Lounge but Australian

[errant linden]

just didnt study

highschool ye

[ember comet]

ahh ok i believe in you then

[errant linden]

idk I picked it as a filler subject

cuz I have to pick 6

well 4 then maths and english

[ember comet]

my psycho friend is in law rn and he waits for the due date to start his assignments and somehow passes... idek some people are built different i need like 1 week minimum and even then i'm stressin

oh ig its exams but still

I picked the most bludge subjects in hs lol

I think i went Standard english/Maths, HPE, Recreation (dumbed down ver of hpe), Cert 3 in fitness, and geography

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

I mean maybe not maths and business studies

but defo everything else

[coral crescent]

Ah another Aussie

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

WAIT WHAT

THE DUE DATE

TF

[ember comet]

Yeah it's so dumb

[quaint comet]

i love owls lol

[ember comet]

He got me to do his references but besides that he just casually pumped out a 30% assignment that day

[coral crescent]

Same

[ember comet]

Idk how some people do it

I do like 3hrs of thinking and i'm brainfried

[coral crescent]

All my best pics are owls

On the due date is crazy

[ember comet]

I just realized I dont think i've ever seen an owl irl...

[coral crescent]

[ember comet]

owls were fake all along

[coral crescent]

What part of Aus you from?

[ember comet]

Qld

Unfortunately

[coral crescent]

Ah I lived there for most of my life

Fun place, then I got slapped in the middle of nowhere

[ember comet]

oh dear WA or NT?

[coral crescent]

NT, Alice Springs

[ember comet]

My condolences

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

[ember comet]

But hey at least

[coral crescent]

You get used to it

[ember comet]

Yeah!

That's the spirit

[coral crescent]

Its been pretty fuckin fun so far

[ember comet]

I ended up living in the mountains for my hs years

[coral crescent]

Can't lie I'm happy I moved here

[errant linden]

hey alice is out of the way city is fun but the hustle and bustle is constant

[ember comet]

Like it's pretty but isolating

[errant linden]

just the grind everyday

[coral crescent]

I used to live in the mountains in my home country

[coral crescent]

Issue is I love the city

[ember comet]

ohh nice yeah i think i'd enjoy it more if there was more to do

[fleet edge]

2 more assignments to give feedback on

Phew

Marking sucks

[coral crescent]

Oh yeah I forgot about that

How are they?

[fleet edge]

I'm marking like actual uni assignments rn

[errant linden]

ahhh

are u a teacher

I forgor

[ember comet]

I've been waiting like 3 weeks for my final exam results in one of my subjects 💀 It's got me stressin

[fleet edge]

Nah, it's complicated

[coral crescent]

Eh? I thought you were talking about your photo assignment

[errant linden]

bro my maths results love to take their sweet fucking time

not these yearlys obv

but like they take a fkin month

[coral crescent]

I got my results so fkin quickly it was scary

[ember comet]

They gave us back our assignment results in a few days tho which was nice so i'll forgive them :p

[coral crescent]

First time that's ever happened

[ember comet]

I think i should be fine lol i just wanna know if i passed or failed the subject thats all

[coral crescent]

You're in Uni I'm guessing?

[ember comet]

I think i was averaging a credit so even if i failed the exam i should be ok i think?

Yea

[coral crescent]

Fun, Brissy or what?

[errant linden]

where are you from?

[coral crescent]

Nepal

[errant linden]

ahhh

[coral crescent]

It's part of the red panda pfp as well

[errant linden]

I was raised basically in aus but born in singapore

[coral crescent]

Cause they're from there

[ember comet]

Noo I am just doing my diploma rn so i'm still living at home with the fam I'm in Cairns
But I am considering moving to brisbane since a few of my friends study there but idk if its worth it

Good old sg

[coral crescent]

Ah Cairns

Brissy was fun, I visited a lot

It was about 2 hours away from Toowoomba

[coral crescent]

Singapore is so damn cool I'm annoyed I only have 1 day to visit

[ember comet]

Yeah I have family that live there and they offered me a room if I decide to study and they work at suncorn so they said they can transport me into the city since I dont drive. It's kinda hard to pass it up but also I I stay here I dont have to worry about having to work which is nice for me

[errant linden]

super humid so going out at night is perfect

love going out at night

[coral crescent]

Same

[late parcel]

Sting Ray!

[coral crescent]

Well not in Alice

[errant linden]

too bad everything in syd closes at 7pm

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

[errant linden]

why it so cute

[late parcel]

Everything in my town closes at 4

[coral crescent]

Gym never closes

[errant linden]

mine closes at 11

[coral crescent]

They have a 24 hour pass

Always

[ember comet]

We had some platapus on our property where I used to live i wish i took some pics of them

[late parcel]

Ooo

I’ve only seen a wild one once

[ember comet]

Just asked my lecturer a question and she replied with something that like agreed with one section but like doesnt help with anything else idk if i should ask again or just move on

[cobalt blade]

my brain needs like 2 or 3 hours to get working right

I can study for 10+ hours a day if needed

it's like 2 hours ish in I get into a rhythm of working

[ember comet]

Yeah I genuinely have to wake up, shower, maybe have a drink of water then go straight to study If i want any chance at being productive its bad

If i do anything else like go on my phone or something its over for me lol so i'm glad my classes are 9am

Sadface

[cobalt blade]

idk I just throw my phone on my bed and start studying

a big problem for me is getting distracted by YouTube or something though

while studying I always watch a few videos inbetween

can't help it

[ember comet]

damn you're a better man than i

[cobalt blade]

although the 2 hours that I mentioned

like after those 2 hours pass I find myself enjoying studying

like I actually wanna learn idk it's just like a switch in my brain

[quaint comet]

sometimes in uni they like to do this thing called "peer marking"
which is bs but anywayssss

[coral crescent]

I study the day before a test and leave it at that

[errant linden]

me fr

[quaint comet]

i remember being able to do that
ahh how uni changed me

[foggy steppe]

peer marking is such a funny thing

[coral crescent]

I always gotten told it won't work in hs but here I am

[foggy steppe]

it works, it just depends how good your mark standards are

[coral crescent]

also what's peer marking

[cobalt blade]

I was able to get 100% before with 1 day of studying

I studied for 10 hours tho

[coral crescent]

Oh I've never gone for 100%

90 is good enough for me

[cobalt blade]

it's fun

[coral crescent]

[foggy steppe]

every one of my peers is far too burnt out to do 10 hours a day efficiently

[cobalt blade]

I usually aim for atleast 65 in subjects that I'm not interested in

subjects that I like I aim for 85-90+

[foggy steppe]

in hs i was disappointed under 97, in uni i aim for 51

[cobalt blade]

I drank like 4 coffees

and 2 energy drinks I think

[foggy steppe]

a percent of your mark is allocated by how your peers rate your work

[coral crescent]

I mean that does make sense, at the end of the day everyone is getting the same degree ig

but Hs is different

[fleet edge]

Repeat after me:

P's get Degrees

[coral crescent]

The fuck

no way

[foggy steppe]

its just like how companies work lol

[errant linden]

fuckifng what

[foggy steppe]

its a very reasonable system

[errant linden]

nahh

[foggy steppe]

nothing wrong with it

[fleet edge]

Aiming for 100% is a recipe for disaster unless you're a weird genius who probably doesn't understand how to human and is usually an asshole from a lack of empathy

[errant linden]

I hate ppl tho

[foggy steppe]

i know a few like that who are nice people but very very awkward lol

in uni aiming for 100 for normal people is just impossible

[fleet edge]

Yeah, I know a few who are theoretically nice people but their actions are just thoughtless and kinda mean

[foggy steppe]

i think a 75 average is enough to get into a phd program lol

and thats meant to be the highest level

[fleet edge]

I think 100 is impossible at uni

[cobalt blade]

[foggy steppe]

i got a 100 once ever

in 1st year

[quaint comet]

100 is basically ur the professor

[foggy steppe]

1 out of 40 courses lol

[fleet edge]

How was your social life

:P

[cobalt blade]

I got 100% in maths like 3 times last year

[fleet edge]

I think getting a 100 in 2nd and 3rd year is basically impossible

[foggy steppe]

stunted for an entire 2 years after

[fleet edge]

So did I in year 10 or 11

Look at me now lmao

[foggy steppe]

i got 100 in hsc

[fleet edge]

If I get a 60% I'm happy

[foggy steppe]

maths

[fleet edge]

I did 4 unit maths too

[foggy steppe]

but now yeah im relieved at 51%

[lost perch]

[fleet edge]

If I get a 70% we celebrating

[foggy steppe]

doing maths/physics in uni without 4u is suicide

[fleet edge]

You learn pretty quickly in a top level uni that this story is surprisingly common

Which means classes are designed around people like us

[foggy steppe]

most of us are former top students

[fleet edge]

Which means you get giga fucked

[foggy steppe]

the classes are designed to push state rankers down to like just above average

you can technically get into a pure math degree with 70 atar

but its really really not recommended lol

[fleet edge]

I did this. But I also aimed for the bare minimum to get in

Because I couldn't be fucked busting my balls for a 90+

I didn't start studing until the day before each exam

Just enjoyed a free holiday lmao

[foggy steppe]

i worked my ass off for top 5 in the state 4u and 99.5+ atar and still got crushed by uni maths haha

[coral crescent]

[foggy steppe]

getting the bare minimum in HS is the way

actually enjoy the fun life

[fleet edge]

P's get degrees

[cobalt blade]

damn

[foggy steppe]

4s open doors

[coral crescent]

Oh reminds me of what happened the other day

[cobalt blade]

so I'll just gradually watch my grades go lower and lower

[lost perch]

accelerated math

[coral crescent]

2 of my mates fucked up their english assignments

[cobalt blade]

as I get into classes with smarter and smarter people

[coral crescent]

like these 2 are average A level students and they both dropped to a B and C

[cobalt blade]

tragic

[fleet edge]

Basically yeah. When the average is stupid smart, you become the average the class is designed for

[foggy steppe]

basically, so dont put too much stock into what your grades are and work on other stuff

[lost perch]

believe the system has two years which should jump me to calc

[fleet edge]

Never struggled in my life with studying until uni haha

[foggy steppe]

calc is fun

[coral crescent]

They just laughed it off with him and they should be fine for this assignment

[foggy steppe]

right lol

[coral crescent]

[fleet edge]

Just non stop 80-90%+ in HS

[foggy steppe]

my hs was a 99.1 atar median

[coral crescent]

I've never gone for 100%

I see no point in it

[foggy steppe]

everyone worked hard and everyone did well

but in uni most of us got destroyed lol

[errant linden]

damn

[coral crescent]

I'm happy with anything above 85

[fleet edge]

The funny thing is, I'm really passionate about IR and Conflicts. I did a IR course this semester and I'm demolishing it

[foggy steppe]

yeah when you actually love what you do its amazing but you cant love all 32 courses in a degree haha

[fleet edge]

No way

Impossible

[foggy steppe]

i do well in my research

[errant linden]

honestly im happy with 70%

[foggy steppe]

but i hate all my courses

[fleet edge]

And don't try to cheat your way to a free high distinction by taking a photo course. If the lecturer is any good he will notice and grade you harder

[errant linden]

🤝

[foggy steppe]

although do cheat your way to hd by taking language courses in a language youre fluent in (i did that)

[coral crescent]

Fun lmao

[errant linden]

what other languages you speak?

[foggy steppe]

japanese and shanghainese

[fleet edge]

Going from HS to a top tier uni is like going from learning to balance on a seesaw to competing in the American Ninja championships

[foggy steppe]

basically yeah

[errant linden]

wait wat

[foggy steppe]

especially a western top tier uni

[errant linden]

shangainese

[coral crescent]

God everything you guys have said just make Uni sound like hell

[errant linden]

ahhhh

[errant linden]

bro fr

[foggy steppe]

unis in asia have a 10% rate or so of mental health issues, australia has a 46% rate

[fleet edge]

The socialisation and freedom to fuck up your own life with poor decisions is the fun part

[coral crescent]

holy shit

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

fuck me

[foggy steppe]

it depends on who you are

some people love uni

it also depends on what you study

[errant linden]

bro you guys are fucking scaring me

[lost perch]

america the mental health issues rate is 0%

[errant linden]

what did you all pick

I need to avoid

[lost perch]

because nobody can afford to get diagnoses

[foggy steppe]

mental health issues dont exist in america, guns and cars are the therapy

[lost perch]

[foggy steppe]

pure maths and physics dual

[fleet edge]

Just choose your degree and uni carefully

[foggy steppe]

there are some more chill sciences like chemistry and biology if youre into science

[fleet edge]

Don't blindly choose the highest tier uni you can get into

[foggy steppe]

physics alone is ok too but maths lol

[fleet edge]

Assess what you want to get out of degree as well as your career goals

[foggy steppe]

unless you hope to get into academia

[coral crescent]

USYD and UMELB are the 2 ones I wanna go into

[errant linden]

that explains it

/j

[foggy steppe]

usyd is dependent on what degree you do

[quaint comet]

boooo

[fleet edge]

In Canberra, ANU is the highest tier uni, but funnily enough, UC (University of Canberra), a much lower tier uni has a higher graduate employment rate

[foggy steppe]

unimel whatnever

[fleet edge]

Because UC courses have a lot of itnernships and work placement type stuff

[coral crescent]

I've heard, good for some things mid for others

[fleet edge]

And also teaches you skills for the workforce relevant to your degree

[coral crescent]

I'll be applying to ANU at the start of Y12

so in about a year

[foggy steppe]

UQ is a fantastic uni for academics and one of the worst for student welfare

[lost perch]

i'm planning on taking high level physics next year might be more pain then expected but oh well

[foggy steppe]

i had a scholarship to ANU but i didnt want to live in canberra lmfao

[fleet edge]

ANU is really good for academia, and IR/politics type stuff

[foggy steppe]

physics is fun

[coral crescent]

Oh Iona I did tell you about the Jap trip getting confirmed right

[fleet edge]

Don't go to ANU for general humanities, arts, or business (unless you want to do finance, international business, and number intensive business)

[quaint comet]

i liked uni :) the trick is to go to uni ONLY if you know what you want to study OR have an interest that you're willing to put work in for

[foggy steppe]

yeah

pretty hype that

have fun there

learn japanese

[coral crescent]

[coral crescent]

Any reccs

[foggy steppe]

good for law too

[coral crescent]

I got duolingo but thats about it

[errant linden]

mhmm

[fleet edge]

Oh yeah, law

[foggy steppe]

just go through the genki 1/2 textbooks

[coral crescent]

[foggy steppe]

i went to uni for maths because i loved maths lol

[quaint comet]

dont just go to uni to go to uni, have a reason amd you'll be fine

[late parcel]

😭 share

[quaint comet]

hell take a gap year to figure out that reason and youll be better prepared than like 90% of the other first years

[fleet edge]

A gap year is underrated

[woeful belfry]

Clearly ... but not biology. Otherwise you'd know there's no such thing as a seagull

[late parcel]

Last year I got two 100% and then everything when downhill

[fleet edge]

I took a gap 3 years at one point

[foggy steppe]

hey its what my camera is called

[lost perch]

こにちわ

[coral crescent]

I'm taking a gap year after Y12

[cobalt blade]

I wanna take a gap year

[fleet edge]

I just said FUCK IT to uni because I burnt out

[foggy steppe]

i didnt name it

[fleet edge]

Worked fulltime instead

[coral crescent]

I'm gonna be burned out af

[foggy steppe]

honestly so smart

[cobalt blade]

I'm taking a gap year after this year I think

[late parcel]

I am burnt out

[errant linden]

yeah oath imma take a gap year

[woeful belfry]

I took about 15 gap years

[foggy steppe]

to take a gap year

[coral crescent]

You didn't?

[cobalt blade]

I'm in year 13 now

[sharp steppe]

I skipped uni, did industry specific courses (IT, so stuff from CompTIA and Microsoft) over 1 year. Exited with real world experience and minimal student loan. Got job. Would frequently have CompSCI bachelor grads start at lower pay rates and be fucking useless in the same role....

[late parcel]

I’ll get disowned if I take a gap

[foggy steppe]

no way, i was overconfident with my grades

[errant linden]

guys we need to adopt AJ

[quaint comet]

I knew I wanted

1. To study French
2. To study Maths and Psychology
   I chose ANU because it had the best double degree program and was relatively well placed for the subjects I wanted
   (Plus I wanted to move out)

[foggy steppe]

i was so sure i would do well in uni

[fleet edge]

Woop woop. At the current rate, if I land this job I just had a interview in, I'll be in uni for about 10 years before I get my first undergrad!

[coral crescent]

Honestly fair, being top 5 would've done smth lmao

[errant linden]

oooh french

language of love

[late parcel]

Parents almost disowned bro when he got an offer for a 15 year navy contact

[coral crescent]

She's your sister so easy

[errant linden]

🥖

[quaint comet]

on hon hon baguette

[woeful belfry]

I've worked with interns in their 3rd year of some kind of IT degree who have been woeful

[errant linden]

I know a bit of spanish

[coral crescent]

years of learning french for this one phrase

[errant linden]

and some italian

[foggy steppe]

my friends came 1st, 2nd, 4th(me), 7th in 4u maths, we were all so arrogant

[fleet edge]

I'm quickly learning that I'm qualified and competitive for photo/video related jobs which pay $75k+ and I don't even need a degree

[errant linden]

more spanish tho

[foggy steppe]

none of us are still particularly good

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

[quaint comet]

omelette du fromage

[foggy steppe]

if im lucky i get a gap 6 months after this year

[errant linden]

nah I do fr tho

no cap

[sharp steppe]

One guy came in and plugged two mice into his computer because he thought he would get two cursors and could be doubly effecient....

I wish I was joking but I am not

[woeful belfry]

I'd hire them for the LOLs that would come with the probationary period

[quaint comet]

amazing

[late parcel]

Sounds like something my mum would do

[lost perch]

now someone has to develop a program that allows a mouse to do that

[errant linden]

[late parcel]

She was using two phone because she didn’t know she could do other things while playing music

[errant linden]

Imagine using two mice and typing with your feet

[coral crescent]

Meh I dunno what'll happen after Y12

[woeful belfry]

Productivity

[errant linden]

same

[late parcel]

Amen

[errant linden]

Ill see

[coral crescent]

Either I go to UNI after the gap year or photography takes me somewhere

[late parcel]

I’ll probably cry and realise how fucked I am

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

I want to find purpose in life

Im scared right now hanging out with friends and getting close a girl is my purpose school as much as I hate it gives me purpose

[sharp steppe]

Doesn't exist. Go have fun instead.

[late parcel]

I’m still considering law/business double degree, joining raaf as a photographer or getting rid of my Australian citizenship and work at the bird paradise in Singapore

[woeful belfry]

You'll have a party and get drunk with your friends ... or at least the people who pretend they're your friends, but you'll find out within the next handful of years that most of them weren't

[errant linden]

Im scared that I will jump into uni and a job that I think will give me purpose but wont

[errant linden]

Ye Im trying that failed all my yearly exams

dad will drop me on my head once he sees the results

[late parcel]

Amen

[cobalt blade]

u don't tell ur parents the test results as soon u get them?

[coral crescent]

yeah I doubt it but then again that sounds like something someone clueless would say

[late parcel]

No

[coral crescent]

I'll continue to live in ignorance

[cobalt blade]

damn

[woeful belfry]

We live in a uncaring and meaningless universe. It's up to you to create any meaning.

[errant linden]

I think he sees them first idk

[coral crescent]

Most of the time

[cobalt blade]

I've been doing that since like 5th grade

[late parcel]

I tell them when they’re in a good mood or when they ask

[foggy steppe]

have fun after you put in just enough work to do well enough

[cobalt blade]

I never lied about a grade to my mom

[coral crescent]

same

no point doing that

[errant linden]

[foggy steppe]

i never told my grades to parents after y9 or so

[coral crescent]

they're gonna know anyway, why bother lying?

[late parcel]

Never lied but I’ve gone months without telling them

[foggy steppe]

they would be disappointed with like 98% so like

how do you tell them lmao

[errant linden]

aye honestly

[woeful belfry]

Before you know it no one will ever ask you or give a single fucks about your high school grades.

[cobalt blade]

idk I always told my mom within a minute after I got my test results lol

[foggy steppe]

or your uni grades thankfully

[coral crescent]

If everything went well in life I'd want to be working for nat geo but it never goes that way

[errant linden]

Everything goes to plan Ill find a special someone to share my passions with

[woeful belfry]

100%

You can pop that shit on your resume and no employee will ask what your results were or even ask to see the cert

[errant linden]

but shit can change

[fleet edge]

🙃

[quaint comet]

hey kids guess what

[coral crescent]

Honestly I don't really care about the pay

[foggy steppe]

my bachelors grades matter til i finish my postgrad then all of it goes out the windw lol

[quaint comet]

if u end up hating ur job
u can always change it

[errant linden]

[quaint comet]

thats the beauty of being an adult

[fleet edge]

This is a very inexperienced take

[quaint comet]

shit sucks? hit da bricks!

[woeful belfry]

You do it for the infamy, not the $$$

[coral crescent]

I wonder why

[fleet edge]

Economy isn't very crash hot rn

[foggy steppe]

for photography you need to care about the pay

unlike some salaried jobs

because you can literally starve

[fleet edge]

People with $60k salaries are struggling

[static ruin]

When you're struggling day to day you care

[foggy steppe]

you can be like "i dont care about 100k vs 80k"

but you cant not care about the pay when you dont know when your next paycheck will be

[static ruin]

It can be a long term thing if you get yourself setup in a position where you can manage on that pay without worrying about finances

[woeful belfry]

I just realised this is the AU lounge and not the regular.

[static ruin]

Au lounge better

[coral crescent]

Makes sense, well nothing I won't find out in a few years

^

[fleet edge]

When you're weighing up whether or not starving is better than spending $5 for lunch you definitely care

[woeful belfry]

It has less cars in it

[static ruin]

Yep

[errant linden]

[errant linden]

ye fr fr

[woeful belfry]

Can I show off my best photo from the weekend?

[errant linden]

ye

[quaint comet]

ur on thin ice ben

[errant linden]

[woeful belfry]

I already posted it I would have nature

[static ruin]

Absolutely not.. post it

[fleet edge]

I diagnose you with zoomer @errant linden

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

Car photographers

[static ruin]

Nice spot

[fleet edge]

If you think about it, birds are just sky cars

That means olive is a car photographer

[coral crescent]

I got asked by one of my mates why I don't take pictures of cars and I just laughed

[woeful belfry]

I can't remember if I took it with a prime or zoom

[quaint comet]

one day im gonna say "yeah no cap fr fr fam" irl and watch all my juniors die inside :]

[coral crescent]

Choose carefully, reqy is lurking

[static ruin]

Funny thing now is a couple of people at work trying to get me to shoot some events, I'm like ewww, that means dealing with people in photography

[woeful belfry]

I'll just say it's a zoom. Every. Single. Time.

[errant linden]

omg

[static ruin]

And I'm very much clueless with people photography anyway

[coral crescent]

I don't mind doing people photography, just depends who

I can get along with most people, but there's some I can't stand

[static ruin]

Basically every lens has focus breathing to some degree, focus breathing is a change in focal length as you focus, therefore all primes are actually zooms

[foggy steppe]

ill do portraits but fuck events

[coral crescent]

[woeful belfry]

Same. I've been contemplating going to some local events where they have a model and a studio and you learn all that fancy studio light, flash and people shiz

[static ruin]

I've already made that argument to reqy

[coral crescent]

That's suprising, would've expected the ham already

[ember comet]

Got my first manual lens today I can tell it's gonna take some adjusting lol but seems fun

[woeful belfry]

I'm seriously contemplating selling an old synth I barely touch to fund the purchase of a D850

Then use it with nothing but zooms

[foggy steppe]

manual lenses are fun

[late parcel]

Yes

[coral crescent]

Never tried it

don't plan to

If a shot isn't portfolio worthy I usually won't care about it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[foggy steppe]

ah yes because you cant get good shots with old lenses

[coral crescent]

Well my whole thing is wildlife

Manual focusing wildlife sounds like a pain

[late parcel]

It is

But I’ve gotten some good shots

[coral crescent]

And is it worth it compared to a modern lens? I highly doubt it

[cobalt blade]

no but it's fun to use it

[coral crescent]

Probably

[cobalt blade]

u see ppl who have been doing photography for decades often having pretty weird gear

cuz they just wanna have fun while taking pics

[late parcel]

The pfps made me thing Olive was talking to himself lol

[cobalt blade]

instead of using gear that will produce the best results

[coral crescent]

I guess but that's not really my idea of fun

getting the best results from a shoot is always my favourite part

[cobalt blade]

I enjoy the process of taking pics more than anything else

[coral crescent]

Whether those results be experience for the next best shot or just a really good photo

[coral crescent]

I like sitting and waiting for water birds to come through

and walking through cities at night

[cobalt blade]

I could probably just format my sd card after photo walks

not even looking at the pics

[coral crescent]

I guess with me it depends

Cities are completely a different story than wildlife

I'll enjoy going out for a walk at night and shooting, and I won't care about the results too much

guess it really just depends on what I'm shooting ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[cobalt blade]

do u really do wildlife tho

how many of the birds uve taken pics of are actually wild

[coral crescent]

Good point lmao

I don't really get much of a choice where I am though

[cobalt blade]

gonna do 50mm birding today

[static ruin]

It's also just what ain't broke don't need fixing

[cobalt blade]

stick my lens into a pigeons face

[static ruin]

If the gear can produce the results you want, doesn't matter what else there is

[coral crescent]

^

I prefer the easier way though, fruitless extra effort is just useless

[static ruin]

I've done phone camera birding recently... about the best I can do currently

[coral crescent]

Ah yes, the camera

whats happening with it?

[foggy steppe]

just life

[static ruin]

Well if one has the money, there's no reason to not buy the best tool for the job

[static ruin]

Just waiting for parts, been approved under warranty repair

[coral crescent]

Oh that's really good

[foggy steppe]

when it gets back with the 180-600 thats hype

[coral crescent]

wasn't it out of warranty?

[static ruin]

Yep

It also gave me some confidence in the weather sealing... I don't doubt there's markers inside cameras to detect moisture, given the conditions I've shot under, was like if one of those has changed colour, I've got no chance lol, and they're typically very sensitive

[coral crescent]

Quite amazing to hear they're repairing it anyway

[coral crescent]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[static ruin]

Well it would have likely been repaired regardless, just whether or not I'd be forking out $$ or not was the question, wouldn't be shocked if it's a 4 figure repair otherwise

[coral crescent]

jfc

wasnt it just the DVF being flipped?

[static ruin]

Yeah, but it's a couple of components inside that are broken, whatever detects the cameras level, camera thought it was upside down, flipped image

[coral crescent]

Ah that explains it

[static ruin]

And it's also labour costs which are $$$, a big part of why things are often just thrown away and replaced

Probably in the neighbourhood of $100/hr of labour

[cobalt blade]

damn

$100/hr to play around with expensive lego

[static ruin]

Well is an estimate, but remember that needs to pay a repair techs salary in addition to covering all the overheads

It doesn't go far lol

[icy nymph]

ʇɥƃᴉɹlɐ ǝɹɐ noʎ ǝdoɥ 'ʎɐpoʇ spuǝᴉɹɟ uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ ʎɯ oʇ ollǝɥ ƃuᴉʎɐs ʇsnſ

[coral crescent]

Oh, took you guys long enough to start talking the right way round

[icy nymph]

uɐᴉlɐɹʇsnɐ ɹoɟ llǝʍ ʞɹoʍ ʇ,usǝop ǝʇɐlsuɐɹʇ ǝlƃooפ

[coral crescent]

Odd, have you tried Bing?

[errant linden]

welp no good photos today

only got 1 decent one

[icy nymph]

Toxic water

[static ruin]

Well duh, it's Australia, everything's trying to kill you, including the water

[coral crescent]

You get immunity after 3 swims

Assuming you haven't fallen off yet

[coral crescent]

Look on the bright side, at least it's not a car

[errant linden]

[woeful belfry]

Abstract version

[coral crescent]

I'm guessing it's a screenshot lmao

[errant linden]

mm very nice

[coral crescent]

Got the reel idea ready

Gonna do the standard what I see against what my camera see's

Not gotta go get the footage from where I usually shoot, will do on Saturday

[errant linden]

yoghurt is so fucking good

im sippin on this strawberry yoghurt its bussin

[coral crescent]

Get the protein stuff

Protein yogurt is fkin amazing

[quaint comet]

man its the weather for yoghurt

@fleet edge im picking some up tomorrow

[late parcel]

Yes

It is

[icy nymph]

The weather for yoghurt

Interesting, haven't heard that before

[quaint comet]

yoghurt cold
weather hot

[static ruin]

But cool change has now hit

[errant linden]

suprisingly cool this morning

[static ruin]

Big cold change hit late last night

[errant linden]

[quaint comet]

mmm its warm coffee weather again haha

[late parcel]

Not for me

It’s around 25 ish

[errant linden]

around 20ish rn

[fleet edge]

[late parcel]

Huhhhhh

Not fair

[quaint comet]

hehe

its springggggggtimeeeeeee

[static ruin]

It's always coffee weather

[quaint comet]

yesh but iced vs warm coffee

[fleet edge]

I raise you

Room temp coffee

[timber spruce]

lol

ice coffee >

yes

:)

[quaint comet]

no <3

[timber spruce]

i've drank ice cold coffee when i was in a snow trip

[fleet edge]

The most yummy coffee

[quaint comet]

iced coffee supreme

[late parcel]

Sometimes

I don’t like the taste and texture

But it can be good

[quaint comet]

of iced coffee?

[timber spruce]

iced coffee with coconut instead of milk is nicer

than with milk

i would say honestly

[quaint comet]

robin isnt allowed to try that

[timber spruce]

robin isn't allowed to have fun

i see

[quaint comet]

theyre allergic >:(

[timber spruce]

same thing!

it's like me not eating mangos because i'm allergic

that's lame

i rather die >:(

[fleet edge]

:O

COCONUT COFFEE

[quaint comet]

https://tenor.com/view/cats-cat-cattitude-cat-carry-cat-fun-gif-21923703

[timber spruce]

:(

hermit ain't no fun

[quaint comet]

duh thats why my names hermit

[timber spruce]

[timber spruce]

you're going in my list to punch sir!!!

[quaint comet]

:P

gotta catch me first

[timber spruce]

i'm gonna come to europe next year >:(

[quaint comet]

do it

bet u wont

[timber spruce]

i'm trying to make enough money to come there

[fleet edge]

[errant linden]

oop

this is not the memes section on my friends discord

[quaint comet]

lol whut

[errant linden]

Just finished my legal exam

honestly

I think I did alright

[late parcel]

Yayyyy

[left ridge]

hooray

[gentle wind]

@night hound please don’t shoot birds…… we’re not in the bush

[fleet edge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/167ic8h/people_in_tassie_have_had_enough_of_colesworth/

Based

[coral crescent]

@night hound just come to alice instead

[errant linden]

Its raining now

this sucks

[timber spruce]

Gimme some rain plz

[errant linden]

Australian weather is bipolar

[static ruin]

And possible storms next week, hoping something comes out of it

Well Tuesday specifically

[errant linden]

NOPOOO

NO

I want it to be sunny again

[static ruin]

No, I want storms

Probably weak storms unfortunately if we do get any

[errant linden]

No, I want sun

[woeful belfry]

Melbourne weather has even more issues

[errant linden]

Melbourne weather is schizophrenic

alr laters Ill be off to my exam

nevermind its decided to fucking pour again

[woeful belfry]

rain be nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fTm0XEPG0E

[errant linden]

yearly exams over

lesgoooo

[coral crescent]

HOLIDAYS WOOOOOOOO

[feral herald]

Gaming PC Christmas tree.

[errant linden]

LETS GOOO ALL MY FRIENDS GHOSTING ME

WOOOOOOOOOOOO

[feral herald]

Same here

Things aren’t looking so bliss between us again.

[late parcel]

I love the Asian grocer

[errant linden]

gasp

mooncake

[late parcel]

Ofcourse

And dun tarts

[errant linden]

save me one

[late parcel]

No

[errant linden]

where u at Ill pullup

[errant linden]

[late parcel]

All mine

I’m sorry 😭

[errant linden]

you cant stop me

[coral crescent]

[coral crescent]

Moon cakes

[errant linden]

this might be AJ

[coral crescent]

I don't recall AJ being green

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

[late parcel]

Yes

Yes it is

[errant linden]

see olive

[late parcel]

Moon cakes are so expensive 😭

[errant linden]

Im just built like that

[coral crescent]

AJ's green

[errant linden]

FR

[coral crescent]

$80 for I think like 10 here

[late parcel]

Whoa

Lemme check the price on ours

About the same price

[coral crescent]

Yeah thought as much

So glad schools over for 2 weeks

[feral herald]

Someone explain Aussie education system to a Freedomer.

[errant linden]

ughhh

[late parcel]

Uh

No

[feral herald]

[static ruin]

You go to school, you learn things

[errant linden]

👏 👏 👏👏

[feral herald]

Very well, thank you.

[static ruin]

Glad I could help

[late parcel]

Sport is very valued by many schools

[late parcel]

I wish I had my camera

I doubt I’ll ever see a channel billed cuckoo again

[left ridge]

Dying from the cold air and the hot ass sun

[coral crescent]

Cool lookin bird

[willow rivet]

[late parcel]

20 mins jump roping and I’m exhausted lol

[coral crescent]

20m without a break sounds like pain

[eternal moat]

What do you mean? The progression?

It just goes:

• Primary school: Kindy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Secondary: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (11 & 12 is sometimes called college in places)
• Tertiary education: Uni or TAFE (think community college with vocational education)

[feral herald]

Ahh yes. That’s what I was looking for.

Thank you!

[coral crescent]

Eh? Where's Y11/12 called college?

Certainly not in QLD or NT

[eternal moat]

ACT

[errant linden]

not in NSW to the best of my knowledge

my school calls it senior school

[eternal moat]

Source: I live in the ACT

[coral crescent]

Ah ofc

[errant linden]

ah

[errant linden]

my condolences

/j

[coral crescent]

ACT is just tassy but slightly better

and less incest

I think

[eternal moat]

[errant linden]

keyword

[coral crescent]

I visited once for y6

[errant linden]

you think

[coral crescent]

Questacon was cool

[errant linden]

questacon

[eternal moat]

It's also less cold than Tassie without the incest

[errant linden]

yeah

[coral crescent]

I'm from the mountains anyway, that level of cold is just my summer breeze

Jokes aside it actually is quite cold there

[eternal moat]

Did you grow a beard, get weird and disappear into the mountains?

[coral crescent]

Might do that when I visit later this year

[late parcel]

There’s also the junior (k-4), middle (5-8) and senior (9-12) system

[coral crescent]

Not canberra, I mean the mountains

[coral crescent]

Wait, isn't middle 7-9?

10-12 is seniors, at least here

[eternal moat]

Though tbh I wouldn't count year 10 as anything but kids

[late parcel]

🤷🏽‍♀️ not at the schools I’ve been to

[coral crescent]

Yeah fair enough

Well I'm almost in Y11 now

Will apply to ANU in 12

[eternal moat]

Ah that would explain that you don't recognise the lyrics to Eminem's Business

[eternal moat]

Whatchu planning to study?

[coral crescent]

Probably will go down architecure route but anything can change in the next 2 years

[late parcel]

Oooo

[coral crescent]

Had my first Y11 exam the other day which went really well

so I'm glad that's going towards the ANU application

[late parcel]

My gramps was one of the biggest architects in Singapore and Malaysia. I used to wnat to do it too but not so much now. Good luck!

[coral crescent]

Who knows, anything can happen between now and then

photography route isn't looking too bad either honestly, got into my first national exhibition and secured a paid apprenticeship at my school recently

[late parcel]

That’s amazing

[coral crescent]

I don't plan to solely rely on it

still will go to UNI for something

But at least I've started making that path

[ember comet]

if only the xf had a deal this good ;0

just so hard to justify it since it's x2 the price

[errant linden]

almost in yr 12

actually no

holy shit

Im in yr 12 now

well I havent figured out shit

[coral crescent]

Oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

term 3 just finished

you start next term now right?

[errant linden]

yeye

[night hound]

I just remembered that I saw a peak design cover that may be a solution for your rain worry. Better than using a plastic bag or buying WR if you can't afford it.

https://www.peakdesign.com/products/shell

[timber spruce]

duct tape + plastic bag >>>

[night hound]

It's on sale at george's btw for $62.

[night hound]

yeah no. fuck that shit.

[timber spruce]

i've done it before

in heavy rain

it works

somehow

[night hound]

I'm sure it does. But if there's gear that you can buy to easily put over the camera/lens, then I'd rather do that then carry plastic bag and duct tape all the time.

[timber spruce]

fair

[coral crescent]

ehh??

[foggy steppe]

i use rubber bands and a plastic bag too lol

[coral crescent]

I won a rain cover the other day

[foggy steppe]

tho its just for insurance since everything is already sealed

[coral crescent]

so that was kinda nice

got an actual rain cover now lmao

[timber spruce]

ma man

[coral crescent]

Either way, all my shit is weather sealed sooooooooo

[foggy steppe]

i would 100% lose a rain cover if i bought one

[coral crescent]

See I'd do the same

good thing I didnt buy one

[foggy steppe]

maybe a diving shell

just permanently leave it on

[coral crescent]

So now if I lose it, I won't feel like shit for losing $40 lmao

[foggy steppe]

use it like a cage

[timber spruce]

too expnsive for me

[foggy steppe]

$62 for a bit of fabric lol

[timber spruce]

i can get plastic backs for free 😎

[coral crescent]

Rain covers are expensive

[coral crescent]

Any designer clothes brand:

[foggy steppe]

yeah i dont buy those for a reason

[coral crescent]

I have a few but nothing crazy

[foggy steppe]

tbh i have faith in the sealing of my cams anyways

the bags are more for fine dust in some environments

[coral crescent]

Yeah sounds about right

[coral crescent]

Walking through Westfield was a nightmare for me lol

[foggy steppe]

lol i remember you mentioned when you visited syd

[coral crescent]

Yep

Spent too much there

But it was a very fun trip

Still annoyed at how many damn kbbq places there are there while we have none in alice

[foggy steppe]

oh shit kbbq

thanks for the reminder im gonna have some in syd this time

im back in syd tmr lol

[night hound]

After spending how many hundreds or thousands on gear, I think $62 isn't bad for water - resistant covering.

[foggy steppe]

its definitely worth it if you dont have a weather sealed cam to start with

[night hound]

Exactly.

[foggy steppe]

no way if its already sealed and just for a bit of extra insurance for me

[errant linden]

yoyoyo

was goodie

[foggy steppe]

hello

[night hound]

I was going to say mine are all weather resistnent, but then there's the vintage lenses.

[errant linden]

you guys are my friends now

since all my irl friends are ghosting me after exams

[foggy steppe]

ah my vintage lenses arent going into rain no way

1dx is the only body i bring into rain

[foggy steppe]

that kinda sucks

[night hound]

I just wouldn't shoot in the rain lol cause i'm paranoid.

[foggy steppe]

hecks going on there

but the pretty landscapes and streets in the rain

[night hound]

oohhh i wonder if my friends think I ghost them cause I usually don't answer phone calls or texts

[night hound]

Oh, if it's just little rain, yeah, of course.

It's so pretty after the rain

[foggy steppe]

not into a tornado yeah

all the little reflections after the rain, its the best weather

[night hound]

I reckon Punther and Robin do

[foggy steppe]

storm chasing lol

[night hound]

Robin who rinsed her gear in running water after getting sand in them

[foggy steppe]

yeah that one is pretty crazy lol

i would not have that much trust in the seals

[night hound]

Oh god no. Gear too expensive to find out

oh god i can't english no mo

so bloody tired

this is the first time i[ve sat down since 11 today.

and frist break

[foggy steppe]

holy shit

11 hours no sitting

fuck that

get some dang rest

[night hound]

yeah. It's been hard

And will be doing it again tomorrow and Sunday

thank fuck we fly out Monday

[foggy steppe]

damn take care

[night hound]

cheers cheers :). Night night!

[foggy steppe]

night!

[acoustic lark]

First two weeks of term 4 are technically still year 11. I call it the year 11.5 period

[errant linden]

[acoustic lark]

Sorry to burst your bubble

[errant linden]

😔

[acoustic lark]

In the first two weeks (at least st my school) you can’t drop a class and you still do year 11 content

Not allowed to start year 12 shit and I genuinely have no idea why

But yeah

Congrats on finishing the term

[coral crescent]

[foggy steppe]

finally a bit of relaxation

[coral crescent]

On break from uni?

[foggy steppe]

yeah

[coral crescent]

[foggy steppe]

still gotta write my thesis

but no class for a week

[coral crescent]

Another day I'm glad I'm not in uni (ping me in 3 years)

[foggy steppe]

lmao thesis is a long way off either way

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

OMG

there was a carmeet I was supposed to go to and it got cancelled

ffs

can the universe stop shitting on me for a sec

[coral crescent]

Car meet

[errant linden]

my punishment for being a car photographer

[acoustic lark]

Cars

[acoustic lark]

Wanna see my newest attempt at a panning shot!!!

[errant linden]

yes

[foggy steppe]

go on the road

[acoustic lark]

It’s not perfect but it’s better than what you saw two months ago lmao

[foggy steppe]

theres more cars there than at the meet

[coral crescent]

I was wondering where you've been recently, stay rested

[acoustic lark]

^^^

[coral crescent]

Show

[errant linden]

[foggy steppe]

oh angie you got a cam right

[errant linden]

mmm

fine

[foggy steppe]

do some action shots or something

some dutch angles

[acoustic lark]

I DID

[errant linden]

I do

[coral crescent]

Getting better

[acoustic lark]

YES

ikr

[coral crescent]

Biggest issue is that you're not angled right

[acoustic lark]

We’ll get to full focus one day 😎

[errant linden]

half assed attempt

[acoustic lark]

Elaborate

[foggy steppe]

fuck yeah

[coral crescent]

You need to have the car/bike coming directly In front of you for the ideal dream pan

[foggy steppe]

man you guys are all trying pans

[coral crescent]

Shooting at angle makes it more likely to fuck up the smooth pan

[foggy steppe]

the real way here is to zoom during a long exposure on a car coming right at you

[acoustic lark]

I saw cool lighting in my parent’s office and just got the cam out and started taking photos and my dad just stood there and stared at me laughing

[foggy steppe]

thats way more dramatic

[acoustic lark]

Play a game of chicken? Hell yeah

[coral crescent]

That's the most Reqy thing I've heard you say Iona

[acoustic lark]

I’ll keep that in mind

[coral crescent]

God it'd be so much easier to teach at the actual place

[foggy steppe]

ok but imagine the shot

itd be pretty sick

[coral crescent]

Sounding a bit too much like Reqy now

[acoustic lark]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[foggy steppe]

wonder if i can get my brother to drive and i can shoot him doing it

when fuel prices drop lmao

[acoustic lark]

LOL

[coral crescent]

Could be fun, as long as you don't get hit

[acoustic lark]

Oop didn’t mean to reply that

[coral crescent]

[acoustic lark]

Game of chicken

Why not

[errant linden]

decent unedited pan

[coral crescent]

Well

Yeah I'll give you this one

[acoustic lark]

I dont know how to say this

[foggy steppe]

it is technically a pan

[acoustic lark]

But the pan isn’t panning enough

[coral crescent]

Angie let him be

[errant linden]

yeah ik

shutter speed isnt low enough

[acoustic lark]

THE PAN ISNT PANNING

[foggy steppe]

this is the only pan ive done in like months

[coral crescent]

At least it's not a car

[errant linden]

I WASNT TRYING TOO HARD TO PAN IT JUST PULLED UP I WAS LIKE OH BOOM CLICK SHUTTER

[acoustic lark]

The man looks disgruntled

[errant linden]

I

[coral crescent]

[acoustic lark]

I feel like I know that building but at the same time everything looks similar

[coral crescent]

For once it's not me doing the teal and orange

[foggy steppe]

bro what

thats sooc

with a crop

[coral crescent]

I have eye comfort on rn, it might look normal on my laptop

But on my phone it looks teal and orange af rn lmao

[foggy steppe]

the orange is probs coz golden hour

dunno where the teal is lmao

[coral crescent]

And the fact the warmth on my phone is boosted by +50

[foggy steppe]

oh jesus

[coral crescent]

That's what eye comfort does, it's quite nice

Ah if we're sharing pans though...

Now this

[foggy steppe]

oh i did this one i forgot about

[coral crescent]

This is real teal and orange

[foggy steppe]

yeah thats super teal and orange

menulog driver

[coral crescent]

And it actually works as well

[coral crescent]

Yeah I got rid of the logo cause it looked distracting

[foggy steppe]

or deliveroo maybe?

not sure

[coral crescent]

I'd have to find the raw

Might've been uber as well

[foggy steppe]

looks like a deliveroo bag if the colours werent changed

[coral crescent]

The bag looked like that

In person at least

All I did was fiddle a bit with the exposure and saturation of it

[foggy steppe]

yeah im betting deliveroo then lol

pans of cars and motorbikes are a great way to pass time

[acoustic lark]

We got bored on Sunday so we just stood at a corner and panned for a solid 10 minutes

So yes

Great way to pass the time

[foggy steppe]

sounds about right

i pan when my friends are taking too long with a shot

[coral crescent]

Main goal of my Syd trip last time was to get a solid pan

Pretty happy with the bike one

Next trip I'll be heading out early mornings

Did you see the video I sent in #🍸・fancy-lounge ?

[foggy steppe]

early morning ew

fuck that

uh lemme go check there

[coral crescent]

#🍸・fancy-lounge message

But further back

Ignore the phone