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akusokuZAN t1_j7cvllm wrote

Reply to comment by theeternalpanda in [OC] Florida swamps north of Daytona. The goal was to get perfect star reflections, and that didn't happen, but it might still be cool... 4912 × 6140 by theeternalpanda

Since star trails are a really expensive problem to solve (and stopping the Earth's rotation is too rich even for Jeff Bezos), you could easily tackle this without resorting to cloning by taking a 2nd shot - a longer exposure with much lower ISO for that tasty water reflection, and then combine the images :)

Oh and Topaz Denoise sends its regards.

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akusokuZAN t1_j7cvba4 wrote

Reply to comment by theeternalpanda in [OC] Florida swamps north of Daytona. The goal was to get perfect star reflections, and that didn't happen, but it might still be cool... 4912 × 6140 by theeternalpanda

Any shot that doesn't include humans, human-made objects or animals (but..but why?) is okay, so the way of water is okay too unless you're James bloody Cameron trying to make real water bubbles and CGI. If you are, shame on you!

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akusokuZAN t1_ixpmv3p wrote

Reply to comment by zempter in A cheap $200 solar-power plastic robot that destroys weeds, shows that global agriculture can dramatically reduce the chemicals used in farming, and reduce the 45% of crops lost to pests. by lughnasadh

I literally dreamed of this, back when we had an orchard and it was a really painstaking process to remove all the weeds between the grape vines/rows. A strong laser shooting down the row with a hard surface at the end.

But as the weed is cut and falls down, it'd get in the way and my dream soon turned into a fire nightmare :)

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