Stunning Photo of Nina on Her Show at Veranza Mall, GenSan

Luck was with me during Nina's show at Veranza Mall. I was glad there was enough light that allowed me to take snaps of the singer at considerably fast shutter speeds. Anyway, when I tried pressing the shutter as those green lights swayed across the stage, the image below happened.

Nina Gives a Free Show at Veranza Mall

I missed Jed Madela's performance on Veranza Mall's opening day. That was a frustration. So, I made a promise to myself that whenever any of my idols would perform anywhere in the city, I would be around. My mistake was I didn't check Veranza Mall's show schedules. But I was lucky.

My family and I had dinner at Mooon Cafe, and we were hearing the live band playing while we helped ourselves to the buffet. Then we took pictures beside the famous waterfall just like everyone else did. We were about to leave when we heard the emcee yelling Nina's name. Like most who were there, we hurried towards the stage only to be stopped by a raucous crowd in front of us.

She first sang a slow version of Alicia Keys's current hit Girl on Fire, which stirred the crowd. She sang a couple other songs, such as Adele's Someone Like You, Pink's Just Give Me a Reason, Tina Arena's Burn, and two or three other songs I can't remember. She finished her show with a spine-tingling rendition of Through the Fire. Her high belts drew screams and howls from a stupefied crowd.

I didn't take videos because I wanted to enjoy her performances.

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Veranza Mall, GenSan's Green Mall

Okay, so we went to the opening of another mall, another teen hub, in the city. The interior is very much like SM City's. Of course, the architecture is different. Take a walk on their veranda and you'll get a different feel. Wooden structures are there. The roof is made of glass. My only gripe is that rainwater was dripping from the veranda ceiling, because it was drizzling when we went there.

The mall is bragging it's huge man-made waterfalls. They say it's the biggest. I don't know whether it's the biggest in the country. Surely, it attracts shoppers, most of whom wouldn't mind taking selfies with either of the waterfalls in the backdrop.

Veranza Mall is an extension of KCC Mall. If you're at KCC, you can walk to Veranza by taking the pedestrian conveyor located between Jollibee and Pizza Hut on the second floor.

The Summer Triangle and the Milky Way

I waited for a few months to finally see the beautiful band of the Milky Way across the night sky. According to the EarthSky.org, you can locate this band, this hazy band of our home galaxy, by looking for three stars that form an asterism known as the Summer Triangle. I saw it last night.

This is how it appears over the southern Philippines at 10pm. That bright star in the upper right is
Altair. The one above that pole is Vega. Deneb is one in lower part of the photo. The brighter region of the Milky Way extends southwards from this asterism.

This is the galactic center. Had it been truly dark, I would have taken a better exposure. This is why it is never recommended to take night sky photos in the middle of the city. Light pollution doesn't allow you to increase exposure. If you tried, you'd get a washed out night sky photo.

Some people look at the sky at night and ask, "where's the Milky Way?" 

Baby, we're in it!

Abstract?

Recently, I have been looking at patterns and presenting subjects in nonconventional ways. I don't know. I just wanted to play with composition. I'll say no more. Just look at the photos, and feel free to say anything in the comments section.