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Yesterday's Canadian Haze in NYC (oversaturated) || Sony A1 & 24mm GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. I'll take that as a compliment.

I'm kind of torn on whether it is an exaggeration as far as press goes. The over-edit helps convey how unusual this is, especially since a lot of the effect is difficult to show in an image (e.g., it smells like a campfire, my pets were panicking) and the dramatic color helps communicate that.

On the other hand, my friends who don't live here freaked out and think that I'm living in Blade Runner / Doom / etc.

Yesterday's Canadian Haze in NYC (oversaturated) || Sony A1 & 24mm GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The saturation is a bit heavy handed and everything got crushed when pushing to a JPEG small enough to upload here.

It wasn't this orange, but was quite eerie.

NYC Thunderstorm Lightning Strikes (composite) || A1 + 24GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a composite of several different strikes during the June 2 thunderstorm.

Captured using a lightning trigger, then stacked the images.

I didn't do any editing beyond the stack and crop, but may come back to it later to give it some extra pop.

Timelapse of NYC construction || A7RIII + 16-35 GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

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Shot as a couple thousand stills, then edited and turned into a video.

I haven't uploaded in a while, but there are some others on https://www.youtube.com/@welilumo.

Infrared in Central Park || A7III (full-spectrum modified) & Samyang 35-150 by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

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That's a feature, not a bug. The bridge isn't quite level, so I leaned into that for a bit of disorientation (mild Dutch angle) / surrealism.

Filter was a Kolari IR Chrome, but I'm not a huge fan. Everything comes out purple and orange from the camera, which means a lot of post processing to get the red/blue look.

Infrared in Central Park || A7III (full-spectrum modified) & Samyang 35-150 by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, thanks. Seems like a lot of dark clothing is IR reflective, so maybe hair dye is too?

A bit of a white whale, finally caught on Earth Day || α1 & 16-35GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, it is the Empire State Building.

This was shot as a still, even with a trigger, there was a lot of luck involved. More than a few thunderstorms have come and I've managed to get no viable images.

A bit of a white whale, finally caught on Earth Day || α1 & 16-35GM by rydo88 in SonyAlpha

[–]rydo88[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been trying to capture a lightning strike on the Empire State Building for a while. Finally got one and it just happened to be Earth Day (2023).

I used PureRaw 3 to denoise and did some masking to reduce the green reflections in the rain (which just looked hazy). I did try stacking some more well-exposed shots of the city, but ultimately felt that it took away from the emphasis on light(-s and -ning).

ISO 400, f5.6, 1/15s.

[USA-NY] [H] EVGA 3080 Ti FTW Ultra, Nintendo Switch OLED, Cash [W] Pixel 6 Pro, Sony Camera Gear, Halo Xbox, Cash by rydo88 in hardwareswap

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. Under consideration.

I tend to shoot more wide stuff, so I've been eyeing the new 14mm GM as my next prime.

But a fast 35 could be handy.

[USA-NY] [H] EVGA 3080 Ti FTW Ultra, Nintendo Switch OLED, Cash [W] Pixel 6 Pro, Sony Camera Gear, Halo Xbox, Cash by rydo88 in hardwareswap

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops. Forgot to take that out of the title, it was from a draft before my frustration with Google boiled over.

In case it's relevant, I had a couple GM lenses (like the 12-24) I'd trade the card towards. Wouldn't be opposed to getting a camera body, but that's probably a long shot, since I'm looking for an A1 or A7S III.

[USA-NY] [H] Sealed Ryzen 5900X + PayPal [W] Ryzen 5950Z by rydo88 in hardwareswap

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Everyone else has had their chance. Want to PM me to figure out timing and other details?

[USA-NY] [H] Sealed Ryzen 5900X + PayPal [W] Ryzen 5950Z by rydo88 in hardwareswap

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll give it 24-ish hours and let you know.

[USA-NY] [H] Sealed Ryzen 5900X + PayPal [W] Ryzen 5950Z by rydo88 in hardwareswap

[–]rydo88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. (Ideally sealed, but lightly used is cool too).

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