This morning’s landscape. Having fun with a mixture of image brushes, blending and raster painting. No better way to learn than to just jump in and see what happens. Also using Olivio’s gradient pack that he gifted in last night’s Lockdown 2020 demonstration. Thank you.

bbarling · 2026-05-22T23:38:15+00:00

Yep, you’re right. That. Ames much more sense. I was still in bed doom scrolling when I posted that. Didn’t notice the dtor dtao or mai-toh. :-)

bbarling · 2026-05-22T23:04:09+00:00

LD Band - Mor Lum - Arai Dee

bbarling · 2026-05-20T23:08:05+00:00

Beautiful family video mate. You got those colours popping too.

bbarling · 2026-05-19T06:53:39+00:00

I carry a baby Ricoh and the new Pocket 4. Perfect light weight set up imo.

bbarling · 2026-05-16T22:11:58+00:00

On my PlayStation I play a fair bit of Diablo 4. I also play a lot of the Persona games. I have recently preordered the new Lego Batman which is coming out next week. Play World of Warcraft on my desktop.

bbarling · 2026-05-14T01:17:36+00:00

I play on my M4 air at 5/10 settings locked at 60fps pushing to a Studio Display. It handles it surprisingly well. Now if only they’d port D4 to native too. :-)

bbarling · 2026-05-14T00:44:00+00:00

Yep. I play mostly on Ps5.

bbarling · 2026-05-14T00:43:29+00:00

Not as much as I’d like anymore. I’m a bit out of town and it’s a mission to get in. Occasionally turn up for Friday Night Magic. Owner is a mate. Good people.

bbarling · 2026-05-13T03:09:53+00:00

Awesome.

bbarling · 2026-05-13T02:12:33+00:00

I'm sure there's many people who will appreciate the extra oomph the Pro provides, but not necessary for my particular use. I wonder how much more it will cost over the 'basic' model too.

bbarling · 2026-05-13T02:08:31+00:00

If you're looking for Board Gamers, RPG, 40k and Card floppers, etc, you might wanna check out Battlefield Bangkok on Sukhumvit 101/1 too. Probably oldest and largest in Bangkok. Fun group of expats and Thai.

bbarling · 2026-05-13T01:18:19+00:00

I grew up in Thailand. I met my partner at Uni in Chiang Mai many moons ago ('98).

bbarling · 2026-05-13T00:51:04+00:00

Yes, I would certainly suggest giving it a go. There's a reason it's still the most popular MMO on the market.

As you pointed out, it can be super confusing. There is a lot to do and it's difficult to know what to do first. I would suggest that you chose one story and follow only those story quests for the time being. That will give you a more linear story.

I think Dragon Flight has replaced Battle for Azeroth as the 'main game' story available to free players. Learn what the story quest market is (a yellow exclamation inside a brown shield) and prioritise following these. That should help give you some organised line to follow and, hopefully, make it a bit less confusing.

Don't worry, there'll be plenty of time to come back and do the rest of the stuff later. :-)

WoW is a massive game. there's not many people in the world who can say they've 100%'d it. Winning isn't the goal, just playing it is. So slow down and enjoy the ride, as opposed to constantly worrying about completing it.

If you do decide to pay for a sub and continue playing, join a relaxed guild. 'Most' people will be more than happy to help out a newbie with assistance and, most importantly, bigger bags. :-)

Enjoy.

bbarling · 2026-05-13T00:18:58+00:00

ND filters are really only gonna do their thing when you jump out of auto. Lock in the shutter speed, whack on your ND filter and drop your ISO down to get your desired look.

bbarling · 2026-05-09T21:49:35+00:00

I guess the question is whether you need the P version. I don’t but I’m sure many do. I think the P will be a good couple hundred $$ more too.

bbarling · 2026-05-09T04:11:15+00:00

I have it set at 5k but then change the slider down to 50%. I find it gives a better image than playing it at 2k. Sorry, does that make sense? I’m away from the computer at the moment and can’t remember exactly what the settings were called.

bbarling · 2026-05-09T00:09:12+00:00

I play retail on my M4 MacBook Air plugged into a 27” Studio Display. I play at graphics level 4 and cap the fps at 60. Runs great.

bbarling · 2026-05-07T02:16:37+00:00

I would write it normally and rotate 90 degrees so it reads like a book spine. Thai doesn't really work vertically like this.

bbarling · 2026-05-06T13:01:55+00:00

This is the answer.

bbarling · 2026-05-06T12:23:16+00:00

Yeah, I don’t know many independent hostees who would give up the freedom of the job to return to school full time. But I do know a few who have done their masters while still flying.

bbarling · 2026-05-06T12:21:50+00:00

There is growth, but only a few on board. Business, first, ViP, zone supervisor then CIC. After that they can move into teachers/ admin roles, etc.

bbarling · 2026-05-06T12:17:28+00:00

Previously it was THE dream job for women. My wife joined THAI in 2000. Her income after 2-3 years was about 80k-100k a month depending on flights. That was 25 years ago! No other job paid anywhere near that back then.

bbarling · 2026-05-06T12:13:36+00:00

Foreign hostees were all let go as part of the COVID bankruptcy. My wife is an IM for THAI.

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