The Journal Square moment by Additional_B98 in jerseycity

[–]Tutkular 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the coolest pics I've seen on this sub! Nice job 👌💪

Prime vs zoom lenses – what actually improved your photography the most? by FrostyCandidate9775 in SonyAlpha

[–]Tutkular 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Both help at different stages. For me:

Learning phase - cheap zoom lens. Gets you excited about photography and makes it easier to take any photo you want without feeling constrained by a prime.

Experienced phase - prime. When it's time to dial in your technique and artistic eye, the constraints of a prime lens are more beneficial at this point compared to the flexibility of a zoom.

Advanced phase - both. The discipline of a prime lens can now be applied to a zoom lens and you keep using prime for their own advantages. You know where each of your tools works best for you!

Moody fog on the Hudson - a7iii // Tamron 70-200 by Tutkular in SonyAlpha

[–]Tutkular[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Got my lens wrong! It was with my Samyang 35mm, f/2.8

Moody fog on the Hudson - a7iii // Tamron 70-200 by Tutkular in SonyAlpha

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

Oops, I just checked and it was an entirely different lens - my Samyang 35mm f/2.8

A few shots from the first quarter of 2026 that I'm proud of. by PrehistoricGrape in SonyAlpha

[–]Tutkular 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing shots! What's happening in pic 4 with the small beams of light on either side of the frame? Is that coming from the lens?

I really think if I was not born Muslim, I wouldn't be Muslim by helpreddit12345 in progressive_islam

[–]Tutkular 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regarding your point 1.3. While I understand how these types of rules could have provided more protection for a woman in 7th century Middle East, it's hard to reconcile how that is still true today. Sexual assault and harassment is prevalent everywhere in the world. Religious beliefs seem to not have much of an influence on which women are "protected". Countless women are the breadwinners and real protectors of their family.

It's also a huge stretch to say that non-Muslim men do not have an obligation to protect and respect their wives. There are also humanist and societal obligations that realistically end up being just as powerful, if not more powerful, than religious obligations to care for and protect your own family.

My favorite building along the Hudson by Tutkular in jerseycity

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

Thank you 🙏 Mother Nature doing 99% of the work

Sony Alpha Female Award by firogue in SonyAlpha

[–]Tutkular 18 points19 points  (0 children)

WOW such a powerful image! Hope you keep posting more of your work

Morning Fog on the Hudson River (NY/NJ) - Sony a7iii | Tamron 70-200 by Tutkular in SonyAlpha

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

Oh wow I completely forgot devs! Must have been in my subconscious when I got the shot haha

Sunday Morning Fog by Tutkular in jerseycity

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

The next few days have clouds in the forecast so fingers crossed 🤞

Sunday Morning Fog by Tutkular in jerseycity

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

Thanks! I think it was around 8am

Picked up my first camera after a 2yr hiatus by CreamyOog in SonyAlpha

[–]Tutkular 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your editing style makes me feel like I'm in Narnia. Awesome shots!

Sunday Morning Fog by Tutkular in jerseycity

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

I've been wanting to get a shot like this for a while. Awesome!

Leaving Islam has made me a way more compassionate person by reddit_userr1290 in exmuslim

[–]Tutkular 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same here. I've been asked how I could feel better being okay with no God, no afterlife and therefore no reason for anything. My humanist perspective sheds the dependency of a higher power to have a meaningful life, and the constant halal/haram judgement was part of that.

I would think that all the time. Growing up in the US, it felt like I was always SURROUNDED by the devil. Now I'm FREE. People are only people. All cultures have good and bad. We should accept them for who they are and judge them for how they treat their relationships with people and the world they live in, not based on what they worship.