Gormadt

Gormadt , 24 days ago

Extremely rare doesn't mean impossible

They're mostly female but not all female

Gormadt , 25 days ago

I'm so envious that you got some nice pictures of them

I still haven't managed to get any pictures of black bears even though I've encountered them over a dozen times in the last couple years

They always book it before I can get my camera out. But of course I usually come across them and we see each other way too close.

Gormadt , 1 month ago

All I see is this in the second picture and I love it

https://i.giphy.com/vAJAuaSF45Nfy.webp

Your cat is adorable

Gormadt , 2 months ago

OMG it's so cute

Gormadt , 2 months ago

Adorable

Gormadt , 2 months ago

The pupper is melting OMG

Gormadt , 5 months ago

Sure, why not

When picking a camera to learn on one thing to keep in mind is that you’ll be learning on it

The gear is only as good as your knowledge in how to use it

So picking something with room to grow and potentially in the future grow out of without getting something that’s super expensive (to you) is important

Go right ahead and pick up the 6400 and begin your journey into interchangeable lens cameras

Just be warned: it’s really easy to come down with a case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) when you jump into the world of interchangeable lens cameras. Try to avoid that while learning if you can

Gormadt , 5 months ago

Always remember that if you’ve got a bee suit on and you feel water going up your back it’s a bee

Gormadt , 5 months ago

When I still had my cat‡ making sure the dryer was closed after every load and empty before closed was something I got on my roommate’s ass about a lot

He had a hard time remembering it at first but after the first couple weeks he started remembering.

‡My cat passed away a few months ago at 18 years old. Not dryer related. He was as spry as a kitten until the last 3 months where everything went downhill fast. He passed away in July. I miss that little snuggle bug.

Gormadt , 6 months ago

The holidays are pretty rough for me

A lot of terrible anniversaries happen around this time and also not really seeing very many of my relatives due to so many of them that would be at the gatherings openly wishing for my death when they do see me (and receiving little to no push back from other relatives)

So basically for me the holidays are a time where I can watch some long movies (this year the LOTR trilogy (extended cuts only)), put together some model kits, and/or painting some miniatures for my DnD group. And depending on weather I may go hiking too.

This year though I’m also going to do a small Christmas with (I think) 7 family members, which I’m really excited for.

Gormadt , 6 months ago

They’re so politely waiting for head pats it’s adorable

Gormadt , 7 months ago

Looks like a bowl of void

Dang they’re cute

Gormadt , 7 months ago

Friend shaped murder floofs

Nature’s cruel joke on us

Gormadt , 7 months ago

I don’t know about ants, there’s only like 15k species of ants

Beetles though, there’s like 350k species of beetles. They’re everywhere and with so many different kinds they get all the opportunities to see cute things.

Gormadt , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

It’s rapidly approaching the anniversaries of the worst events that have occurred in my life

My life has gotten a lot better since then but this time of year is pretty rough

Edit: They’ve mostly got different years attached them but there’s basically a anniversary per week until Valentine’s Day. Some weeks have got 2 though.

Gormadt , 7 months ago

I’m doing ok

This coming Thanksgiving is looking surprisingly good compared to the last few.

I’m having lunch with 3 family members this year, unfortunately not dinner as those family members are having dinner with other relatives that refuse to associate with me. But honestly it’s better than last year where it was only 2 family members.

Some friends and I are floating the possiblity of a Thanksgiving dinner coming up which makes me very happy.

Making happy memories this time of year is hard, but the more I do it the less some of those anniversaries hurt.

Gormadt , 7 months ago

Personally when it comes to exterior shots I go for wider shots than 3x2. I’m talking like 3x1, 2x1, or 16x9. Mostly I like those wider shots because I feel they isolate the subject most for exteriors.

Here’s a quick and sloppy little crop at 2x1 I did of your picture. Unfortunately I’m away from my PC ATM so a better crop couldn’t happen but I think it shows what I’m trying to say.

Of course lately I’ve been really falling in love with 1x1 images but that’s a whole other ball pit.

Here’s a 1x1 edit if you’re curious. Also a bit haphazard due to being on my phone but I think I got the framing pretty close.

Edit: Keep up the good work and remember: the best camera is the one you have on you when you want to take pictures.

Gormadt , 7 months ago

NGL that’s another reason I really like 1x1.

https://files.catbox.moe/b5fv2m.jpg

Finally got back to my PC so I could do some fun editing

BTW would you be alright if I share this edit in my online album (DeviantArt page) provided I credit you as the original source for the non-edited image and provide a link here?

Edit: Slight clarification on where I’d share it.

Gormadt , 7 months ago

Thank you, here’s a link to my DeviantArt page specifically the upload of this image.

I’m still slowly working through my backlog of pictures to share there so there’s not a whole lot there currently.

Gormadt , 8 months ago

“So long, my people need me”

Gormadt , 9 months ago

Damn I really dig the soft but vibrant color of that flower

It’s prominent compared to the bush and subtle in its beauty

And that bush green chef’s kiss

Great work!

Gormadt , 9 months ago

Happy to hear you found the problem

After a hike I noticed some weirdness when taking pictures, turns out when I swapped lenses on the hike I trapped a mosquito between the lens and the sensor

Good news is it just fell out when I tipped the camera

Bad news is now I’m paranoid about there still being bits in there

Gormadt OP , 9 months ago

Here’s a link to a small album of some shots I can share made using the lens. The shots with multiple minis in it the minis are at most 6 inches apart.

Here’s a pic I took at about midnight using the lens as well. I hope to do more using the lens with reflections and small light sources.

Here’s a cool vid of being able to focus on things behind the subject. Behind the mini by about a foot is my monitor displaying an image.

I’m currently in the process of putting a bunch of my pictures on my Deviantart‡ account, I haven’t done a lot yet because I don’t want to flood it all at once but it’s a slow process of uploading.

‡ It’s SFW and will stay that way, don’t worry.

Gormadt OP , 9 months ago

Here’s a link to a small album of some shots I can share made using the lens. The shots with multiple minis in it the minis are at most 6 inches apart.

Here’s a pic I took at about midnight using the lens as well. I hope to do more using the lens with reflections and small light sources.

Here’s a cool vid of being able to focus on things behind the subject. Behind the mini by about a foot is my monitor displaying an image.

I’m currently in the process of putting a bunch of my pictures on my Deviantart‡ account, I haven’t done a lot yet because I don’t want to flood it all at once but it’s a slow process of uploading.

‡ It’s SFW and will stay that way, don’t worry.

Gormadt OP , 9 months ago

Unfortunately I don’t know much about the helicoid (the focusing part), it was already installed when I bought it from the seller on eBay. Though the helicoid has a very worn “Made in USSR” on the side.

But the last part that adapts the helicoid to Micro 4/3 is a pretty cheap and easy thing to get on Amazon or eBay as long as you know the mount you’re adapting from. In this case it was also installed by the seller in my case. Though I have bought those adapters (m39 and m42 to Micro 4/3) for other lenses I have.

I’ve shared a collection of stuff that I can share right now in another comment here highlighting some of the pics it can take, and a cool example of how it can focus on objects behind what’s in front of the lens.

Gormadt , 9 months ago

Education comes in many forms not just formal

Interacting with a large variety of people can really help to bring them back

But yeah, they have to be willing to change if not then it’s going to go poorly

Gormadt , 9 months ago

I’ve always been a sucker for flowers

These are adorable

Gormadt , 10 months ago

Ooh I really dig this

It reminds me of long exposure taillight shots

This makes me want to find an ant hill and get some long exposures of it, preferably without getting bitten

Gormadt OP , 10 months ago

Thank you

NGL I’m pretty proud of it and happy that I was lucky with my timing

Gormadt OP , 10 months ago

And it’s my favorite kind of moon, a very thin crescent

I’m super happy I was able to get it in the shot

Gormadt , 10 months ago

Personally no

I like the trustworthyness of a condom

When it has an issue of effectiveness you usually can tell pretty quick

Whereas medication (at least in my experience) can suddenly stop being as effective due to your body building a tolerance, something you ate, an allergy forming that wasn’t there before, etc.

Gormadt , 10 months ago

I feel you on the running for the camera

I’m usually running for clouds and sunset but I’m not very good with my timing yet lol

Practice makes perfect though

Gormadt OP , 10 months ago

For this one I was using my Lumix G9 with a Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 lens wide open. I’ve also got a cheap little wireless shutter switch that I used for added stability when starting the shots. It was also hooked to a cheap janky tripod with a weight on the bottom.

This is a composite of about 20 10 second exposures due to me wanting to avoid star trails this time.

I was planning to take quite a bit more long exposures to get some some star trail shots (and some other kinds of shots) as well but I had to leave the spot earlier than I wanted.

Someday I’d like to get a star tracker for some crazy shots but damn are those expensive.

Gormadt , 10 months ago

Quite the cuddle bug right there

Looks like your neighbor and you have shared custody of the cat

Do you know their (the cat’s) name?

Gormadt , 11 months ago

For me it is suppression as part of my PTSD from my shitty life until I was about 24.

Nothing quite like being taught that emotions are a weakness to exploit to really fuck with your head.

I’m working through it but it’s going to take a long time.

Gormadt , 11 months ago

I had a cat named Driveway for a few years

I do miss that little derp sometimes

Gormadt , 11 months ago

Of course

Look at that cute little bro living their best chillin on a stick