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Photography, The organised chaos

Fixing those pix from Japan

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I have finally gotten down to tackling those 800 photos I had shot during our trip to Japan. Thank heavens for Adobe Lightroom! It sure made things easier for me. And I am so happy that I shot everything in RAW format, cleaning up terrible white balance and overexposed shots has never been easier.

I still have more than 600 photos to go through but it’s fine, the editing process is quite a joy. Thanks to my stint at Loiters, which taught me to be bold with my edits and to try out angles that I normally wouldn’t have thought of. I may not be a good photog but hey, I’m trying!

Here are some random favourites of mine, they are mostly from our jaunts in Yanaka and Meiji Shrine. A proper recap will be coming up soon!

Chain of buckets hanging from a well
Chain of buckets hanging from a well

Buckets at a shrine in Yanaka
Buckets at a shrine in Yanaka

Religious procession at Meijijingu
Religious procession at Meijijingu

Wedding couple posing at Meijijingu
Wedding couple posing at Meijijingu

More photos here.

The organised chaos

The wise man says

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“One becomes extremist when life offers no other hope or meaning and someone offers you these in exchange for your life. That someone could be yourself and the delusions that manifest in that void.

The solution is simple – offer everyone you meet hope and meaning. Sometimes all it takes is a kind word or gesture to turn someone away from the edge. We all touch lives. Whose will you touch today?

And if you know no meaning in your life, then let this be it. Give hope. You will then find meaning.”

He was once my GP tutor back in Victoria Junior College and I suppose it’s fitting that he answers my question. And suddenly, I feel inspired to pick up the pen and write, like how I used to write as a student.

Thank you, Colin Cheong. After 10 years, you are still the teacher and I, the student.