full of lights giving me an impression that it never sleeps. Tripod could be very helpful for long exposure captures such as the scene I have mentioned. Anyway, on another note, I am so happy that there is a member from my family that appreciate photography. Anyone can easily appreciate a photograph, but not to its frenzy side. Frenzy side means the technicalities of understanding the mixture of aperture, shutter and ISO. I'm blessed to have a sister who is as crazy (though in a subtle way) as me.

I often take photos and people see me
as either totally stupid or absolutely genius.
-youngcampbell

Filthy Forty #15

under the surreal starry sky
when candle building lights
dance like evening daffodils
waiting for us to make a wish
a dream will come true tonight