Postcards from Manila: #47 Searching for Dawn

Stalking the most beautiful places in the Philippines

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Monday, December 28, 2009

#47 Searching for Dawn

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What are you searching for in the coming year?

We were at a local golf course in Cabuyao, Laguna searching for a sunrise. Unlike wilder landscapes, golf courses present uniquely different challenges: manicured lawns, early-bird golfers, and water sprinklers that suddenly come alive. It didn't help that thick clouds hovered on the eastern horizon, precisely where we wished clouds never wandered. So much for that glorious sunrise photograph in our minds...

What is a twilight photographer to do? He best work hard, pray that he be lucky because other compositions abound. This is one of my favorite dawn shots. It shows a fellow photographer in the same boat, struggling with the little the dawn had to offer. Yet we all kept shooting, experimenting, and wondering, knowing that amidst adversity can be found the seeds of human triumph. Or luck.

And so too is life: a standard playbook we all think we know, one that is filled with surprises and opportunities. As we approach a brand new year, may we continue to work hard, to keep the faith, and to persevere no matter the adversity. Who knows, we may just get lucky!

Have an exciting new year ahead! Enjoy.

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