>>4224699>>4225212>>4225216>noticing the boomer/birder autismKek, tell me about it. The biggest criticisms I have always received here are that my shots aren't contrasty, saturated, or sharp enough and that you can see basic levels of noise at 100% scale. People want jet black + neon color, heavy unsharp mask, and 0 noise:
https://archived.moe/p/search/text/contrast/tripcode/%21%21zJbpV0948%2Bw/filter/text/Of course this only really started happening once I posted 100% samples because people accused me of cropping. One argument falls flat so another appears, but that's a different story.
Wildlife in general is bad enough but birding brings out the worst. Normie circles are full of a lot of heavy handed approaches. People will ruin their shots in real time as well as in post by chasing extremes that are fundamentally in opposition. How hard is it to know the limitations of your gear and the situation you're in and find the right balance? It's half the fun of wildlife, making do with what nature gives you. Instead many people turn wheels all the way to the right followed by sliders when they get home and cross their fingers. Coming from film, I find this very bizarre. This behavior was virtually nonexistent before 2008 and I notice a lot of boomers old enough to know better falling prey to it as well.
I know my sensor and how it will perform in certain light conditions. I like its noise levels in different situations and will cap my ISO accordingly. I enjoy a more natural level of contrast and saturation which is of course dictated by lighting conditions. This shit should all be subconscious problem solving. All I concern myself with are getting a decent angle and getting close enough. Worrying about a bit of noise or shots that don't look like ring flash macro is pure autism and detrimental to ones efforts. That said, as lame as it sounds, people should just shoot how they want. I like how I do it.
