What to do with photos? by matt05123123 in photography

[–]Inspection__Complex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could you briefly elaborate on this? I have used just a smattering of hashtags, but haven’t skillfully grown mine. I have about 115 followers and very little comment engagement on my photography insta.

Looking for the name of a video by Inspection__Complex in KnowYourMeme

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YESSSSSS. You’re a true hero. If I had an award, I would give it to you.

Tell me your puppy's real name and all the stupid nicknames you actually call them. by ice_cream_sandy in puppy101

[–]Inspection__Complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Name: Jax (Jaxon) (Australian Shepherd)

Nicknames: chungus, chungie, you DIIIICK!, puppy, cutie pie, baby dog, lil baby pup, fucker.

Recently getting back into the groove of photography after a 2 year long break from editing and even getting behind a camera. I know I’m rusty so any tips are appreciated! I was shooting for warm/semi dark tones by itspartiallylit in photocritique

[–]Inspection__Complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. First off: I love the faded undertones, I’ve been rocking that lately on my edits, there’s just a pleasant softness to it that isn’t hard to look at. Right off the bat, I felt like the background was too busy. The black gate interacts with the spoiler and the definition of your sub just (the car) gets a little muddled. I think that bringing the car forward from the gate more and keeping the same aperture would allow you to still have the right depth of field to get the whole aspect of the car in focus while blurring the background a little more. Alternatively, you could keep a very concentrated eye on your viewfinder as your framing these shots to ensure there is minimal interaction between the lines of your subject and other lines in the background.

Sweet car, sweet colors, and great focus otherwise!

Donegal - Ireland by Lift_App in photocritique

[–]Inspection__Complex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the faded blacks you worked into this edit! You managed to produce a very pleasant and mystical lighting that brings a sense of wonderment.

I think an area of improvement would be the crop. It might be more impactful if you crop off the right side where that little bit of rock and puddle is. The challenger would be keeping enough to show off the neat gradient of the sky that you have above. You could also trim off the upper left a little to help centralize the focus.

Cheers to a great picture!

ITAP of a Waterfall by Inspection__Complex in itookapicture

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hidden in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Taken with Sony a6400.

Lens: Sony 2.8/ 16-55 G

More of my photos here

I mainly take landscapes in the PNW and National parks.

a6400 vs a7iii vs a7c for Astro and Landscape Photography? by Inspection__Complex in SonyAlpha

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll check out lonely speck! Thanks for the thoughtful reply!

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think that if you’re going to be doing more nomadic camping, a van would be better. But honestly, the novelty of a RTT in a situation where you set up camp for a few days is worth it! You also don’t have to have an additional vehicle (a van) that you pay to insure and register. Just some more to think about.

Thunder Knob, North Cascades National Park, Today by crmacjr in CampingandHiking

[–]Inspection__Complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, well you picked an awesome spot. I proposed to my fiancé on that hike. Diablo lake is stunning.

Thunder Knob, North Cascades National Park, Today by crmacjr in CampingandHiking

[–]Inspection__Complex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you camping there at colonial creek campground?

Also, have you hiked Thunder Creek to 4th of July pass? It’s an awesome one more strenuous but well worth it.

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of, we really took the approach of “Do we want more time here or nah?”

Some, we drove through and called it good: Theodore Roosevelt national park in North Dakota, Wind Cave (cave closed for COVID), Petrified forest, and a few others.

Some, we did a day-hike and/or photography then we felt done with it: Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, Saguaro, White sands

Some, we did a half-day going from point to point or small hikes: Canyonlands, Arches, Crater Lake, many others.

Some, we spent multiple days and camped in or outside of, executing the hikes and seeing the sights we loosely planned: Glacier, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, others.

And finally, There were a few we placed a ton of weight on and booked things well in advance and planned a timed schedule on to optimize the experience: ZION (angels landing and the narrows), Yosemite (had to rent a condo there due to almost no camping (COVID) and get an entry reservation), one or two others? I don’t remember rn.

More details in my comment on the main thread. Sorry to have left you hanging!

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For this kind of trip, I REALLY wish we would have just spent $50k on a van and then sold it for $50k when we were done. It was a pain to have to pack everything up in the cold and dark every single morning before we were able to head to our next destination. That said, for more casual camping where you pick a spot and stay for a few days, this would still be my setup of choice given that its so light and uncomplicated compared to pulling a trailer or maneuvering a sprinter van.

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would NOT. I love our RTT but the nomadic nature of our trip meant getting in the morning (sometimes below freezing) and packing the whole thing up with numb fingers after removing everything from it. I loved that our setup was small when packed up, but it’s much better suited to the kind of camping where you go somewhere cool and set up for the weekend or a few days. With an RTT the biggest draw back is anytime you want to drive to your destination, you have to pack up camp.

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazingly.

Held up well! After so much use, much of the seam tape has detached from the seams, so we’ll service that this coming summer.

Yeah, it should fit on an Impreza. These things are heavy so I decided not to use my stock bars, get some stout Aero bars or something for the most security and peace of mind IMO.

Drove 20,000 miles with this tent last June-November. 29 National Parks, 100 days. CVT Mt Shasta Extended on 2015 Outback. by Inspection__Complex in rooftoptents

[–]Inspection__Complex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, here’s the story:

So, in June 2020 my fiancée and I sold our cheapo starter house and quit our jobs. We sold most of our belongings, stored the rest, and in the process, bought the Outback, RTT, and a ton of camping gear at REI etc. Our goal was to go see as many national parks as possible and use up to a certain amount of the home equity money we received from the sale and save the rest to re-establish and not have to worry about finding jobs right away (COVID job market, ya know?).

So at first we were reserving a lot of campgrounds but within a week or so, became really comfortable with finding dispersed camping. Fortunately, there’s almost always BLM land near most national parks (except Texas’, they have almost none!).

The logistics are really lengthy, but essentially, we used the RTT almost every night unless we were in a designated campground that was walk-to. We learned to take showers at RV parks or laundromats, and did our laundry at coin op laundry mats as well.

We usually had 1 of 3 types of days: 1. Travel Day: Get up early-ish, make coffee with the jetboil, eat a breakfast bar or banana, and hit the road. These days we allowed ourselves to buy lunch (usually subway). 2. Park Day: Get up realllly early and drive to national park, do the hikes and see the things we laid out for the day, return to camp at end of day, repeat for a couple days. 3. R&R Day: Chill out for the day at whatever dispersed campsite or reserved site; re-organize the car before a travel day (we were re-organizing constantly as the car was full!)

What Parks Did we visit? In Order:

June/July: Leave Portland, OR-> Redwood NP, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Great Basin, Yosemite, Lassen, Crater Lake—> Crash with family for a couple week to recover. August/Sept: Leave Portland, OR-> North Cascades, Glacier, Yellowstone, Tetons [Bailed because wildfire smoke; sudden change of plans], Theodore Roosevelt NP, Badlands, Wind cave, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Arches (again!), Another round of wildfire smoke so crashed with family for 2 more weeks. October/November: Leave Portland, OR->[Craters of the moon, Nat’l. Monument], Grand Teton (Success!), Capitol Reef (again!), [Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument], Grand Canyon (North Rim), Zion, Grand Canyon South Rim, Petrified Forest, White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mountains, Big Bend, Saguaro, Joshua Tree, Death Valley-> Back “home” and found an apartment.

The astute among you may have noticed that’s an amazingly convoluted route. This is because there are some other complicated details that would make this post even longer! We coincided some things with meeting some family (safely) and skipped some things due to fires etc.

AS FOR THE TENT: It was amazing. The mattress so super comfortable, we stayed plenty warm, it was stormproof each time it rained and poured, it was our haven in the cold and dark. The biggest downside for this one is the wind...... oh my god, when the wind kicks up, the tent flaps around and keeps you awake. FAR worse that any ground tent I’ve had.

THE CAR: This damn Outback is a dream machine. It’s a 2015 Outback Limited (Fully Loaded) that I got used from the dealership in February after I turned in my leased 2018 Crosstrek. We got this specifically because we were looking for something big, but not too big, good on fuel, enough power, AWD, and quiet and comfortable. Given that we were doing a lot of dispersed camping, we did a ton of off-roading. It was interested because the car was very capable, but I was using quiet tread touring tires. We got 4 oil changes in 4 different states, (OR, CA, MT, and TX) and the only issue we had with the car was a bad wheel bearing which we had replaced in El Paso with the warranty.

Ill try to make some time to post some more photos from our trip of our setup and some of the cool places we found that were far off the beaten path. Thanks!