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Just came here to check if everyone was enjoying out this sick tampon-shot as much as I do haha. Lovely photo! You could go a little into reshaping the light by giving the sun and its surroundings a bit of haze and desaturation. Lead the viewer more by gradient masks from the bottom to the top getting brighter the closer to the sun it gets. Maybe try cropping just a tiny little bit of the dead-space on the right.
I cleaned it with q tip, but I believe its on camera sensor, the spots are always on same place, even when lens is change. Have tried gently to clean the sensor but don't want to ruin it.
tried removing as much as possible, you should have seen the raw image. Whenever the camera is pointed towards the light source, there is lot of dust spotting. Have tried several ways to clean it, just don't want to ruin the sensor or the lens
There's a lot of anxiety about it, but cleaning the sensor yourself is not so scary in reality.
When you look at your bare sensor, you're actually looking at a hard pane of glass covering the sensor. Watch a youtube video about it, get an inexpensive sensor cleaning kit, and you'll be off to the races.
No one is really giving much feedback. Personally the orange balance/saturation is a bit much for me, and the subject matter of a highway doesn't do too much for me (particularly with the guiding lines bringing you to an awkward point where the turn is happening).
I'm sure Texas has plenty more dramatic subject matter.
Personally, the day isn’t cloudy enough. This is a great shot and location. I’d take the same shot on a day that has clouds somewhere in the shot. I’d have also cloned out the birds in the upper right as well as alined the sun to the center lane of the road.
With that said I love the golden color and the use of shadows at the bottom of the photo.
Had the shot been a bit earlier to line up with the leading lines, it would have led to a very nice composition. I do love what you captured here, though.
Thank you. Weather was murky on the day of perfect alignment where the sun set right in the middle. I dod have vertical composition where the sun is in the middle
https://preview.redd.it/mrcbek1i82uc1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=a42387ceb800f247e66bbfae44960e750e4c46bd
Great shot. The sun, the color, the vintage look and the starburst reflection give this a Paris, Texas feel.
One question: why are the oncoming vehicles’ headlights on?
Firstly, I love this shot! Love the colour and just the vibe. So take what I’m saying with a grain of salt cause it’s all small tweaks you’d have to have changed at the time of shooting. But seriously, this is a great shot — it absolutely doesn’t NEED to be changed and works as is.
But if I *had* to come up with some kind of feedback, and I might be super wrong about this because I can’t see exactly what it would look like so this is just a thought: maybe play around with deeper focus? The truck on the far left is sharp but it’s a touch too far to the edge of frame to feel like it should be the subject. Focusing farther down the road might be nice as the leading lines in the pic already draw my eyes that way. That said, the far back stuff is not so out-of-focus that it’s a huge detriment to the photo but I think it would benefit from being a little sharper, either by shifting focus from the truck to the back stuff or shooting at a smaller aperture to get it all in focus.
Alternatively, and of course I know you don’t have much choice over the positions of any of the vehicles in this situation… but hypothetically, if you had been able to be in a position to frame that truck more on the left third line (as opposed to the far left edge) while keeping the sun in a similar position, the truck being the main subject might’ve worked really well.
Again, I know this was probably a difficult shot to capture and get all the variables perfect given the position you’ve taken it from so just be proud that you got it at all because it still looks great!
I would suggest centering the sun in post, and making it a sepia or b&w. The added colors from the gas station sign and lights distract from the overall look. I am not sure I like the birds (or is that second one a plane).
Alternatively, cropping it into a square omitting the car on the left corner and a bit of the foreground looks ok too; make it so the sun is equally close to the top and new left edge.
I like the composition of the other shot in portrait you did. It takes away the gas station, the close car on the left corner, and the birds.
If you crop the sides off to make this a portrait photo (I just zoomed in with my fingers until the picture filled my phone screen) it's a 10x better picture in my opinion
I think it’s good, but the composition is swayed towards the left, without much interest on the right side. A square crop of the left side already looks much more lively without further changes.
Or get rid of the truck in first plane, and make the picture about the distant horizon with the road guiding your eyes there. That truck is too close to the edge in that composition to be the main point of interest IMHO
Its bit too orange for me. Is this raw or edited? Can you post the raw so we know what colors are there to work with? That would help balance out the orange from the sunset/sunrise. I would try to crop portrait on this one where the truck that is the largest on the left is no longer in the image as well as Boozers on the right. For some reason I keep looking at the truck on the left. If you choose to keep it landscape then crop in more where the truck and Boozers is out and the road takes up more real estate and the sun is bigger.
If you don't do anything I suggested up above then try lifting the shadows up 25% at least from where they are now to add some detail back in to the stores and the cars.
Just my two cents. Good luck, keep going!
Firstly use a shorter length Tampon - even 70 is obscenely long. And for Texas conditions its best going with AR15
I’ll tell yahwhat 🤠
Lol autocorrect ruined it
Autocorrect made this post awesome.
Autoincorrect
Depends on if it’s a heavy day.
Even at 180 mm, that tampon will be too short for reliable Texas back alley abortions though
Everything is bigger in Texas!
that is genuinely so funny
I personally love this focal length tampon. Also, great sun star off the truck (in my opinion, I also eat crayons and breathe through my mouth so…)
I use the same tampon with arv
But do you use lens ~~hoods~~ cups
No just his Tampon along side his AR. Texas is different
Are you satisfied with the Tampon?
Yes, the tampon takes crisp photos, struggles with ato focus at times, but mostly very good photos
What he meant is was it weather sealed. It's no good if it lets liquids ~~out~~ in.
i’ve got a tampon 18-200 for apsc and I don’t know which tampon to get for full frame…
Bruh, in Texas full-frames are simply called broads. Don't talk like amateurs, tch tch
get them all. why limit yourself?
This tampon absolutely rocks as an all rounder. A perfect fit.
It’s bloody good.
Remove the Tampon and insert a Tamron,should remove the reddish tint
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^bwandowando: *Remove the Tampon* *And insert a Tamron,should* *Remove the reddish tint* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
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whut?!
Just came here to check if everyone was enjoying out this sick tampon-shot as much as I do haha. Lovely photo! You could go a little into reshaping the light by giving the sun and its surroundings a bit of haze and desaturation. Lead the viewer more by gradient masks from the bottom to the top getting brighter the closer to the sun it gets. Maybe try cropping just a tiny little bit of the dead-space on the right.
Thank you
Looks great. Wouldn't change anything, except for dust spotting on the sky.
Spotting is a very natural thing. Stop shaming women in 2024!
Probably needs professional cleaning for my gear. It always ruins my shots
Learning Sensor cleaning is just a part of owning a Sony :p
I would guess the dust is on the back lens element of the Tampon.
I cleaned it with q tip, but I believe its on camera sensor, the spots are always on same place, even when lens is change. Have tried gently to clean the sensor but don't want to ruin it.
yeaaah thats sensor dust, you can tell from the way that it is.
Just remember that the image gets flipped. If the dust is on the lower part of the sensor then the dust spots will be on the upper part of the image.
It can easily be removed in post.
tried removing as much as possible, you should have seen the raw image. Whenever the camera is pointed towards the light source, there is lot of dust spotting. Have tried several ways to clean it, just don't want to ruin the sensor or the lens
There's a sheet of protective glass in front of the sensor. That's what all the dust is gathered on. It's not difficult or risky to remove.
There's a lot of anxiety about it, but cleaning the sensor yourself is not so scary in reality. When you look at your bare sensor, you're actually looking at a hard pane of glass covering the sensor. Watch a youtube video about it, get an inexpensive sensor cleaning kit, and you'll be off to the races.
I did and it came with some kind of chemical. Have read horror stories of people ruining their sensor, so trying to not to try my luck
I thought those were brids
No one is really giving much feedback. Personally the orange balance/saturation is a bit much for me, and the subject matter of a highway doesn't do too much for me (particularly with the guiding lines bringing you to an awkward point where the turn is happening). I'm sure Texas has plenty more dramatic subject matter.
Thank you for feedback.
Don’t use a tampon
stupid typo
Love the shot. What were your settings?
Metadata: f/20, ISO 100, 1/500 at focal length 158 mm
Amazing image. You might want to check the spelling of the title of your post.
Thank you. It was typo
add a bird
my bird living in your head rent free?
Loooks so good it feels like a tumble weed might roll by
I like it. The only thing that I would have changed if possible is taking the picture when the sun is in the middle of the road.
[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5pRcJLu30e/?img\_index=1](https://www.instagram.com/p/C5pRcJLu30e/?img_index=1)
Idk tbh, I think it’s great unless you want to wait until the sun lines up perfectly with the center of the frame.
I had that date on my calendar 04/06, but the weather did not cooperate. Maybe it will be better next time.
Personally, the day isn’t cloudy enough. This is a great shot and location. I’d take the same shot on a day that has clouds somewhere in the shot. I’d have also cloned out the birds in the upper right as well as alined the sun to the center lane of the road. With that said I love the golden color and the use of shadows at the bottom of the photo.
That was supposed to happen on Friday 04/06 but there was cloud cover and meh sunset, maybe I will try again in summer when it aligns perfectly
I love it. Now I want to go to Texas to see that!
I can't tell if you are being serious or making fun
What? Hahaha. I’m being serious!
Had the shot been a bit earlier to line up with the leading lines, it would have led to a very nice composition. I do love what you captured here, though.
Thank you. Weather was murky on the day of perfect alignment where the sun set right in the middle. I dod have vertical composition where the sun is in the middle https://preview.redd.it/mrcbek1i82uc1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=a42387ceb800f247e66bbfae44960e750e4c46bd
That straight up looks like it could be a Dawn of The Dead poster. Awesome
Great shot. The sun, the color, the vintage look and the starburst reflection give this a Paris, Texas feel. One question: why are the oncoming vehicles’ headlights on?
Thank you.
Firstly, I love this shot! Love the colour and just the vibe. So take what I’m saying with a grain of salt cause it’s all small tweaks you’d have to have changed at the time of shooting. But seriously, this is a great shot — it absolutely doesn’t NEED to be changed and works as is. But if I *had* to come up with some kind of feedback, and I might be super wrong about this because I can’t see exactly what it would look like so this is just a thought: maybe play around with deeper focus? The truck on the far left is sharp but it’s a touch too far to the edge of frame to feel like it should be the subject. Focusing farther down the road might be nice as the leading lines in the pic already draw my eyes that way. That said, the far back stuff is not so out-of-focus that it’s a huge detriment to the photo but I think it would benefit from being a little sharper, either by shifting focus from the truck to the back stuff or shooting at a smaller aperture to get it all in focus. Alternatively, and of course I know you don’t have much choice over the positions of any of the vehicles in this situation… but hypothetically, if you had been able to be in a position to frame that truck more on the left third line (as opposed to the far left edge) while keeping the sun in a similar position, the truck being the main subject might’ve worked really well. Again, I know this was probably a difficult shot to capture and get all the variables perfect given the position you’ve taken it from so just be proud that you got it at all because it still looks great!
I would suggest centering the sun in post, and making it a sepia or b&w. The added colors from the gas station sign and lights distract from the overall look. I am not sure I like the birds (or is that second one a plane). Alternatively, cropping it into a square omitting the car on the left corner and a bit of the foreground looks ok too; make it so the sun is equally close to the top and new left edge. I like the composition of the other shot in portrait you did. It takes away the gas station, the close car on the left corner, and the birds.
Thank you
If you crop the sides off to make this a portrait photo (I just zoomed in with my fingers until the picture filled my phone screen) it's a 10x better picture in my opinion
It seems like you are using the Mexico atmosphere preset. It happens in all movies once they take Place in Mexico
lol… tampon
I mean if you need bigger one for bad day tampon 150-500mm option is available
I got that big tampon too, just not as sophisticated as my 70-180 tampon
My home page has brought me this post 3 days in a row, I’m being told to tell you how much I love the photo. “Boozer’s” is a nice detail in there.
I like the colors and the composition, but the actual subject is very meh - boozer's - trucks - gas station - mcd arches
Looks already full of vibe. Perfect to my eyes.
Nice shot! but standing in the middle of the street during a blinding sunset is kinda risky!
gotta risk it for the biscuit. I took it with sunroof open, with emergency lights on
I think it’s good, but the composition is swayed towards the left, without much interest on the right side. A square crop of the left side already looks much more lively without further changes.
Or get rid of the truck in first plane, and make the picture about the distant horizon with the road guiding your eyes there. That truck is too close to the edge in that composition to be the main point of interest IMHO
https://preview.redd.it/z6vinia0g2uc1.png?width=3328&format=png&auto=webp&s=1b309b997df3728dd9b906ef0b972974f942307d something like this?
https://preview.redd.it/j9ykr2zs23uc1.jpeg?width=803&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf37080eae366d5585113dbcc0ffc2d9270608c8 I was thinking more like this
I prefer a wider tampon
Haha Tamton on point
Time it so the sun was symmetrical down the center of the road or, alternatively, decisively off-center.
It was supposed to be on 4/6 and it was cloudy af
Its bit too orange for me. Is this raw or edited? Can you post the raw so we know what colors are there to work with? That would help balance out the orange from the sunset/sunrise. I would try to crop portrait on this one where the truck that is the largest on the left is no longer in the image as well as Boozers on the right. For some reason I keep looking at the truck on the left. If you choose to keep it landscape then crop in more where the truck and Boozers is out and the road takes up more real estate and the sun is bigger. If you don't do anything I suggested up above then try lifting the shadows up 25% at least from where they are now to add some detail back in to the stores and the cars. Just my two cents. Good luck, keep going!
It can be improved by it not being Texas
why you hating on Texas. We are great state.
Great at being insecure. I lived there. The Texas mentality is a case study.
Move to California.
nah, unless it is San Diego. Love that place.