Photo by Joseph Robert Mangibin
Oblation
We visited my old school which has this statue that serves as the symbol of the University of the Philippines called “Oblation,” which means a “selfless offering.” It was around late afternoon and the sunset was looking quite amazing with this purple hue going on. Right above the statue, I saw this aircraft leaving contrails and to me it appeared like an object falling from the heavens in response.
Image settings: ISO 640, SS 1/160, F/5.6, 56MM
Date taken: March 6, 2026
Photographer Name: Joseph Mangibin
Post processing notes:
I used ON1 RAW 2025 to increase the shadows as I wanted more of the statue's silhouette. I also used lens correction to adjust for distortion. Then I used a mask for the sky, shifted the tint to emphasize the purple hue and pushed the vibrance up a bit.Exif information:
| Copyright: | Joseph Robert Mangibin |
| Camera: | ILCE-7CM2 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Focal Length: | 55.799999237061mm |
| ISO: | 640 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/160 sec. |
| Created: | March 21, 2026 18:13:35 |