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Dispatch: Crisologo in Mono

Crisolog mono

Calle Crisologo in Mono (Olympus PEN E-PL1, Grainy B+W Art Filter)

I can’t remember the last time I went to Vigan. It’s still a nice place after all these years and coming in an off-peak season means less crowd. The north is such a great place to back to once in a while. And I’ll be here for the next few days for some light sightseeing.

Life is Art with Olympus Art Filters

Cubao X Wall collage and Electric Guitar (Pin Hole)

Cubao X Wall collage and Electric Guitar (Pin Hole)

“Seems like another gimmick to me” is my first thought when I heard about what seems to be a regular feature among the new Olympus line of DSLR cameras – the Art Filters. Honestly, it made me scratch my head. There are 6 preset creative effects found in the camera, namely Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale and Light, Light Tone, Grainy Film and Pin Hole. I had the chance to play around with their relatively new mid-range DSLR Olympus E-30, which is the first Olympus DSLR to incorporate the feature and see what these filters can do. I need not travel that far to try out the Art Filters. Here are some shots taken along the streets of Binondo, Graffiti in Intramuros, some shops in Cubao X and also a few high rise from Makati.

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