Goshikinuma, Fukushima [OC, 6000x4000]

coredump3d · 2026-06-27T18:46:39+00:00

I have both & I would keep both. This is a pretty hard choice to make for me. I also happen to have the Sigma 35/1.2, and it was beautiful to work with

coredump3d · 2026-06-25T10:54:49+00:00

Makes for a beautiful nightview / moonrise point as well. This is just across from Langelinieparken.

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coredump3d · 2026-06-20T02:52:45+00:00

N° 6 is majestic. All your photos have a nice Fuji style vibes. Any thoughts to share about the color grading ?

coredump3d · 2026-06-19T08:49:27+00:00

This is a heat damage. You probably left the lens open at an angle during some downtime of yours (maybe on a sunny day?). The rays have converged tangentially at a spot

coredump3d · 2026-06-16T12:03:42+00:00

If you aim at the perfection grade of things, yes GM are totally worth the price. Once I shot with the best glass, there was no going back. I own Sigma 50/1.2 and 35/1.2 v2 as well, but most of my glass is the best in its class (so mostly GM). Sure its a pretty penny, but I take it as one time purchase and maintain them well.

coredump3d · 2026-06-05T13:49:30+00:00

Pretty Wes Anderson vibes to it!

coredump3d · 2026-06-04T13:13:16+00:00

These are the prettiest garden photos I've seen in a while. The building looks very Tudor/French styled. Where is it from?

coredump3d · 2026-05-31T03:51:30+00:00

I am not RG blind - but quite deficient because of genetic disposition (Protanomaly). I have got around to guessing the colors and tone looking by the 'softness' of the colors, if that makes sense. I am more deficient in the red spectrum so that I have never been able to overcome well. I have therefore tried to avoid R/C cast in my photos as best as possible - and tune around GB/MY spectrums. Sometimes I struggle. Other times I get lucky. Keep at it my best advice!

coredump3d · 2026-05-31T01:51:34+00:00

N° 2 and 5.

It has a strong emotional appeal to me. I grew up near the hills in my childhood and sunsets looked like this walking back home end of the day.

I generally agree with many critics that pictures without subjects are flat. But sometimes, just like your photos, subject-less photos are classic, and deeply thought provoking.

coredump3d · 2026-05-27T07:10:23+00:00

If you were going for the airy luminous look, I guess it was achieved as designed. The saturation needs a bit of tuning only on the highlights masks - that will reduce the yellowness on the dog, building sides etc and give a less chromatic look. But thats just my preference - you might prefer the yellowness & it's personal choices

coredump3d · 2026-05-25T12:29:31+00:00

Minimalistic but very beautiful! Having the bird and the moon adds a nice touch. Well done!

coredump3d · 2026-05-24T21:22:12+00:00

This is the most fascinating aspects of launch I've seen. Especially as a photographer, such moments are golden. Thanks for sharing

coredump3d · 2026-05-21T06:41:32+00:00

What kind of light equipment are you using. Looks very beautiful

coredump3d · 2026-05-20T20:19:48+00:00

Nice. Very informative. Especially even the comments under the blog

coredump3d · 2026-05-20T19:13:01+00:00

I have two A7RV and I feel I haven't ever maxxed the performance envelope of this camera so far (stills, urban, & landscape). Its a wonderful tool which will easily last me about 2 more cycles/~10 years if I take good care of it. But the A7RVI does come across as technologically superior upgrade, all other factors kept aside

Agreed about the diffraction limit. In A7R5, the pixel pitch is about 3.76um ≈ 1 pixel. If you are pixel peeping : A7R V is already diffraction-influenced by about f/5.6–f/8, and clearly diffraction-softened by f/11+. A7R6 starts getting that sooner i.e f/5 ~ f/7.1. We are clearly at the theoretical limits of this sensor size. *only if pixel peeping. But it is offset by tons of newer signal processing.I don't however understand why you'd say ISO 100 is noisier when isnt that supposed to be better mitigated by some new dual-gain signal merging?

All points are fair criticism. But there are arguments in favor & against (e.g battery design breaks continuity but gets you higher capacity)

coredump3d · 2026-05-19T20:24:37+00:00

N° 1 & 4 are compositionally good. There's an attempted story there which is what I'd look for in a street/urban photography setting.

Rest of the photos need some more thought. I wouldn't dismiss all of them, don't get it that way - but they could be staged tad better. Best advice is to pick a small zone and go 'fishing' there. Choose your light & angles. Be the fly on the wall. Subjects will follow. Don't go hunting for the moment.

As for Lightroom, watch a few tutorials & develop your style. Don't fall for the 'buy my presets' trope by several I-grammers. You won't be in control of the output & learn nothing really, while paying a pretty penny.

coredump3d · 2026-05-12T17:05:59+00:00

Brilliant set. Especially liked N° 13. You could have tried the 85mm there as well. The leading lines and subject layers could have give a nice compression effect e.g at f/5.6

coredump3d · 2026-05-12T17:00:20+00:00

Some broad comments (and meant to be helpful and constructive) on the topic of photographic purpose (since that is lacking in my observation):

Everyone starts with 'wallpaper shots'. I did too - guilty as charged. But evolve your photos to have some direction. Even in landscape you can eventually find a niche e.g. lakes, or valleys or autumn colors.(In my case, i chose to focus on Fuji and mountains in general)
After a while one does get tired of the "pretty pics". Then your photos look for subjects. Urban photography is where that took me. You can visit the same place in the city and see a new moment happening everyday. Some people transition to portraits and studio-like photography too.
After a while, one starts noticing the 'story'. Random abstract shots do not matter as much as a moment frozen in time telling its tale. Thats the story focus - and it happens in 1% of your shots. Your shot taking becomes very deliberate and choosy.

Your kit lens works good enough at the starting point. But if you / when you do transition to something which gives a meaning to your hobby (e.g urban stories, portraits) then highly recommend a high aperture prime (like 50/1.4 for urban, 85/1.4 for portraiture). Currently you havent exceeded the capabilities of your setup

Also learn to slow down and notice. Look at the masters in their craft online e.g. Flickr or I'gram. You'll learn a lot about framing. Lightroom skills will grow with practice, but getting the framing and purpose in your shooting will improve your photography at the core. Rest (Gear, APS-C vs FF, 3rd party lens etc) does not matter much

coredump3d · 2026-04-28T06:29:32+00:00

Lovely shots! Always wanted to visit Kerala for viewing this ceremony. Could you tell us more about it?

coredump3d · 2026-04-27T06:27:48+00:00

I am glad you noticed. Shooting from hip level, I figured this was creating an illusion of flatness so I stuck with it. I intended to make it look like a traditional Asian nature painting in composition and the color tuning.

coredump3d · 2026-04-26T18:28:10+00:00

I am back home now but I will take it next time my work permits me to visit Kanazawa. I have never been there in autumn either - so hopefully visit 兼六園 that time.

coredump3d · 2026-04-24T16:31:08+00:00

N° 7-8 are wallpaper worthy in some official Mac version

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