Originally posted by repaap Q: waiting for the light or PP.
A: Both!
Originally posted by DeadJohn I do both
GIGO: Garbage In; Garbage Out. Without good light, post processing will only get you so far. However, with good light, you can enhance it with good post processing.
Both waiting for the light, and post processing take patience, experience, effort, and luck, but most good photographers aren't just lucky, they put themselves into situations where there is a greater chance for serendipity.
Also using lens filters isn't just for film (i.e. graduated ND) and can help and reduce post processing.
....and then there is the philosophical perspective. Capturing magic in the beautiful light vs. making something more than it was with digital processing. Ultimately, it's called
photography and the word for
light is in the name of the game.