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Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

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  • You’ll learn pretty quickly how just aperture affects a photo, in how much depth of field you have. The part that’s more nuanced is figuring how zoom plays into that as well. Zoom also compresses the depth in a shot, so to speak. The most extreme version you’ll see is towns with mountains towering above them that seem like they’re in the back yard, but there’s really a ton of distance. It just looks almost flat because the photographer is using a really long lens.

    There are apps/calculators that will give you the depth of field for any given focal length and aperture, but I found it to be a lot of trial and error when learning how the various settings work together.





  • Getting a teeny bit slammed for your comment, but I think the simpler answer is: you probably wouldn’t. If instagram is working for you and yours, then I’d imagine you’ll stay there. That’s totally fine. This is a thread about federated alternatives, though, so the overall subject may not apply to you.

    I like pixelfed because a) it doesn’t have ads for 2/3 of the content, b) it doesn’t have reels (which IMO go against the entire point of instagram to begin with), and c) I’m specifically not looking for pictures of my friends. For me, instagram is a platform for discovering art from other people. It still works for that, but there’s so much other stuff on there getting in the way. Pixelfed is “back to basics” for what I’m looking for in an art sharing platform.


  • This is really a “it takes all kinds” moment for me. I can’t think of a mechanic I dislike more than weapon durability. It makes me feel like I have to “save” my good weapon and only use it for boss fights or something.

    In a way, it’s cool to hear how and why someone loves it, even if I don’t relate.








  • Coincidentally I was just listening to a podcast episode asking this very question. If anyone here used to listen to Reply All, it’s the new podcast from PJ. Only a couple episodes out, but this is titled “What’s going on with Elon Musk?” and talks about him, social media, and the convergence of the two. Podcast is called Search Engine, and I think it’s on all the usual platforms.

    …this post kinda reads like an AI-generated plug, but I just really loved Reply All, and am hoping this fills that niche for me.