It's been raining just about all day and all night for the past four days. Strange, because Savannakhet is a plateau and most rain clouds just pass us over and condense only when they slow down as they hit the mountains near Vietnam. It usually just rains for a few minutes as the clouds pass by.
Well, I couldn't go out taking photographs, because even if it wasn't raining the sky was overcast and the light wasn't good enough to take good macro photographs. Yesterday being a Sunday, my parents and I decided to go out for a little drive in the afternoon, which turned out to be a trip to a little private zoo, a stop by the water supply lines from the river to take photographs of the sunset, another stop at the park by the river, a quick drop-in at the local pet store to buy two pairs of little guppies, and to top it all off, we had ice-cream!!
There's a really friendly bear at the zoo. He isn't very big - about the size of a German Shepherd, and he's really quite adorable, the way ambles up to you when you get close to his enclosure, looking for a snack!
I had taken my camera along with me, but I didn't expect to take any macro photographs. While we were at the zoo, however, I saw a pair of damselflies having a romp in the fields, as it were, so I decided to have at it too! I got down on my knees and elbows and snuck up on them with my camera... and although the light wasn't all that great, I managed to get a couple of good photographs!
In a low light setting, the shutter speed has to be set really low, and that makes it hard to take sharp photographs because the tiniest of shakes shows up as an unsightly ghost on the photograph. I reckon my hands were fairly steady this time though, because I'd planted my elbows on the grass for support, and I was praying hard for a good capture. Thank you Jesus for such beauty:)!
The guppies seem to be quite happy in their new quarters. My mom grows water plants in two glass bowls, but mosquitoes were laying their eggs in the water, so I put the guppies in the bowls. They love swimming in and out of the plant roots!
The sky today remains overcast, and it is pouring rain as I write.
I hope I see the sun soon...
Well, I couldn't go out taking photographs, because even if it wasn't raining the sky was overcast and the light wasn't good enough to take good macro photographs. Yesterday being a Sunday, my parents and I decided to go out for a little drive in the afternoon, which turned out to be a trip to a little private zoo, a stop by the water supply lines from the river to take photographs of the sunset, another stop at the park by the river, a quick drop-in at the local pet store to buy two pairs of little guppies, and to top it all off, we had ice-cream!!
There's a really friendly bear at the zoo. He isn't very big - about the size of a German Shepherd, and he's really quite adorable, the way ambles up to you when you get close to his enclosure, looking for a snack!
I had taken my camera along with me, but I didn't expect to take any macro photographs. While we were at the zoo, however, I saw a pair of damselflies having a romp in the fields, as it were, so I decided to have at it too! I got down on my knees and elbows and snuck up on them with my camera... and although the light wasn't all that great, I managed to get a couple of good photographs!
In a low light setting, the shutter speed has to be set really low, and that makes it hard to take sharp photographs because the tiniest of shakes shows up as an unsightly ghost on the photograph. I reckon my hands were fairly steady this time though, because I'd planted my elbows on the grass for support, and I was praying hard for a good capture. Thank you Jesus for such beauty:)!
The guppies seem to be quite happy in their new quarters. My mom grows water plants in two glass bowls, but mosquitoes were laying their eggs in the water, so I put the guppies in the bowls. They love swimming in and out of the plant roots!
The sky today remains overcast, and it is pouring rain as I write.
I hope I see the sun soon...
3 comments:
i just looked at your photo gallery in your deviantart blog. awesome, kapatid! my, have you got talent and an eye for the fantastic! has anyone asked you about using your photographs for a book cover or a postcard? i'm in publishing, you know.
Adrian Ding from COOK Cebu has mentioned it to me several times Ate, and I have considered that option:). I just don't know how to go about getting them published!
How about a little coffeetable-type book with photographs, short descriptions, and a verse from the Bible?
nice shot! nice blog. :)
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