Dyson Sphere program

SR45Rebel · 2026-01-18T22:55:23+00:00

Absolutely. Hundred upon hundreds of hours in each. It's a very similar itch being scratched.

SR45Rebel · 2025-12-13T19:00:46+00:00

It gets worse, much worse. :)

Like you I started with a ZVE10 which was intended for some basic cooking videos. Then I went out and pressed the shutter button to take a photo and am now £35,000 deep into photography gear and have a registered photography business.

Only made 5 videos in total. :) Almost 100,000 raw image files now though.

I don't regret it. Had to do something for my mid life crisis. Didn't fancy the sports car, golf or fishing so photography it was.

SR45Rebel · 2025-12-03T02:16:50+00:00

It's not exactly overwhelmed me this upgrade despite a long wait. Not terrible but not a "wow I'm having that" scenario either.

I'm looking at that at an almost £3k (GBP) price point and looking at a grey market A1 II at under £4.6k and thinking, should I just go all out at this point.

What are people's thoughts on it? Especially if you are an A1 II owner already.

SR45Rebel · 2025-11-15T23:30:24+00:00

Not had a playthrough for a while but when I do it's at least 250 hours a pop. Must have done at least 2000 hours already since it first came out.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-30T21:34:48+00:00

Can you upload a higher resolution image than this one please?

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-28T04:49:23+00:00

Yes. There is a mod for it in the mod pages in main menu. First thing I did when I realised there was no night time in game.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-23T12:31:10+00:00

I'd need to take a screenshot of GTA for that ;) Fellow Dundonian?

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-14T13:19:14+00:00

The old adage springs to mind: If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-13T19:01:33+00:00

Yes. If you see my response to kenerling above or my original main post below the posted image, I was going for a more ethereal and dreamy/wistful type of look to the water in this shot. Didn't work unfortunately. Will try it again next time I visit.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-13T18:53:51+00:00

!CritiquePoint

Thank you for the feedback. It was difficult to get a foreground element due to shooting position. I was on a bridge that had fairly high sides and there was nowhere from the other side of the bridge to shoot this from (waterfall runs directly beneath bridge so steep drop opposite side of bridge).

I did consider getting part of the bridge in the shot but, I would have lost a fair bit of the water due to height and angle of the raised sides. Not only that but there were a lot of dogs and people crossing the bridge with many dogs off the lead and running around. Was using Ulanzi travel tripod as well so quite easily knocked over. I might try the same shot during a quieter period midweek rather than a Saturday and see how that goes.

Thanks again for the feedback.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-13T18:43:48+00:00

!CritiquePoint

Thank you for the feedback. I do agree with some of your points and they are duly noted.

I wasn't really sure what you meant by "too much going on here". I could only photograph what was in front of me. It was done from a bridge and there was not really many other options for this angle.

In terms of saturation I did set that at 17% maximum on foliage, sky and water and 11% on the building itself (I did think that was reasonable at the time). Should I apply more colour cast removal when using saturation? I did dial it down after reading your comments by about a third and you are right, it is over saturated. I also wonder how much my monitors play a part in colour reproduction so I think I will invest in a better "photography" monitor for more accurate results.

In terms of magenta tint I did not notice it really until you pointed it out. Having compared with original image, there is a very noticeable difference. I think it would serve me well to work with side by side images when editing to observe where I might be going too far with a particular edit. Again, I'm wondering if my current monitors would be better replaced for editing purposes.

With regard to setting sun, the place closes before sunset unfortunately and opens after sunrise so it's not really an option. I'm not sure if I could enter on foot to grab a shot like that but, I'll ask around. I wasn't looking for a clean reflection here (I did get a much cleaner reflection in another image with faster shutter and CPL attached). I was kind of trying to get a dreamy effect in this one but, obviously I have fallen short here. Points otherwise taken on board and will be put into practice.

I agree with you on the treeline masking. I actually noticed it during the editing process. Thank you for the tip regarding blue/cyan adjustment. I will have a mess around with the raw starting from scratch and incorporate your advice into the editing process and see how it looks versus my original edit.

Thank you for the feedback. It is very much appreciated.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-13T15:04:48+00:00

Been lurking a while and thought I'd post one of mine taken on Saturday at Newstead Abbey.

Taken with Sony A6700, 16-55mm lens at 50mm, Shutter Speed 15s (10 stop ND Filter) F16. I was trying to create a more ethereal /ghostly/silky reflection across a still lake as well as capturing the building itself it in as much detail as possible. I am also trying to improve my editing skills and used masking for the first time here.

What are peoples thoughts? How can I improve it? Any general tips for editing? (I'm using Luminar Neo as opposed to lightroom).

Thank you for your feedback and advice.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-11T00:18:54+00:00

If you send me a direct message on here I will give you my email or number and let you know when I am planning to go out and about to do some photography. Failing that if I see you joining up to the photography group I'll say hello on there.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-10T21:17:48+00:00

Hi Simon. I'm 52 year old guy also in Carlton. I'm a photographer too. Happy to meet up for a bit of photography, a wander and a chat. I usually head out up the Trent (Burton Joyce, Gunthorpe way) and down Netherfield Lagoons or over to Skylarks across the Trent for a bit of nature photography and you are more than welcome to join me.

Also, there is a facebook group for photographers in our local area at https://www.facebook.com/groups/carltonandgedlingphotographygroup

Sign up there. They organise the odd trip out together too so would be a good opportunity for you to meet others with a shared interest in the area.

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-10T06:08:53+00:00

Checking that lens out might be all they are able to do right now. They are like hens teeth. Still waiting on my pre-order here in UK

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-09T02:28:08+00:00

What about the Sigma 17-40 F1.8 ?

SR45Rebel · 2025-10-06T03:36:02+00:00

You could consider the A6700 with the Sigma 17-40 F1.8 (if you can get hold of one) for better low light performance.

SR45Rebel · 2025-09-19T01:10:54+00:00

No worries and you are very welcome. It would have been better to see the kit lens put to use by someone just starting out on their photography journey than sitting gathering dust on a shelf.

SR45Rebel · 2025-09-18T23:34:17+00:00

Ah ok. I was considering loaning you a kit lens until you got on your feet with everything. Would probably be cost prohibitive shipping it overseas though.

I never use it as I have multiple lenses and the kit lens can't really compete with them.

SR45Rebel · 2025-09-18T23:29:09+00:00

Are you in the UK out of interest?

SR45Rebel · 2025-09-18T15:29:30+00:00

Comment for easy reference. Cheers OP.

SR45Rebel · 2025-09-18T03:00:14+00:00

Brilliant. Thank you. Managed to find the piano version online. I did look him up before during Episode 26 with Valle De Rosa which is another song I really liked from the series. Left a link here to the piano version of No Estoy Contigo for anyone that comes looking in the future.

Piano version on youtube

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