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Pentavia: Ninja Metal Shoot
Ever been inside a small, cramped bar where the performing artist keeps on banging his head, sweat dripping on his shoulders and forehead and he seems as if he'd attack the person nearest him?
I could have joined my sibs in watching a movie on a Saturday night, but I went out instead. I signed up for a shoot with Pentavia, a local band in the Phils. Their song is what they call 'Ninja Metal', though for me they sounded more like Mudvayne and Slipknot. The vocalist was very perked up during the night and I almost got hit with a microphone stand when he started banging on the stage. I didn't even notice it because I was too focused on his moves with my eye behind the viewfinder, it was when my co-photographer told me that I should 'be careful with my head' and this he meant quite literally.
That was the first time that I went to Freedom Bar, and for sure it wouldn't be the last. Though my beloved camera was put at risk at multiple times, I was washed clean with beer when the vocalist showered the audience with a bottle of booze, and the place was a literal 60 sq.m. ashtray, I'd certainly go back there and shoot more.
The night turned out to be fun and I ended my day by eating Pork and Tofu Adobo at Rufo's.
I just hope I'd already found my niche in photography. I'll probably frequent bars soon and quit clubs.
Rekta Kontrabida- Pentavia
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