The Colors of Boracay




September 17 to 18, 2004. Just some of the boracay pictures i had printed. I think that i shall never see...a boracay sunset. the first time i was there there was atyphoon and we were stranded on the island. this second time, the weather was perfect, but suddenly there was typhoon the day we were supposed to go there. with fervent prayers, the rain stopped the night we got there, and over the next two days the skies cleared until finally we had a FEW hours of sunshine on our second (and last) day. took advantage of the light to get these shots. but that's why in some pictures all you see are gray clouds.

See related journal entry here.

Comments

  1. sunny castilloOctober 1, 2004 at 4:44 PM

    fantastic! fantastic! fantastic! i am not sure if it is a contradiction to say that there is vividness in the almost pastel hues of the pictures.

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  2. Kiko RavenaOctober 2, 2004 at 10:35 AM

    gwapa pix! nice colors and compositions. Seldom you can find nice subjects in Boracay ...now.

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  3. beng garciaOctober 2, 2004 at 6:19 PM

    WOW! are you sure you didn't photo edit all these pictures to perfection???they are really awesome!
    truly, you MUSt be my daughter :)

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  4. Crisanto CayonOctober 3, 2004 at 7:14 PM

    Even the gray clouds assumed color in your takes! Ang galing!

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  5. Crisanto CayonOctober 3, 2004 at 7:23 PM

    Defying the sun and using it to advantage!

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  6. josrique garciaOctober 7, 2004 at 2:27 AM

    i like this one. simple yet distinct. like an artist taking his/her brush n ink n painting it just the way he/she wanted it...

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  7. XXXX YYYYOctober 13, 2004 at 3:44 AM

    grabe, ganda pictures mo 'Day, kakainggit! :)

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  8. rose talladenNovember 25, 2004 at 2:10 AM

    Miss Jeneen, you're really a genius in photography! I'm enjoying a lot just watching at these really excellently-shot pictures. It's as if I've gone to these places just by watching them! I was curious so I had to click on to your profile. So I said, ah kaya pala. Galing talaga. I'm into campus paper production and I manage to give basic tips on photojournalism to my students who go on photojourn contests. But I'm not really that good yet, but I'm trying to learn more. With your photos, I get a lot of tips and exposure already. So pls keep posting some more pictures and maybe you can include the openings and shutter speed used in those photos? Thanks a million!!!

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  9. rose talladenNovember 25, 2004 at 2:17 AM

    I'm getting sentimental with this one because I grew up in a place much like this. Another photo perfect!

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  10. rose talladenNovember 25, 2004 at 2:21 AM

    Did u have to wait till this came into view or were u just lucky to be there at the time it came into being?

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  11. rose talladenNovember 25, 2004 at 2:24 AM

    Shades of violet being a fav color of mine, I can't resist this one. I have it printed now.

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  12. Jeneen GarciaNovember 25, 2004 at 3:07 AM

    it was already there =) what i had to wait for was the sun to come out because there was a typhoon

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  13. Iris DJune 10, 2005 at 12:28 PM

    I always wanted to go to Boracay. I have to download pictures I've taken on my recent trip to Hawaii. Please check out my website in the next few weeks. I will have to compress my pictures because my files are way too large. The quality might not be as good due to the compression. I would like for you to critique my photos. Thanks.

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