“The sun rises in the East”. That’s what I was taught and accepted it (I mean, who really tracks the sun’s direction). But soon, I found out that when they mention East, it wasn’t the absolute East. While I was growing sunflowers in my parent’s home many years back, I began to notice the direction of the sun because sunflower tend to follow the direction of the sun. I realized that over the span of the year, the sun’s direction can deviate quite a a bit, although it’s still generally in the direction of the East. When it comes to photography, this makes alot of difference if we rely on available light. This is especially so while shooting landscapes, architecture, etc.

While shooting Glenn and Christy’s wedding at St Teresa Church, I noticed this ray of light that fell nicely on both their hands during prayers. As a photographer, this is pretty much one of those things that happens once in a blue moon. Right place, right time, right direction.