“Hello Master, How you doin’ today?” “Fine Grasshopper or should I say Louie baby?” “Awright!” “No Monday after the contest hangover? Strange!” “Saint Francis. Serenity to accept things that are not meant to be.” “I see, so you are at peace with yourself?” “More or less, master.” “I don’t see. You have been passionate, almost […]
Tag: Narcing dela Merced
Waking a Lion
“Hello Grasshopper! Long time no write!” “Yes master, very little to write about. All bad news except now.” “Ok. Bad news first.” “I did not make it to the CCP Calendar.” “You did not make it to the top 36 photographers?!” “No master I was no. 20.” “So you were in the calendar.” “Yes, but […]
Batanes In My Mind
There are many things not to like about Batanes, lack of good hotels, frequent brown outs, sporadic cell signals or lack of it outside Basco, the capital. Add to it no fast foods, dearth of good eating place, no Starbucks, only tricycles for taxi, jeepneys for travel outside Basco or rent your own van for […]
My Sundays with Emil
It is our routine. Almost every Sunday, if it’s not raining, no other commitments, I pick him up around 8:30 in the morning. His house is just 10 minutes away. Two beeps and a minute later, he comes shuffling out, usually accompanied by his eldest of this three Granddaughters Daphne. We proceed to the UP […]
Bangkok Experience
They say that ” Travel Broadens the Mind” and I concur wholeheartedly. Different lands, culture and people are what make traveling an adventure every time. My visit to Bangkok is my first after a long while and I have no illusion that it will still be the same as it was 40 years ago. There […]
Water, February 2013
Theme: Water Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Format: Black and White Print Award: Second Place […]
Choices
“Why are you wearing that shirt again?” My wife asked, in a tone that was unmistakably coy, meaning she knows the answer but wants me to admit it. “It was there on top of the pile.” I replied in a defensive tone. “No, it was not. I placed it at the bottom of the pile, […]
Jake Lagonera, 2012 BW Photo of the Year
Award: 2012 Photo of the Year Format: Black and White Photographer: Jake Lagonera Rank: First Place Photographer: Quincy Castillo Rank: Second Place Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Rank: Third Place […]
Vendors of Siem Reap
It has been said that people are the same all over the world. Perhaps each have different habits, culture, food, etc but basically, deep down, they all have the same reaction to crisis, survival, family and one of the most basic of all human interaction, buying or selling something. I found out in Siem Reap […]
Motion, Raul Montifar
Theme: Motion Format: Colored Print Date: July 2011 Photographer: Raul Montifar Rank: First Place Score: 4.4529 Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Rank: Second Place Score: 4.2753 Photographer: Jerry Tieng Rank: Third Place Score: 4.2500 […]
Three Treasures
A Diamond or any precious stone is considered valuable. Its beauty, uniqueness, scarcity and sometimes it is one of a kind makes it prized and treasured. Something to be passed on to the next generation, given to someone you love to be appreciated and enjoyed. Mere mention of treasure and the mind immediately think of […]
Exotic Places
I’m going out on a limb here. I will say that all photographers like to travel and the more exotic the place the more they want to go there. But first before we go any further, let us define exotic. Webster defines it as not native, foreign, having a strange allure, not common etc. So, […]
Sagada Adventure
Whenever we go on an On-The-Spot competition (OTS), there is always that excitement, thinking and hoping that one would find a photograph worthy of being kept possibly blown up and displayed where it can be viewed and shared with others. Wishing that one would find a moment in time where a congruence of light, subject […]
Mostly White, Arianne Rodriguez
Theme: Mostly White Format: Colored Print Date: March 2012 Photographer: Arianne Rodriguez Rank: First Place Score: 4.6100 Photographer: Arnel Murillo Rank: Second Place Score: 4.5720 Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Rank: Third Place Score: 4.5140 […]
Batanes and Meditation
There was a time when I was to visit Batanes for something like the 10th time when my wife who has never been there asked ” Is there a place in Batanes that you have not seen? The interview went like this. ” Um.. No” “Did not photograph?” “Umm…. No” “So why do you keep […]
Street Portraiture, Arnel Murillo
Theme: Street Portraiture Format: Black and White Date: February 2012 Photographer: Arnel Murillo Rank: First Place Score: 4.1400 Photographer: Raul Echivarre Rank: Second Place Score: 3.9740 Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Rank: Third Place Score: 3.9620 […]
Rolling Stones of Valugan
When ever Rudy and I visit Batanes, one of the first things we do is to go to Valugan the following morning. Wake up at 4:30 AM, have 3 in 1 coffee and off we go. Since Valugan is facing East, we want to set up before there is light. There are two distinct areas […]
Best Friends Forever
If you ask a lifetime member who his BFFs are, I would venture a guess that most of them are in the club. Look at Louie and Raymund, Doc Castro and Ruben, Emil and Waldy Cruz, Rudy and many members, plus so many budding friendships that I see every club meetings. They are like like […]
The Times They are a-Changin’
“Hello Grasshopper, Long time no see or hear!” “Yes master, I’ve spent a lot of time meditating and thinking about changes taking place in CCP.” “Oh! How so?” “Even if you’re half observant as I am, You will notice that Times are a-changing” “It’s been changing even in Bob Dylan’s time!” “Yes master, but this […]
Landscape, Jerry Tieng
Theme: Landscape Format: Black and White Date: August 2010 Photographer: Jerry Tieng Rank: First Place Score: 4.4375 Photographer: Raffy Santos Rank: Second Place Score: 4.2375 Photographer: Narcing dela Merced Rank: Third Place Score: 4.2350 […]
Dimensions of Hope
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