Sendat Falls

there is this huge gap within my catalogue of photographs that indicates how i hadn't been shooting with my Canon 400D DSLR for about six months after my trip to Taiwan. somewhere within that time frame, i was toying around with the Olympus E-PL3 and also with the Canon AE-1 - both cameras require little to no post-processing in Lightroom. i guess for some reason, i decided to take the ol' slugger out of the dry box for a spin at Sendat Falls, and as i was post-processing the photographs, i realized how much i missed the routine of taking photographs, uploading them onto my PC, and post-processing them in Lightroom. it had always seemed like a chore to me whenever i had to post-process my photographs, but now i see the process as something that complements the taking of photographs.

i guess the discovery of VSCO Film catalyzed my appreciation of the post-processing procedure. i absolutely love how VSCO Film's filters are capable of enhancing or altering the mood of a photograph. do i belong in the camp that supports the usage of filters? probably. if filters are capable of representing the mood that you are trying to inject in your photographs, then by all means, use a filter. filters are kind of like selecting a particular film you wanna shoot with. want something more vibrant? use a Velvia. how about a more neutral feel to the photographs? use a Portra NC. what about those funky colours? go crazy and cross-process your Lomography Slide Film! want a really contrast-y black and white photograph? give the Tri-X a spin! i personally feel that there aren't many distinctions between film and digital, when it comes to how you want to represent your photographs. for that, i'm always glad that i'm able to decide how i want people to view and feel my photographs.