Why would you think something with fish in it would last forever? I would assume anything with the remains of an animal would have a limited shelf life.

Dried coffee might not go bad, but it will certainly taste terrible if not consumed within a few weeks, at most.

If someone starts talking to me on the finer points of the game, I’m not going to pretend to understand. Nor am I going brush up on it so I can fake my way through a conversation. I’ll just own up to the truth: don’t care for the game, but I like the company and the food. Thanks, tho.

Or... just hear me out... openly declare you don’t care and are just there for the food and company.

Sorry! Next time, I’ll make it a knock-knock joke so you can follow along.

A decent pair of shoes can cost between 100 and 200 bucks. 200 is really on the high end. I’ve paid that much for some very well made boots that have lasted years. A brand new set of Florscheims fetches ~110. If you’re looking to save money, buying a pair of used kicks in Manhattan probably isn’t the way to go.

Thanks! I’ll remember this next time I burgle some house that has Google Home.

If you want to spend $50 on a pair of old shoes, then at least another $50 to have them resoled, go ahead.

Conversely, do not go thrift shopping in New York City, particularly in Manhattan. Everything is priced as if it were new. A stained sofa will fetch a grand, and a pair of well-worn 25 year old wingtips will be fifty bucks.

Good stuff... but does he realize he is a living caricature of an “actor, director and producer”?

You didn’t really read the reply, did you? The Ro3 is a good place to start, as kabukiarmadillo said, but don’t get hung up on it, or you’ll be that person with a camera who is always obviously using that rule. Kind of like the person who thinks HDR filters really give a picture some extra umph (hint: no, it doesn’t).

I, conversely, am not going to argue that a strobe is 100% the wrong choice. I think it’s an effective way to go if you want to express something like surprise or being caught unawares. But I would not consider it for any sort of portraiture work.

The answer to both LR’s questions are simple: break up and stay broken up.

I completely understand why a flash is used, and why people choose to use them. Does it give good results? Uuuh, I guess so, if you want pictures like the guy in the trilby in the above video is taking. Personally, in lower light situations, I would employ other light sources - equipment that produces a more natural…

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Not at all. If you’re a professional photographer, you should be able to manipulate other light sources to get the shot right.

If you’re Weegee and you’re taking crime scene photos in the middle of the night, use a flash.

“...[Stanley Kubrick] gave me a Nikon camera with three lenses and a package of Tri-X film, and a bunch of instructions. The first one was ‘never use a flash.’”

He’s not doing this for charity. . .