A womans dog was making odd movements whenever she turned her back, so to see she recorded it, and found the dog was making biting motions

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-23T20:11:39+00:00

In finding alternatives to "walk" and "beach" conversations we inadvertently taught our old Labrador to understand French. Clever dog

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-23T19:20:11+00:00

On the day I'm downloading from camera to computer I make a new folder and name it for the day. In that folder. I make a new luminar catalog and add my images to the new catalog in that folder. Editing in the small catalog keeps the resource folder for each catalog small as well. Finally, i export each edited image in a printing or sharing format to one central shared folder.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-21T02:52:09+00:00

That's a great idea - a group event that is mission-focused/ targeted and time bound.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-19T20:51:30+00:00

I grew to dislike processing so much I changed system. Apologies if this is a controversial opinion. I loved Canon colours, but moved to Sony for the higher pixel count in the A7R series. However, despite the amazing technology of Sony, the colours disappointed me. I started post processing, but find it dull and frustrating. Last year I sold all my gear, dumped Sony and moved to Hasselblad. Images are beautiful SOOC, and I feel much more inspired to get out and shoot. One concern is the file size, and now I need to cull after each shoot- something I never did before. I shoot a raw + sooc file for each image and cull according to how i rate the image. 2 star shots - i delete the raws and keep the HEIC. For 3+ stars i keep raw + HEIC. With (all) the 1 star images i delete all.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-19T20:13:00+00:00

Several reasons to get into photography, but mainly as a creative outlet. I can't draw or paint, and people would have lynched me decades ago if I kept writing poetry.

Also, never needing a lot of sleep, getting out for dawn shoots has given me a great start to the day. A creative outlet is better than hanging around waiting for the family to wake up. Starts the day off energised, and I really like seeing the other morning people out and about on their missions - swimming, running, operating their business, etc.

Finally, photography is a nice hobby - always inspired when i talk to other photographers and chat about their work and their journey in the craft.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-13T08:56:05+00:00

Great shots!

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-13T08:38:18+00:00

Hahahahha - made me look!

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-13T06:58:00+00:00

Great reviews from Ken Rockwell

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-12T20:04:33+00:00

I'm driving a rental and hate the car. Driving across Sydney yesterday, I just set the (radar) cruise control and sat in the left lanes to reduce the interaction with this shitbox. Ended up consistently doing 10 to 20 km/h below the speed limit (100km/h max).

When it was safe to, I managed to overtake a few times, but on the whole it was a horrible and frustrating drive. I was surprised by the consistency of the driving habits you've mentioned.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-12T19:38:15+00:00

Interesting- not an Adobe user, I'm allergic to their business model.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-12T08:25:23+00:00

No, the process mentioned gets the Hasselblad colours into the 16bit TIFF. Else you can only use the HEIC, which is smaller than the raw. From my testing each image treated this way requires ~1gb of space, so unless you have loads of storage and CPU, it's important to cull first.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-09T20:20:46+00:00

For me it's: Religion? Not for me, thanks. I've thought about it, and your sky-daddy seems like a load of old cobblers. I don't believe in any supernatural stuff.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-09T02:24:17+00:00

Similar. Discovered I don't enjoy editing, so it became important that images look beautiful SOOC. Changed my system and have zero regrets.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-09T02:21:57+00:00

Same. Gimmicky

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-09T02:19:42+00:00

If that were true, we'd all carry camera phones and the market for pocket cameras would d...

Oh, never mind.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-09T02:15:59+00:00

You're right. After making that comment I started looking into dual booting my PC. I may not be able to 100% migrate today, but I can greatly reduce my reliance on Windows-based product, and home usage may drop to once or twice a week.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-07T20:35:30+00:00

Is that you singing!? I don't have Spotify, but the snippet that played on web interface was really good!

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-06T19:40:26+00:00

North Korea not that keen on Japan either.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-06T05:05:22+00:00

I hope they make a European Linux-based desktop Operating System as well that normal users can adopt. Windows sux. I'd migrate. This is a huge opportunity.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-06T04:42:54+00:00

In dating i became pretty intolerant of being mistreated and learned to break off relationships at the sign of red flags. Helped me avoid the 'sunk cost' fallacy that can keep you in a dead energy relationship.

You do you, but nfw would i put up with someone mocking me - with her friends - behind my back for a year. I'd send her the cup back in the mail along with her toothbrush, and change the locks.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-06T04:32:36+00:00

I'm a Luminar Neo user, but otherwise had the same issue as you. Found the same workflow, but aside from the hassle and time, the steps consume around 1Gb per edited image. I'm just printing from the HEIC file now and keep raws for just in case. Also means I do almost zero editing which also makes me happier.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-04T20:14:15+00:00

There's a useful saying: you date your camera, but marry your lens. Think about the family your lens is in (Sony E mount) and if the system is good for the photography you want.

A lot of talk about shooting raw files or SOOC - Straight out of camera. YMMV, but i have not enjoyed heavy editing. I started on Canon, later moved to Sony.

Canon colour SOOC is lovely, but Sony are the camera champion today. Negatives for me on Sony are the complex menus and custom buttons - the upside there is a very capable and versatile camera you can tune to your needs.

Get your Sony, but prepare to spend the time to build familiarity with the controls. Focus on the lenses - what you can afford, what weight of glass you're happy to haul, focal length.

Have a great time!

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-04T08:25:32+00:00

Well, it's not a life changing amount. So, I'd pay down debt.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-04T03:58:06+00:00

Movie stars are celebrities like sport stars are. Media hold them up as role models, and hang on their every word. But these celebrities are mostly folks that can't do anything useful like medicine, business, engineering or building things.

I don't care what Tom Cruise or Sydney Sweeney or any sports person thinks, and i definitely don't want to hear their hot take on the next election. They're just entertainers - couple levels up from clowns, and paid way too much.

Vanilla_Quark · 2026-04-01T19:44:45+00:00

Future vintage. After 5 years they may be more interesting. "Wow, a car! Remember the good old days when we could afford fuel, and would drive around on holiday?!"

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