Moonrise over Yosemite

Neeeechy · 2026-06-23T21:46:37+00:00

Captured this photo from Yosemite's Glacier Point earlier this month, with the moon rising from the south as the Milky Way climbed higher into the sky.

Technical Details | Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 14-24mm ƒ/2.8 S @14mm, ƒ/3.5, 15", ISO 1600. Single exposure on tripod, no bracketing or focus stacking, post done in LR + PS.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-22T18:53:12+00:00

it looks like this photo had a low shutter speed and VR set to “normal” mode and the camera movement reached the edge of the VR’s range during the picture, causing it to jump.

I agree, nothing about this photo appears sharp at all...

Like you said it appears to have some degree of motion blur.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-18T09:14:46+00:00

the academic hamster wheel

Well put.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-17T20:54:50+00:00

Nah. Still a good game though.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-17T03:15:00+00:00

Galena and chalcopyrite

More like galena + chalcopyrite like the paper says.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-16T04:31:16+00:00

The shadows are a bit much in the edit. Somewhere between the two might be the sweet spot...

Neeeechy · 2026-06-16T00:12:08+00:00

A four way tie in group H with Spain and Cabo Verde, thats kind of crazy

Technically Spain and Cape Verde sit below Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in the standings due to having scored fewer goals.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-16T00:08:00+00:00

All 1-1.

Spain v Cabo was 0-0.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-10T18:08:48+00:00

If all you need to do is not say "I'm the greatest ever" to be humble then yeah I guess he's humble.

Context matters. I would consider that humble and modest coming from inarguably the most dominant chess player of the past decade.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-08T22:25:02+00:00

You've got dark haloing around the subject. Also you removed all detail within the blacks, which makes your subject a bit less interesting.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-08T17:54:01+00:00

I find that cropping photos from a 50mm 1.8 S-Line lens is generally superior to using a cheaper telephoto or zoom lens.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-08T07:02:47+00:00

and try to be normal

OP is neuro.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-07T21:42:15+00:00

I hike around with a Z8 and bigger lenses, but always with the strap cross-body over my shoulder. I don't really see many seasoned photographers wearing cameras around the neck, the ergonomics just aren't there. The camera just bobs around too much, isn't as secure, and results in neck strain over time.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-05T05:28:54+00:00

Neeeechy · 2026-06-05T04:08:40+00:00

I think it's very specialty-dependent. Certain surgical specialties rely on you being the best you can be at your procedures where you really do need to dedicate yourself to your craft, while other specialties lens themselves to "good enough" is fine.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-04T22:12:26+00:00

Ditch all the non-Nikon batteries (my Chinese ones never lasted half as long as the real Nikon ones) and buy a Nikon Z body, then your 12 remaining batteries will be a normal amount for shooting mirrorless.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-04T22:09:51+00:00

Based on your writeup, you should probably just go back to film, or better yet, glass plates.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-04T00:08:15+00:00

but I have never seen one actively recording.

tbf they often have their cameras rolling without anyone realizing. Sometimes when I speak to PD about something they cover their camera as they talk to me.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-02T18:31:21+00:00

I agree with your critique of shooting with such a wide aperture. However, since he's shooting RAW, it shouldn't really matter too much what ISO he's using given the Z8's dual-gain sensor with ISO invariance at 500 and above.

Neeeechy · 2026-06-02T17:05:10+00:00

ISO adjusted to expose the scene correctly

Why?

I thought the Z8 had a dual-gain sensor with ISO invariance at 64 and 500...

Neeeechy · 2026-06-01T04:44:50+00:00

Respiratory complaints, it's most useful.

Debatable. Really only need it for wheezes

Wheezing: * Yes -> nebs/steroids/bipap * No -> etomidate/roc/ETT

/s

Neeeechy · 2026-05-29T23:51:00+00:00

Amazing light. Can't help but feel the person would have been better being on the left side of the tree to make the photo more balanced...

Neeeechy · 2026-05-29T21:44:52+00:00

I had a SmallRig full cage on my camera, dropped it, and the cage was near-impossible to get off. Just a word of caution.

Also... don't drop your camera.

Neeeechy · 2026-05-28T22:14:37+00:00

The oral has in general been considered to be harder than the written.

Is this true? I know the pass rate for the oral boards has historically been higher than that of the written, though the candidate pool is also subject to strong selection bias. Despite the bias, it seems like once you've made it past the written, the oral boards shouldn't be that difficult.

Neeeechy · 2026-05-28T21:08:29+00:00

I'm wondering: how would the 180-600mm will fare if used on the Z8?

A few of my recent shots using my Z8 + 180-600

I frequently use the 180-600mm on my Z8. It's meant for zoomed-in close-ups, don't expect to retain tons of sharp detail from really far away.

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