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sir pball

(5,409 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2026, 06:48 PM 3 hrs ago

Got my 10mm out tonight, but just for some randomness

For reasons, I had to leave home in this lethal heat, but that means I was able to take my new lens for a walk…nothing spectacular, ir's very hard to improvise with an ultrawide, but there's a few I like…

Street art

Bikeshares

Crosswalk sign

Bike and hydrant

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Got my 10mm out tonight, but just for some randomness (Original Post) sir pball 3 hrs ago OP

love the bikes in a row HAB911 3 hrs ago #1

Couldn't have got that any other way. sir pball 2 hrs ago #2

Your First Image is Mesmerizing ahnakneemoose 2 hrs ago #3

Most likely those marks are paint. Blood looks more brown on surfaces, irl. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #5

Whoa You Are Gonna Have FUN with this! Congrats! George McGovern 1 hr ago #4

Oh it's going to be so much fun sir pball 41 min ago #7

Cool shots. I recently read that the buttons on crosswalks are fake. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #6

The crosswalk buttons in our downtown are real... hunter 17 min ago #8

HAB911

(10,749 posts)

1. love the bikes in a row

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 06:56 PM

3 hrs ago

sir pball

(5,409 posts)

2. Couldn't have got that any other way.

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:09 PM

2 hrs ago

They were close together, and close to me…that 100-plus degree field of view was critical. I think I love this lens…

ahnakneemoose

(71 posts)

3. Your First Image is Mesmerizing

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:19 PM

2 hrs ago

Yes, that's it mesmerizing

The angles of the buildings

The desire to read that silly sign

Are those blood stains on the sidewalk

The whole durn photo is tweaking my brain

littlemissmartypants

(35,591 posts)

5. Most likely those marks are paint. Blood looks more brown on surfaces, irl.

Reply to ahnakneemoose (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:30 PM

1 hr ago

Due to the oxidation of hemoglobin.

George McGovern

(13,536 posts)

4. Whoa You Are Gonna Have FUN with this! Congrats!

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:29 PM

1 hr ago

sir pball

(5,409 posts)

7. Oh it's going to be so much fun

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 09:20 PM

41 min ago

I actually really like ultrawide work, I just haven't ever had a chance to do it outside of my phone…I have ideas and I'm excited!!

littlemissmartypants

(35,591 posts)

6. Cool shots. I recently read that the buttons on crosswalks are fake.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:35 PM

1 hr ago

The signs are supposedly on timers. I would like to be close enough to a place with one (and a deli) to test that statement, but I haven't seen an electronic crosswalk sign in years.

I'm glad you're enjoying your kit!

❤️

hunter

(40,963 posts)

8. The crosswalk buttons in our downtown are real...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 09:44 PM

17 min ago

... and they stop traffic in all directions so pedestrians can cross diagonally if they choose.

If the buttons are not pressed It's all straight-through traffic and left turn signals. The "don't walk" signs remain lit in all directions.

This is a deliberate means of discouraging cross-town traffic on Main Street when pedestrians are present.

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