A Portrait and a Poem

Shadows and Echoes

This blog, including my original one --->brosigonzales.blogspot.com, was [is] meant to share some of my sports experiences, showcase my photographic skills .   .   .  maybe give a hint of how my psyche works [through the few sporadic human interest posts I've released], even sometimes [rarely?] reveal some personal things [relationship things, if U know what I mean] about me [I am very careful NOT to reveal names - that's just NOT right]  .  .  . 

.  . .but when I glance [even] at some OTS [even pahabol] portraits [of course Im referring to a very,very few select photos] of some athletes - The pictures do take me to a different place  .  .  .

Even when I was framing Terrence Romeo [in my viewfinder] whilst observing the light, adjusting my manual settings and checking my angles, and composition, background etc. - I knew I had a Winner.  Man oh man - I LOVE these unplanned moments, that sometimes - come to me - i just have to be calm AND alert and yes ->always challenged and inspired. 

Each to his own - people will have their own "takes", or reactions, to any single image. From my point of view, as the photog of the image - a soulful image [portrait] will always resonate inside of me in it's own unique way - - -  

- - - as though that single portrait is the "sum total" of ALL the great portraits I've crafted - all these years  - It will never be really sad or happy, truly joyful or tragic - It will always be ALL of the above. [Actually, I'm just trying to "sound profound" here - nyeh!]

Colors become textures, textures become tangible, shadows "come to life" - I feel life, love in every single [of course, it has 2 be a damn good portrait first !] image and fleeting moment  -  Words literally POP outta my head, thoughts, sentiments, emotions are rekindled  ---  

And maybe, I just typed the silliest, sappiest things ever [above] ever in this blog - But that's just IT - That's me  - And if that's the sentiment AND spirit that drives me to create portraits and action shots - Then I'm FINE. I will never run out of Art.

By FINE - I mean

Fucked Up  / Insecure / Neurotic / and Emotional !! Hahaha !!

At sa akin lang - talaga - gusto ko lang laging may tama [gotta hit home], may kaluluwa [gotta have soul]- maski sa pinakasimpleng kuha [portrait] [or gets -ha!]

And if I could take damn good portraits of every single person I  ----> like / have a crush on / care about / admire / am infatuated over / value / miss / cherish / love ---  [fyi - the said categories are DISTINCTLY separate - tho, some people fall in several categories combined] ---  24/7  - I would.

 Pero, ganoon lang - I'm just so passionate and driven to the point that my images [portraits in particular] compell me write "stuff" [like the lines below]

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.   .   . shadows fall
[shadows all over my dreams]

echoes call
[echoes come out of the night]

dark or light
[winter, spring, summer or fall]

day or night
[my life is haunted it seems] 
 

.   .   .  i see your face

i hear your voice

shadows and echoes call  .    .    .

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The OTS Portrait - No fanfare - but a moment worth capturing

 Absolutely Love It [particularly the shadows & lights].

The Poem  - Am I just playing with rhyme ?

or do i miss someone in  particular ? maybe, maybe, maybe

There is NO relation between the Portrait and the sentiment in the Poem except that - the shadows in the portrait triggered the words.

brosi gonzales

PS

Have yet to post my

Eaglets-Baby Tams Sept.21 action shots

UST-NU    Sept.22 action shots and my 

DLSU-FEU   Sept.25 action shots too 

Images for the post prev to this !!

what !!?? nauna pa itong whimsical post  

No worries I'll post them

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