Photography

[feral vector]

https://vintagevisual.eu/ago-film-processor/

[jagged lake]

ECN2

Am tired

Got home near midnight

[feral vector]

Okay that's what I was assuming lmao

[jagged lake]

Vision3 pushed to 2000

Or 3200

Speaking of which I just shot some fuji400 at 800 we shall see how goes

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[feral vector]

Ya know, considering cost of chemicals and film processor VS the cost of a lab, the price of our Ago thing isn't that crazy

We are stupid fortunate to have a cheap lab

But if you don't have $5 C41, I see the cost savings in a home setup for a lot of development work

[jagged lake]

Yea

[jagged lake]

$8 dev $7 scan (1.5MP)

….

[feral vector]

Bruh

That scan is a scam

[jagged lake]

yeah lol

1536 x 1037 resolution

[jagged lake]

Collect.

[feral vector]

oh you have a film section in the fridge, thats cute

[jagged lake]

hahahahah

[feral vector]

we....need a second mini fridge

[jagged lake]

You have a film fridge don’t you

Yup

This lonely dude is chillin by the nuggies because expiring soon

[feral vector]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTjPzw9VhY
the mini fridge in this video is the ideal size tbh

eh nvm i didn't recall it having a freezer oops

although the fridge section is still a decent size

we just don't need the freezer bits

[jagged lake]

Freezer for expired, no?

[feral vector]

Seems unnecessary around here

In theory this jpeg has HDR

I can see it kick in HDR on my phone

But discord just doesn't

It tried

No way this embeds, right?

[elder ingot]

No

But my phone can't open the file

[jagged lake]

Oh there we go

[feral vector]

It opens in browser just fine for me

[jagged lake]

I see it in browser

[elder ingot]

Same

But downloading it doesn't open

[feral vector]

Avif you're gonna need an app for probably

But the jpeg does seem to display HDR on a compatible browser and display

Unfortunately my preferred device for editing is not HDR capable 😭

[jagged lake]

phone

[elder ingot]

S24 Ultra

[jagged lake]

15 Pro

[elder ingot]

So cute

[jagged lake]

That’s Percy :)

[elder ingot]

He's so adorable

[jagged lake]

❤️

Also

[feral vector]

Feels....severance intro

[jagged lake]

WOOOO I GOT BACK SCANS FROM 99y OLD CAMERA

[limber tartan]

Nice

[verbal laurel]

Don't forget to eat those mc ketchup

[jagged lake]

They won’t stop giving me sauces

Literal fistfuls every time

also I got more film

[ember plaza]

Bro PUT IT IN A CONTAINER AR LEASTTT AND WHY DO YOU HAVE A PACK OF DESSICANT

[jagged lake]

Desiccant because fridge gets wet

There’s a few

I should probably get a container lol

[feral vector]

Ziplock bag ez

[verbal laurel]

EAT IT

https://tenor.com/view/noko-shikanoko-nokotan-my-deer-friend-nokotan-shikanoko-nokonoko-koshitantan-drool-gif-8501174156997653451

[wise patrol]

pour it all into one bowl and let me know how it tastes

Not the desiccant tho, don't eat that

[jagged lake]

But those are my favorite snacks

[wise patrol]

you just eat condiment packets from time to time on their own?

[jagged lake]

yummy

[jagged lake]

no I’m not crazy

[wise patrol]

OHhhhhh, yeah, okay, that checks out

But do the condiment in a bowl thing

[jagged lake]

Idk man

[limber tartan]

is that.... safe?

[wise patrol]

in small quantities probably

[limber tartan]

😂 ah i see lol

[wise patrol]

I'm not asking Beano to chug the whole thing

just mix it altogether and taste it

-# please don't actually do this, for legal reasons I am joking

[limber tartan]

depending on how many taco bell sauce packets are sitting there.. itll probably be rather spicy?

tho then again theres bbq sauce and such too

so hard to say lol

[wise patrol]

that's what I'm sayinggg, there's enough variety there that it could be interesting!

[limber tartan]

i think there was some Teriyaki sauce in there too?

[feral vector]

For the sauces it's fiiiiine

Might taste bad but he will survive

Just don't mix the dessicant

[wise patrol]

[feral vector]

The sauce door

I'm not addicted I can quit any time I want

[limber tartan]

Yum

[jagged lake]

It’s mostly bell

Taco(cat)Bell will give me literal handfuls of sauce

I’m convinced they just grab a fistful and chuck it in the bag

[elder ingot]

They do

[jagged lake]

E100 longish exposures

8-16 seconds

[elder ingot]

I've had at least like 15 sauces in my bag

[jagged lake]

Anyways uhhh

[limber tartan]

They pretty much do tbh

[feral vector]

i miss the days when the average sauce count per order was 100

[feral vector]

i need to buy more E100

honestly the one thing I would be interesting in bulk rolling

[ember plaza]

e100 is expensiveee

[paper bear]

E100 from warthunder mentioned rahhhh

[jagged lake]

Yeah but fun

This is my first roll of e100 120

Probably last for a while

18.99 a roll…

[low fox]

Crazy, that's cool

The sunset

[jagged lake]

not actually the sun :p

Just a problem with the camera

[elder ingot]

Still cool though

[jagged lake]

Very

[deft garden]

I have to go through more photos from DC still. Just don’t have the energy.

[elder ingot]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHvnqZzNBV8/

Holy HELL the lens on that beast

pubity

This photographer captured a stunningly details shot of an Air France Boeing 777 Freighter 37,000ft away 😮

This was achieved by using the Sigma 150-600mm, a hyper-telephoto zoom lens often used in wildlife photography.

(📸 aerospotterr/TikTok)

#photography #pubity #viral

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[jagged lake]

The power of (probably) an A7R4/5

And a 600mm lens

With a 100000% crop

lol

Probably more like 500%?

61MP full frame can go farrrrr if you don’t care too much about image quality

[feral vector]

Teleconverters

1200mm lens

Normal lens but being on a plane below the big plane and cutting a hole in the top to snap a pic

[jagged lake]

RF 1200F8L

2x

R7

32.5MP APSC

3840MM before crop with minimal quality loss

insanity

$700 to rent the lens and TC for 4 days

Not bad

$175 a day, if you’re doing pro stuff and need it for just one event that would be cool

[ember plaza]

yes I have to say it is quite delightful

[jagged lake]

I want

[jagged lake]

…how well does sunny16 work with slide film

I had an unreliable light meter

It was really sunny and I shot at f/16 100iso 1/100

And kept roughly around there

Sometimes f8 1/100

Also put in the phoenix so we’ll see how that goes

[feral vector]

I have nevr used sunny 16

although I accidentally overexposed my E100 for several shots

real shame; can't do much to fix

negative film typically is fine with overexposure

[jagged lake]

Yeah I did that on 35 because center weighted meter and bright sky

:(

We will see how the 120 goes.

I kinda want super slides.

Wonder if anyone would make em

[feral vector]

I need to change my meter settings on my EOS 3

Whatever the rebel is set to is more of what I want

I just forget

[jagged lake]

I shot it in an X-570

Minolta from 1981

No way to change

[tawdry forum]

I sincerely apologize about the photo being bad (especially the weird edits I made, I feel like I made it worse), but I do really like the lighting

warm + cold, the original is ehh

[jagged lake]

I like it

Not bad

I like the warm one more too

[tawdry forum]

gilbert

too dark

can't even tell what it is

[limber tartan]

Its a set of stairs :P

I see the handrail and the sillouhette of the stairs themselves. Really i actually kinda like that photo lol

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[jagged lake]

THAT is cool

Slightly dark but really really cool

[tawdry forum]

"slightly"

[wise patrol]

idk what it is by I like the ✨drama✨ of it

[limber tartan]

Its really quite a captivating photo

[stoic hare]

My dog Baby Milo.

[stoic hare]

Milo and Dior.

[jagged lake]

slightly.

not a ton.

[wise patrol]

You might actually trying sharing these in #pets! More people will definitely see these cuties over there

[stoic hare]

Kk!

[jagged lake]

!!!

!!!

[tawdry forum]

when I have some free time I can try to fix my mistakes there and I'll repast it

[jagged lake]

I like it dark but you need just a bit more detail

[tawdry forum]

hopefully that's better?

not sure

[wise patrol]

The warm light def gives a different vibe!

[tawdry forum]

indeed

at least now you can kinda understand what you're looking at

[wise patrol]

I dig it!

[jagged lake]

That’s so much better I love it

[tawdry forum]

thats amazing

[verbal laurel]

Nice 😎

[jagged lake]

85 mb incoming lol

[wise patrol]

I love the color contrast of the goldfinch with the rest of the photo

[jagged lake]

Thank you very much!

That’s the style I love to do with birds

They just pop out so nicely

Older ones I’ve shared before

[wise patrol]

I love the orbs that are chickadees!! All beautiful photos!!

But man that male Cardinal is really popping!! Especially with the half framing you have going on with the thin branch circling around it and also the big trunk, dark behind it, giving a really nice contrast!!

[jagged lake]

OOOOH I didn’t even see the framing there

That’s accidental haha

But it’s amazing

[wise patrol]

love accidental things in photography!!

Like even below the tail has a nice lil framing, it's so good

[jagged lake]

Ooooooh!!

[jagged lake]

tufty ❤️

[wise patrol]

ooo love the almost monochromatic vibe!! I'd totally play with the values to adjust the blacks/whites a bit so the bird pops a bit more but still a beautiful shot as is!

[jagged lake]

ok you may be right

[wise patrol]

oooo better!

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[jagged lake]

Percy!

[verbal laurel]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DH5H7_XMHjI/?img_index=8&igsh=ZHh0OGFpZXE0MWd1

nikonrumors

Now on the blog: leaked Nikon Z9II camera slides.

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@deft garden

Some nice rumors on the z9 ii

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[limber tartan]

Briggsy looks really different here

[jagged lake]

Do y’all ever just build a crazy kit just for fun

[tawdry forum]

I'm over here taking photos with my phone and this is what you're doing

[jagged lake]

Hahahahaha

Mwahahahaha

I mean I can do a different one

[jagged lake]

Also phone photos are still fine or good

[tawdry forum]

I know I know

I love my pixel 7a

[jagged lake]

Phone

[tawdry forum]

evil cat

[limber tartan]

Hes a sith lord

[wise patrol]

I'm going to a convention soon and I'm excited to take cosplay photos again so I'm reediting some older stuff to get back into the swing of things.

Peggy Carter, Kate Bishop

Officer Jenny!

[deft garden]

Too soon for one. I bet it’s April fools joke.

[elder ingot]

You took these? These are amazing

[wise patrol]

Yeah, I have been doing photography off and on for 18ish years or so

[verbal laurel]

;-

[verbal laurel]

[deft garden]

Plus Nikon releases flagships for summer Olympics.

[verbal laurel]

Oh

Nice know it

[verbal laurel]

https://youtu.be/scMg7l8JHYI?si=NjNlbuxI3FeFc21J

[verbal laurel]

Did nikon released the z5 ii ?

Oh it did

Well I guess now I'm upgrading

[verbal laurel]

To Sony. 🤣

Love nikon, but if Sony launches more big body camera, I would change to it

[deft garden]

the z5ii looks fantastic though.

[verbal laurel]

yeap

for a entry level camera

[deft garden]

I mean, a really nice one. Full frame. 11 fps, ibis, awesome AF. I mean, what more could you want?

[jagged lake]

I think

I’m gonna get

A Sony

A9

Eventually

Used like 1200 which really isn’t bad

That’s the same price as a new a6700 or r7 or used a7iii or a7riii

[wise patrol]

oh my goshhhhh that first photo!! So so striking!!!!

[deft garden]

Thank you. ANother channel I sent it in they said they didnt like the black and white. lmao

[jagged lake]

skill issue

That’s an amazing photo

I might have gone with a lighter background but that’s entirely preference and I love it as it is

[limber tartan]

The photo of the Tiger is just absoluletly stunning as well.

[vestal hatch]

@paper bear @deft garden

thought you guys might like some of these photos - avalon airshow

makes me realise how powerful some of these jet turbines really are

[paper bear]

Niceeee

Im kinda impressed by how much F35’s we have

Thought it would be way less

[deft garden]

Might be moving to Australia soon. Think my interview went good.

[vestal hatch]

really??? thats sick, haha

working atc still?

[deft garden]

Yeah. Air services Australia was hiring international. Passed the interview and personality test so far.

[feral vector]

I demand kangaroo pictures

[elder ingot]

I wonder if there's some sort of ATC test thing

[vestal hatch]

that’ll be nice. Come down to sydney if you get it, most beautiful approaches here

[deft garden]

They said I can end up any place in Aussie land including Tasmania. But to expect any of the major cities. Sydney may not be off the table. San Diego runs about the same amount of daily ops. Who’s knows.

[limber tartan]

Planesssss

[vestal hatch]

fair enough, who knows. We’re opening up a new major airport next year in western suburbs, maybe you could fit into an opening there. But there’s no physical control tower, it’s all remote, which kinda sucks lol

[jagged lake]

Yooo

Theoretical

Yall do z mount in here

What if I switched 👀

I might want into the Z system

RF just isn’t it right now

There’s like no options

Idk

I want a new mirrorless used is fine

I want better

[vestal hatch]

i’m refusing to get rid of my RF system

[jagged lake]

R50

[vestal hatch]

it’ll mature soon

[jagged lake]

Too small not enough buttons

[vestal hatch]

Z mount is not that good

imho

[jagged lake]

I’m not far into the system might as well swap now

[vestal hatch]

with canon you can adapt ef too

[jagged lake]

I don’t have EF

I have plenty of A

But people are saying A to E adapters are bad?!

I was thinking about getting an a9

$1200ish

and using A lenses

And MD

And maybe an E tele

[jagged lake]

How so

[vestal hatch]

tbh, it’s personal preference

imo it was one of my least fav when it came to options for lenses and availability and pricing, at least over here in aussieland

[jagged lake]

Aha

[ember plaza]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/photography/s/jpWsuRhavQ it’s phover…

[jagged lake]

Hot take this is greed

Not tariffs

[limber tartan]

Oh. My. God

Those LIONSSSSSS

Dude

Those are fucking epic

[limber tartan]

That tiger definitely wanted to snack on you though

[deft garden]

Yeah he did. 😂

[deft garden]

I almost did the one in San Diego but wasn’t feeling it. Didn’t feel like being in a large crowded area.

Very nice shots though.

[verbal laurel]

WOW

[verbal laurel]

8k, why ? no idea just would be nice

[verbal laurel]

https://tenor.com/view/noko-shikanoko-nokotan-my-deer-friend-nokotan-shikanoko-nokonoko-koshitantan-drool-gif-8501174156997653451

[verbal laurel]

i really want to see production line z5 ii, to check if that jelly effect still happens

off

aaaa

[deft garden]

It always will on all electronic shutters unless it’s Sony global shutter or Nikons stacked sensor. They’re just not fast enough to prevent rolling shutter. But if you’re using a shutter, which why wouldn’t you be? You’ll be fine.

[verbal laurel]

well, i probably will wait a few years before change my z5

since last time i did that

one year latter it was really more cheap

kkkkk

[strong fractal]

Thanks! I tried to only post the less egregious signs lmao

Also, there was a puppy!

[deft garden]

lmao. I can only imagine the signs that were there.

[deft garden]

Just got sent to round 2 interview for air services Australia. 🇦🇺 they said that due to my experience I may even be able to be fast tracked. 8 week conversion course in Brisbane before I’m sent to my tower. They said Perth, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane is where I’d end up.

[jagged lake]

Cool!!

[strong fractal]

Nice!!!

[narrow pollen]

I dislike that it is the butt-side, but I do like the rest of the perspective.

[low fox]

Both sides are pretty

[low fox]

All the best bud

You'll be closer to my timezone!

[jagged lake]

BATTERY GRIP ON DA WAY

YIPPEEEE

[vestal hatch]

hope its sydney 🙏 would be good to have another sydneysider in this server hahaha, best of luck mate - would be sick knowing whos in the control tower when i fly out.

[deft garden]

Im watching Sydneys operation now. 😂 About 10 minutes ago they launched an Emerates A380.

Its a pretty smooth looking operation. https://globe.adsbexchange.com

[vestal hatch]

Haha, yes. Also, no odd work hours as well at YSSY. There's a strict 12-6am curfew.

[deft garden]

San Diego has 11:30-06:30 departure curfew. I’m still here. 🫠

[jagged lake]

CHUNGUS

r50 has a much better sensor but man it’s tiny

[jagged lake]

The birds let me get REALLY close this evening

[elder ingot]

Can't wait to see the first three

[jagged lake]

Mhmmmm

The other two are phone pics

[elder ingot]

Really? I could not tell

[jagged lake]

aww ty

[elder ingot]

I mean I guess phones are just that good now

[limber tartan]

Yeah ya think?

Why do you think they are 1200+?

[jagged lake]

Because they can

And because glass and metal

The camera probably isn’t that much of the cost tbh

it’s mostly software based photos

Lots of noise reduction and pre-editing and computation

Can still be good

But I don’t think the cameras are why it’s 1200

[limber tartan]

such a handsome cat lol

[jagged lake]

Yes indeed he is!

Praise his cuteness

hannnnsuuuuhuuummmmm ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[vestal hatch]

charge your battery !!!!!!!!!

[jagged lake]

Battery grip! It has two!

One had just died but the other was full

[vestal hatch]

oh good

[jagged lake]

Ye

I just got it yesterday it’s really nice to have

Absolute chungus

[jagged lake]

yall like ducks?

I love ducks

she was about 8 feet away I think

maybe less

[wise patrol]

I love ducks! So cute!

[limber tartan]

Did it waddle up to a lemonade stand?

[jagged lake]

haha sure

[limber tartan]

REDWINGED BLACKBIRD 🗣️

[jagged lake]

YESS

and he SINGIN

they were makin swampy sounds

so many of em

lookie her!

shes such a pretty duck!

she was posin

[limber tartan]

so cute

[jagged lake]

@elder ingot

AAAAAA

[elder ingot]

👀

[jagged lake]

Dude I tried something

I think I love it

[jagged lake]

very springtimey photo

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[jagged lake]

ty!!

[jagged lake]

btw @wise patrol figured youd enjoy this guy, actual intentional framing this time (and he cooperated!)

[wise patrol]

YESSSSSS!!!! The little details are SO so good!!!

[jagged lake]

:D

[jagged lake]

Ok I know you all are Canon/Nikon-ers but I have options between lenses I’m thinking about

Sony 70-300 4.5-5.6 G SSM $300
Sony 70-400 4-5.6 G SSM II $800
Tamron 70-200 2.8 Di SP LD IF (wow) $300
Tamron 200-500 5-6.3 SP Di LD IF $350
Tamron 150-600 5-6.3 Di $450

can spend about 800

Looking for a nice DSLR(T) telephoto so I can use it with my A77ii and later adapt it to (potentially) a Sony a9

My thoughts:
||tamron 70-200 2.8 AND 150-600, otherwise JUST the 70-400 4-5.6 G||

Wanna hear yours though

[vestal hatch]

hey, the 2.8’s a steal

it is a really sharp lens from what it seems, and any telephoto 2.8 for $300 is tremendous value

personally in terms of 150-600s, i’ve only used the sigma contemporary and that’s on an EF mount. It was good but really, really heavy so a tripod is almost a necessary

[jagged lake]

Alright thank you!

Weight doesn’t bother me much

[jagged lake]

Also cool thing

These lenses will work on my Maxxum 5

film camera modern autofocus lenses

Hehehehe

[jagged lake]

HEHEHEHEH

Joining the big boys

150-600 5-6.3

[verbal laurel]

big boy

[jagged lake]

Very

[jagged lake]

I like birds

[elder ingot]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEsF7Y6R_6e/

@jagged lake you need to find one of these

emanuelezamboni

0.3 megapixel of pure glory
#sony #photography #digicam @sony

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[jagged lake]

Oh yeah

[elder ingot]

They are very cheap on eBay

[ember plaza]

Because nobody wants them ?

[jagged lake]

They’re odd but cool

[verbal laurel]

Nice collection

[jagged lake]

thx :D

[limber tartan]

Das a lot of money

[jagged lake]

yeahhhhhhh

but not sooo bad

like

a pc amount

nice pc

worth it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

at most $3k on that shelf and thats a little of a high estimate

[limber tartan]

Indeed lmao 😂

[jagged lake]

very worth

[jagged lake]

yalllllll

looking at images from the other day

ok a week ago

I edited some then but came back to them today

LOOK

HES SO PRETTY ON HIS FLOWER PERCH 🐦‍⬛

[limber tartan]

Omggg thats incredible

[jagged lake]

I am THRILLED

[jagged lake]

WOAH I wasnt expecting a literal POSTCARD on my sd card....

[pre-edit]

probably doesn't even need much...

Who here likes egrets? I love egrets

this one's a Great Egret

big guy 🤍

[jagged lake]

hes got himself a FISH

a BLUEGILL

[deft garden]

@vestal hatch ASA called me today to offer me Sydney Tower starting August 11th. May take some convincing the Fam to leave that soon. But she said no worries if thats too soon, I can hold out for a later date or Melbourne.

[vestal hatch]

Damn! congrats mate

the progression… haha still remmeber the days you controlled AFW

i’ve presume you’ve been down here to sydney before? it’s a really pretty place… haha though there could be a bit of bias with me growing up here

[verbal laurel]

I mean

That nice congrats

[verbal laurel]

[deft garden]

never been to Australia. itll all be new to me.

[wise patrol]

i looooove the colors in this

[jagged lake]

it’s so perfectly matched and contrasting

[narrow pollen]

I like travel photography. I just wish I could travel more. Some pics from my little trip last month.

[jagged lake]

can someone give me nikon money

I want nikon

specifically Z something

Z5ii Z6iii Z8

[jagged lake]

im just asking for 2-5 thousand dollars

its really not that much

-0=p[

[deft garden]

I can give you 371,922 Iranian rials

[jagged lake]

more than I thought tbh

[vestal hatch]

i think you’ll enjoy it. Especially the beaches 🤣 🤣

can go for a swim every weekend to wind down. All the good beaches in sydney are like 30 minutes away from the airport haha

[paper bear]

Enjoy the summer while you can lol

Its getting real cold up here in qld

[deft garden]

Ain’t going to qld. Either NSW or Victoria. They told me possibly WA but that’s apparently changed.

[vestal hatch]

WA’s a bit too.. rural for me, especially if outside perth.

You see a lot of mining traffic and quite a bit of exotic planes

Syd/Melb tower sees a lot of commercial traffic and are probs the busiest ones down here

hope you don’t get put at avalon airport in melb, that’s gonna suck

[narrow pollen]

I have to wonder why specifically a Nikon. Previously owned lens collection for that mount?

[deft garden]

they're only going to put me in capitol city airports, so Sydney tower, Melbourne tower, Perth tower. none of the rural stuff. All majory cities.

[jagged lake]

Nikon seems the best for birds and wildlife

I would have one already if I had lenses for F-mount

That

is exactly why I am probably going sony

Minolta MD -> Minolta AF (Konica Minolta A) (Sony A) -> Sony E

[stoic hare]

Me in my suit for my school dance tmr @ 5PM.

[wise patrol]

Looking sharp!! Have so much fun!!

[stoic hare]

Thanks man!

What if there was a Corsair bling contest and ppl js get a suit with the Corsair logo and see who rock it the best dresses for the ladies also!

[jagged lake]

I rock it best

trust

wont send photos of me because I dont wanna

but

I corsair

[stoic hare]

7 hours till the dance!

[tawdry forum]

this is so random it's amazing, the suit looks amazing on you lmfao

[stoic hare]

Thanks man!

[tawdry forum]

meanwhile on some random mountain

ive gotten extremely different opinions on the two photos of the tower thingy. a person really liked it and even referenced something that idk what it was , and a friend didn't like it

thus I must ask if the person reading this likes it

[wise patrol]

I LOVE that first shot, excellent leading lines and framing. Shame the tree covers a chunk of the view but still very striking image. The way you have the horizon lines kind of breaking up the image evenly into a foreground/horizon/background layout is fab!

I can see why you got extremely different opinions on the two photos of the tower.

I think the second one is the better one of the two.

The first one feels a bit too busy and the tree doesn't provide any solid leading lines so there isn't really a solid focus.

The second one has a nice rule of third situation but it feels empty and a bit cramped. If the branches from the first image were on the right side of the second image, I think that could add some nice contrast. As for cramped, it is cropped a bit too closely imo, if the full bottom part of the red circle thing and the top of the tower were fully in the shot, it would really pull it out!

But both are not bad photos by any means!

[tawdry forum]

i have no clue what I was trying to do with the branches not gonna lie

thank you though!! I'm not really sure what photos they were talking about, I assumed it was just in general tbh but you have good points!

I'm always forgetting about the rule of thirds

I also have these

[wise patrol]

Hey it's okay to not know what you're doing sometimes! Creating art is all about experimentation and having fun!

[wise patrol]

ooo if you can get rid of that fire extinguisher, you got a very Liminal Space vibe in that first photo that I'm into.

Oh I love that third one, I think seeing more of the alley way adds so much more to that photo!

Especially because it has such a good balance between the bright sky and the dark stairs.

I also love the overall muted filter vibes you have going on in all of your photos. It's really cozy

[tawdry forum]

it's a mixture of a random color grading preset I found and the grain filters not much me input there

[tawdry forum]

I have a lot of fun! I just think I have some things to learn haha

[tawdry forum]

not sure how I'd remove the fire extinguisher but I can do some digital removing

[wise patrol]

You still decided how much and all that! You absolutely deserve to give yourself some credit in your artistic endeavors!

[wise patrol]

I did this just real quick so it's kind of messy but since the other side of the wall is basically the same, you could just copy part of it, flip it, and then adjust to fit with the surrounding real easy!

[tawdry forum]

ohh I see! a bit hard to do on my phone but I'll do that later on when I can! thank you

i didn't even notice the fire extinguisher before you mentioned it

[wise patrol]

Ohhh you're doing great with editing on your phone though!! I'm sure there are apps that can be messed with to.

Also sorry hahaha, my eye is drawn to color and I've been spending the last few days picking apart my cosplay photos for details to remove so my eye is focused

[tawdry forum]

no no it's fine lmao, it's a good point

I use Snapseed to edit photos on my phone, I also have Lightroom as I see people using mixtures but I'd need to learn the app more to know how to mix them both properly

[wise patrol]

Oh I have both of those! Snapseed is great!!

I did use the lightroom one on my phone a bit but I'm so spoiled with the PC side of things that I don't have patience for my phone but it definitely can do some solid editing on there!

[tawdry forum]

honestly I never was a big fan of Lightroom on PC, I think it's more because Snapseed has everything much more basic where I don't really learn how to use other apps to the same level

I use Lightroom on my PC more just for game photos and even then I've stopped

[wise patrol]

Yeah I get that! I like it on PC purely when I'm doing smaller lighting details. I also just don't trust my fingers as much as I trust my mouse for editing haha

-# it's the old person in me

[stoic hare]

The dance starts in a hour everyone

[paper bear]

Gl bro

[stoic hare]

Que the overwatch 2 cinematic music

[stoic hare]

Omg

Best dance oat

I would send a photo but idk if that would be approved everyone in the photo are minors but 13

[tawdry forum]

and that's about where my photos end, I have no more

I ended up just using basically the same settings across all of these, I like having the same style between photos that I take in a close time span... if any of my words just made sense

[wise patrol]

ohhhh the framing in that first one is SO good. If it had been moved up a tiny bit just to get the edge in the image, it would have been perfect. The plant adds a nice touch to it and the drastic lighting between the bright outside and dark inside is SO good.

I'm excited to see how your talents grow with photography Alvin!

[icy river]

Wow, such high praise. 🤣🤣

[wise patrol]

Oh definitely, I think developing a consistent style is important and if you do photos from the same series, it more often makes sense.

I mean, def don't be scared to explore of course! But having a style makes sense

[jagged lake]

I LOVE that window shot

[wise patrol]

Right?? So good!!

[tawdry forum]

oh yeah it's a bit off center

thank you though! I really liked it too, I'm trying to have more centered things when I feel like it's appropriate and edit to make the person looking to focus on that

[wise patrol]

Oh no, the off center is nice! I meant more the top part of the window frame being seen completely rather than being cut off. It's a tiny sliver, you still have great framing from the rest of the window! And the angle is actually really fun, the slightly off-center vibe works well

[tawdry forum]

OHHH whoops, it was a bit hard to take that photo because the actual window was like 2.5 meters away from me and at an angle, I was just in my seat on a table

[wise patrol]

You did a great job with what you had!!

Framing from the white part of the window is great

[jagged lake]

Blossom Shots!

and a SHROOm

[limber tartan]

Shrooooom

[jagged lake]

it was BIG

dinner plate

there were a ton

[tawdry forum]

ohhh pink

i love the pink ones

[jagged lake]

mhm theyre so gorgeous

[wise patrol]

I love this so much

[wise patrol]

This mushroom shot is really cozy

[jagged lake]

tyvm :)

[limber tartan]

Yummy mushroom 😋

Imma eat it

[jagged lake]

nuuuu

[limber tartan]

Why not?

[jagged lake]

will die

[limber tartan]

Ehhhh maybe. Depends on the type of mushroom it is :P

[jagged lake]

those that use mac, how is it for photo editing in lightroom?

I have been kinda wanting a mac mini for a while now to replace the old (OLD) imac

wondering if I could use it for photo editing andor if itd be better than 7800x3d/4080s

kinda doubt the base would be...

[limber tartan]

Mmmmm mushroom 😋

[jagged lake]

ok we get it haha

@limber tartan

[limber tartan]

Yum!

Okie im done now

[jagged lake]

I hardly ever see one that makes me literally gasp

but this did!

time to edit!

*Tufted Titmouse

I freakin LOVE BIRDS RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

https://tenor.com/view/cute-cat-gif-18808846

I am T H R I L L E D with this shot

[jagged lake]

[Black Ratsnake]

hes a chill lil dude!

let me get within a foot with my lens haha

I should not have done that

Literal PORTRAIT

of a SNAKE

how do all these animals let me get so dang close

I guess I'm a disney princess...

maybe I'm just calm and gentle enough... I just chill and ask if I can take their photo and talk to them lol

[limber tartan]

Beano youre level of daring is....

insane

i wouldnt even be in the same postal code as that rattlesnake 😂

[jagged lake]

I mean he's just a rat snake. Not like hes gonna venom me.

He cant.

Worst he would do is bite and wrap my arm

sooo

[limber tartan]

oh 😂

[jagged lake]

I got close

[limber tartan]

i misread

[jagged lake]

ahaaa

yeah no im not stupid

[limber tartan]

i read Rattlesnake not Ratsnake oops

[jagged lake]

I would use the gigantolens for a rattler

someone told me there was a copperhead so I went to investigate

it was NOT

but

a chill lil dude!

[limber tartan]

nice nice lol

[jagged lake]

ok i go bed now

yall enjoy this one^

(I just saw a bird and shot it ok?)

[wise patrol]

Oh!! This is so excellent!! The framing! The lighting! The pockets of negative space!

[gleaming glade]

my shayla

[icy river]

Eat it. I dare you.

Let the impulses win.

[narrow pollen]

Nice.

[icy river]

PIRATE SHIP! 🤣🤣

[wise patrol]

whoa, gorgeous!!

[deft garden]

Thank you. I also did one where I took the magenta out. While that’s how the rose presented, the all red I think looks more natural.

[wise patrol]

Ohhhhh yeah, I definitely agree on the magenta removal looking more natural!

Beautiful touch up!

[jagged lake]

fun

[limber tartan]

Briggs has his own personal NAS?!

thats crazy

[deft garden]

Who’s Briggs?

[limber tartan]

Beanos Cat

well one of 2

[jagged lake]

<—- him

[verbal laurel]

I should had brought my corsair hat

[icy river]

I’ve been copying about 1 million “items” today...ugh.

I have the PC I’m copying from directly plugged into my PC via an Ethernet cable.

[verbal laurel]

Wow

[limber tartan]

only 9 and a half more hours

[jagged lake]

Ooooooooof

39.2…

[jagged lake]

This is what a year of photos is lol

[verbal laurel]

Lol

[icy river]

Yeah, and it's at 100+ KB/s right now.

[verbal laurel]

https://tenor.com/view/sw-eep-eepy-sleep-sleeping-gif-6082834733965617866

[paper bear]

Went for a nice walk in the city

First pic is a newly opened pedestrian/ bicycle only bridge

[jagged lake]

Pileated!

[vestal hatch]

is that anzac bridge? /j

[paper bear]

Lmaooo

We used to drive under anzac bridge everytime we went to marrickville lol

Go past the imax building

[vestal hatch]

yeah that imax building is gone now

[paper bear]

WHAT

NOOOO

DARLING HARBOUR NOOOO

[vestal hatch]

its now this thing

[paper bear]

oh

thats good

but darling harbour

they demod it

[vestal hatch]

ayeah someone thought the old one was too ugly id presume

darling harbour is kinda changed ngl

lots of new buildings

[paper bear]

yeah i heard its changed alot

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[verbal laurel]

[deft garden]

It’s going to be exhausting learning how to spell in proper English. Adding Us to all the wourds. /s

[paper bear]

Welp wait till you learn aussie slang

[vestal hatch]

LOLL

and good luck doing everything on the left side… especially driving

[paper bear]

walkin on the left side

so awkward when you walk into someone accidently lol

[deft garden]

Yeah. That is going to be new.

[jagged lake]

70mb incoming

was a VERY good evening

-Log fulla turtles
-ran into birders and they showed me a Screech Owl
-squirrel 8-12 feet away
-blue jays and northern flicker *not pictured here
-blackbirds

and Heron

[tawdry forum]

[verbal laurel]

Bice

Nice*

[jagged lake]

bice

[limber tartan]

Dice

[verbal laurel]

DLC for only 99.99

[verbal laurel]

Nice

[deft garden]

Finally got my server put together. Now to get it all set up with my photos etc.

[verbal laurel]

https://tenor.com/view/puppyhacker-gif-10733045244010125008

[jagged lake]

Remember to PRINT YOUR PHOTOS

[deft garden]

I was told I had to stop because the living room started to look like nat geo

[limber tartan]

Is that really a bad thing tho?

Id rather real photos instead of useless paintings

[deft garden]

I don’t think so at all.

[paper bear]

Well

Better than it being filled with artworks of a 6 year old

Aka mine

[deft garden]

Mines 7 and I have that too.

[tawdry forum]

random photo I never sent (I think)

[wise patrol]

omg that first pic with the turtles!!! Incredible

[wise patrol]

stunning horizon line!! Beautiful sky too!

[tawdry forum]

I'm more happy with the blur on the bottom

I never use that type of blur

[wise patrol]

Yeah, the out of focus foreground is fabulous in that shot!

[icy river]

@wise patrol, imagine this picture is actually a render and you never knew... 🤣🤣

[tawdry forum]

how could it be a render

you can go into the file name and see it says PXL (if snapseed didn't override the name)

[icy river]

🤣🤣🤣

I was kidding, Alvin. 🤣

Chanz may get the reference. There was someone who posted a render the other day to fool everyone...

[tawdry forum]

smh

[deft garden]

This is my dog. She’s a good girl.

[tawdry forum]

your dog has a hint of questioning whatever is being presented to her

[deft garden]

I called her a pretty girl so she finally posed for me. 😂

[verbal laurel]

Deserv biscuit

[wise patrol]

Oo the shadows from the floral arrangement are so fun

[tawdry forum]

yeah that was a backup light we had, solar charged

[jagged lake]

YALL

YALLLLL

HAWK

BORB

FLY

[paper bear]

whats it got in its beak?

[limber tartan]

Mouse probably

Lets ask him @molten coyote whats in your beak in this pic?

[jagged lake]

doesnt have anything

apologies for the screenshot

its a red tailed hawkoverhk

[limber tartan]

Ahhh lol

Such a majestic bird though

[paper bear]

pigeon better

[jagged lake]

legit my best bird-in-flight shot EVER

definitely the best of a hawk

[limber tartan]

Its crazy you managed to capture Hawk in their natural habitat too

[jagged lake]

its amazing

I was trying to get a goose/duck/blackbird in the marshes

and I look up and BOOm

hawkoverhk

..stalker.

[verbal laurel]

Yeahhhh

[jagged lake]

[jagged lake]

I FIXED A CAMERA

It was suuuper dead when I got it

[jagged lake]

Fixed a lens too!

Had oily sticky aperture blades

[limber tartan]

nice nice, look at you go Beano!

[jagged lake]

:D

[verbal laurel]

Nice

Beano will be the cool gramps with tons of nice camera

[jagged lake]

[jagged lake]

Size compare

A77ii + VG-C77AM
R50

[verbal laurel]

Wow

[jagged lake]

Very wow

[paper bear]

Yooooo C17 at my airport

US air force, says “anchorage” but didnt get anything else

[jagged lake]

FIXED THE MOTOR CONTACTS

IT WORKS WITH MOTOR NOW

(Yeah dudes, back when 2 fps {3 with motor drive 1} was good)

Mmmm I LOVE that sound

[verbal laurel]

think of change my Z5 to Z5 ii

@deft garden what u think ?

[verbal laurel]

[verbal laurel]

or should go to the Z6 iii ?

[deft garden]

Z5ii unless you need/want videography

[jagged lake]

Everyone’s touting the z5ii as the best beginner camera

It’s still $1700

like how is that a starter beginner cam

[limber tartan]

No idea lmao

[narrow pollen]

I'm happy with my ZV-E10 and that was like 700€ with the kit lens.

[feral vector]

Full frame

Beano, biggersensorbetter

Remember that

Just like with CPUs how biggernumberbetter

[narrow pollen]

Full frame ones do tend to be around 2000€, yes, that is sad.

[jagged lake]

speaking of which I think im gonna go A9

but also my local shop got an A99ii

....$1400.

still $1100 less than normal, ugh

[narrow pollen]

Previous gen cameras like the a7iii can be had for cheaeper, like 1300€ I believe, but previous gen, lower number worse.

[jagged lake]

cant afford yet tho

[jagged lake]

I was thinking A7iii

but A9 is like $100 more for wayyyy better AF for birds and action

and why not?

[narrow pollen]

Yep, why not. I'm looking for 4K/120 for some golfing videos (camera would stand still, but need to see club and ball movement very precisely, potentially in less than sunny environments so a phone is a poor substitute), but even a crop sensor camera like the a6700 would be around that same 1300€ price point, making it difficult to justify. If I wasn't into that, A7iii, A7c, very good choices for photography.

[jagged lake]

6700 would be very cool

I dont think the ergonomics would be good for me

I haven't held it though

but I LOVE the giant grip on my A77ii

DSLT

[narrow pollen]

It is a bigger grip than the a6600 and lesser ones because it uses the new battery (the 100, not the old FW50 that used to be used), but yeah, it isn't insanely big. But you could get a cage with a grip extention I suppose.

[jagged lake]

more worried about mashing the buttons

[narrow pollen]

Ah, big-fingered. And not many C buttons. I get that as a problem.

[jagged lake]

not necessarily big/sausage fingers, more just palm grip

And decently big hands

That’s it with vertical grip

[narrow pollen]

Hm, sounds like you could take a quick visit to an electronics store to try the size of the a6700 out.

[jagged lake]

I really should go try it at camera store

Micro center sells a6700 but no display

I also don’t like the tiny non central EVF on the 6700

I know I’m being picky but that’s a lotta money

so I better get it right

[narrow pollen]

It is a camera. Be picky. You don't want to buy twice.

[jagged lake]

Oh dang.

I already don’t love the size of the r50

Little small

I would LOVE the A99ii but I really can't justify it at $1400-$2500, when cheaper / same price cameras are much better in nearly every way

[narrow pollen]

Yeah, the a6700 is designed to be small, good for travelling, on the go stuff. I suppose the a7iii would serve you well as well, though I do not know your already existing lenses and their compatibility with full-frame.

[jagged lake]

I have a few A-mount lenses

one e but its APSC and only use it on nex5t

I would need a new main lens because APSC but I figure I would just trade in my current one and upgrade it

I have the 16-50 2.8 SSM for A-mount would probably trade for 24-70 or 16-35

[narrow pollen]

That will come into the price calculation. Full-frame lenses cost a pretty penny more than APS-C ones (albeit the physical mount is the same E-mount).

[jagged lake]

also tamron 150-600 and that's already FF and very nice

I would get an A lens

I love A mount because fun

adapt it

[narrow pollen]

That's fair.

[jagged lake]

I like shooting the same lenses on film

I use my maxxums

modern 150-600 on film is crazy

[narrow pollen]

I've been considering going up to a full-frame camera, but... every single lens I have is for APS-C. Duck me I cannot justify the cost of new lenses. And second hand lens market here is pretty near dead.

[jagged lake]

I can buy from usedphotopro, keh, kamerastore, and/or MPB

so my options are pretty open

im also thinking about maybe selling the R50

$1100ish is what I could get which is pretty nice

Its not a bad camera at all I love the images

[narrow pollen]

That would comp for some costs.

[verbal laurel]

warzone

23 gb of update

auch

[jagged lake]

but its tiny and not great ergo, and the lens system is.... rough for people like me

I am NOT a pro

[narrow pollen]

Correct chat?

[verbal laurel]

uhmmm

[jagged lake]

I canNOT spend $3000 on every lens

[verbal laurel]

nope

[jagged lake]

i sense a skill issue

[verbal laurel]

[narrow pollen]

Nice to see another non-pro 😄

[feral vector]

The A6X00 series sucks for ergonomics and controls

[jagged lake]

I can tell just looking at it

[verbal laurel]

the bigger the better

[jagged lake]

heck even the A7iv is small for me

why did sony go ultracompact

theyre square and bricky

...can someone make an A to Z adapter? I know theres EZ...

[verbal laurel]

im holding the urge to say, "that what she said".

[verbal laurel]

they are

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005008409663074.html?src=google&pdp_npi=4%40dis!BRL!601.65!601.65!!!!!%40!12000045005356962!ppc!!!&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=768-202-3196&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&gclsrc=aw.ds&&albagn=888888&&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=pt1005008409663074&ds_e_product_merchant_id=5356872591&ds_e_product_country=BR&ds_e_product_language=pt&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=21106536414&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21106537179&gbraid=0AAAAAC_WlP-VVlMkr8O1Loo8FKkQLRrj3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzKWCmZ-DjQMV619IAB0jHRWEEAQYAyABEgJSkPD_BwE

from Viltrox

[narrow pollen]

Dang, a used R6 is going for 1350€

[verbal laurel]

i love sony cameras, i would had gone with sony if they where just more ergonomics as nikon

and have a fullframe entry level

[jagged lake]

thats E to Z!

I have A

:p

[verbal laurel]

would be nice, but 4k without crop looks good too, even better if the jelly effect was reduced

[verbal laurel]

oh sorry

[jagged lake]

lol fair

UGH I WANT NIKON

simply unaffordable so far

I COULD get a ZFc which I really love but it's not great for birbs

[verbal laurel]

i shot bird with the z5

so yeah

you can do it

[verbal laurel]

just to A to E than Z

[jagged lake]

I dont think it would work

[jagged lake]

but AF challenges

you always say its missing focus

ugh why isnt there a camera for me

-sony
-mirrorless
-large grip many buttons
-big battery
-apsc
-20MP
-central EVF

literally A77ii but mirrorless instead of mirror-ish

[verbal laurel]

they exist

but are expensive

[jagged lake]

yo I love this

[narrow pollen]

apsc ones don't have a central viewfinder.

[jagged lake]

yeah

which is DUMB

[verbal laurel]

nice

[narrow pollen]

I like it. I hate the viewfinder bump as it takes so much more room.

[verbal laurel]

no view finder = the sun

[feral vector]

More approachable for general users

Compact, easier to carry and store

[jagged lake]

most people care about size and weight

which is fair

but

I just dont

not because strong, im not, I just dont feel like caring

[feral vector]

I think the a6000 series also got popular as webcams

[jagged lake]

look at the wrist strain lol

gonna break my twig arm in half

[feral vector]

But I think the kind of person walked into best buy looking to spend $1600 on a body + kit lens probably wants something they can throw in the backpack on their next family vacation

Which, aside from tiktok trends, is what the Fuji x100 series is great for

[jagged lake]

ha

when I went on a trip I took the minolta X370

and 5 lenses

first camera and I went crazy straight away

21 rolls in 2wks

hmmmm

I guess I should figure a budget first

[vestal hatch]

go canon…

honestly, nikon prices seem a bit excessive

[jagged lake]

im switching FROM canon

[vestal hatch]

if apsc is fine

[jagged lake]

RF is way too closed off and pricey

[vestal hatch]

then a r50 is super decent

[jagged lake]

it is!

[vestal hatch]

ah.

[jagged lake]

R50 just is too small with too few buttons

and the 100-400 (5.6-8) is brutally slow aperture

im at ISO 12800 a fair amount

[vestal hatch]

did you adapt EF? or do you only want to use native

[jagged lake]

I have native

no EF

I do have A

sony A

[vestal hatch]

because i run a r6, but i have 2 EF lenses and 2 rf that i use, the rf ones are only the 50 1.8 and a kit lens

but ef lenses work so incredibly well on the rf system it’s amazing

and they’re dirt cheap too

[vestal hatch]

ah i see

[jagged lake]

I have 18-45 (hardly ever use)
24-105 STM (decent but nothing to write home)
100-400 (incredible for the price but aperture is too slow)

[vestal hatch]

i have the 24-105mm

[jagged lake]

mines not the F4

[vestal hatch]

i don’t really like the slow aperture, but it’s 100% the sharpest kit lens i’ve ever used