photography

[cursive kettle]

Ongoing lunar eclipse, taken pretty poorly with my shakey hands through my 5inch dobsonian w/ iPhone 16

[winged raptor]

Wow those are good

I’m guessing you just set the exposure to be longer than normal to get a brighter dark side image?

[vast venture]

Weird ass dog

[cursive kettle]

As it turned darker yes

It was way too bright for the longest time to turn up exposure

Example ^

[winged raptor]

Interesting

That's cool

[untold spindle]

Very nice photos

[ocean depot]

I only caught the non bloody moon

😭

[vague otter]

There from my phone

Apolgizze for not answering, been working since 1am

I don't own a professional camera.

[ocean depot]

There's a couple tricks you can do

Zero zoom, post processing

And shooting in raw

I've had really good photos from my phones

Most of them weren't long range shots tho

Cuz phone sensors are way too limited for that

[vague otter]

Hm, you guys have issues with me using zoom?

[ocean depot]

Nah we're just offering tips

[vague otter]

Oh, I will try it later.

[vague otter]

Happy birthday btw, mine monday

[ocean depot]

yeah one of the things I've learnt is that there's a lot of what goes in a good photo lies in the post processing

I can shoot a photo with my pixel 6

and if I take advantage of what the sensor can do

such as close up shots

and then do some color correction

it can end up looking like it was taken with a professional camera

[ocean depot]

also thank you

One of the key advantages with not using digital zoom is that you preserve the original image, and then you're able to process the original file through an upscaler and get better results out of it

post processing is very powerful

[green condor]

Yeah my personal preference with phone photography is to only use the native zooms. So for my phone I only have it set to 0.5, 1x, or 5x since those are the lenses on the phone. It’s generally sharper and if you want it closer you can crop later rather than when you are shooting possibly losing screen space or resolution

[cursive kettle]

My final pics I got from the lunar eclipse the other day, not bad with just an iPhone up to my eye piece

Just wish they were clearer and less blurry

I know next to nothing about photography

[untold spindle]

For an iPhone..that's very good

[green condor]

lunar eclipse is difficult because it can get so dark, very easy to get shake in the photo

[cursive kettle]

didnt help it was 20F out with wind in the middle of my driveway lol

just for it to be like 60 the next day

my feet were kind of numb after a few hours out there

[green condor]

Yup. I had a shoot recently where it was around 20f with high winds for 2-3hrs. Ended up buying gloves after that lol

[cursive kettle]

i want to get into astrophotography proper tbh

just super expensive and complex

thats my problem honestly my 3 hobbies i want to get into: pcs, cars, and astrophotography

all expensive, time consuming, and complex lmao

[untold spindle]

Not with a real camera. I can do it easily

From my drip back to Florida.. amazing

[cursive kettle]

solar eclispe from plane?

or just sunset lol

either way still cool pic

[untold spindle]

No. Just a regular sunrise lol

Still incredible. The colors are just as vibrant as you see in the image..I'm a fan of high contrast

[untold spindle]

Have you seen my total eclipse images? 😏

[cursive kettle]

iirc yes

they were 🔥

[untold spindle]

Cool cool

[ocean depot]

Yeah the optics are super expensive

Unless you get a little creative

I've seen a lot of photographers limit themselves to certain hardware and then getting really good results from them tho

[green condor]

If you know cameras well, you learn to work around the equipments weaknesses and play into their strengths. That is how you really get professional looking results

[ocean depot]

This

Ever since I've gotten my D7000

I've learned a couple tricks from it that let me take better photos on my phone too

The skills I got from this $300 camera is more valuable than the camera itself

Knowing how to manipulate exposure, aperture, shutter speed, etc, can make the a massive difference

In some cases photos on a phone may be indistinguishable from one taken on a DSLR

(have to be a pretty specific scenario where the larger sensor don't have as much of an advantage but still)

[molten garnet]

Phone photos are amazing for what they're meant for, but ofc they're not going to be professional quality

[ocean depot]

From my experience you can get pretty creative with phone sensors

They're really great if you shoot close ups and in raw

[molten garnet]

Up to a point ywah

[ocean depot]

But yeah the sensor size is a massive handicap for anything that's further away

[molten garnet]

This is a decent phone photo imo

[ocean depot]

Yeah

The colors aren't the best but

[molten garnet]

it's clearly a phone photo

[ocean depot]

Post processing can smooth it out a lot

[ocean depot]

Yeah the colors are just a lot more washed out

[molten garnet]

It looked actually pretty close to that irl

[ocean depot]

Although

Does your phone support raw?

You can probably bring out a lot more detail if you mess around a bit

[molten garnet]

This one specifically was a 13 pro non-raw photo

My personal phone (OnePlus 9) can shoot raw though

Although it doesn't help too much in most cases

This is jpeg through my phone

[onyx galleon]

we had a sunrise on my flight to van last winter and it was ethereal looking

[untold spindle]

its trully incredible from up there. why having a windowed seat is a must

[cedar dragon]

I'm gonna go put this on my fridge

[untold spindle]

lol. sure

[cedar dragon]

It's some good contrast

I feel like I haven't taken pictures in forever

I'm currently in my 'fpv drone' phase

[untold spindle]

i was in that phase to. I WANT TO GO BACK! what do you have???

[cedar dragon]

lol I have a radiomaster pocket, I was playing velocidrone for a bit, but ordered a mobula 7

[untold spindle]

i use to do freestyling drone flying in IRL and on PC

[untold spindle]

no way

[untold spindle]

my younger brother had that drone lol

[cedar dragon]

I haven't flown irl yet, but I was getting frustated in the sim

I almost did an fpv race today, but backed out last second because I was gonna be last no matter what

[untold spindle]

This is what I have. The toothpick. I haven't flown it in over a year ):

@cedar dragon

[cedar dragon]

I'm kinda worried it's gonna be one of those hobbies that ends up sitting on my shelf after two weeks

But if I really get into it, at least all I have to do is get a new drone

[untold spindle]

get into it.

[cedar dragon]

Says the guy with the dusty drone

[untold spindle]

its soo much fun and soo much more risker lol

[untold spindle]

😭

[cedar dragon]

I bet your batteries aren't even charged

[untold spindle]

yeah. ik. ive had a lot of work ans stuff

[untold spindle]

theyre all in storage charge

in limbo

[cedar dragon]

I did take some eclipse shots but never posted them

ugh

[onyx galleon]

i gotta start taking photos again now it's warmer

flowers are blooming too

[untold spindle]

OOOOOO

[cedar dragon]

I was freezing when I was out there, had to grab my gloves and beanie

[meager shore]

im looking forward to hiking this year again with the wildflowers starting

[untold spindle]

Nice and bloody

i regret not taking any pictures now

[cedar dragon]

I was trying to stack a few, but they kept going all over the place so I gave up

[untold spindle]

hm

for a photo like that, theres no need for stacking

[cedar dragon]

I need a nice 400mm lens

[onyx galleon]

i also gave up moon photography for that

too lazy for astro

[untold spindle]

rip

[cedar dragon]

I bought a cheap star tracker, but I put it on jp's drone shelf

[onyx galleon]

lol

[untold spindle]

hm

one day

we'll get back to it

[cedar dragon]

I ordered my drone stuff off of newegg Aliexpress, so hopefully it's here by the time I go camping in April

But I'll probably take my star tracker with me

[onyx galleon]

where you camping?

[cedar dragon]

Not sure yet, there's a good spot about an hour away, but the drive kinda sucks

[meager shore]

Hopefully I can get back into some photography this year, need to finally learn how to utilize my DSLR better

[cedar dragon]

But you can camp right on a cliff and watch the sunset

[onyx galleon]

ah

that's cook

cool

[untold spindle]

very cook

[cedar dragon]

Yeah, it's near a mountain biking trail too

But there's absolutely no service, I'll see if I have any pics

[untold spindle]

how high is this cliff?

[cedar dragon]

Not super high, maybe 80-100 feet

[untold spindle]

ah

cool

be careful

[meager shore]

some photos from my trip to Banff before covid

[untold spindle]

OH!

HOLY

THOSE MOUNTAINS

A WHOLE VALLEY

[untold spindle]

do you have the RAW files?

[meager shore]

outside yellowstone

[meager shore]

i should yeah

[onyx galleon]

ooh banff

i want to go badly

[untold spindle]

some editing would make a big difference

[meager shore]

yeah i need to learn how to edit and use my DSLR more, most of my shots are just on auto

[onyx galleon]

out in summit county last week

[untold spindle]

never use auto

[onyx galleon]

yea

[untold spindle]

full manual is the way

[onyx galleon]

not full manual though

[untold spindle]

oh

[onyx galleon]

i think mine's on aperture

[untold spindle]

i do full lol

[onyx galleon]

i don't like full because it's more to worry about

you still get control but easier for quick shots to get right

[untold spindle]

true

[untold spindle]

wwooooooooooow

holy crap

incredible

i want to edit these soo bad

composition and exposure on point

[onyx galleon]

lol just phone pics

[meager shore]

I need to commit the time to learning how to use the expensive camera I paid for, some of these are with my phone

[onyx galleon]

i like editing photos and just playing music

[untold spindle]

Spectacular

@meager shore I can tell you have what it takes to be a great photographer

[untold spindle]

Nature photographer

what camera is this?

[meager shore]

Some are with a Google Pixl, the rest are a Nikon D7200

[untold spindle]

hhmmm

Great pictures

Makes me want to travel

Maybe when I return to Brazil in a few months, I can share some great ones

[meager shore]

Thankfully I am in close proximity to some incredible places, most of these pics are within 2-3 hour drives for me

[untold spindle]

My area sucks. You're lucky

[meager shore]

Yeah, its why I hike so much, I have thousands of photos from my hikes

[untold spindle]

Plenty of material all around you

Nice

Please shoot RAWs next time

Your pixel can do them

[untold spindle]

😭

[meager shore]

my hike from this past weekend

[meager shore]

I appreciate this quite a bit. My mom has always said I should try selling some of my photos but I tell her she's just biased because I am her kid

[untold spindle]

nah

shes right

just brush up on those editing skills and maybe get a better camera/lens and youre all set

[meager shore]

my $700 camera isnt good? 😄

[untold spindle]

nvm then

lenses

what do you have?

[meager shore]

I was actually just about to post my lenses lol one sec

ive been using the same one since I bought it

[untold spindle]

i forgot that lenses are the most important part

[meager shore]

This is what came with the camera, it's what I've been using for any pics taken with the DSLR

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-18-140mm-3-5-5-6G-Vibration-Reduction/dp/B00ECGX8FM

I just got this a couple weeks ago but haven't played with it yet
https://www.nikonusa.com/p/af-s-dx-nikkor-35mm-f18g/2183

AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

[untold spindle]

nice lense

good focal length range

nice

i have yet to get anything below f/4

kek

[meager shore]

I have the time to learn to use it better but have been lazy

hard to see but there's a grizzly bear in this pic

[untold spindle]

you sure its not bigfoot? jk

[meager shore]

lol

[untold spindle]

you never know.......

[meager shore]

i actually thought it was just a brown/black bear but some friends told me the rounded ears are a dead giveaway that its a grizzly

[untold spindle]

ofc

what state is this btw?

[meager shore]

closest ive been to one so far

a lot of the pics are in Montana

[untold spindle]

hm

wow

[meager shore]

and hiking season is basically in full swing now so i will be out in the mountains every weekend for the next 6-7 months

[untold spindle]

nice

keep on the lookout for anything interesting/strange

[meager shore]

Oh yeah, I'm always looking around, I love being out there

Downside is carrying the DSLR and everything adds like 15 pounds to my pack 😂

[meager shore]

This is what I take the most photos of though 🤣

[cedar dragon]

I picked up one of these for when I went hiking/traveling

You can find some cheap ones for like $10 I think, you can screw in the camera so it doesn't accidentally fall off

It's like a holster for your camera

[untold spindle]

Super accessible

Nice

[cedar dragon]

Here's how it works

https://youtu.be/L1QZOaSCw_0

I think the peak design one was like $70-80 or something, but the knockoff one works just as well

[untold spindle]

Why would I spend that much money lol

[green condor]

I have the falcam variant of those backpack clips. I think mine was like 50-60usd

[meager shore]

I've seen those clips and considered them, but with how bulky my DSLR is, I think it would be cumbersome

and it still adds a hefty amount of weight, either on my shoulders or back.

I have no issues bringing the DSLR, it's just when I am doing a 8-12 mile hike, the weight adds up

I have a nice carrying container that weighs almost nothing, I usually throw the DSLR in there with an extra battery and a microfiber cloth.

I am also usually carrying bear spray, plus my camelback tube hangs over one side, if I am going deep into bear country I also bring other things for protection that I use a chest holster for.

Ive thought about dropping my DSLR and going mirrorless as it would cut down the weight and size

[ocean depot]

Better for taking videos too

Mirrorless are a nice investment

[meager shore]

It's been 7 years since I bought my DSLR. I can't remember why I went with it over mirrorless, but I remember doing a ton of research at the time.

But one reason I bought the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G is to reduce weight if I go hiking, as it weighs like 1/3 of the zoom lense. And my understanding is a 'prime' lens is better for landscape/scenery photos like a lot of mine.

But knowing me, I will end up bringing both lens because having a zoom out in the woods is nice for flowers and other cool stuff

[ocean depot]

To be fair mirrorless cameras have matured a lot in 7 years

They were probably not as appealing back then

[meager shore]

Maybe I will do another analysis, my camera is in almost perfect condition, could probably get a decent amount for it. Or since it's already paid, maybe I could invest in a mirrorless specifically for hiking. And keep the DSLR for my road trips where I can just keep my full camera bag on the seat next to me.

[ocean depot]

For me personally I prefer DSLRs due to the lower cost (for lenses and bodies on the used market)

Since I don't shoot video

[meager shore]

Yeah I rarely shoot video and when I do, my phone usually suffices.

It's usually just videos of waterfalls or rivers or streams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PSLu71qL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9H_b85ZHmE

Or like these

[ocean depot]

Yeah I'm using a D7000

Ancient camera but still takes amazing photos

A mirrorless would be a good investment if you move around a lot tho

Especially if you carry a bunch of lenses with you

I wonder how much a bridge camera would weigh tho

P1000 is 1415g

d7000 is 780g

Nvm these things are heavy

[meager shore]

Looks like I am probably looking at $700-1600 if I buy new for mirrorless.

I do love the old style look to the more high-end ones

[ocean depot]

Fujifilms are nice

[meager shore]

and expensive 😄

I just measured my carrying pouch + camera + 2 lens + 1 extra battery and some sun shields for the end of the lense and it's only 4.17 pounds actually

that's not bad at all

[cedar dragon]

I have an xt-4, the film sims are an addiction

The only thing I don't like is that my shutter dial freaks out sometimes

[meager shore]

all this talk from yesterday makes me want to drive to a cooler hike for pics tomorrow

Kinda want to head back to this for some new shots

[cedar dragon]

I haven't been hiking in ages, last time I went solo for the first time and it was great not waiting on anyone lol

[meager shore]

this is how it looked in april of 2021

but it's risky getting to some of these hikes right now, we are still getting snow and i dont have a 4wd truck

[cedar dragon]

This was from 'The Subway' hike in Southern Utah a couple years ago

[meager shore]

and seeing this for that trail is a bit concerncing lol

[meager shore]

ohh nice, i love rocks like that, i have something similar let me find it

[green condor]

you need hiking buddy that always goes with you

[cedar dragon]

It was about a 10 mile hike out and 10 back, I didn't eat anything when we got to the end and passed out in my car

[meager shore]

not as cool as the Utah rocks, but the trail starts by going through these rocks

[cedar dragon]

I started driving down the moutain and felt like my vison was going tunnel vision, so pulled over and just fell asleep

When I woke up, I drove to the nearest Mcdonald's and had a meal lol

And felt 100x better

[green condor]

idk if i ever posted pics of my hikes in alaska, prob have to look through the archive

[meager shore]

that's the hike i did where i was 70 yards from a grizzly and didnt even realize it

[green condor]

[meager shore]

same area, wildflowers blooking like crazy

[cedar dragon]

I picked up some hiking trekking poles after my last hike, those things are so sweet. 11/10 recommend.

[meager shore]

yeah

trekking poles are goated

ive turned so many people onto them

everyone thinks theyre dumb till they use them

and now that ive been diagnosed with arthritis they are all but mandatory for me

[cedar dragon]

Yeah, I bought the cheap costco pair, but it makes going up and down trails so easy

[meager shore]

the costco ones are actually one of the best sets you can get

i have a similar set from amazon that i got before costco started carrying theirs

i think theyre also carbon fiber which i am nervous about using because i do a lot of rugged terrain and they snap easily

[cedar dragon]

I've only taken mine once, so I can't really comment on the durability

[meager shore]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L2HYPNW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

Ive been using this set since 2021, no issues aside from losing some of the feet attachments cause I am dumb

[cedar dragon]

Yeah, I think those are the same ones I have. I went with cork over the rubber grips

[green condor]

this was my mistake in alaska, one of the mountains we hiked was one of the steepest inclines I've seen and I had no poles with a 40lb backpack

[meager shore]

dang most of the ones on amazon are like $60-100 😄

[slate frost]

Seconding the Capture Clip. I have an older model and it's fantastic

[meager shore]

From my hike today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2G8-NkSO7c

Was a little cold so the video is a bit shaky 🙂

[cursive kettle]

astrophotography looks so nuts

so complex too

[cursive kettle]

i ordered a 3x barlow for my telescope

am excited

[vague otter]

You were right, much better without zooming with a phone

[untold spindle]

Nice

[ocean depot]

Nice

[green condor]

Sick

[meager shore]

From my front yard just now

[untold spindle]

Wow . major

[ocean depot]

Must be a tesla

[winged raptor]

What happened?

[meager shore]

Was just a prescribed burn 😉

[viscid kernel]

Cool storm near my house

[untold spindle]

Beautiful

[viscid kernel]

Thanks

[viscid kernel]

After some ai editing to not doxx my address, here is a picture of a supercell from December of last year

[slate frost]

https://tenor.com/view/startup-supercell-gif-25687040

[viscid kernel]

Not that kind lol

[meager shore]

An amazing day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GENd3ErCNk

[green condor]

man the changes to wetransfer have been kind of terrible

[viscid kernel]

What's that?

[green condor]

this is a website many people use to digitally deliver photos. very commonly used in photo industry, especially since it was free for up to 2gb per transfer. But now they put a limit on how many share links you can send per month and in addition to that I am finding out they added a 3gb per month limit

[viscid kernel]

Oh, dang

[green condor]

oh and only the shrunk the expiration date for free tier from 7 days to 3 days. This is effectively useless for free tier now lol

[viscid kernel]

Ouch

All about money

[green condor]

it was awesome they had so much for free for a long time but I guess that time has passed

[viscid kernel]

:(

[meager shore]

I really want to get into drone stuff, but every time I research the laws here it feels like it's basically illegal to use it everywhere

[viscid kernel]

same, actually

ive wanted a drone ever since like last year

[meager shore]

There's some great ones that are pretty reasonably priced, but I looked up the laws and it's like everywhere I hike I can't use it, so it completely defeats the purpose

I could get some crazy videos in the places I hike

Like when I took this, I could've flown the drone up closer to it for some cool shots

[viscid kernel]

is that an icefall

[meager shore]

yeah

I couldn't get any closer unfortunately, it went up a different valley than the trail

[viscid kernel]

ah

you know what would be really cool is storm photography by drone

maybe not timelapse photography, which is what i personally enjoy, but just general photography

[green condor]

What country?

[slate frost]

US probably

under 250g doesn't need a license which is great, but many outdoor spaces (nat/state parks, reserves, etc) ban drones

[meager shore]

US like stevie said, most of my hiking areas are national parks, wilderness areas or other restricted areas. It seems like probably 10-15% of the time I hike I'd actually be able to use it, not worth it really

[green condor]

Oh yeah parks and especially wilderness areas are generally considered a no go

[meager shore]

Back when I decided to try backpacking for the first time I fell in love with several YT channels who would take GoPros on their trips and document the whole thing. That's the other thing I've considered doing, but I use trekking poles so carrying around a selfie stick with a go-pro would be annoying

[green condor]

you could get some kind of mount for the backpack have have it point in front of you. only taking it off to show something in particular

I use a falcam quick release mount on my backpack but I use it just to free up my hands when I need to grab something or use my phone

[meager shore]

Yeah, I'd have to do some research to figure it out. I should probably focus on being in better shape first then worry about that kind of stuff

[cedar dragon]

360 cam on shoulder mount so you can edit later, but storage and battery would be an issue

[meager shore]

I also would wonder why I am doing it, it would be a lot of effort to share videos with the 3-4 people who I actually show my hiking stuff to

Unless I wanted to try and actually make a YT channel or something, but all my hikes are close to me so I'd be halfway to doxxing myself which is eh

[cedar dragon]

Yeah, I talked myself out of getting one for that reason, I don't have a large enough audience for all that work lol

[meager shore]

I'm gonna look at one of those shoulder mounts later this year, but I still don't see it being a good time with how bulky my DSLR is

It's funny I had someone ask me yesterday if all my photos are really taken with my phone, I've been asked that several times now

I may upgrade to a newer Pixel later this year and just keep using that

[green condor]

the shoulder mounts with larger cameras can get very uncomfortable very quickly but there are some nice hiking bags with quick access to camera compartment.

but yeah id just use what you have for the moment

[meager shore]

I think it's also important that if I'm gonna take the DSLR more I need to learn how to actually use it

[green condor]

learn as you go ofc

[meager shore]

Yeah, I need to sit down and actually figure how to do anything with it

[untold spindle]

What a view

Refreshing

[viscid kernel]

I want money and a car so that I can go and see views like this

[onyx galleon]

i mean you can walk too

[viscid kernel]

i live in the great state of texas

[untold spindle]

Lol

[untold spindle]

That's hundreds/thousands of miles maybe

[viscid kernel]

the only thing cool here is how amazingly flat it is😂

[onyx galleon]

big bend and the rio grande

[viscid kernel]

lol yeah maybe if they werent both like 6 hours away💀

[green condor]

So I decided to properly try out Capture One instead of Lightroom and tbh I think it might be better than lightroom

[meager shore]

not me downloading lightroom as i read your comment

[green condor]

lmao

[meager shore]

Spam inc

I did some research and realized my phone was quite a bit behind in camera strength, so I upgraded phones to a newer one. I'd say the difference is quite noticeable.

[green condor]

nice shots

[untold spindle]

Incredible

[meager shore]

Thanks, it was a great day

[winged raptor]

Yo those are some very nice shots

[meager shore]

The new phone definitely takes much better photos. Very light editing needed

[meager shore]

https://youtube.com/shorts/PUd4hL3rPeI?feature=share

https://youtu.be/EiSmrqL139E

Couple short videos from yesterday as well

[viscid kernel]

Scaly boi

[untold spindle]

yes. saw him on my college grounds

[green condor]

On your college grounds?? Where the heck is the campus

Also what lens is that

[slate frost]

Florida maybe? idk

or like south America if outside US

[untold spindle]

@slate frost@green condor yes, florida. and its the RF Canon 100-400 telephoto lens

MY FAVORITE LENS

[green condor]

Oh nice

I’m about to finally order the 180-600mm for my nikon, just have to wait for b&h to open again lol

Good shot too very sharp I would like to see the focus just a tiny bit closer to the eye though

[untold spindle]

youre right. just a little bit. I was in a hurry. but i think it looks great. you should share images

[untold spindle]

riccchhh

[green condor]

I should share more but I want to be careful about doxing myself cuz I do a lot of photos of people

[untold spindle]

ah

i see

maybe dm a few

[green condor]

Haha

Maybe when I start cleaning through my archives again

[onyx galleon]

180-600 is a nice lens

[green condor]

the aperture on it isn't quite what I would prefer but the range is nice and internal zoom is a huge plus. pretty affordable as well

[ocean depot]

I should look for a high focal range lens... And a solid tripod

I really wanna do some bird shooting

[green condor]

oh wow, I didn't know that nikon made a 180-400 f/4 in the past. that price though ouch

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1383763-REG/nikon_180_400mm_f_4e_tc_1_4.html?ap=y&smp=Y&gQT=0

[untold spindle]

Holy crap, almost 9000 dollars!!!

This is why I bought one lense so far

For only “600” dollars

A good wide angle lens is my next buy

But nothing more than 1000 dollars

[molten garnet]

I have a 24-70 and it's all I need for now, although a 70-200 sounds enticing

[green condor]

definitely more versatile than a supertelephoto, especially if you are going for the f/2.8 ones. 24-70mm and 70-200mm are by far my most used lenses

[molten garnet]

F/2 since I use a speed booster 🔥 🔥 🔥

[ocean depot]

My 18-270mm was only $100

Used ofc

It's not the sharpest but very versatile

[molten garnet]

But also variable aperture

[ocean depot]

Yeah I think mine is F3.5-6.3

The focal length is probably more like 28-420mm adjusting for crop factor (I got an APS-C sensor)

It's nice it gives me a lot of space to work with

[molten garnet]

Good for daylight shooting, but the majority of my shots are in low-light situations, so f/2.8 or lower is a must for me

[ocean depot]

I think I have a 55-200mm kit lens

F1.4-5.6

[fading bobcat]

Did random attempt at macro with iPhone ain’t bad tbh but lot to learn

[untold spindle]

not bad

Also Ik no one here is going to believe me, but I think I managed to get a photo of a UFO in Brazil.

Yeah it's blurry, but I used my phone ...

It was floating perfectly still for a long time. The altitude wasn't all that high either....less than 2000 feet. There was a light breeze.

I have a 4k video. But I don't have nitro 😔

[cedar dragon]

https://8mb.video/ or Handbrake if you wanna try to compress it for discord

[untold spindle]

Oh thanks

@cedar dragon

It just floated there

Doesn't look like a drone.

[untold spindle]

Didn't move in the wind either

When you see something interesting but you don't have your main camera on you.

[cedar dragon]

Could've made millions with some good footage...

[untold spindle]

Not really. But with my 100-400mm at 4k 60 it would have been great.

[green condor]

You always carry camera with you

That is rule #1

Oh also, I was in a rush and this was handheld but I got this in the morning

[molten garnet]

I wish my camera didn't cost so much so I could do things like this, but as it is now, I cannot risk damaging my camera whatsoever

[green condor]

That reminds me I always found it so funny how differently people treat cameras. Some are so careful but so many professionals will just have them swinging around xD

[green condor]

Oh boy, took a trip to b&h while i was in nyc 💀

[molten garnet]

because for some people the camera is many months of working, while professionals get basically a new camera for every wedding they do

[green condor]

Lol well not always

Gonna have to test drive this now

I would say it’s a balance between taking care of your gear but knowing what it can withstand. Higher end gear can withstand pretty harsh environments but there are still some things you have to watch out for

[untold spindle]

Oh crap

How heavy?

600mm...crazy

You have a full cropped sensor?

Is it water resistant?

[green condor]

Its a full frame sensor, it’s definitely on the heavier size to handhold. I don’t think it is fully water resistant but I still need to check if my rain cover can hold it completely

[ocean depot]

This is why I'm tempted to get a bridge camera

For wildlife photography

Lenses are bulky

[molten garnet]

p1000 🔥

[fading bobcat]

Found this lil fuzzy fellow

[untold spindle]

Bug

🐛

[meager shore]

https://youtu.be/wvVFfQJClcE

[green condor]

I really like that first one

[untold spindle]

Nice

[meager shore]

I couldn't complete this hike the last time I tried, but now I can say I've done it

[cedar dragon]

Was this from your camera or a gopro?

[meager shore]

Google Pixel 9 Pro

[untold spindle]

Smh. Florida is boring for photography for the most part

[green condor]

I actually just got a few bird shots while I was at a job, will send later

[cedar dragon]

It’s flower season out here

[untold spindle]

Nice. We have some indigenous wild flower over here but they're not in season

[fading bobcat]

Florida needs some mountains, then we can have subjects other than just plants and beaches

[untold spindle]

this

[fading bobcat]

Looks like I’m gonna need some plane tickets to arizona to get those

[green condor]

im actually going to arizona this summer, looking for some photo spots

[slate frost]

Good luck soldier, don't get heatstroke 🫡

[green condor]

this is just a screenshot but oh well

https://i.imgur.com/5oHvIYk.jpeg

[cedar dragon]

About three hours north of phoenix

I wanna go there so bad

https://maps.app.goo.gl/sz3TNitFD9akfHCx8

[winged raptor]

It needs a McDonald's like right in the center of it

[cedar dragon]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/225aNe5rKJcyBM387

Horseshoe bend is further up

[winged raptor]

And a massive freeway (with like 8 lanes on each side), each side has one exit that leads to that McDonald's drive-thru

[green condor]

Woah

[viscid kernel]

dude that's like my favorite thing in arizona

[cedar dragon]

I almost went last time, but wouldn’t have enough time to actually spend a day there, so it wasn’t gonna be worth it for me

Also Grand Canyon too, idk how I forgot about that

[green condor]

I believe we are going there as well

[molten garnet]

Gonna be going to Arizona the coming weekend and staying there for a week or so, gonna take some 🔥 photos

[winged raptor]

Yo where in Arizona? Make sure to get some car photos lol

[molten garnet]

I'll see if I can get some car photos, but I can't promise

[molten garnet]

Y'all know any good car meetups/events happening in Arizona in the next 2 weeks?

[winged raptor]

I wouldn't know but it's Arizona, I’m sure they’re everywhere

[untold spindle]

Nice

[green condor]

some nice content yet again

apparently my nikon z6ii has a shutter count of about 120,000 lol. ive been getting some weird hotspots on it lately might have to look into it

[meager shore]

Thanks, depending on the wildfire's this year I hope to have some nice shots every weekend to share

I think my truck will finally be up and running this week too so I should have a little more confidence going down some lesser maintained forest roads

[untold spindle]

Crazy

[untold spindle]

Incredible

[green condor]

Gotta love spring flowers

[viscid kernel]

Pretty

[green condor]

Oh interesting

[viscid kernel]

B R I D G E

[untold spindle]

And here I am still struggling to find anything good to take a picture of

[meager shore]

I didn't include half the pics I took either

I started with 33, got it down to 10

a lot of shots i think will turn out dont

but ive done hikes where i've taken 200 pics before, just depends on where im going. if i am able to complete my 'bucket list' hike for this year, i will probably take several hundred

I was supposed to be hiking up to the top of this saddle today, but a deep river crossing forced me to have to hit a different trail

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ytrCYzmZM_E

I thought I about taking my shoes off as I have microfiber towels in my pack, but I wasn't gonna risk a roll ankle or something on slippery rocks

[cedar dragon]

For a second I thought those were eggs

[winged raptor]

I flew right off of that bridge before (in Forza of course)

[ocean depot]

You can probably post process them into being decent

I've had a lot of bad images shot on cloudy days fixed

Especially if you shoot in raw

[slate frost]

Cloudy/overcast can actually be some of the best lighting

[ocean depot]

Generally with raw images you have a lot to play around with

[ocean depot]

True

[ocean depot]

Better than overexposure

[slate frost]

Went to Canyonlands UT, didn't take my dlsr but got some good phone shots

[ocean depot]

That's pretty sweet

My phone lets me shoot in raw so I've been able to get some pretty good images out of them

[slate frost]

Mine has the option but I haven't really tried it

[ocean depot]

I mess with the lighting a lot

Bit of a perfectionist

[slate frost]

I do find that the Apple processing tends to be pretty good for landscapes

[ocean depot]

Ohh you got an iphone?

Nice

[slate frost]

Yeah on my dslr I always shoot raw and edit

[slate frost]

13 Pro

[ocean depot]

The sensor is pretty nice on those

[slate frost]

Yeah and being able to do normal + ultrawide + telephoto + macro all in one is real nice

[ocean depot]

I'm not a fan of telephoto on phones

[slate frost]

I've found that setting the 3x telephoto to 2x is about 50mm which is nice to have

[ocean depot]

But they're pretty good for how small the sensors are

Then again

With smaller sensors you don't need as big of a lens

Kinda reminds me of the funny p1000

1000mm focal length or something like that

Oh wait it's 3000mm

[slate frost]

Yeah the telephoto on the 13 pro isn't crazy good but I really like it for enabling 50mm. Close to the human eye so good for portraits or trying to convey scale of things

Aight plane is taking off so imma head out

[ocean depot]

Cya

[meager shore]

I do shoot in raw and edit them, some shots just aren't good, the angles are off or it looked better in my mind than reality

[cedar dragon]

These flowers also close and open every day

[opal laurel]

I really like the last pic

idk whats happening with the wwater

thats so cool

chromatic aberration maybe?

[viscid kernel]

From my last campout

[untold spindle]

Aaaah....Nature

Wish I had more of that

Those sunsets..... splendid

[green condor]

Oh stop your complaining and go explore somewhere

[viscid kernel]

The sky can do things with color the likes of which i can't even describe, it's awesome

[green condor]

Yeah one of my favorites was when I was in the mountains in europe, it was somewhat close to sunset and all you saw what this huge bright yellowish orange light from the sea in between the trees and landscape

[ocean depot]

I want to go to Scotland one day

I would get a thousand dollar lens just for this bird

[green condor]

Lol what is that

[slate frost]

Kinda looks like a turkey?

Jpegurkey?

[green condor]

not quite

[ocean depot]

Capercallie

https://youtu.be/vjTH7ZN9DIU

They like to just run up to people and then slap the crap out of them

https://youtu.be/JIyd04dwn7g

[cedar dragon]

Sell your OLED monitor

[green condor]

Is this a joke…

[ocean depot]

Isn't it cheaper to self host at this point

Wait it's 99 per month

Not year

You can buy a whole server and pay for faster internet each month in a year's time

💀

[green condor]

I haven’t seen many self hosted apps that do something similar enough. I may have found cheaper alternatives though so ima keep looking

[viscid kernel]

Bro what who's paying 100 a month for 10gb cloud

Scam

[green condor]

the software better be magical for that kind of price

[green condor]

https://i.imgur.com/7oJWEaa.png

and so the cleaning begins

[viscid kernel]

What the

[untold spindle]

Ooo

Ghost finally shares

[green condor]

yup, just finished with school so im trying to sort through the ~50,000 photos I have from the past year or 2, reorganize my portfolios and website and such

[viscid kernel]

Some cool storm photos after today's rain

[green condor]

Neat stuff

What area are those mountains in?

[meager shore]

Beartooth highway

[meager shore]

I'm very lucky to be able to just get in the car and spend a day experiencing this kind of stuff and still make it home before it gets dark

[onyx galleon]

anybody have experience with nikkor telephotos? specifically 400 f4.5 or 180-600

[green condor]

I own a 180-600mm and had a 100-400mm on loan in the past

[opal laurel]

some photos from the parkk

[untold spindle]

Wow

Great pics!

The Boca is great. sheeeh

[viscid kernel]

*bokeh

[untold spindle]

Eh

[green condor]

Did you have any specific questions about either?

[untold spindle]

Got it

[cursive kettle]

not exactly photography but I encourge those interested to check out this channel, he knows his stuff
https://youtu.be/Umy7hsw7pF0?si=jcDUPwwlUMP1CZM9

his camera work is actually amazing

[green condor]

Phone photo

[green condor]

Yeah it’s really nice to be close to places like that

[viscid kernel]

Dangggg

Where at?

[untold spindle]

Woagh

[green condor]

That was in sedona

[viscid kernel]

NOICE

caps

[molten garnet]

Was there a few weeks ago, very crowded and expensive food

[green condor]

It was pretty quiet while I was there, probably cuz of the heat but yes it is expensive

[green condor]

@untold spindle since I know you complained about there being nothing to take photos of you should check out some sites like PIXEO

[untold spindle]

I'm going to Brazil tomorrow. So I will take pictures....but with my phone

Not getting robbed with my setup

😞

And even with my phone I have to be careful

[green condor]

That’s ok you can still get decent stuff

[cedar dragon]

Drone shot from camping over the weekend

The opposite side

[green condor]

Oh sick

I would’ve liked that second wide shot to be just a little closer to the ledge

This is another I got on the weekend. Not the greatest and another phone photo but pretty fun

[untold spindle]

Ooo

[rapid edge]

Yeahh im boutta go down an expensive rabbit hole

Its photography time

[slate frost]

[green condor]

And so it begins

[untold spindle]

From 41000 feet

[untold spindle]

This is is at 20000

Over the city

[green condor]

that's a spooky horizon

[untold spindle]

I love it

[viscid kernel]

Get the pilot to fly to 60k

Or 80k

[untold spindle]

I wish

[viscid kernel]

Or better yet

Raid a nearby us airbase and steal an sr-71 and an environment suit

80k is the operational ceiling

[cedar dragon]

Wish I had a zoom lens

Best I could do with 230mm

This tree always has hawks though

[green condor]

nice colors though, I do like the 600mm I got recently for some of this

But you can also try to wait til they get closer somewhere. These I got on a 200mm on my trip

[cedar dragon]

I think I used astia sim on my Fuji camera, makes colors a bit more vivid

It’s in my neighborhood, so I could just walk closer to the tree, but I’m too lazy lol

[onyx galleon]

oh i'm just not sure which to look at getting. seems like if i'm lucky i could grab a 180-600 for $1600 or a 400 for a little over 2k

but then i realized the specs on a body i wanted would be z8 levels and i don't want to spend that much

[green condor]

Lol ye its pretty expensive. Im using a z6ii rn but it can be annoying to fight some of its quirks. Prob gonna get a z8 later this year

[onyx galleon]

you shoot any animals/birds? heard the bodies below z8/9 are pretty eh with animals

[green condor]

A little bit if I see opportunities like the one above, but I primarily shoot sports. It can be done the autofocus can just be finicky at times. Though probably the most annoying thing about the camera is the blackout and responsiveness since I often am working with 2 cameras

[onyx galleon]

ah

what's the other?

[green condor]

The second body is a d500 which doesn’t help me much either since they are 2 very different bodies lol. In a perfect world I would run 2 z8’s so it’s easier to quickly switch between bodies

[onyx galleon]

ah

2 z8s is $$$

[green condor]

Yeah.. I wasn’t even thinking about doing 2 before but I had a lot of colleagues say “trust me it’s worth running 2 identical bodies” xD

[onyx galleon]

i've heard it's nice for weddings

but i also just do it for fun so i don't think i'd ever get 2

[green condor]

yeah it doesn't really make sense unless it's for work

[green condor]

Smh jp, you can’t be getting the window reflects in the pic

[untold spindle]

I couldn't do anything 😭

Also this wasn't serious

[green condor]

For that when possible I try to get camera as close to window as possible and then maybe cover the part of the phone above the camera to attempt to block that light from getting in.
But yeah I know it wasn’t serious xD

[untold spindle]

Why didn't I do this lmao

I've done this before...

But yeah, Idc

I just wanted to capture the moment

[green condor]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[viscid kernel]

Looks like the city has some kind of megastructure ngl

[untold spindle]

Lol. Right. A giant building off in the distance

[viscid kernel]

Like it's enclosed almost

[untold spindle]

Hmmm

Yeah

Looks like my picture wasn't as bad an idea after all lol @green condor

Looks like a miniature city

[cedar dragon]

Red-tailed hawk

[untold spindle]

Ooooo

[untold spindle]

You had to take those quickly?

God. I miss my camera

😭

My baby

[cedar dragon]

It was just raining so it was chilling for a bit, same hawks from yesterday

[untold spindle]

Oh great. Take some more….up the exposure next time if your aperture is at its widest

Shutter speed is perfect

And if your camera can do burst shots, dew it

You can pick the best from the bunch

I love avian photography

[cedar dragon]

Luckily I can just edit raws on the fly, +1 EV

[untold spindle]

🌻

[green condor]

I edit raws from my phone sometimes lol

[cedar dragon]

But wait, there's more

[green condor]

wow that last one I love

the way the grass and trees curve around the landscape ahead... beautiful

[untold spindle]

Nice

[viscid kernel]

This man needs some kind of award

[untold spindle]

The 2025 wegg photo award. I won last year's

😎

[meager shore]

a few more, it was my first time doing this hike, but it's one of the best i've ever done

This flat spot is where the lakes are, I hiked up to the opening then about two miles into the valley that's behind it

this is what you see from the flat area looking back down

[ocean depot]

Herobrine sighted?????

[crude umbra]

can't believe it

[viscid kernel]

My dreams have come true

[untold spindle]

???

[viscid kernel]

nothing lol

[meager shore]

Damn fire season is kicking off already, we will see how hiking goes now

[onyx galleon]

favorite types of hikes i love all the greenery

some pics from elbert last year one of my favorite hikes

[meager shore]

My spot for lunch today, just sat down for a nice PB&J

[untold spindle]

Nice view

Oof

[viscid kernel]

Dude set up a newsletter or sm

Blog ig

Some awesome stuff

[green condor]

Rate every trail

[viscid kernel]

...in the US

[green condor]

In the WORLD

[meager shore]

I dunno if I wanna deal with all that. I don't think that many people would care, I usually do reviews and post photos on the all trails app

[rapid edge]

Oh you like hiking? Name every trail in the world

[cedar dragon]

I'd be looking for fossils in those rocks the whole time lol

[green condor]

YES

[meager shore]

There were huge holes you could see in the rocks that went down 20-30 feet of just darkness, was a bit sketchy feeling

I went with a friend of mine who is 70 and he said it was the steepest hike he's ever done and he has hiked for 30+ years. It was rough, 2k elevation gain in two miles, and nearly 60% of that was just shale, dirt or loose gravel

[leaden canopy]

@green condor taking the rule of thirds too far

[green condor]

Haha

You can move it a little closer to the center, like closer to golden ratio since there is some dead space to the right

[leaden canopy]

was going to but after taking pictures i decided to fill the dead space with another mousepad from that company

[green condor]

Oh yeah that works too

I will say from a first look the mouse looks just a bit too close to the top of the frame

[leaden canopy]

its a bit close to the top but it looks worse there because of how magiclatern is laid out for the eos m

[green condor]

Ah i see

[untold spindle]

Oh!

[molten garnet]

eos m with magic lantern I see? nice

[green condor]

from however long ago when they were doing a hogwarts back to school thing

[untold spindle]

Woooow

Unbelievable

[untold spindle]

What lens did you use for the mountains?

[meager shore]

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G

[meager shore]

I bought a AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G awhile back, but it hasn't been as useful as I'd hoped. If I am not at the perfect distance, it's kinda mid to use. But I am still utilizing my DSLR to about 10% of its capacity.

I also still haven't found a good way to hike with the DSLR that isn't annoying. Having it on a shoulder clip is a joke, it will just constantly hit me in the head or face, it's not a small camera. Chest holder is hard because I carry a bear gun via chest holster. I'd take way more photos with it if it wasn't so cumbersome to use.

[green condor]

35mm is a really good focal length for environmental portraits

[rapid edge]

Maybe a shoulder strap? Thats how ive been hiking with mine and ive had 0 issues

Im using this and its been great

[green condor]

I use those, a backpack clip, or sometimes I’ll just leave it in a side access pocket

[rapid edge]

The quick connects also make switching from a shoulder to a neck strap really easy

[green condor]

Oh yeah I switched to those straps pretty quickly. When you are using tripods, gimbals or the like trying to take on and off the stock straps gets so annoying

[slate frost]

Peak design mentioned 😍

[rapid edge]

Literally is a peak design

[slate frost]

imma be honest I totally missed that pun for an embarrassing amount of time

like I knew the brand and bought multiple things from them before it hit me

[rapid edge]

Cameraception

[crude umbra]

Actually that's a dove

[untold spindle]

Nice camera

[green condor]

nice strap

[ocean depot]

We should take pictures of cameras

And post it here

Camera photography

[untold spindle]

Soon

[meager shore]

I've thought about those shoulder strap possibilities, but I still feel like having the big ass camera on my side while hiking 10 or 12 miles is going to be cumbersome and annoying at a certain point

[green condor]

So the backpack shoulder strap clips can be extremely uncomfortable on backpacks with thinner straps and would only recommend putting there if you need to free up your hands for just a moment. The wider peak design straps you can sling and they are reasonably comfortable but it is still a single strap that would probably still dig into your shoulder after a few hours.

Imo the most ideal would be if you had a backpack with a side access panel to put the camera and then maybe a backpack clip for temporary storing

[green condor]

sad

[meager shore]

Where I'm staying tonight

My view for dinner

[green condor]

Damn

Take me

[untold spindle]

Ooof

[untold spindle]

This guy is living the dream

No limit on what to shoot

[cedar dragon]

In the moment, not a cell phone in sight

[meager shore]

What's funny is there's no cell phone service at the hotel or any of the hikes. It's only Wi-Fi at the hotel. I'll be going back in September, it was surreal and didn't feel real

[meager shore]

https://youtu.be/uDqhsvp7Rqk?si=495mDlOCs_kVXDU-

https://youtu.be/g1ioPG0GQUI?si=9gos2FdW6PG7bf1I

https://youtu.be/EFQs5NLGc7g?si=ua9sczNBSDWBoDHK

https://youtu.be/6g6ivwm8Nas?si=2Le_5ppezFrz-Xjl

[untold spindle]

Holy

Absolutely breathtaking

Where is this again????

[meager shore]

Montana

[meager shore]

The highest peak here is my destination for today. More to come later

[viscid kernel]

Colorado trip photo dump soon :)

[green condor]

Woah are those moths?

[meager shore]

Butterflies or months, not really sure

[green condor]

Oh and if anyone here does some phone photography has anyone tried project indigo yet?

[surreal vortex]

what is this flower

[viscid kernel]

Columbine

[surreal vortex]

woah that is sooo pretty

[viscid kernel]

Colorado state flower iirc

[surreal vortex]

look up hoya carnosa , its a plant but has a beautiful flower and its my favorite

[viscid kernel]

Coool

It's like spherical

[untold spindle]

Wow .those are beautiful

[surreal vortex]

right ?!

[cedar dragon]

There are some apps that let you take pictures of plants/flowers and can give you the name

They're mainly for taking care of plants, and usually a paid subscription

[green condor]

Was that from the plane?

[untold spindle]

Yes@green condor

[cedar dragon]

Do you speak Portuguese?

[untold spindle]

It's more amazing in person

Yes Yes

[cedar dragon]

That's awesome

[untold spindle]

Sim, eu falo Português

[cedar dragon]

Brazil would be awesome to visit, but I've seen a lot of police videos 👀

[untold spindle]

Just do it

It's not as bad as people say

[cedar dragon]

True, I mean, I've been to Ecuador and it wasn't bad at all

You just have to use common sense

[untold spindle]

Exactly

Don't use your phone in the open

Watch for people on motorcycles

Don't dress in a fancy showy way with expensive accessories or you're begging to be robbed.

And don't be a loud foreigner.

And watch where you go

Some places aren't safe

[green condor]

Sounds not far off from nyc

[untold spindle]

Hm yes

But so far Rio is a dream

[green condor]

I always found those type of buildings to be wacky

[ocean depot]

Minecraft mob grinder

[untold spindle]

Which one? Lol

[untold spindle]

Yeah lol

[green condor]

The first one with the tiny bottom

Nyc has something somewhat similar

[untold spindle]

Lol..I like it

[viscid kernel]

When u realize he got a rainbow in the last one

[green condor]

oh wait ye xD

[viscid kernel]

Giving my sunset pics a run for their money lol

[untold spindle]

The weather today was...perfect

[cedar dragon]

Can you go up inside of the statue?

[untold spindle]

Lmao.. you're right

[untold spindle]

Yeah, but I think it's closed for now

[green condor]

this looks kinda sick, though could use some editing. maybe a dehaze or something

[untold spindle]

I can't wait to photo edit @ocean depot

[untold spindle]

Don't worry. I shot all my photos in RAW

I can't wait to edit this one

These dogs are living on a boat

Rio is a photographer's goldmine

[untold spindle]

Yeah. Just needs some fixing

[green condor]

nice

[terse bison]

I edited the colors and cropped it a little bit in apple photos since the picture seemed nice. Was that photo a raw picture, just curious?

[untold spindle]

Editing JPEGs aren't the best idea .....but it does look better 👌

[terse bison]

I agree, I took a photography class for an art credit and the difference between jpg and raw were night and day

Way more color information to play around with

[untold spindle]

What program did you use?

[terse bison]

Apple photos on iOS

[untold spindle]

Hmm

[terse bison]

My adobe subscriptions ended so I just use that now

When I feel like editing, it’s decent

[untold spindle]

Damn ....mine ended to

[terse bison]

Lightroom def had some neat features

I miss it a lil bit but i don’t really need it anymore, got it for free with my class

[untold spindle]

O

[terse bison]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/940588003032702988/1300974791905251391/image0.jpg?ex=68881131&is=6886bfb1&hm=f6b29c60e4eb8ae5d06585c9286f4f8467db4f6a2cba3607a18446a1a655e2c7&

[viscid kernel]

Sick

[terse bison]

Old photo I took, def was one of my better ones

[untold spindle]

Holy.....

You have Lightroom rn yeah?@terse bison

[terse bison]

The raw photo on that was pretty insane too, It had like perfect lighting

[terse bison]

No, but that photo was with Lightroom

[untold spindle]

Hm

Sad

[viscid kernel]

Should I get a dslr or stick to my phone

[terse bison]

If I get back into photography and buy a camera I’ll prob get it again, but I’ll wait until I’m done with college for that

[viscid kernel]

Or better yet a drone🔥

[terse bison]

Depends which one is best for your needs

Editing raw photos is pog tbh

[green condor]

I use capture one rn but it’s pretty expensive. I like it better as a raw processor and I like that they offer perpetual license. That way if I don’t do photography anymore at least I can still use my catalogs from the years

[untold spindle]

@green condor you got an adobe suite?

[green condor]

I borrow one from my mom. Really only use it for premiere and after effects now

[slate frost]

Luminar also has a perpetual liscence for their editing software, Neo

[viscid kernel]

I didn't get any photos of my trip

Phones weren't allowed

😭

I was on the buffalo river tho

[viscid kernel]

Oooooooo

It tickles an itch

[cedar dragon]

Have you tried the Kuru Toga pencil?