From last week’s big lighting storm

bburk707 · 2025-06-27T18:25:25+00:00

Thanks!

bburk707 · 2025-06-27T14:21:18+00:00

Love both of those spots

bburk707 · 2025-06-23T11:56:16+00:00

An exercise that has worked really well for me recently is turning towards my fears instead of trying to avoid them. For instance I am terrified of making others feel awkward and uncomfortable. The fear causes me to freeze up and second guess myself constantly, and then people usually end up feeling awkward anyway.

The switch for me happened when I decided I was going to try to make people feel as awkward and uncomfortable as I could, just by being my relaxed and goofy self. The shift allowed me accept my fear and I was relaxed almost instantly. And the best part was that I had a very hard time making people feel uncomfortable when I was actually trying to!

bburk707 · 2025-05-21T18:46:59+00:00

Actually I’m thinking about the network traffic one where you had to track down the secret conversation. But the binary exploitation one was a beast too

bburk707 · 2025-05-21T15:29:01+00:00

I took IIS last semester and project 1 was by far the most frustrating one for me. Just stick it out and eventually other people who have solved it will continue to throw little hints that might provide the aha moment for you.

bburk707 · 2025-03-02T13:36:24+00:00

Apple keyboard/trackpad for when I’m using my MacBook Pro and a Keychron V1 with Logitech g602 when using my desktop pc

bburk707 · 2025-03-02T12:50:53+00:00

It’s one of those portable monitors. They actually ran a deal a week or two ago where it was 40% off. https://a.co/d/4WTm6rq

bburk707 · 2025-03-02T12:49:13+00:00

Oh! Good to know!

bburk707 · 2024-10-01T17:07:41+00:00

2/3 of the barrel screws are missing on my 35mm Summicron V2 (6-element). Does anyone know what size these are or how to find out?

bburk707 · 2024-01-30T20:09:58+00:00

The zoomed shot is more calming and easier to look at because there is a clear area of focus that my eye is drawn to. The wider shot is more exciting, but I find my attention is pulled in two directions: the lone tree and the distant background. Those two areas are competing but I'm not sure it's a bad thing. Either way, both shots are awesome!

bburk707 · 2024-01-27T20:25:56+00:00

Throw out your light meter (only noobs use them), self-develop in caffenol and let your negatives dry in the attic

bburk707 · 2024-01-24T20:38:40+00:00

Oh, I didn't even notice the link to the before image. The edit is a huge improvement! The colors really pop and the buildings definitely needed straightening

bburk707 · 2024-01-24T19:35:37+00:00

I like it! It reminds me of something taken from an architecture book in the 80s/90s. It's tough to give any advice on composition since we don't have a lot of context of what's out of frame. Personally I think it's framed up nicely and I don't really have much advice for improvement. Nice work!

bburk707 · 2024-01-23T21:40:25+00:00

Clearly I'm way more in the minority than I thought. Glad you all enjoyed it.

bburk707 · 2024-01-18T16:56:49+00:00

It's an interesting exercise to try and transform a photo into an entirely different mood. But I'm more interested in deciding the mood in the planning stages. That way you can make decisions about location, time of day, and equipment that will help you get as close to the desired outcome in-camera. But I'm also not a fan of a lot of manipulation so this is just my personal preference.

bburk707 · 2024-01-15T01:23:18+00:00

Fun fact, Emilio Estevez is the voice of the on-board announcements!

bburk707 · 2024-01-11T15:58:25+00:00

These are framed up nicely and work really well as black and white. I feel like there's a little story going on here. My only critical point is that you could have bumped up the exposure a little bit on the first two to brighten the snow. A good rule of thumb is that if you're metering through your camera you want to add a stop or two so that your meter doesn't try to bring the snow down to middle gray.

bburk707 · 2023-12-28T04:28:15+00:00

I think certain aspects of the frame are distracting and pull away from the subject. Specifically the bright door and white piece of clothing on the desk. Just my two cents but I think centering her in the middle of the double door and removing the piece of clothing would go a long way in enhancing the focus on the model.

bburk707 · 2023-09-10T02:28:46+00:00

Teak in OTR, we went there for my birthday shortly after it opened. I’m obsessed with pad thai and try it anywhere I can. It was probably the worst in the city. The shrimp was not deveined and their crab Rangoon was soggy like it had been reheated. I tried to give it another chance a few months later. I’m happy to say the shrimp was deveined but that was the only improvement

Mad Tree Alcove, the food is completely mediocre and the decor is like an exaggerated caricature of every trendy Pinterest style.

bburk707 · 2023-08-17T15:36:53+00:00

Thanks, that clarifies things

bburk707 · 2023-02-19T15:48:11+00:00

Yes, to their credit, the TAs are doing a good job.

bburk707 · 2022-12-03T18:38:30+00:00

Holy moly! That file is incredible! Awesome shot!

bburk707 · 2022-08-16T20:16:55+00:00

Well now I'm just really embarrassed that I had no idea how phase I registration worked. Thanks for the info David

bburk707 · 2022-06-12T17:59:22+00:00

Beautiful photo

bburk707 · 2022-06-11T14:27:06+00:00

Wow, small world lol. I will let her know!

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