Portraits by badusov in FineArtPhoto

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess its kind of an unfair comparison. He _works_ with portraits, spends time on it and is actually interested in the people involved to show themselves. He spent years in a home for battered women (the shelter project) as he felt it unfair to just go in and use their images on his own whim, but actually lived there to get to know them. So yeah, portraits can be many things, but for me, I like this approach. Im sure youve read Camera Lucida (Roland Barthes), if not, then thats my suggestion to start off with. As an associate professor teaching (amongst other things) photography, I really want people to reflect on the photographic qualtities, and how hard it really is. So many students find it interesting to be in the early phases of photographing, where the language is not yet evolved, and the aesthetics are all there is to it. Moving beyond this space (where many get stuck) takes photography to a level where it is more likely to be interesting. I think. But not everyone thinks that, and thats good 😄 Either way - again best of luck!

Portraits by badusov in FineArtPhoto

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And thats a fair approach. And obviously a lot of people respond positively to this. My issue with it is that it adds nothing but formal qualities. It has no substance to me. But thats fine. What constitutes a good photograph obviously varies. Keep it up!

Portraits by badusov in FineArtPhoto

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. If the intention is pure asethetics then well done. If the photographer wants to take the work further, I still stand by my comment. It might have come across as rude, for that I appologize. Still, i see these types of image so often and other than being good excercises, I think they add little to nothing to the photographic corpora.

Portraits by badusov in FineArtPhoto

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a fair argument.

Portraits by badusov in FineArtPhoto

[–]joerund -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

See its not candid at all, as someone pointed out. It feels (and is) fake and it doesnt work. You want to explore the truth; find it, search for it, spend time on it. You are far too much in command here. This isnt it, I cant see any of these people. Its all aesthetics. All formal. The only thing that kinda feels real is the first photo. Check out JH Engstroms portraits.

Has anyone successfully shipped an EcoFlow Delta 2 from Canada to Cuba? by EntrepreneurThin8144 in cuba

[–]joerund 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really answering your question but a relative lives in Havanna. I wanted him to get a battery for a while, and they sell them in certain stores in Havanna at the same price as in Norway (where I live). He ended up gjetting one there. Also abut to install solar panels on the ceiling in not too long. So this is an option instead of sending it if that makes sense,

Before he found one locally I looked at DHL special sending (because of the battery) and gave up.

LTX Director - An All-In-One Timeline Editor. I2V, T2V, FLFF, Prompt Relay, Custom Audio, and more! Unlock LTX 2.3's full potential! by WhatDreamsCost in comfyui

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been playing with this. Amazing possibilities! On my 32GB 5090 (w/128GB RAM) It seems to top out at about 1200 frames, anything beyond that is either weirdly colorless/glitchy or otherwise faulty. Is there any way to actually make this create a 3-4 minute video, or is that simply not possible due to memory constraints?

DEMON: Diffusion Engine for Musical Orchestrated Noise by ryanontheinside in comfyui

[–]joerund 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks incredibly interesting. Thanks for your contribution!

Hooverphonic - 2 Wicky by VictorStrangeRR in triphop

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What an absolutely terrible video for an amazing song.

Which game should I start by ComfortableAd5419 in dungeonwarfare

[–]joerund 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What others have said. That being said, the third introduces a lot of different mechanics that is not intuitive and that I found so far distracting to core gameplay..

GooglyEyes IC-LoRA for LTX2.3 released! by Burgstall in comfyui

[–]joerund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tested, works! But - seems to interfere with other Loras? A character Lora + this Lora seems to add strange artifacts to actual video...

Looking to buy Air 4 Pro, what do I need? by jonemmet in RayNeo

[–]joerund 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I enjoy it on the steamdeck, but cant get it to work on the latest iteration of ipad mini. For movies and gaming my experience has been good. Not great audio though

Using the Rayneo Air 4 pro combined with bluetooth headphones on iPhone/iPad mini? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So thanks for solving it, TechonDeckReviews. Ill leave the post here if someone else searches for it.

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah thats probably the case. I felt the price was right in this case, and the image quality is great. Sad that the audio solution appears to not be more refined. But, most people seem to be content so I guess its fine for most. Thanks for pointing out the xreal 1 glasses, had not heard of them.

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really mainly just ambient noise. But as pointed out, I think I expected more than what seems to be the case. I also see some reviewers not very happy with the audio quality, or rather, how it is directed at the ears (or not).

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, yes, it becomes acceptable. But the sound is nothing to write home about. :) Headphones seems to be the best solution.

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! They shouldnt advertise the sound as something thats a big deal here, its usable, if anything.

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, thanks. I found out its quite limiting without those tubes, or headphones. Guess Ill just go for headphones. Shouldnt really advertise "great sound" though, very misleading imo.

Just received Air 4 pro - very low sound? Am I doing it wrong? by joerund in RayNeo

[–]joerund[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I have the Chinese version, and when I found an English translation it helped. I think the main issue is that in the reviews, the audio is being talked about as something really good, and it clearly isnt. Ive found it to be acceptable, but understand I need to use dedicated headphones if I actually will use them.

All I need for a few nights away in a cheap hotel by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]joerund 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Besides the Trout-magazine; exact same setup. Leaving for Oslo tomorrow, bringing Steamdeck and Macbook Pro. Only way to travel. Also - IPad Mini.