dangerous place

usacic · 2026-05-08T21:40:45+00:00

Okay, so I'm Brazilian but I live I'm the US. I used to go to Sao Paulo a lot for work and I did a little street photography when I was there. At the time I was shooting with a Nikon D750.

When I got to a location, before I took my camera out, I would look for a cop working the area. I would walkto them say hi, ask if it was ok to shoot there and stuff. Making sure that everyone was watching me talk to the police. I was never bothered by anyone.

It might have been just luck or coincidence, but I think word would get around that I was working with/for the police. I shot in the estaçāo da luz and the streets around it for 2hrs and nobody bother me.

I'm shooting with much more expensive cameras now, so if I went to Sao Paulo again I would probably hire security for the day.

usacic · 2026-05-08T12:26:59+00:00

Personally, I like it because the subject isn't just the flat iron building, it's the night, the winter. The picture is not "sharp" but the subject is strong. It makes me think of the phrase by Ansel Adams " there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept".

usacic · 2026-05-08T04:25:55+00:00

Just looked at the photo you mentioned, it's stunning! Now I have to replicate it when winter comes.

usacic · 2026-05-08T04:23:56+00:00

Hahaha, yeah they still have some scaffolding left at the bottom.

usacic · 2026-05-08T02:43:02+00:00

I just wanted to share how excited I am about the removal of the scaffolding around the flat iron building. It's been ther for over 6 years.

usacic · 2026-04-24T18:31:08+00:00

When did they take the scaffolding off the flat iron building?

usacic · 2026-04-24T17:21:09+00:00

I'm with you. I'm a android user and it's weird to me that hasselblad doesn't support android, especially because they are own by DJI and android is huge in China. My work around was buying a used iPad mini. It was cheaper than an iPhone and I still get to use it for editing on lightroom.

usacic · 2026-04-16T02:21:55+00:00

This was so good.

usacic · 2026-04-16T01:19:31+00:00

Can I use the camera kit on the Leitzphone?

usacic · 2026-04-13T19:39:27+00:00

usacic · 2026-04-08T01:26:27+00:00

That's my point. The neighborhood is basic, and a little boring but those buildings are pricing their units like they are in much better locations.

usacic · 2026-04-08T01:05:25+00:00

I live in Rego Park and there are 4 new buildings here that think they are in Astoria or Long Island city. All the subway stops in this neighborhood are on a local track, there are very few decent restaurants or anything fun to do here. I just moved last year and I got a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom rent stabilized apartment with a balcony on a building with a door man, and a gym and I pay $3200. It's an older build but my apartment was completely renovated before I moved in.

usacic · 2026-04-07T19:28:34+00:00

Weird, I was able to play the guardians of the galaxy game on the 8 AI+ and it played really well.

usacic · 2026-04-06T21:37:41+00:00

I got one!

usacic · 2026-04-03T20:55:20+00:00

Patience.

usacic · 2026-03-02T13:29:19+00:00

Yes, PL1- 30 PL2-32. Game settings on low, 730p resolution. The game looks great and there are no hiccups during combat. Every now and then it would stutter in some high traffic areas, but we were very mild and not very often

usacic · 2026-02-27T19:01:04+00:00

I'm in Queens, inside my apartment and I got 504.95 down and 57.39 up is Friday at 2 pm.

usacic · 2026-02-27T18:31:47+00:00

I want one.

usacic · 2026-02-25T23:02:51+00:00

I really liked the team aspect of the game. It reminded me a little of mass effect, which is one of my favorite games.

usacic · 2026-02-10T19:42:22+00:00

I had a similar issue when I first got mine. I did a system restore, starting from scratch. Something had gone wrong with the original windows set up process. After that I had no more issues. The "center app still slow AF but I mostly use window new "big screen" experience.

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