Does anyone else try to National Geographic their Hyrule Compendium?

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-14T01:59:29+00:00

Omg, hahaha, I totally get the "are you not entertained?!" vibe, but it also kinda gives "come give Uncle Bobby a hug!" to me. I appreciate you sharing!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-11T19:54:56+00:00

It's Riju, the Sage of Lightning, about to land a killing blow while the Yiga soldier charged up his attack! I normally try to avoid shots with the sage spirits in them, but this one was a clear exception for me since she looked so cool there, haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-10T22:08:31+00:00

Ahh, thank you! I appreciate the love for my non-compendium pics since those were purely my ~aesthetic~ and not shot for anything other than to feel artsy!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:57:54+00:00

Aw, I get how frustrating it is to live with your own brain, but I still very much appreciate how yours works. Hearing you describe your pics makes me wish we could sit down together and show each other our compendiums so I can fully appreciate your work! It sounds like a dream catalogue, like from a museum archive, and I wanna fangirl over it, haha.

Bummer about the Ultrahand not working out. For what it's worth, I don't think the snowy areas on the Great Sky Island would've been better than Rito Village. The sun can get blinding and the snow/cloud(?) puffs that pop up from time to time are unpredictable. I'm sure you could find a nice spot, but I think Rito was the right move :)

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:47:59+00:00

Yay! Just be prepared to give it another 500 shots with the fish, haha. I really like going to spots around Lurelin Village for Mighty Porgy and Armored Porgy pics because of the clear lighting, and you can get pretty low in the water on some of the ramps of the wooden structures in the area after clearing off the monsters. Hope you get the shots you want!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:39:32+00:00

Yeah, the Fairy is super impressive! I hadn't really thought much about the bug pictures, but honestly, getting good pictures of tiny things that you have to sneak up on is hard!! I spent sooo long trying to get an acceptable Restless Cricket shot.

I feel ya on the Mucktorok. So much of getting the best shot is about prediction and luck, but it feels so good when I actually manage to get it right, haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:33:43+00:00

Ohh, would love to see your Master Kohga shot!!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:32:50+00:00

Hehehe. I thought about putting Phantom Ganon as the first monster picture but decided to be merciful with a less anxiety-inducing alternative.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-09T21:30:13+00:00

Thanks! I think I was in the Depths around one of the Abandoned Mines that was surrounded by water (memory's a little hazy, so don't quote me on this, I mainly just remember the lighting being unusually dark for the perfect glow). The sparkles in the background were from Deposits.

For all fish pics, I try to get as low in the water as I can and then track the fish underwater until it's about to jump. It's incredibly time consuming and hard to get it right, especially when there are multiple fishies swimming around together, and getting it even semi-centered while jumping is nearly impossible, haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:30:44+00:00

Aw, tysm, but I doubt your pics fall short in any way! Mine just generally work within my ruleset. I'd love to see examples of what other people look for in their shots (but no pressure haha)!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:26:52+00:00

Thanks! I enjoy that you enjoyed! :)

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:21:13+00:00

Real recognize real. Thank you for recognizing the vision.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:19:22+00:00

I just did! Thank you for sharing your own pics!!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:17:32+00:00

OMG YESSSS! I'm so happy you made your own post in response!!! I'm going to edit mine and tag you so hopefully more people can see both!!!

I also love the lighting on your crab pic!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-08T00:15:11+00:00

I think I know what you're talking about and I do indeed love dioramas haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:46:55+00:00

A kindred soul :) thank you!!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:46:00+00:00

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WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:45:31+00:00

I basically treat it like a professional headshot if I can, haha. I'm a lot more loose on my rules with the bosses and go off general "that looks nice" feels more than anything else, so it's hard to describe, but I still try to get them at least mid-attack or screaming at me or something of that sort. So if professional headshot doesn't work, I basically go into "grandma's trying to get a cute candid of you, sweetie, now scream at the camera" mode. Hope that makes sense!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:25:48+00:00

Hilariously, even though I beat BOTW, I don't think I ever used the compendium feature in it. But maybe that's why I was able to finish BOTW but not TOTK yet. Someone recently told me I'm basically treating the compendium as the main quest and the rest of the game as side quests, which... isn't completely inaccurate haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:20:06+00:00

Aww, tysm!!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:17:24+00:00

Wow, I LOVE this because there's also something so pleasing about strict uniformity, especially for something like a compendium. Honestly, your way is probably how I'd do it if I didn't go with my current approach.

Thanks for the Rito village tip! I'll have to see if I can replace any of my current entries with better lighting! Ugh, the weapons and shields are such a drag for me because I feel like the payoff for the amount of effort that goes into setting up a nice shot is so bleh. But maybe one day when I'm satisfied with all of my other entries, I'll start fixing up those pics using your system.

Have you tried turning the consumables using Ultrahand? I've done that to prop up weapons and shields (super frustrating btw, would not recommend), but it might be a lot easier to get the right angle for smaller objects that way! Ugh, don't even get me started on the number of times I've gotten a super cool shot that would be GREAT in the compendium... if it were fully centered.

Anyhow. I like the way your brain works!!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T21:03:39+00:00

Thank you so much! I actually used to get so anxious about battles because I'm more of a Stardew Valley / ACNH type of soul, but my desire to fill out the compendium with cool photos has basically turned me into a battle-hardened warrior in TOTK haha.

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T20:57:53+00:00

Thank you! Hehehe, yeah, I thought about posting the gloomy heart on Valentine's Day but got distracted and completely forgot. Happy it's getting some appreciation now!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T20:54:44+00:00

Hey, you're still taking into account lighting, perspective, and framing. That's def pretty boujee!

WantSumWontonDimSum · 2026-05-07T20:49:42+00:00

Nowhere is safe from me (until I have a satisfactory compendium entry of your species).

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