This was a really good explanation. Ty

I really love this picture. I think some of your other ones are better technically but I’ve come back to this one like 5 times now. That X pattern just gets me or something.

Unfortunately, you’re asking for the worst-case scenario for lenses. This has to do with physics, and how much glass is required to shape the light onto the camera sensor. These lenses exist… but the prices are ooof

Amateur photographer here. I have a lot of advice on this topic, but I’ll start with the gear isn’t worth shit until you feel limited by it and its capabilities. The problem with gear is that there is a mountain of pressure to focus on buying so much if it. This is by design. All the social medias tend toward this.

I can expand on specific recommendations later when I’m at a computer

You got me. It’s a space station

I haven’t seen anyone mention that this could be a massive improvement for persons using adaptive technologies to interact with audio media. Ive personally witnessed complaints from users of hearing aids and transcription tools who get annoyed by music messing up the content they’re trying to get from a video or podcast

How about the fact that there’s a massive oligopoly in the industry? How about one studio basically steamrolling the industry with one franchise in the 2010s which alienated movie goers? How about movie-going being expensive AF?

I don’t know or forgot this xkcd. Yayyy

I’m saving that tune for future use

… and wrapped in plastic

Cool! I’ve seen good things about that lens. Awesome to hear you shoot on cloudy days. Gives me a reason to take the camera out on more often

Just saw all of your plant\flower shots and they’re all phenomenal. I love that you keep\make them dark so it’s like the subject melts into a dark void. You’ve got an awesome style.

Are you shooting with a 105mm prime? Is it a dedicated macro lens? What kind of lighting do you look for when you shoot?

As someone who’s written tens of thousands of lines of SQL in dozens of environments, this guide has great tips and ugly code… Dear God, my eyes!

Thank you!

It’s a bit involved to host the server but easier than most self-hosting services, in my opinion. Then there’s the audio setup which I think is super easy for digital audio folk but may be a challenge for folks who haven’t had to mess with digital audio much. The biggest thing people had problems with was turning off wifi and connecting via network cable. Reduced latency by leaps and bounds

Like I said, video was a separate device for my playing so it was kind of a non-issue. Mixing and production in OBS is way over my head.

I’m not sure if this solves your problem, but it’s an opportunity to plug Jamulus . It’s FOSS, and one of the best solutions if your target is uncompromising sound quality/latency. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do video. I’ve jammed with a band on it and was very successful. Vide was on a phone or separate machine. When we performed, video was mixed by another user using OBS, and streamed on Zoom

Did you get the pilot who said “we’re going to request for a close flyby”. I got that guy once and it is a lifetime memory.

Veronica Explains brings Ms. Frizzle energy to learning about Linux and other open-source software. If you haven’t seen her videos and want a positive, and begginer-friendly discussion of computing topics, take a look. She’s really great.

I’ve used and enjoyed Dbeaver CE. It’s FOSS!