I love beautiful accidents. Lately, I’m inspired by *imperfect* photographs, that’s why, even though I’ve been using a DSLR, I have a tendency to post-process my shots to look faded, and grainy, and blurred, and vintage-y and abstract. There’s just something beautiful about imperfection, don’t you think? :)
Take this photo for example.
30/365: Two hours to landing; hurry back to our timezone please?, originally uploaded by gchic.
There’s a lot of stories to this photo. (Look closely, that’s David Archuleta singing on stage when I took this, see the resemblance? lol, seriously). I just love the thought of having stories behind bokehs and colors and blurs.
Tonight, I went to watch David Cook and David Archuleta’s back-to-back concert here in Manila, by accident, just coz my cousin asked me last minute if I want to chaperon a bunch of teenager-nieces (who are crazy about Archie) with her. So I went, and I happened to have carried with me a defective Sony Cybershot (incidentally, I found out a few months ago that I was one of them lucky Sony customers to have in possession one of those defective Sony cameras that have abnormal internal vibration, how lucky serendipitous is that, IKR).
But what do you know, the internal vibration actually kinda worked to my advantage tonight. I loooove all the messy, overexposed, blurry shots I took, they looked as if they came out from a roll of film, or a lomographic camera. (Hah! No DSLR can ever take photos like those!) Which is probably how I’m gonna remember this night. Blurry, serendipitous, beautifully accidental (or accidentally beautiful, take your pick).
Sure, I’ll always remember that I got to do something really special with these people I love one summer night in 2009. Sure, I’ll remember Koreen’s 15th birthday, and Yna’s extended summer vacation here in Manila. Sure, I’ll remember David Cook and David Archuleta, and their anti-climactic concert ending (ughhh, we wanted more!), and how of-all-songs they chose NOT to sing Time of my Life, which would’ve made Yna and Koreen’s day. Well, make that a duet, then we can all die now.
And sure, I’ll remember losing my wallet sometime during intermission (ahhh, the awfuuul feeling of having lost all my important Identification cards!), calling my Mom to block my Citibank credit card in case my wallet was snatched, and, after taking chances at looking around and re-tracing the spots in the huuuuge MOA concert grounds that I passed by, wheeeww, getting my wallet back. Thank God!!
(To the angel who came to us to return my wallet, I never got the chance to know your name, BUT THANK YOU. You are heaven-sent. I hope somehow, you land in this page and see how grateful I am.)
Well, the rest of the events tonight will all probably be blurry. Like the photos in this album. Sorry you won’t see any of the two Davids there, but I think that’s kinda the point. The night was for Yna, Koreen, Hazel, Bea, Ninang Sweets and Moi. I guess it just helped that we had some beautiful soundtrack in the background while the night was happening. ♥
Someone’s happy again! :)
i second the comment above! happy and excited again!
hello. i stumbled upon your site while i was blog hopping & i must say its pretty good. i read your previous entries aswell. you write good, kinda inspires me to write more longer blog entries. haha!
& can i just say how i love the picture you have in this post.. i think its cool how you got the defective cybershot. it worked to your advantage. pretty awesome. :)
archuleta is a masterclass vocalist, and a class act all the way. how many stars of his caliber care enough, or are humble and gracious enough to take the time after such a huge show to thank the fans for their support?
this speaks volumes about his character, and whether or not you like his music, one cannot deny he is a rare soul in the ego driven and self centeredness common in the industry.
he is a bona fide star, and is deserving of all the attention and praise he is garnering internationally, and in the united states. am looking forward to watching him continue to blossom and mature into an artist of lasting renown and staying power.
bravo david archuleta – you are a fine human being.
You’re so lucky! I wanted to watch the concert too but found the tickets too pricey (ayoko naman dun sa dulong-dulo, hehe). I love the two Davids! Marami ba tao? :)
happy birthday :)
Hi. I happened to wander into your blog through FilipinoChristianBlogs.com. I have been a silent reader of your blog for a few weeks already. Finally, I have decided to surface. Hehe. I really admire the way you write because your blog posts, though long ^___^, are very simple and enjoyable to read. And I see that you are a happy person, and a Christian. I am blessed. Can I call you Ate Riz? By the way, I guess I am just like your teen nieces, crazy over David A. Hehe ^__^
Hi Raine, Yay thanks for reading through my loooong blog posts. :) Sure, you can call me Ate Riz, I guess I’ve finally accepted the fact that I’m older than most people around here, hehe. To know that someone was blessed because of the stuff i blog here makes me feel blessed right back. So thanks. :)
Yay i love having new blog friends. Thanks Fe! You should put up your domain back! I’ll link youu! :)