Originally posted by butangmucat Is that a matter of personal taste or is Velvia really not that realistic?
I am sorry: as a long time film photographer I have to be critical here. However, I am only responding because you invited opinions and responses. I intend no offence.
The colours in the images you posted are, in my opinion......lurid, unrealistic, lacking subtlety, frankly, horrible. Sorry again but sometimes one has to speak directly.
I confess that the only digital photos I take are on a ten year old point and shoot camera. I don't use any after exposure processing and I loathe the overuse of High Dynamic Range that I witness being used by numerous digital photographers.
These facts so might explain my opinions and perhaps dated attitudes
When I want more "quality", more "authenticity", more "elegance", I use my Pentax film camera, loaded with any of the universally acknowledged higher quality colour or black and white film. (Fujicolor, Ilford, Kodak, etc.).