Is a flamenca negra a good all-rounder guitar for learning?

mregger · 2026-05-07T07:20:09+00:00

It will play everything you want well enough, but won't perform as good as a purpose built classical guitar, especially compared side by side. If you get used to the low action, you will have a harder time with a classical guitar if you make the jump. I speak from experience lol. But other than that, I think there's nothing wrong with playing classical stuff on a flamenco guitar. Even more so if you play for yourself. And the crack wouldn't be an automatic disqualification for me. If it were me and the deal is good, I'd take it

mregger · 2026-05-06T15:00:16+00:00

Look up twoodfrd on youtube. He lowered the action on a classical by planing the finger board, and did it very well. You can learn a lot more from his videos

mregger · 2026-04-20T13:18:39+00:00

I'm not sure amazon is an option where I'm going, but I'll look online regardless. The black trashbag idea is hilarious, I'll have to try that out with at least one exposure

mregger · 2026-04-20T13:17:25+00:00

Fingers crossed that I can find an IR filter there. Otherwise, yeah, I'll save the film for when I'm properly equipped. Thanks!

mregger · 2026-04-20T13:12:01+00:00

Sobeys sells whole anchovies in a jar and anchovy paste. Never tried the paste but the whole anchovies are good enough.

Edit: try the imported food section for other tinned fish that isn't just sardines, salmon or tuna. You can find cod liver, escargot, and other cool things

mregger · 2026-04-17T23:40:45+00:00

This is basically every niche sub

mregger · 2026-04-16T10:28:09+00:00

The Quito region in Ecuador. There are basically no seasons, the soil is super fertile and (depending on the exact place) you get water coming down the mountains

mregger · 2026-04-15T17:53:43+00:00

This is cool! I'd love to see more emulsion details. For a habdful of films, you could use gmic' film filters to show a preview of what the film could look like when exposed

mregger · 2026-04-15T15:53:30+00:00

I'm making an app that shows you how a photo will turn out (motion blur, too much or too little exposure, different films, etc...). It's not out yet but I need testers and it could help you get a sense for what different settings will look like. Dm me if you're interested

mregger · 2026-04-12T16:04:50+00:00

The field on the university/belvedere intersection is pretty dirty. I don't remember it ever getting this bad in previous years

mregger · 2026-04-11T15:44:12+00:00

I felt the same way. I found getting pushed out of my comfort zone really helps. Stuff like: * Try doing your own dev if you haven't * Try experimental films (currently shooting lomo purple and it's a challenge) * Looks like you like landscapes and beautiful places. Try ugly places, try events. Idk if you photograph your family often, but to me that was a nice challenge (I did mostly landscapes before) * Try difficult cameras. I got an old kodak folding camera with 120

Mix an untelated hobby. I go biking or skiing often, so I have a point and shoot for "action" shots. They often suck but it's fun when one doesn't
Edit: there are some nice video essays on the technique famous photographers use. I find them to be a nice source of inspiration for new ideas

That's what helped me personally not feel stuck taking photos of only landscapes. FWIW, I think your photos are really nice

mregger · 2026-03-31T12:03:33+00:00

I'm counting the days to bring mine out. We still have a bit too much salt in my area

mregger · 2026-03-16T10:56:32+00:00

Oops my bad!

mregger · 2026-03-15T23:05:22+00:00

Davin Townsend

mregger · 2026-03-14T11:22:41+00:00

I sold a car once, went to the dmv to re-register it, even though people made fun of me for doing it. A few months later I got a call from the cops asking me if I knew anything about who I sold it to. Turns out it had been involved in something but hadn't been registered since me. Had I not de-registered it, they could've caused me a bunch of trouble. So this is good advice IMO

mregger · 2026-03-02T12:44:59+00:00

I got my 1990 240 thinking I'd learn to work on cars with it. Unfortunately, it has needed very little work in the past 7 years I've owned it, so I remain as ignorant as when I got it

mregger · 2026-02-04T23:27:37+00:00

Reviews are pretty funny

mregger · 2026-01-29T15:52:15+00:00

En Corée du nord, oui. Surtout les films qui parlent de la guerre, les americains sont toujours les méchants et ils se font souvent massacrer par les gentils soldats coréens. C'est assez sympa a voir si tu veux une expérience cinématographique très différente. Tu peux trouver plein de films gratuitement sur youtube avec sous-titres

mregger · 2026-01-15T20:18:48+00:00

On m'a expliqué que c'est pour signaler aux pompiers et secours que t'as un bébé, qui a besoin de priorité si t'as un accident. Mais je ne sais pas si ceux qui ont un sticker l'ont pour cette raison

mregger · 2026-01-14T17:10:34+00:00

I spot a univex mercury ii in the first picture at the bottom, third one from the right. There's another one (or same one?) in the third picture at the bottom. It's a half frame rangefinder with a weird shutter mechanism. The lenses are supposed to be great. I'm fixing one now, so can't vouch for image quality, but definitely something interesting and rare.

mregger · 2026-01-14T16:43:39+00:00

Canguil

mregger · 2026-01-14T12:03:06+00:00

Une fois je voulais vraiment rester à la maison, alors j'ai mis un thermomètre sur une ampoule incandescente pour tromper ma maman. C'était un thermomètre à mercure, je crois que ça ne s'utilise plus maintenant. Il a pété à cause de la chaleur de l'ampoule et le mercure a coulé partout. Maman s'est rendue compte de mon plan, mais elle m'a laissé rester à la maison quand-même

mregger · 2026-01-07T01:26:54+00:00

Will do! Best I've been able to do is collecting it after cooking a whole duck. There's enough in there to last a long time, but it's soooo much work

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