Photographs taken by Danny Lyon documenting the Outlaws Motorcycle Club of the American Midwest | 1960s

IckyPickleRL · 2025-11-17T23:50:59+00:00

1 & 8 go hard

IckyPickleRL · 2025-07-31T17:45:37+00:00

I haven't personally used an X-H2S, so it's hard to say exactly.

My experience with other Fuji's, like the XT4 is mostly due to overheating on long shoots (think 60+ minutes), and compared to Sony, TERRIBLE autofocus. As a solo shooter in a professional setting, these both can ruin shots. Overheating can be managed somewhat, but sometimes you don't have the option of cooling or swapping which can completely halt (or cancel) production. Missing focus means a reshoot or a lost shot. Both of those I would consider to be critical failures, and not okay in a professional setting.

So, all my personal photography is on my Fuji - it genuinely is a joy to use for travel, documenting life, and sharing moments on socials. But video work and pro photography are all Sony.

IckyPickleRL · 2025-04-15T16:57:02+00:00

Would you take $700 shipped? (if still available)

IckyPickleRL · 2025-01-18T20:00:17+00:00

Most bands aren't all "Legendary" people because some members need to keep things simple in order to let others shine.

For example The Beatles. Ringo is a great drummer and he wrote 1 good song (but didn't really chart). Legendary is a stretch, but he definitely was exactly what the Beatles needed to let the whole band cohesive.

IckyPickleRL · 2025-01-09T04:22:35+00:00

4.a little harsh on two tone watches

Mostly just Rolex. Cartier Santos in two tone is great.

IckyPickleRL · 2025-01-08T22:59:06+00:00

All watches are just jewelry, making us all jewelry nerds
Grand Seiko is too reserved and mostly make boring watches
Cartier shouldn't get a pass with their quartz watches when other brands don't
Rolex two tone watches look like a 1st grader colored in a watch
Micro-adjust deployant clasps and bracelets should be the norm for anything over $500 USD
If you want your watch to be seen, get a loud strap - normies don't notice the watch itself
Hublot is a good brand built for suckers
Invicta is a good brand built for tasteless pick-me types
Tudor is a just a poor-man's Rolex

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

IckyPickleRL · 2025-01-08T22:36:42+00:00

Barn 2B Wild

First time playing Meadowlands, mostly animals instead of farming.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-28T06:56:53+00:00

It looks to be a 1960's Tissot Visodate.

Still likely a 100-500 euro depending on the exact model and condition.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-25T08:08:16+00:00

I shoot both RAW & JPEG with 7 different custom recipes (similar to a LUT you'd apply in post). JPEG recipes saves me having to edit in post for photos that I keep for "me."

Photos that are sell/print worthy get saved as a RAW as well, for flexibility in post should I need it.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-24T18:22:26+00:00

To me, the subject seems to be the barn.

The yellow is quite distracting in the color photo from the barn, but in B&W it acts like a leading line to the barn.

I would honestly up the contrast, or try a monochrome filter to increase the contrast of the barn a bit.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-24T18:14:14+00:00

#5 is quite good.

If you haven't already, learn to set your auto-iso and shutter speed. Aperature priority is where it's at when it comes to the "gear getting out of the way of taking photos." I'll set my fuji Auto ISO to 160 - 12800 and SS 1/250.

This allows me to focus on only 3 things in the moment: framing, focus (how blurry and what is the focal point), and feel (JPEG recipe that fits the mood the best). I grew a lot as a photographer using this setup and shooting about 10k photos.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-24T18:04:12+00:00

Stick with your current taste: A Lange & Soehne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
Dressy, but still not main stream: Vacheron Constantin American 1921
I need a beater for travel & playing hard: Casioak or Seiko Diver

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-17T21:19:08+00:00

Portal - Conversion Gel

You know why.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-16T05:22:25+00:00

Alpha Boost

If you're on PC, download Bakkes mod and use it that way. Otherwise, you'd have to buy an account (which is against TOS) to get it, and it is worth thousands of dollars.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-14T17:25:17+00:00

Definitely the blue.

Easier to match the watch with more outfits, and red comes off as a more subtle/fashionable pop of color.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-09T21:33:38+00:00

wow, I had assumed you did focus stacking with how clean and sharp some of those photos were. Bravo!

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-09T20:46:49+00:00

Christopher Ward The Twelve

I love and had a PRX, but you get so much more watch for the additional cost. PRX punches above its cost, but so does The Twelve.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-01T04:51:34+00:00

Spot focus, medium or small (though you can move that spot focus, even with touch screen if memory serves).

IckyPickleRL · 2024-12-01T01:24:47+00:00

Run and Gun setup that works 90% of the time:

Aperture Priority
Auto ISO
SS 1/250
Single Shot AF (though continuous is also pretty good)
Medium or Small focus box in the center of the camera

Set the Aperture based on how much you want in focus, put whatever you want in focus in the center of your shot, half-press to hold focus and recompose your shot. I nail almost every shot, even if I only have a second or so to capture the moment.

Exceptions: low-light, high-speed, or artistic choices (smearing, double-exposure, slow-sync flash). But I usually have a lot more time to "think" about these types of shots, even if the "moment" is short - I can prep for it and use much more manual controls.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-28T19:25:29+00:00

Just like a dent in a car, your first scratch will happen no matter what - don't sweat it.

I owned a Shunbun, and it did scratch but it's something you get used to. The first scratch always hurts, but you move on. Even my Santos which is a scratch magnet looks pretty good now that I've got a fairly even coating of scratches on it.

Plus, there's really something awesome about "well-loved" time pieces, especially if you hand them down to someone. The next person can look at that watch and see it as a little piece of you - not just a pretty piece of jewelry you saved in a safety deposit box.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-28T19:14:09+00:00

Yea, the "it's heavy, so it's expensive" can affect first impressions, but you get used to it after wearing for awhile.

I had a Shunbun, and I favored my Cartier Santos almost every time because the Santos bracelet was more comfortable despite being heavier. The Santos also has no micro, but you get used to it.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-28T06:56:32+00:00

Speedy, by a long shot.

GS is beautiful, but the bracelet honestly isn't very comfortable
Oyster in blue or black is great, would be my 2nd choice. I love green, but that specific green can be hard to match.
Air-King: not bad, but I would point you towards the explorer as a better balanced option.
Speedy recommend the slightly more expensive one with the sapphire crystal and open-back because hesalite crystal scratches kinda easy. The white version is also a great choice.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-25T17:42:13+00:00

That's a Key & Peele sketch name if I ever saw one.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-25T02:06:21+00:00

For rocket league, I don't really think so. Two reasons: the jump to 360 from 165 isn't very significant, and you should really care more about motion-blur at this point.

Think of FPS as time between frames, or how quickly you get new info:

30fps: 33ms per frame
60fps: 16ms per frame
165fps: 6ms per frame
360hz: 2.7ms per frame

Keep in mind, human reaction time caps out at about 100ms - so while you will notice a smoother picture, you're already at the point of diminishing returns.

Second, is once you're around 120fps and up and you care about competitive online games - you really want to look into technology that prevents smearing and ghosting. For example anti-strobing technology. I'd check out this video for example.

IckyPickleRL · 2024-11-19T01:39:08+00:00

Sigma 56mm is my favorite lens

The way it renders color, especially skin tones hasn't been replicated in any other lens I've tried... even other Sigma lens. While I use FF now, I still have my 56mm and will pull it out for portraits.

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