Litratong Pinoy: nakakakilabot [creepy]

Kadalasan, ang tingin natin sa mundo ay kapantay lang ng ating mata. Minsan lang tayo tumitingala, at mahirap naman kung laging nakatungo o kaya tumingin ng pahilis. Sa photography, payo ng mga eksperto ang pagkuha ng larawan sa mga sari-saring anggulo at isama na kakaibang lighting para daw makapaglikha ng nakakakilabot na larawan.
 

Most of the time, we look at the world at eye level. We seldom look up, and it's a bit difficult to look down all the time or stare diagonally. In photography, experts tell us that shooting images at extreme angles and combined with spooky lighting would create creepy photos.

Ito nga pala ang mga larawan sa loob ng memorial chapel sa Cebu Cathedral Museum. "Carmen collection" ang tawag ng madre na nakausap ko sa museum---galing sa parokya ng Carmen ang tabernacle na ito, gawa sa kahoy na binalot ng inukit na pilak. Sabi pa ni sister, mahigit 200 years old na ang tabernacle na ito.
 
These are the photos I took at the memorial chapel inside the Cebu Cathedral Museum. The nun called it the Carmen collection---an antique tabernacle from the Carmen parish, made of wood and encased in etched silver. The nun disclosed that the tabernacle is more than 200 years old.
 

Ito naman ang blown-up na litrato ng tabernacle na kinunan ng isang photographer [na nakalimutan ko ang pangalan] kamakailan. Tinanong ako ni sister kung may nakikita ako sa litrato. Medyo kinilabutan ako nang mapansin ko ang mukha ng matandang lalaki sa antique na Eucharist. Ang paniwala ni sister ay mukha si Jesus ang nasa Eucharist at hinamon pa ako na kuhanan ko rin ang tabernacle kung magpapakita daw si Jesus sa akin. Dahil may pagka-pilosopo ako, biniro ko si sister na hindi si Jesus ang nasa litrato kasi bata pa s'ya namatay. Sagot naman agad si sister na Ama ni Jesus ito kasi matanda na.:P  

In the second photo is a blown-up photograph of the tabernacle taken recently by a local photographer. The nun asked me if I see something different on the blow-up photo. I had goosebumps when I noticed a face of an old man on the Eucharist. Sister believes the face belongs to Jesus and she challenged me to take photos as well to see if Jesus would show his face to me. I teased the old nun that Jesus died young so it can't be Him. The nun retorted that it should be The Father then.
 

Nakakakilabot di ba? [Creepy, isn't it?]
 

Marami akong litratong kinuha, iba't-ibang anggulo pero wala akong nakitang mukha sa screen ng aking camera. Ngumiti na lang ang madre at iniwan akong magmuni-muni sa loob ng chapel.  

I took the nun's challenge and photographed the tabernacle from all angles but didn't see a hint of a face at my camera's screen. The nun smiled as if she was expecting it (haha) and left me alone to meditate in the chapel.

Sa dami ng litratong kinuha ko, ito lang yata ang tila may pahiwatig ng isang mukha. Ano sa tingin mo?  

From the many photos I took, this is the only one with a hint of that old face. What do you see?
 

 
More creepy photos at Litratong Pinoy
 

Cebu Cathedral Museum - Weekend Snapshot

Across the street from the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is the Cathedral Museum, the ecclesiastical museum of the Archdiocese of Cebu. The museum is housed in a former rectory built in 1840 and made from cut-coral stones and hardwood. On the ground floor is a memorial chapel and a small area showing the original flooring when the house was first constructed, during the Spanish regime, the American occupation to the present.

The grand staircase leads to the second floor, an open gallery exhibiting photographs and illustrations depicting the growth of Catholicism in Cebu. There are collections of antique sculptures, chalices and ciboriums and other religious artifacts from the Spanish colonial times.

Entrance fee is 50 pesos.

overlooking the Cebu Cathedral and garden

view of the museum from the garden

a crucifixion mural

Michael the Archangel tramples Satan

not sure if this is Saint Rose

the prestigious Spanish medal

Enjoy Weekend Snapshot