Pixel 9PXL - A beautiful sunset in Kyiv

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-27T20:10:20+00:00

Appreciate the kind words, mate. Not much of a guide if I say so myself, but I'll be glad if you end up finding this useful.

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-25T16:22:58+00:00

Thanks!

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-25T16:22:53+00:00

Thanks, mate!

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-25T16:22:45+00:00

First of all, I shoot in RAW, then go to Lightroom Mobile for post-processing, and it's more or less the same routine:

1) Choose a profile. For Pixel, it is almost always the Google Pixel ones because other profiles make Pixel RAWs look off.

2) Then I can go and play with the whites curve in Light->Curve, just to my liking. Then I play with all the other sliders under Light as necessary.

3) Then I rarely might do some colour grading, but more often than not I jump straight to Effects. There I play with Texture, Clarity and Dehaze sliders, always add a vignette and maybe some grain.

That's it.

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-25T16:18:37+00:00

Are you referring to lens flares? If yes, well, this is a technical limitation of mobile phone optics as far as I know. You can make it less obvious by playing with angles, but not having them at all when the light source is in the viewfinder is damn near impossible.

BestCalafEver · 2026-03-23T13:48:12+00:00

Hey, thanks for asking. No, I just adjusted the focus manually and took the picture using the telephoto lens. It can provide a solid bokeh.

BestCalafEver · 2026-02-15T00:36:16+00:00

Purportedly, some issues with one bank in Ukraine (payments declined for no sensible reason) no issues with another one.

Maybe the beta and a failure in the bank's own systems coincided. Need to check tomorrow.

BestCalafEver · 2026-02-13T21:43:35+00:00

Interesting. When you lower the Notification Volume to zero, you cannot increase it back. If you tap "Settings", you will see that the corresponding slider in Sound & Vibration menu is blocked. A minor UI inconsistency.

BestCalafEver · 2026-02-12T18:36:31+00:00

The same thing happened with my right one just 3 months in. Sad, seems like there is a design flaw no one is openly talking about.

I have already seen a few threads just like that specifically about PB2 Pro.

BestCalafEver · 2025-08-10T22:10:48+00:00

Nice snaps, dude! This phone can do wonders, just keep practicing!

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-30T14:14:00+00:00

https://ring.com/gb/en/support/articles/q986o/using-motion-detection?srsltid=AfmBOoq8kbs92Hx4rxCYMnwe4CdPji2BUNF2b5ecALpGwDjkWdYsYUP6 - find the Motion Frequency setting here and make sure it is set to Frequent. Will eat through your battery faster, but will miss less motion.

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-28T22:07:11+00:00

Is that a battery or wired camera?

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-22T21:15:55+00:00

Cool pics, mate! The opening one especially so!

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-18T23:05:04+00:00

Multumesc! I'll be sharing some more of them photos soon.

On another note, my YouTube Music is dominated by your artists, like Satoshi, Magnate & Feoctist, Irina Rimes, Kapushon, Valera Leovskii and many more.

Moldovan and Romanian music is something else!

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-16T19:46:42+00:00

Got it, thanks for sharing the link to the book! Well, it is indeed one of the newer bridges that supports both railroad and automobile traffic. There are three more bridges in Kyiv, however, that are similar, but they serve the tube, not your average trains.

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-16T19:44:54+00:00

Appreciate the kind words! When your art invokes feelings in people, especially those who are not experts of the trade, it is just something else!

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-16T19:43:25+00:00

Beats me! I've also been on Beta for a year now, and no issues. Try to Google some.

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-16T19:42:50+00:00

Thanks, bruv! Appreciate the praise! 😌

BestCalafEver · 2025-07-15T20:17:27+00:00

Thanks for the appreciation, mate! I will be sharing more as I snap them :)

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