since Taiwan, i have been taking pictures primarily with the Olympus E-PL3 and have been leaving most of my other cameras in the dry box to idle. i thought about how i might want to slow down on my shutter clicks and take my time to pre-visualize and compose my shots - something i take for granted when shooting with a digital camera. so i decided to revisit the Canon AE-1 on my impromptu trip to Melaka last month. it definitely feels good to slow down and not take pictures of every single bicycle, cat, window, and historical building. well, when it comes to film, it's not like i cannot take pictures of every single bicycle, cat, window, and historical building. rather, i find that limiting yourself sometimes helps you pick better shots. it's a familiar road i tend to want to visit from time to time - like revisiting a familiar location to find nooks and crannies you've never noticed before, or trying out a camera you haven't used for a while and rediscovering why you own it in the first place.
or finding familiar faces in places you'd least expect.
Canon AE-1
Fuji Pro 400H
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