God's Boxes


I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day, The black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me.."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."


Source: http://www.christianlifestories.com/poems/popular/godsboxes.html

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Photojournalism Blog 5: Photographic Composition with bit of Action photography


As the days passed by and activities or exercises in our Photography class go further, I realize how important it is to have your own camera. Either you had bought it, rent or borrowed. As long as you can perform the shot lists with no time limit.

This exercise five about photographic composition allows me to see the world in an artistic way. I was able to marvel on the things I thought before as boring and ordinary subject, to be photograph of.
Aggie bldg in a pattern shot
Pattern. One of the things I usually go to is the Aggies building, however I wasn’t able to appreciate its beauty until I had comply this activity. This time everything seems so new again to me. I seemed to be a total stranger to my campus though I stayed for almost three years already.
Forms. I was amazed to capture the capsules (benches in the Sc dry pond), which formed a letter C, with a benches beside it forming a square as I view it in the fourth floor. I wonder how come I over looked this beautiful spots in the University.
Another thing that I won’t forget in this activity is the head-on shot. Wooohh… that’s a breath taking attempt to photograph a speedy vehicle heading towards you. Risking your life as to take the best shot you can. In reality I understand that to be a photojournalist is to be a risk taker.
Sequential shot thrills me as I capture a guy who is practicing Sepak Takraw. It thrills me and excites me ion what to be captured after the three consecutive shots I will had. Amazingly as the camera records the event, I am so happy to see that I was able to have a shot of his strike. With this I was challenged to really work on my skills in photography and to be patient in requesting a DSLR camera from our scholarship program.
Ate darlet, my dorm mate...

Life is so quick like a shutter release will be click.

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