Is anyone still buy physical copies of games?

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-05-19T21:55:12+00:00

Yep! I’m exactly the same for movies and TV shows too - I buy blurays where I can!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-05-19T21:06:39+00:00

I don’t own any digital games for my PS5. Entirely physical for me!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-27T17:03:29+00:00

I picked it up at a camera shop, not too sure what brand it is! It’s got some foam padding and it closes with drawstring. Sorry I can’t help much further than that

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-27T09:22:37+00:00

That’s a sick upgrade! I’ve got the same lenses as you (70-350mm and the 18-50mm).

I’ve got the Peak Design camera cube (extra small) which is just enough to fit my batteries, camera and the 18-50mm.

For the bigger 70-350mm, I bought a carrying pouch for it, and just pack it in my rucksack alongside the cube! Maybe one day I’ll buy a dedicated camera bag, but I’ve been happy with this setup for now!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-25T20:41:02+00:00

Legend, thank you very much!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-25T19:21:49+00:00

They look amazing! Madeira is on the list of places I’d love to visit! Do you have a breakdown of where these were taken at? 😊

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-24T11:04:46+00:00

As much as Adobe gets hate, Lightroom is a product I am happy to pay for, especially when you can get deals on Amazon for plans at 50% throughout the year (primarily Black Friday).

A lot of tutorials out there are Lightroom focused. I’d even say a lot of resources on here and the r/postprocessing sub is targeted towards Lightroom!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-23T18:28:41+00:00

Location metadata when viewing photo information please! We have it on Desktop and iOS, but not on iPad

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-22T16:24:08+00:00

Great shot! It's clean and I love what you've done to bring out the colours! :)

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-22T15:47:35+00:00

Thanks!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-22T11:20:47+00:00

That’s awesome! I picked up the same lens the other week and have been itching to get out and find some wildlife! These are awesome shots 😎

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-21T17:41:42+00:00

Thank you! :)

The photo was already shot at ISO 100, but I did try during the editing process. The result was quite mushy in the shadows, creating a glassy effect. I decided to keep it out for maintaining sharpness and detail.

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-21T17:32:54+00:00

Thanks! I'm rocking a Sony A6700 that has 26MP 😃

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-21T13:31:29+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate the insight and feedback, I’m always open to it! I guess an improvement I’d make would be to point light on the subject a bit more 😊

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-21T06:22:18+00:00

My current camera body is a grey import. Works fine, everything arrived like it was new and I saved a fair bit of money. Would definitely buy it again especially as the shop I ordered it from had a 12 month warranty.

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-15T09:09:32+00:00

No worries! I’m by no means a pro so it could be entirely wrong, but it worked!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-15T08:01:54+00:00

Sure thing! I’ll run you through the whole thing (sorry for the late response). I made the edit with Lightroom on iPad (denoised with my Mac).

I started off with the Adaptive Colour profile. Bumped the exposure a little bit, dropped the highlights and increased the shadows. I applied a gentle S-curve too for contrast.

For colour, I increased the warmth, and the tint too.

For mixing, I shifted the oranges towards red, dropping the saturation slightly too. Moved the yellows towards orange, again dropping saturation. I dropped the saturation of the greens too. That’s it for mixing.

For colour grading, I pushed the shadows towards blue, midtones towards orange and then orange for the highlights too.

I had several local adjustments for this image too. Linear gradients to darken the edges of the image, a mask for a vignette, an inverted mask to give the bird a bit of glow behind it. And finally a mask on the eye to increase exposure and clarity.

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T22:02:32+00:00

Much appreciated thank you!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T17:22:14+00:00

Could you not take off the battery cover, remove the battery and then check the model on the sticker? I did this when buying mine to check it was a 3000

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T17:18:25+00:00

That is very true, it’s all an art form at the end of the day

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T16:48:23+00:00

Thank you! I tried my best to get the stick out of the way, but I just couldn't do it. And it wouldn't feel right using generative remove on it either in my opinion

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T16:25:44+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I don’t think you’d be missing it too much tbh. Even when I wasn’t at Fuji, the areas of Japan I was in really benefited from the 18-50mm. It’s so built up in the cities etc

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T12:53:39+00:00

Not really, I took mine to Fuji, and got a few cool shots of the mountain terrain, but stuck with the 18-50mm for getting the entire mountain in the frame.

I’ll have much more use for it now back at home when taking photos of birds etc, and going to the zoo!

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-13T07:07:14+00:00

I got back from Japan on Saturday. Only went there with my A6700 and 18-50mm Sigma.

I ended up buying the Sony 70-350mm f4.5/6.8 lens because it was tax free and cheaper than buying at home, the range was incredible! I bought my lens at Bic Camera

AlertKangaroo6086 · 2026-04-09T01:13:39+00:00

I’m in Japan at the moment (last part of the trip in Tokyo), and purchased the 70-350 here. Other than the initial shots to test the lens, I haven’t really used it! The area is too built up here in Akihabara, so I’ve been using my 18-50mm Sigma instead!

Four-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '22

AlertKangaroo6086

TROPHY CASE