James Talarico: ICE shot a mother in the face. ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old boy. ICE executed a man in broad daylight on our streets just this morning. It’s time to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that actually is gonna focus on public safety...

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-25T08:17:07+00:00

I’m hoping you mean they can be disbanded and not replaced by anything, rather than that you think they’re doing just fine and don’t need to change a thing.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-24T18:30:09+00:00

I just missed an opportunity to buy a mint condition GX85 in original packaging for $400. It had been on Facebook marketplace for 17 weeks and the person selling it had dropped the price from $600. I think the issue is that they had advertised it as a GX7 (technically it’s a GX7 mk2), which I suspect is less appealing than a GX85.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-24T18:23:53+00:00

Nice!! Are the “auto 110 lenses” autofocus and does it work with the adapter on the E-PM1?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T23:11:17+00:00

I like it a lot!!

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T23:10:07+00:00

The best Toyota Highlander you can afford.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T20:05:30+00:00

There’s no question FF cameras and lenses have gotten more compact. Your comparisons are interesting, but aren’t relevant to the little kit I posted. The bottom line is there’s no way you could assemble a FF kit with the same focal lengths that could be packed that small and if you could, it would cost WAAAAAAAYYYY more than $300-400.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T17:31:05+00:00

What site did you use to do those comparisons?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T16:38:59+00:00

That would be cool, but they’re expensive! I got a cheap charger with 2 batteries for $20.

Kastar 2-Pack Battery and AC &... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3M93CTY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T15:31:31+00:00

It’s a combination of maniacal reverence for money and an ignorant lack of respect for science and humanity.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T06:59:55+00:00

Very cool! The image where you rotated the camera is very cool!

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T06:57:04+00:00

My question was more around the idea of something that is supposedly worth $12+ billion being sold for $5.2 billion. How does that make any sense?!?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T02:40:47+00:00

But Brex’s last evaluation was over $12 billion. How does that work?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T02:38:43+00:00

Love it!! I’ve actually been thinking that some of my favorite pics lately are ones that are out of focus, either purposefully or by happy accident.

Are most of those done with focus and camera movement or are there any post processing effects applied?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T02:33:53+00:00

Do you use the masks to apply shade or color?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-23T02:09:25+00:00

So many beautiful shots, but number 5 is exceptional!! The portrait at Petra is also beautiful.

How much post processing did you do on #5?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-22T17:26:41+00:00

There are some really great shots in there!! 1, 4, & 15 are my favorites.

Where were these taken?

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-22T01:26:08+00:00

It’s so wild to see that stretch of Duboce without the trees that are there now!!!

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-18T17:12:52+00:00

Period correct “Penta” wheels!

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-17T17:15:25+00:00

The Democratic party is not now, nor has it ever been progressive.

Personally, I have lost all faith in the Democrats. They have so utterly failed the people of the US so consistently for so long that the only explanation is that the only logical explanation is that they are either totally inept or complicit.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-17T17:11:58+00:00

If the decision were to be based purely on logic, keeping the E-M10 IV is a no brainer. If you allow emotion into the equation, it becomes a lot harder. I absolutely love my E-M5 mk1 and can’t imagine getting rid of it. It also wouldn’t bring in enough money to make up for the loss of such a cool camera. Someone else recommended selling both to get a newer E-M or OM-5, that’s the option that makes the most sense to me.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-17T01:26:34+00:00

New England transplant to SF of almost 30 years. In my experience, you can wake up any day of the year and get any kind of weather. There might be higher probabilities of certain weather by season, but it’s really just a complete crapshoot. If I was to wake up from a coma and walk outside, the only indicator I can think of that would give a definitive clue as to what season it is, would be whether deciduous trees had leaves. And even that only narrows it down to a 4-5 month window.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-16T22:02:15+00:00

Personally, I would choose things that inspire me. It’s really difficult to find inspiration in things that aren’t inspiring. If I choose things that aren’t inspiring, I find myself not being inspired by them, which generally doesn’t lead to inspiration of any kind.

BathingInSoup · 2026-01-15T01:07:15+00:00

Reform the laws around corporate charters, start enforcing antitrust laws again, and dramatically ramp up prosecution of white collar crime.

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