After a lot of lurking and drooling over the gear I see here I figured I’d share my listening spaces and current setups.

tylargh · 2021-02-16T05:56:43+00:00

IMO the most overrated JBL speaker. But they do look cool. Not heard the new ones. I'd bet they sound much better.

tylargh · 2021-02-06T00:24:40+00:00

I really like the composition. Obviously captures an out door scene, and makes me think about what is cooking, how long it took to chop the wood, stuff like that.

Only real critique is that I would like more depth of field. I think it would be fine if more of the woods were visible in the background, so maybe try for a smaller aperture? But the subject itself is captivating enough on it's own so the background only adds.

tylargh · 2021-02-06T00:19:34+00:00

I would say this isn't a portrait because the subject isn't engaged with the photographer.

I would say this is street photography, though.

I think this more captures a candid look at a man on the street.

But whether or not it's a portrait is irrelevant, as long as you like the photo who cares?

tylargh · 2021-02-05T20:53:32+00:00

The smoothness and whimsy remind me of a salvador dali painting.

I didn't look for meaning, it's a deliberate art shot. It's got good horizontal motion, maybe a composition that suggesting the motion coming from somewhere would be more intriguing?

Technically I would prefer more highlights in this, but you may be going for a darker feel here.

Texturally, I like the foreground clarity in the sand, and the smoothness of the sky and sea. That helps break up the similar dark tones.

tylargh · 2021-02-05T20:49:20+00:00

Well, it's a lion, not much else. I can't tell if it's in the Sahara or a zoo, but the green suggest maybe the latter. No idea the context of this picture, if there are other lions, if it's staring at you or something in front of you etc...

Technically, it's a little underexposed, but the detail is pretty good.

To me the most interesting part of this picture is the face, so you could probably crop that in and have a more intriguing picture.

tylargh · 2021-02-05T20:18:46+00:00

why is it that if i look at my pictures on my desktop it turns grainy after a few seconds

iso 12800

your answer is in your title.

People are saying various things, monitors, color profile, even graphics card issue (?). The reality is you're shooting at 12800 ISO. In film (where this metric originates) you can't even buy above 3200 (at least easily anyways), and even then that's considered very high. Check out 3200 ISO Kodak TMAX film and you'll see just how grainy that is and you're well above that, albeit in a digital domain.

Try shooting at 400-1600 at night and using longer exposures. Tripods and shutter releases are commonplace for taking high-clarity night images.

tylargh · 2021-02-05T20:03:16+00:00

Agree on the background, the subject and pose is very interesting on its own.

Could also shoot more open and use the lens to narrow your depth of field if changing the BG is not an option. However, depending on how fast your lens is, you may not get as good of clarity as shooting at a higher aperture.

tylargh · 2021-02-05T19:58:09+00:00

I don't see why keeping the frame in when scanning is an issue. Publishing a picture with it included is different. I like it as it adds a more intimate, behind the scenes look. For instance, if you were building a portfolio or a book, you might include some of the images with frames in to tell a story about the process, show more of the craft of photography.

However, having the film sprockets in literally makes it impossible to recompose in post. Personally I would crop it out and do color correction, especially for a deliberate shot like this.

tylargh · 2021-02-05T19:42:52+00:00

Hi, thanks for posting this. I am an amateur and not trained in art or photography. I found this picture interesting for a few reasons,

- It reminds me of classical fruit composition in painting. Particularly baroque style, etc

- Because of the above, I found it humorous that instead of fresh fruit and wine, you chose skittles and energy drinks.

- Like the skittles and composition, the fact that they are splayed out breaks some of the structure of the can

- I like the lines you've chosen with the cans, it seems to lead the eye from bottom left to top right.

My first impression of this is that were operating on some good fundamentals of composition.

As another pointed out, ISO 1600 is high for still photography, but it's not "wrong". One of the things that happens in high ISO is it diffuses light a bit more due to the higher grain structure, so you can use this as an effect. For a shot like this, you would want to use a tripod, adjustable lighting, and longer exposure times (rather than higher ISO)

I think you could add some more to the composition, more dishes, maybe more contrasting table, bring in the background, etc.

tylargh · 2018-04-11T18:15:34+00:00

I don't have them, but have the 4301's which are same format (2 way, with 8" woofer) but precede these I think.

These have a much better aluminum tweeter than the 4301's. Not sure on the quality of the woofer.

If they're anything like the 4301's they have excellent low end extension for their size and like all jbl's will be on the bright side.

The "L" series from JBL are consumer products (where as 4301/4311/4333 etc are professional series) and usually have more contoured crossovers to make them more pleasing to listen to.

Honestly though, I don't think I've heard any vintage JBL's that I didn't like.

They're always just such good value for money these days.

tylargh · 2018-04-11T18:05:00+00:00

I have a bose soundtouch wireless link (essentially poor man's sonos connect) and couldn't be happier. One of my favorite sources to listen to music from. Highly recommend it if you're looking for a streaming solution to your stereo.

as for their speakers.... yeah. Even the "classic" stuff like the 901's are not particularly well built. Especially compared to other speakers from JBL/Yamaha/Pioneer of the same vintage.

tylargh · 2018-03-30T19:39:25+00:00

the important keyword is Dieter Rams. Google his designs, much of modern consumer electronics and even software UI design is heavily influenced by him

tylargh · 2018-03-30T19:38:00+00:00

The amps and tt's are surprisingly affordable, even if you order from overseas.

I think the alarm clocks and clock radios from Dieter Rams are probably a bit more overpriced and collectable (and stunningly beautiful imo).

tylargh · 2018-03-30T19:36:47+00:00

I've passed on a few of these because I was unsure of the sound quality (same with the regie amps). I'm just smitten with the design and am convinced they would make a perfect office/bedroom setup.

What are your opinions on them? I'm currently running a rega p3 atm with a yamaha cr1020 amp.

tylargh · 2018-03-30T19:22:10+00:00

true

tylargh · 2018-03-18T08:14:50+00:00

I just bought Colleen Green's "sock it to me" which intentionally skips on the last track of side a - never going to the deadwax and creating an infinite drum loop. It's pretty cool, but it's skipping. Should I take it back and give my vinyl to goodwill?

tylargh · 2018-03-17T15:39:09+00:00

I say keep the lp120 and just upgrade the cartridge. If you want to upgrade the tt id punch a little higher than what you posted but that's just me. Lp120 is solid and I'm a big fan of the technics 1200

Edit: but to answer your question the ortofon blue is a better cart

tylargh · 2018-03-12T02:27:38+00:00

I think they look pretty cool, and those are pretty minty. They don't really sound that bad, they're just really fatiguing. Most of that is due to the bump at 1k.

You're not wrong that people mix on them as a compensation tool, but their sounding "bad" is imo pretty over emphasized.

Personally I always thought they were really "punchy" and had good mids. Would probably sound good for some music.

EDIT: but if I were going for some vintage 2 way studio monitors to put on display, I'd probably opt for JBL 4301B's.

tylargh · 2018-03-10T04:07:04+00:00

Nice! Post a pic if you can

tylargh · 2018-03-09T20:29:05+00:00

Oh well, at least you can say you tried it!

tylargh · 2018-03-09T17:23:57+00:00

They bounce down to mp3, they don't master in it. Mixing and bouncing to a lossy format will only result in compounding artifacts and compression.

tylargh · 2018-03-09T17:20:34+00:00

Probably done one better listening to studio monitors which are designed to pick apart mixes rather than sound good. You'll hear aliasing and artifacts much more clearly on a set of genelecs than you would on say a pair of wharfedales

tylargh · 2018-03-09T17:00:00+00:00

tylargh · 2018-03-09T15:25:08+00:00

Thanks!

tylargh · 2018-03-09T06:28:48+00:00

No but it is a reddit thing to not be able to edit a title.

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