Tagaytay (The Pictures)

Of course, even if we promised that our Tagaytay weekend will NOT be an official photoshoot, we still had to give ourselves some time to do what we love doing, which is to shoot pictures.  And so shoot we did.  Our main photoshoot was during the sunset in Caleruega, but we always had our cams in tow, just in case we found an image begging to be captured.

For instance, I took some “texture” pics:

“Mamasa-masa”

“Splendor In The Glass”

And of course, could I resist not shooting plants?  They’re the easiest models to shoot, because they don’t run around like animals or swoop up and down like birds, and they’re always game (except the makahiya, which always seems to be shy…).

“Sssst…Dalawa Ang Flower Ko…”

“I Will Survive”

“Noypi”

Even if I tried, I wouldn’t be able to resist taking IR photos.  So I just decided to take a couple of IR shots of our residence, 8 Suites.  I tried playing around with the saturation of my IR pics, to try and tone down the “redness” that comes out everytime I shoot infrared:

There were also a couple of night shots that I tried shooting while we were having our “inuman” (translation: drinking water with our chips):

And of course the sunset shots at Caleruega.  We went there a little too early for a sunset shoot, so we ended up waiting so long for the sun to go down.  We waited and we waited and we waited until the sun went down…and poof.  Instead of a great sunset, we got a wimpy one that could only be described as “matamlay”.  We wanted a splash of colors, and instead we got muted blues and lukewarm oranges.  So we felt like we waited for nothing.  So we started packing up, and as I put away my last piece of equipment, and we started lugging our camera bags and started walking down, we suddenly noticed the sky changing colors, then suddenly the familiar bright oranges and purples and reds started streaking across the sky!  We completely forgot the golden hour and panicked, knowing that this state only appears for a few minutes, I threw my bags down again, got my camera and tripod, and started shooting like mad!  I swear, the sky was testing our patience…tsk, tsk, tsk.  I call these my “sunset trees”:

“Rico J.”

“Honey…Wala Na Kong Pan-Tree!”

“Posteng Yawa”

“One, Two, Tree”

So all’s well that ends well, at least the sky flirted with us even if only for a few minutes.  Even if it meant kneeling on the damp grass for almost an hour, taking shots every 5 minutes, hoping that the dull sky will change colors.  I guess for photography hobbyists like us, patience IS a virtue.

I really enjoyed the nice weekend, hoping for more of its kind in the future.  Let me leave you with my favorite photo, only because I found it cute and romantic.  Even nature speaks the language of love:

“How Am I Supposed To Leaf Without You?”