Donggawon Viewing Deck in Talakag

We have just checked out one of the latest must visit place in Talakag, the Donggawon Viewing Deck located in Tagbak with DOT Region 10's Mr. D. Esmedalla & company, Talakag Tourism Office' Ms. Marnnie Macapayag & staff, Talakag Tourism Council Chair, Madam Grace Factura and Talakag Administrative Officer, Mr Alberto Bigcas.  With us also were DevCom lecturers and students from Xavier University who were doing their Photography Immersion in Talakag.

Enjoying lunch surrounded by spectacular views.

The Viewdeck

The long & winding road to Miarayon.

Bring your own food and you can eat in one of these cottages.

Of all places, bumped into my nephew Richard here whom I haven't seen for ages!

UPDATE
Thank you CDODev.com for featuring Donggawon Viewing Deck today (9/14/17),  CLICK HERE.

Basic Photography Workshop in Talakag

Photo credits to Den & Edison of Talakag Tourism Office

I felt honoured to have been invited to attend this workshop facilitated by the Talakag Municipal LGU and the Tourism Office.  The speakers (Karlo Jess, Roven, Justin, Eric and Jett) were from Xavier University, Development Communications Department.  They covered various topics from the origin of Photography, parts of the camera, and techniques on taking good photographs.  I have a Sony Digital camera that I just basically “point and shoot” but in just one afternoon, I have learned the fundamentals of Focus, Composition and Timing. The knowledge I acquired from this workshop has built up my confidence in Blogging and opened up possibilities.

The highlight of the workshop for me was the Photo Essay Activity towards the end.  We were sent out (with our XU DevCom mentors Mayen and Bianca) and challenged to take photographs applying the various techniques from exposure, metering, rule of third, symmetry, leading lines, pattern, texture, depth of field, juxtaposition, etc. and then tell a story using just 6 photos.  We had so much fun sharing and comparing our collection of photographs.  Below are some photos I took for consideration for the Photo Essay.  It's about the various people caught within the frame of one particular building in just half an hour.

I’m very grateful for this rare opportunity.  This workshop has really made me conscious now about taking photographs.  As the saying goes, “think before you click!”