Picture of the Week – Making waves

Making waves

Originally uploaded by idarknight

There were a few interesting shots this week, but I think this one really hit on something with the mix of organic and mechanical, light and dark. I’ve been noticing on some of the popular Instagram photos, they don’t really use the filters for an effect that helps the image. Often they just seem thrown on. It seems that all they are doing is using the app for the square ratio and the social aspect. Fair enough, but to me that seems to be a waste of what the available filters can do. But then again, I’m just one voice and I seem to have developed my own preferences. I don’t like using filters that don’t have some manner of border for some reason. In my SLR photos, I abhor borders, but in square, lomo photos, I seem to really like them. I can’t explain it.