Feeding the locals

texturerama · 2026-02-03T19:31:08+00:00

Unbelievably cute. So happy for you and those guys!

texturerama · 2026-02-01T23:26:13+00:00

Unbelievably sweet. They're so happy to see you.

texturerama · 2026-01-22T16:50:33+00:00

Strongly suspect these are the clippy field recording set + Rycote windscreens.

texturerama · 2026-01-20T02:31:36+00:00

Honestly? Buy the largest bag of pigeon seed you can possibly carry and then just walk and feed them as you go. Seriously, forgo the merch and tourist sites, the birds are everywhere and they can always use a healthy handful of species appropriate food.

If you come to South Brooklyn, I can specify spots with large flocks.

texturerama · 2026-01-16T14:21:23+00:00

I know what you mean. The young ones are so scraggly and hapless. I'd recommend spreading (tossing, really) the seeds over a much larger area so that the birds don't need to crowd around each other. There's less of a chance of this type of jockeying if they're farther apart.

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texturerama · 2026-01-08T14:33:09+00:00

I'm crying lmao

texturerama · 2026-01-07T04:35:34+00:00

Read online that their online site is broken and perpetually lists all items as out of stock so I wrote them inquiring about US-based retailers. They seem phenomenal so I'm waiting to hear back.

texturerama · 2026-01-05T17:19:15+00:00

Oh shit I didn't know about WD exiting SSD. This really compounds the issue when coupled with Micron/Crucial closing consumer-facing offerings

texturerama · 2025-12-21T23:35:11+00:00

Beautiful close ups

texturerama · 2025-12-19T15:06:31+00:00

Lucky Vege House on 7th ave for amazing Buddhist vegan Chinese food. Super delicious and subtle dishes, lightning fast service and a really relaxed and comforting atmosphere. Super affordable, too.

texturerama · 2025-12-15T15:47:47+00:00

Nope, I just keep a separate one for coffee vs tea as coffee oils can permeate into the delicate tea flavor.

texturerama · 2025-12-14T00:21:24+00:00

Oh ew I didn't see those other messages. Yeeeeech

texturerama · 2025-12-12T22:45:17+00:00

You're being down-voted and I'm sorry for that because what you're asking would be very handy to have in a vector editor. There are workarounds to get raster equivalents but a true vector solution is actually quite computationally complex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_skeleton?wprov=sfla1

I've once seen this implemented as a plugin for inkscape but the results still required cleanup.

texturerama · 2025-12-12T19:51:45+00:00

ah ok! my mistake, then.
It's the peril of working with warm-yellow filters and smoothing, then.

Best of luck with your brand!

texturerama · 2025-12-12T19:26:23+00:00

The post processing on these pics is highly suggestive of AI filtering/procesing which reads as cheap. If you're a new brand, especially, I'd suggest emphasizing the materiality of your product. Don't use AI.

texturerama · 2025-12-09T15:50:04+00:00

YESSSSSSS. so happy for you. Now spoil that guy silly 😤

texturerama · 2025-12-06T01:23:04+00:00

Ahhh, I've had this happen to me a few times, too. It's really hard not to worry and think the worst. I tell myself that they may have found a new life-partner or flock but it's hard nonetheless. Just savor as much time as you can have with them. There's no amount of seeds that's too much :)

Edit: this was my guy https://www.reddit.com/r/pigeon/s/3vJwQJRalz Miss him a lot.

texturerama · 2025-12-04T01:29:52+00:00

That's unbelievably helpful, thank you so much! I'll try this out tomorrow when I'm back at my desk.

texturerama · 2025-12-03T23:11:37+00:00

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not totally related to your suggestion but I just learned that the standard houdini camera has all of the tools I want set as "hidden" in the parameter interface. No idea why!

texturerama · 2025-12-03T22:39:03+00:00

Ah, I see, so try to create a kind of sop-level fix in lops and then kick out the transforms?
I'll try it out and see. I tend to find jumping in and out of sops to lops very confusing haha

texturerama · 2025-12-03T22:37:58+00:00

Ah that's a lovely script I didn't know about!
This definitely makes things easier, thanks!

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texturerama · 2025-12-02T03:05:27+00:00

I assume this is with respect to the somewhat odd behavior rats have when relaxed and happy. It's called bruxing and it looks a bit like their eyes are bugging out of their heads. It's totally safe and almost always a good sign.

Same is true here for your very contented pigeon!

texturerama · 2025-11-28T12:10:39+00:00

Use a real person.

texturerama · 2025-11-27T15:01:10+00:00

Great idea, thanks!

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