January 15, 2010 Solar Eclipse

Nagulat ako noong nalaman ko na may magaganap na Solar Eclipse ngayong araw. Nalaman ko lang ito noong nasa opisina na ako kanina. Matagal na panahon na din mula noong huli akong nakasaksi ng ganitong bagay. Grade 3 yata ako noon kung tama pa ang pagkakaalala ko. Kung kaya't hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na mag half day na lang sa trabaho para masaksihan ko ang bihirang pangyayaring ito. Bitbit ang aking camera, nagpunta ako sa mataas na parte ng aming bahay at nagsimulang kumuha ng larawan ng nabanggit na Solar Eclipse.

Hindi ko maipaliwanag ang saya at excitement na naramdaman ko noong nakita ko na naguumpisa ng takpan ng anino ng buwan ang haring araw. Nakakapanindig balahibo.

Isang napakagandang simula ng taong 2010.  Sana ay good luck ang dala nito sa atin.


Ilan sa mga larawan (i-click para sa mas malaking sukat):

Babaeng sapatos

Ano ba talaga ang dahilan bakit nakikipag boyfriend o girlfriend ang tao? Kung magtatanong ka sa ordinaryong teen age partner, o sa mga matatawag nating mga taong nasa "marrying age" na kung sila ba ay magpapakasal na, baka ni sa gunita nila di pa nila naisip yun. Bakit nga ba kung gayon ay nagkakaroon ng boyfriend o girlfriend relationship?

Sabi ng iba "syempre kailangan yang boyfriend o girlfriend relationship, dahil dapat makiklala mo muna siya bago kayo magpakasal. Parang tulad ng sapatos, kailangang isukat mo muna bago mo bilhin." Ang lalaki ang nagsusukat, ang babae naman ang sapatos. Ang problema, naisukat mo na at lahat, napudpud na ng kung ilang buwan mong gamit ang sapatos at saka mo ibabalik sa sales person at sasabihing "ayoko nito palitan mo. Hindi kasya, maluwag. Hindi ko gusto ang hulma sa aking paa."

Nakakalungkot lang isipin na minsan, o madalas, nagiging sapatos ang mga kababaihan. At taga sukat ang mga kalalakihan. Huwag sanang maging ganito ang kalakaran.

How to take great photos

As far as the eye can see there are photographs waiting to be captured or to be created. Life swirls around us without stopping, but as a photographer, you can put a frame around moments in time. A lot more goes to taking a good photograph than just pushing a button, though.

Learn to use a camera, but most of all, learn to think like a photographer. Here are some valuable tips from expert photographer Neil Johnson to help you get started on your way.

Light

• When lighting a subject, it is important to consider not only the direction of the light (front, side, back), but also the color of the background.
• Light does not always have to fall on the front of your subject.
• On-camera flash is most useful for subjects that are 10 to 15 feet away from you.

Composition

• Making your subject the focus of attention does not mean that you have to put it in the middle of the frame. Placing the subject slightly off center can help lead the viewer into the subject.

Subjects

• When taking pictures of a person, or an animal, focusing on their eyes then getting down to their eye level and moving close will improve your photographs.

• When taking pictures of people, try to get them to forget about the camera and just go about doing what they enjoy.

Quick Tips!

• Don’t rush your pictures.
• Take time and experiment.
• Snap! Snap! Snap! Take as many pictures as you can.
• Study them. Ask yourself why some work and others don’t.
• Learn from mistakes, but most important, keep shooting.

Photo Terms:

SLR Camera: Single Lens Reflex Camera
DSLR Camera: Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera
Composition: The arrangement of everything in your picture – the subject, foreground, background, and surrounding elements.
Exposure: The amount of light coming into the camera and the length of time it strikes the film or the digital medium.
Lens: One or more pieces of glass of plastic designed to collect and focus light on a piece of film or digital medium.
Shutter: The device in a camera that opens to allow light to strike the film or digital medium.
ISO: The letters ISO on your digital camera settings refer to the film speed. ISO determines how sensitive the film or digital medium is to light.
Aperture: The aperture of a lens is the diameter of the lens opening. It regulates the amount of light that passes through onto the film or digital medium inside the camera.
Tripod: A three-legged stand for supporting a camera.





Thank you to: National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 (Topic source Link)