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MrNumbers


Stories about: Feelings too complicated to describe, ponies

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  • 21 weeks
    Tradition

    This one's particular poignant. Singing this on January 1 is a twelve year tradition at this point.

    So fun facts
    1) Did you know you don't have to be epileptic to have seizures?
    2) and if you have a seizure lasting longer than five minutes you just straight out have a 20% chance of dying in the next thirty days, apparently

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  • 26 weeks
    Two Martyrs Fall for Each Other

    Here’s where I talk about this new story, 40,000 words long and written in just over a week. This is in no way to say it’s rushed, quite the opposite; It wouldn’t have been possible if I wasn’t so excited to put it out. I would consider A Complete Lack of Jealousy from All Involved a prologue more than a prequel, and suggested but not necessary reading. 

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    2 comments · 639 views
  • 29 weeks
    Commissions Open: An Autobiography

    Commission rates $20USD per 1,000 words. Story ideas expected between 4K-20K preferable. Just as a heads up, I’m trying to put as much of my focus as I can into original work for publication, so I might close slots quickly or be selective with the ideas I take. Does not have to be pony, but obviously I’m going to be better or more interested in either original fiction or franchises I’m familiar

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    5 comments · 627 views
  • 31 weeks
    Blinded by Delight

    My brain diagnosis ended up way funnier than "We'll name it after you". It turned out to be "We know this is theoretically possible because there was a recorded case of it happening once in 2003". It turns out that if you have bipolar disorder and ADHD and PTSD and a traumatic brain injury, you get sick in a way that should only be possible for people who have no

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    19 comments · 807 views
  • 41 weeks
    EFNW

    I planned on making it this year but then ran into an unfortunate case of the kill-me-deads. In the moment I needed to make a call whether to cancel or not, and I knew I was dying from something but didn't know if it was going to be an easy treatment or not.

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May
10th
2021

Had a film degree for six years, never bought a camera · 1:29pm May 10th, 2021

Finally managed to buy an old Nikon D3400 second hand from a pawn shop. I might have gone a little overboard in the last 48 hours with it. Pictures after the break.













Considering selling prints or something but I've never done it before, and tips or pointers would be appreciated.

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Comments ( 17 )

Make an Instagram my dude.

and then follow my roommate’s fantastic cat at @thelegendofkafei !

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Instagram scares and confuses my old bones

Very pretty photos.

Couldn't give any advice on how to sell prints I'm afraid.

Ooh, very nice shots! Im partial to the flowers, and the one with all the movie posters

Verry good, thanks for sharing!

I'm jealous, I've always wanted a nice camera. I should try second hand like you.

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There's a bunch of this exact model of camera for sale on ebay and the like for around $300, and I obviously recommend it, but I would also say that purchasing the "For Dummies" book on this model of camera is worth every cent. Even if you understand the basics of photography, the user interface is extremely non-intuitive - which is why this specific camera is very cheap for the specifications.

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It's a pretty bad platform in general, so don't sweat it.

Also you should post your amazi-terrible "painting" (or a shot like it) while we're on the subject. :V

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Ugh, and here I am majorly tapped out from moving.

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God, as much as I truly love that one, best not out my roommate like that.

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I don't like the framing of the ant pic, though. The ant is so tiny it's almost an afterthought to the flower—you can miss it easily while browsing and it doesn't add a lot to the composition once you finally see it, and it doesn't have the feeling of insignificance you might want to convey when you put something tiny and alive on something big (especially not with that aspect ratio). I think it would be better either as a closeup of the ant in microsurface (like 1:1 aspect ratio) or semi-close-up in macro (very wide aspect ratio), or else without the ant at all.

Very nice work! You certainly have an eye for pleasing compositions.

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cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/684859936835895454/841347314681380864/DSC_0035.jpg

As requested. I only noticed the ant while developing the picture, and reframed it to highlight it a bit more. Here's the original.

"You can miss it easily while browsing-" no kidding, I missed it while holding the camera!

FWIW coming from me, I like your photos and composition style.

I spent some time researching photography as a business when I was out of work for a while, but decided that I was not passionate enough to really dive deep enough to make that work, so I don't really have any worthwhile advice.

You might check out Thomas Heaton, though. He's an excellent pro photographer who successfully made the switch. He posts video logs on YouTube, including some that cover his commitment and transition to pro photography. He's interesting and insightful, and worth a look in any case.

YouTube
Thomas Heaton Photography site

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Oh, nice.

Yes, nature is complicated and uncooperative. It's amazing she's so photogenic, considering.

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Seriously appreciate it

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