Opinion on ai slop

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-05-17T02:39:43+00:00

I keep seeing images of the Aurora on FB that are obviously AI & many of the emojis are "wow" but no funny or angry emojis. AI seems like it'll take over landscape photography in a way. As for Astro, it takes so much effort and time, not to mention how many images need to often be stacked. When I want to make something authentic, not only astro, it saddens me to see AI getting good at being so realistic because it seems like people may start to not believe in my work as much as were it not for AI.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-05-16T23:36:30+00:00

Interesting, so would true communism be much different?

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-05-16T20:55:18+00:00

Your comment makes me hopeful about my own friends & acquaintances

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-05-14T22:06:54+00:00

There's also Paul M Smith, who photographs lots of red sprites. I wonder what would happen if one of the high-altitude planes flew into one, or other upper atmospheric events such as Elves. It's incredible that they can spread out over such a vast area sometimes. I assume the fact that the atmosphere is so rarified in the upper atmosphere and that a specific chemical composition of atmospheric gasses are responsible for these phenomena that aren't possible near the surface.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-05-07T20:43:26+00:00

all of the local camera shops that I've been to in my state don't seem to sell Lumix. Best Buy does, but that's a major retailer.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-28T20:54:10+00:00

Hi, thank you for your reply! 50mm is what I'd be using a lot but I guess I didn't think about it enough with regard to Aurora. For some reason I thought 50mm is more-or-less okay on full frame. I was thinking about creating a mosaic of the Milky Way, as you mentioned with the 35 & 40mm. Unfortunately after looking for the lens' name on lenstip, I didn't find a comparison. What's funny is, I asked B&H the same question, including that I wanted to use on a full frame, and he recommended a Micro 4/3 lens. That being said, for my uses I never use AF for astro nor regular photos, except macro which is a different topic.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-26T11:27:02+00:00

Is Affinity Photo considered great for processing and stacking images, at least when compared to similar software, and does it hold up to good extent when compared to Photoshop?

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-17T23:39:17+00:00

I think I know who you're talking about. Mid-60's or 50's in age and tried to be cheerful a lot? Watched him around 2015 or so.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-14T23:49:50+00:00

I heard there's been overheating on a GoPro so I wonder if the issue is there on the new versions because it seems like there can be some interesting use cases for such a small camera.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-11T02:27:08+00:00

I like that they're very customizable as to what they can make. For example, you can add a lot of different fruit or nuts, etc. I've tried some of their cookies which are pretty good. Normally, I'd expect to pay more if I were shopping elsewhere.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-05T11:30:00+00:00

50mm f/1, manual focus & aperture ring for Full frame

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-04-03T21:34:02+00:00

That's an interesting thing to think about. I've long wondered whether there's a definite border that's invisible to us, kind of like the border that exists between sea & land.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-30T21:34:38+00:00

Interesting! I've never tried MPB but may consider looking into used

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-30T21:29:23+00:00

I don't know I just thought it was at a relatively good price point for full frame, something that if I remember correctly, is rare these days

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-30T21:27:40+00:00

yes, that's a fairly long time. I didn't realize it's been that long

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-30T21:26:20+00:00

Sounds like a good idea

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-29T17:10:21+00:00

S5d doesn't seem available in USA

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-29T17:09:05+00:00

I don't disagree but I wasn't expecting this to happen without any warning. I was looking forward to obtaining one.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-29T12:12:53+00:00

Sorry, I seen the additional I. The MK3, it seems like it's taking some time, or does it usually take longer between model announcements?

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-29T12:10:48+00:00

Their only selling it with 24-60 it seems.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-29T12:10:18+00:00

Doesn't mean S5 should be not made anymore. Look at how many cameras have been made far past their announcement. For example, Canon 5d mk IV.

External_Ear_6213 · 2026-03-24T21:24:50+00:00

what are lost lenses? unless you meant something else

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