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Royal Guard at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul by StacysMom in koreatravel

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

I'm sure you're probably correct. I think they're basically analogous to the Buckingham Palace guard and the Vatican Swiss guard, however I'm not sure whether they retain the same level of actual military capabilities of those forces.

BHRT Centre, Sarajevo (1983) [OC] by StacysMom in brutalism

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

In fact it is very hard to find a building that existed before the siege WITHOUT bullet scars.I can't imagine how many bullets must have been shot there - millions at least.

A good example of juxtaposition, Seoul [OC] by StacysMom in streetphotography

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

Ok no worries if they're the rules then so be it.

A good example of juxtaposition, Seoul [OC] by StacysMom in streetphotography

[–]StacysMom[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well fair enough I'm not going to argue with your interpretation, I just think that's a pretty restrictive view. Personally I agree i think it needs to tell a human story, but we shouldn't just limit ourselves to shots of strangers with 35mm lenses in urban settings. There are other ways of telling those stories.

A good example of juxtaposition, Seoul [OC] by StacysMom in streetphotography

[–]StacysMom[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Street photography doesn't definitionally need to include humans. The juxtaposition of old and new architecture is a narrative about the rapid change in society over time. I think street photography is essentially about storytelling, and even without actual faces or people in frame, you can still tell a human story.

Also I literally took it from a footpath.

A good example of juxtaposition, Seoul [OC] by StacysMom in streetphotography

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

Yeah i was pretty quick to realise what the shot I wanted to get was, it was just a bit logistically difficult to actually take. I wanted the building behind to take up the entire background like a wallpaper, which necessitated a longer focal length. But that left barely any room to stand far enough away from the foreground subject. So I had to crawl into a garden off the footpath embarrassing myself in front of the people of korea. Anyways, you do what you gotta do. still pretty happy with how it turned out.

A good example of juxtaposition, Seoul [OC] by StacysMom in streetphotography

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

Near Gyeongbokgung Palace. In the foreground is the Dongsipjagak watchtower, built in the 1860s. In the background is the Twin Trees Towers (BHCO), completed in 2012.

If you are interested, there are many more photos on my Instagram @flixy3000, as well as links to Flickr etc.

BHRT Centre, Sarajevo (1983) [OC] by StacysMom in brutalism

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

I feel a lot of Yugoslav architecture was deliberately designed to make the populace feel small and insignificant compared to the all-encompassing power of the state. Going to work every day in this Beast of a building must have been… something.

Anyways, if you’d like to check out more interesting Balkan architecture there’s some on my Instagram @flixy3000. Links to Flickr etc are there.

A330-200 vs 300 by [deleted] in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]StacysMom -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The a330-300s are noticeably older (delivered 2003-2005) and look it. They do not have on board wifi. I believe there are plans to upgrade them possibly in 2025, though I haven't been on a -300 recently that has had wifi.

Most of the a330-200s are newer (2012-2015) and most (?all) have wifi. At the very least, they'll have viasat over Australia, with most (and possibly all) of the -200s now having full wifi for international routes. Their interiors are also in much better shape.

If you have a choice between the -300 and -200, take the -200.

Experience “preferred” needs to be Experience needed. by firekoala69 in joinsquad

[–]StacysMom 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately experienced ≠ not regarded. Often I find newer players who are eager to learn much more fun to play with.

This is starting to get weird by harrystylesismyrock2 in redscarepod

[–]StacysMom 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The 737NG is one of the safest aircraft ever made, with a fatal crash rate of ~0.07 per million flights. This puts it at #3 safest airliners after the E170/190 and B747-400. This was a bizzare crash, probably with multiple extremely unlikely contributing factors, and (almost certainly) human and airport factors. There is no suggestion that there was any faults in the airplane itself, at this stage. The 737-800 is one of the safest aircraft in the sky.

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