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Showerthought: Developing star photos used to take patience, but now my neck aches from hunching over a laptop.
Editing all those Milky Way shots on a computer gives me serious back pain. Sometimes I wish I could just point a film camera and be done with it.
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kim_murphy7mo ago
You know what gets me? The time I drove three hours to a dark sky park only to realize I left my memory card at home. Had to use my phone, and let me tell you, those pics were a MESS. Trying to edit those later was like polishing a rock, just pointless. But hey, at least my back was fine since I was just standing there feeling stupid. Now I triple-check my bag every time, but the universe has a way of throwing curveballs.
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chen.richard7mo ago
Forgot my tripod once and tried to balance my camera on a rock. Looked like a drunk astronaut took those shots. You ever try to fix blurry stars in editing?
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zara_wells7mo ago
Back in 2018, I edited a whole Milky Way series on a camping table. Sure, my back hurt, but the final images were UNREAL compared to my old film tries. Film just couldn't catch the subtle colors and details we can pull out now. Yeah, hunching over sucks, but a good chair and regular breaks fix that. I wouldn't trade the control we have for anything, even with the sore neck.
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