Just a dad with an interest in photography, making music and general visual creativity

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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • I really, really love it. I spent a few months on a gifted Canon Rebel T6 before I committed to the hobby and they are absolutely worlds apart. Besides the image quality and the ability to shoot great video (already done a few family trip videos), the eye auto focus is almost flawless. In the limited time to set up for certain shots that are happening it’s a dream to not have to worry much about that. Lets me focus on just the right aperture and other settings.


  • Thanks! Sony a7iv was used to shoot. The lens I’m rolling with for everything is the Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM. Once I knew this hobby wasn’t a phase, I chose to go with one quality fast prime to hone my composition and settings with. Barring the occasional shot I can’t get due to a lack of zoom, I really love what this combo has been doing for me!

    For processing with HDR, I now find myself going to Luminar for the initial merge and then splitting contrast for shadows / mids / highlights there. Then I take everything else to Lightroom.






  • Not much experience but:

    What I liked - visual quality and lighting with that gradient into darkness. Tattoo on the finger is interesting and I felt naturally drawn to it.

    I was having a tough time getting a certain emotion or vibe at a glance from the expression. Felt cropped in a bit tight for me personally.


  • I’ve been using a pair of Sennheiser HD 800 for probably 13 years now. I’d rave about them all day if I could, but they have such a great soundstage and also have let me dabble into a lot of different random creator hobbies because they are a great reference for mixing. Comfortable to wear for hours and no phyiscal / listening fatigue.

    There is a decent aftermarket available for replacement ear pads, cables, etc. as well and I was able to refresh various bits from constant daily wear over the years at a low cost. I’ve seen the newer variants and just can’t seem to justify moving away from these yet. If you can get a used pair in good condition then I think the price point is incredible.

    Unpopular opinion - I think there’s almost no audible difference between DACs once they are shielded properly. I used to route through a Schiit Bifrost Multibit into a Valhalla 2 with some rolled tubes but now I basically do everything through one Scarlett Focusrite 18i20. There is a difference in the initial volume the amp would push out and the distortion from the tubes, but there’s no way I could describe any difference between the two DACs at the same volume and it is way more convenient to have it all in one place. Yes, I have the Thriller SACD ; ).