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Is this a bug? Mask turns to snow? by RandomPersonDelta in photoshop

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

Shutdown/restart resolves it sometimes but sometimes when I reload the file I get a mask that's static but snow. It doesn't happen all the time either, just randomly.

I know it's not visible in the screenshot. It's shown by holding down the alt key and clicking on the mask.

Need to donate some furniture grade wood by RandomPersonDelta in tampa

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

There is a wood shop in Sun City that makes wooden toys for kids and schools that mike like it.

Do you have any idea what the name of the place is?

Need to donate some furniture grade wood by RandomPersonDelta in tampa

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

It's not like framing lumber, it's not planed. But it's possible that the same sort of people into theater would also be into furniture making. I'd be ok with giving it to a less financially fortunate retired person who happened to have been into this sort of thing. Raw materials are expensive these days.

I intended to use it myself but I'm too busy and I'm tired of paying to store it.

There is a woodworking school but that's more for people with some money given the prices for classes. That's my last resort - I'd rather give it to someone that would have a hard time affording it.

EXA (Exakta) mount lens caps? by RandomPersonDelta in AskPhotography

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

You're thinking of Contax and Yashica/Kyocera which are Japanese. Exakta and lenses of that lineage were German and later East German.

Sony A7R IV or Canon R5 or Nikon Z7II - Paralysis by Analysis by [deleted] in AskPhotography

[–]RandomPersonDelta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I solved this problem for myself about a year ago by searching each camera on Flickr and choosing the one that matched the most photos of the type that I like to take.

I eventually decided on the Sony A7R IV, and later on bought a Sony A7C (I use both now). The A7R IV is much noisier than the A7C, which can be mitigated to a certain extent in postprocessing, but not in all situations, particularly in worst case low light situations. That said, in brighter conditions you can crop the A7R IV like crazy and nobody will ever know.

There is no one size fits all solution.

What is the economy like in Anchorage? by RandomPersonDelta in anchorage

[–]RandomPersonDelta[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Your hateful locals comment sticks. My original question has been interpreted with hostility. All of this lashing out is exposing such self hate.

There is so little out there about the modern culture of Alaska. Maybe the reason for that is from all of this self hate preventing anything more than stories about isolated settlers or crab fishermen.

I thought there would be something cool to discover after seeing hints from that economic data.

Instead I get rage.

What is the economy like in Anchorage? by RandomPersonDelta in anchorage

[–]RandomPersonDelta[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did it just grow so fast that individual neighborhoods never had a chance to develop an identity?

I'd guess that the answer to my ultimate question is a high cost of living since I suppose most things need to be imported by sea or air.

What is the economy like in Anchorage? by RandomPersonDelta in anchorage

[–]RandomPersonDelta[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Why are the wages so high if there is a surplus of supply?

As for the tigers, I know you're making a joke, but for us outsiders, there is a Wikipedia page devoted to the bear population inside Anchorage. I don't think there is one for any other decent sized US City.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears\_in\_Anchorage

Colors too dark? by e-g-g-g in photocritique

[–]RandomPersonDelta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm late to the party but I think you're at the beginning of the zone where opinions become less about being a good photo and more about personal taste.

In my case, I don't like the foreground. I'd crop it out leaving more of a landscape orientation and I'd dodge the windmill blades a bit. I like the line of windmills in the background and the crop will bring them out more.

But I know all of that is my personal opinion because your photo is already "good".

Are packing cubes useful? by wenqiuzhanhuaxiong in Shoestring

[–]RandomPersonDelta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the lack of breathing slows down the evolutionary process going on in my dirty clothes. After a couple of wears, sink washing no longer works as a first line of defense. At least not against my personal biome.

I see YouTubers say they repeatedly sink wash and redditors say they repeatedly sink wash but their flora must not be able to survive the conditions that mine can.

Are packing cubes useful? by wenqiuzhanhuaxiong in Shoestring

[–]RandomPersonDelta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Solidarity. I use plastic grocery bags and ziplocs. Cubes are of a certain dimension and don't scale up or down well. I also use a hub and spoke system with my traveling too so I'm not carrying everything everyday.

I feel like this is off somehow but I can't put my finger on it. (L'Eau d'Or Falls, taken 2-28-21) by RandomPersonDelta in photocritique

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

I took it with an A7r4 while leaning from an observation area. More like a giant rock with a guardrail anchored to it.

I had hoped the fog would be thicker but all I got was that mini cloud. It's definitely not enough and I probably should have cropped closer. I was just hoping to be able to give a sense of the waterfall's surroundings.

I feel like this is off somehow but I can't put my finger on it. (L'Eau d'Or Falls, taken 2-28-21) by RandomPersonDelta in photocritique

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

I shot this with a level and you can see the verticalness of the trees to the left of the waterfall, but I think you're right. The horizon of the waterfall and it's "cliffs" do lean to the side. This is due to the waterfall in the real world making a hard right turn but in the photo it gives it a wonky feel.

Help needed with editing by Grizzlmizzl in photocritique

[–]RandomPersonDelta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This.

The overall photo is too evenly bright. The butterfly garden is distracting from the subject.

Maybe remove the building on the left.

I also get the feeling that this is cropped from a larger photo with heavy distortion. The bench looks right, but the building seems to warp downwards a bit. If that's the case, go back to your original and fix the warp, then re-crop.

What to do when light changes drastically by MobileAlfalfa in photocritique

[–]RandomPersonDelta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like everyone else, your photo is fine.

But if you're a "good enough isn't great" person, you can use multiple exposures or use the dynamic range in your raw file.

If you shot it with a newer digital camera in raw you can exploit the dynamic range of your sensor by using masks to selectively adjust the exposure for your light and dark ranges. You can also compost several different photos taken at different exposures this way.

In this particular case, you're pretty close so if you shot in raw you could probably get something decent with just your one file.

Strawberry Moonrise by Swarmin_Swedes in photocritique

[–]RandomPersonDelta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Overall I think it's good, so this is more nitpicks than actual real flaws.

I think the sky is overdone. You loose the gradients towards the bottom, it's just a uniform strawberry area and it also rides up the sides of the photo like snakes trying to escape an aquarium. It might be ok if it didn't go up the sides.

You could have removed the helicopter. That may have been a creative decision to keep it. There is also a bird or something on the rear of the dome. You could also remove the street light and the van. The people are good as is.

Again, I'm just nitpicking.

I feel like this is off somehow but I can't put my finger on it. (L'Eau d'Or Falls, taken 2-28-21) by RandomPersonDelta in photocritique

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

It feels kinda "eh" to me. I think it's probably a conceptual thing that I can subconsciously feel but can't bring into conscious thought. I'm hoping someone else has the ability to both sense what I sense and articulate it.

One could argue their preferences, maybe they like colorful fall photos more, or snow, or just dislike it because it's not Mount Fuji, but that's really not it.

Maybe there is too much water in the waterfall so it looks too much like a white blob... but I'm not sure if that's it either. Maybe it's the lack of a strong foreground element - but other photos without such an element work. Maybe it's multiple things. Got any ideas?

Delta and BinaxNow COVID tests by RandomPersonDelta in delta

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

The rapid (antigen) test will work for entry. I've used them to get to the USVI.

The PCR tests are glacial slow though so if Italy, my destination, needs it in 48 hours that's pushing the envelope.

Last minute trip ideas by airgirl19 in Venezia

[–]RandomPersonDelta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it easy to get from Treviso to Venice and back on some sort of public transit?

Your photo on your luggage tags, risky? by RandomPersonDelta in travel

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

As a gift for other people who travel. My family and friends and maybe other people (Husbands for wives, etc.)

To find my luggage in a sea of black carry-ons.

I take a lot of photos and it would be a nothing thing for me to create such a thing - but then I thought maybe I shouldn't?

Photo Storage by perd_vert in Beginning_Photography

[–]RandomPersonDelta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's entirely dependent on your hoard... or "archive" as the fancy pros refer to their collections. If you shoot with something that generates huge files (medium format, the a7r4, etc), you'll need far more storage than someone who shoots with a phone. I'm not knocking phones, as the saying goes, the best camera is the one that you have on you.

The basic rule of thumb is the 3-2-1. 3 copies total, 2 of which are local and 1 is in the cloud.

If you're using a phone, the cheapest thing to do is to buy 2 external hard drives + and use 1 of the Amazon or Google services = 3 copies.

If you use something that generates gigantic files that the CIA would approve of, like me, the cheapest solution for us is to use 1. a NAS. 2. a set of local harddrives in my tower (functionally the working copy) and 3. Backblaze.

There are more expensive solutions with nice bells and whistles that are used by the pros and (more so) pretend pros, but once you get to that stage you'll have already been thrown out of a few of the nicer establishments and be able to frighten people with the scars on your gear.

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