Kerrang ring a bell?
But yeah, I objected to her crass generalization, but then didn’t want to waste time debating the point, as she was just so obviously wrong… (I imagine that is what it feels like to debate Trump supporters!)
He sure did! Such an enormous drop in quality between the Rings and the Hobbit movies… Haven’t been able to even watch the extended Hobbit movies, let alone rewatching the Rings movies since, which I used to do on a regular basis. So that argument certainly makes sense.
Indeed it does. Never read it much myself, tended towards Brave Words years ago before going for Loudwire, since I do enjoy a lot of their musician interview videos.
And, yeah, the Hobbit is proof Jackson needs someone to reign him in. Much like Lucas.
B for me, the E. I like the foregrounds
First time I’ve been in a Cessna Caravan. Cool little plane.
I picked up my DSLR again to work on some black and white landscapes. As much as I love my RB67, it’s kind of nice being able to go out somewhere and shoot 200-300 shots.
Wow. Especially like the first one. Amazing shot. But the others are great as well.
Very nice. The last one reminds me (who knows why) or one part of one of those STALKER games. Evocative. I can never do good B&W.
Thanks! I was pretty happy with how things turned out because, with the exception of the third, none of those looked especially dramatic or noteworthy in the moment. It was when I started playing with the color balances in Lightroom, pulling out the blues and boosting reds/oranges like if I had shot with a deep red filter, etc, that they really came together into something I liked. It’s really useful in creating a separation of tones in B&W, and something I probably should have learned to make better use of a long time ago.
Haven’t swung by this thread in a while but hot damn (or cold damn) – those pictures are crazy, uh, @krayzkrok. Awe-inspiring and beautifully framed. Fascinating penguin fact too; I had no idea about the pink wing thing!
My new camera arrived today:
I feel like at this rate, I’ll just be etching pictures into stone tablets before too long.
I’ll need to pick one up, but in the meantime as I’m learning to use it, I’ve just been using an old black t-shirt. You definitely have to drape something over the back when focusing though, as the image on the ground glass just isn’t bright enough otherwise.
So, people keep telling me that if I appreciate photography why am I not on Instagram. Since I’m an old fart, I’d just ignored that platform over the years and had a look at it now. What bugs me from the offset is that everytime I see a cool pic, I want to click on it and actually LOOK AT IT PROPERLY - ie at a decent resolution / full screen - but then I see its basically locked into a thumbnail.
Thats just terrible. Whats the point then, if you cant really see the pic for what it is?
Otherwise I guess people can post pics of their lunch or the dog poo they saw on their way to work?
(sorry… exaggerating there a bit obviously, but I’m still not quite sure what the market for the app is.)
PS - Why restrict the pics to a low rez? Is it due to copyright type issues?
I think it’s telling that there’s still no Instagram app for tablets, and the web version is pretty stripped down on desktops. For whatever reason, they really want to stick with phones.
I still really enjoy it as a way to share photos I’ve taken with my phone and see the same from others, and my preference is that those actually be photos from people I know.
I’ve unfollowed close friends who just use it to repost memes or screenshots of texts or whatever; I don’t want Instagram to look like my Facebook feed (I also don’t want my Facebook feed to look like my Facebook feed, but that’s a different fight).
But the social aspect is still important to me, so on the flip side I also don’t follow that many strangers just on the strength of their photography skills.
I can’t speak for everyone, but as a quick social way to share pictures as a peek into the lives of others, I don’t mind that it’s obviously designed around viewing on a small phone screen.
Edit: to the resolution issue that seems obvious if you accept that it’s designed for phones, they don’t want to tank anyone’s data plan.
These people who suggest you should join Instagram if you’re “into photography”, are they just friends who like pictures, or are they people who are also more seriously into photography? I’d be surprised to learn it’s the latter.
Thanks for the insight! Makes sense.
And yeah, these people tend to more “media”-orientated people that also enjoy the whole social marketing world (eg Twitter-et al), which I tend to stay away from too.
But I did see some nice photography threads, so will at least check it out, though I hate fiddling with my phone and dont have a tablet, so all my internet stuff is generally done on a pc. So the stripped down interface isn’t really a selling point for me!
You can use two fingers to “pull apart” (instead of pinching) to zoom in on an image. But you’re correct, it’s not really intended for large resolution views or anything because of the platform.
— Alan
Well… my pc doesn’t have the pinch function ;)
But thanks! Bandwidth limit seems like a plausible limitation for the masses that don’t use a pc.
Oh right! True enough, as others have mentioned, IG was never really intended for desktop use or even for high-resolution picture representation. Wish there were more options for that aside from creating a business profile and linking each image (which is annoying since you have to tie it to a Facebook page) unfortunately.
— Alan
Instagram is an everlasting monument to my vanity and lack of any discernible employment.
J/k. I don’t use it much, but a few of my hiking and foreign friends use it to share ideas. None of us are big posters or whatever. I have 100 followers I think. 80-something of them are probably spam/businesses trying to get me to buy bracelets.
@krayzkrok what are you on there? If it’s something you’d divulge.
Does anyone have any ideas how to sell a really old camera (other than ebay)? Some of them seem to go for quite a bit if money. I expect it is in good condition since my grandfather took good care of his stuff, but I don’t know for sure. I couldn’t find any local photography club.
Edit: Never mind: I had already asked here. I forgot that I already tried a bunch of the suggestions. Thanks anyways :-)
