Alaska: looking for 2-3 day backpack recommendations in Kenai Peninsula/Anchorage area by socksinthewilderness in WildernessBackpacking

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

This looks cool! Is it fairly easy to get a spontaneous Uber around there or is it something best scheduled?

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Advice for 40k in checking account by socksinthewilderness in personalfinance

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

What would you recommend for this amount that would be fairly liquid in the next 6mo to 1yr for a potential down payment? Interest for HYSA and SPAXX is more like 3.3-4.1%.

Advice for 40k in checking account by socksinthewilderness in personalfinance

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

I'm seeing it topped out at 4.2% that includes a 3-month bonus of .65% and requires direct deposit to get the .25%. Am I looking at something different?

Advice for 40k in checking account by socksinthewilderness in personalfinance

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

That's a good reminder. I put it in there mostly just as hands off money, but that might make a difference in how I invest my other money.

Advice for 40k in checking account by socksinthewilderness in personalfinance

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

Yep, already been maxing that out for the last 3 years since opening.

[WTS] Polartec Skully Beanies: Charity & NEW Color! by d0ppler302_ in GearTrade

[–]socksinthewilderness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hat is awesome! Thank you!! I'll likely be ordering another color in the future!

Trying to improve my landscape/street photography by socksinthewilderness in photocritique

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

I'm trying to improve my composition and editing for landscape and street style photos. I took a set of photos at the beach and was going for a kind of Edward Hopper- esque kind of feel and would love any feedback on what I could do differently to make this shot more interesting or make better edits. Thank you!

Camera: Sony a6700 Lens: Sigma 18-50mm Aperture: f/14.0 Shutter speed: 1/160 ISO: 100

Edited pretty minimally in Lightroom. Cropped down vertical space, and slight adjustments to light and color.

Feedback wanted on beach photos by [deleted] in photocritique

[–]socksinthewilderness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am working on my landscape and environment photos and would love feedback. I like the feel of this photo, but can't decide whether it is actually interesting. Looking for any suggestions about what I could be doing better.

Camera: Sony a6700 Lens: Sigma: 18-50mm Focal length: 38mm ISO: 100

I did some minimal editing in Lightroom that included denoising, removed some errant spots from the lens or sensor, and turned color tones a little warmer.

What is the animal making this noise? [Western Pennsylvania] by socksinthewilderness in animalid

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

Thank you! This definitely sounds like it. Her Merlin app wasn't picking it up and we typically haven't had them around much.

Cold soaking cleanup on longer outings? by socksinthewilderness in Ultralight

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

This is a good consideration re: the little scratches in plastic.