YEP!!! 🛸👽 'U' STANDS FOR:
UNCOVER THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES!!!!
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#DonaldTrump
#MagaMolester
#MagaMonster
#ShinyObjects
#NOTufos
#DUH
Yesterday, I stepped into something different: engagement ring photography.

Same curiosity, different subject. Using the Canon 5DSR with the MP-E 65mm—and occasionally the Sigma 24–70mm Art—I explored how light behaves on polished metal and cut surfaces. With a few “photographer’s secrets,” I shaped reflections and highlights, discovering just how sensitive these materials are to even the smallest change in angle or light.

And that’s where it became interesting.

At high magnification, every tiny detail becomes visible. Not just the craftsmanship—but also the imperfections. Dust, fibers, microscopic particles… things you don’t even see with the naked eye suddenly dominate the frame. I tried everything: blower, soft brushes, and cloth. And still, it found its way back.

Editing it out in Lightroom? That would have been a project on its own.

So this time, I’d like your input.

Which image do you like best—and why?

Is it the light, the composition, the reflections? Or something less tangible?

For me, this was less about perfection and more about learning to see differently. A reminder that every subject—no matter how small or refined—has its own challenges, its own physics, and its own way of revealing itself.

And sometimes, the smallest details are the hardest to control.

#MacroPhotography #ProductPhotography #EngagementRing #JewelryPhotography #Canon5DSR #MPE65 #Sigma2470Art #LightingSetup #StudioPhotography #Reflections #LightAndShadow #CloseUpPhotography #TinyDetails #HighMagnification #CreativeLight #PhotographyExperiment #InTheStudio #BehindTheScenes #LearningPhotography #VisualStorytelling #PhotographyJourney #DetailShot #ShinyObjects #LensWork #FocusStacking #DustProblems #AskForFeedback #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens
Oh, look! 🚒 The internet's in flames again 🔥 over "leaked" source code that was apparently as secret as a public bus timetable 🤦‍♂️. Meanwhile, the tech world collectively loses its mind over a Rust rewrite, proving once more that developers are like magpies, irresistibly drawn to anything shiny and unnecessarily complex. 🐦🔧
https://www.afterpack.dev/blog/claude-code-source-leak #internetinflames #leakedsourcecode #Rustrewrite #techdrama #developercommunity #shinyobjects #HackerNews #ngated
Claude Code's Source Didn't Leak. It Was Already Public for Years.

Everyone's calling it a source code leak. But Claude Code's entire CLI was already on npm, in plaintext, readable by anyone. The source map just added comments on top.

There are only three #PathwaysToDecarbonization #AtScale; 1/ #RenewableEnergy. 2/ #Electrification of Everything & 3/ #BehavioralChange. No #MagicBullets are required from #CleanEnergyGrifters or #TechBros. #JustSayNO and Focus on the Outcome, not #ShinyObjects.

‘Magical’ tech innovations a distraction from real solutions, climate experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/10/climate-experts-warn-against-focus-technological-solutions-cop28?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘Magical’ tech innovations a distraction from real solutions, climate experts warn

Overemphasis on innovation and carbon removal risks distracting from main goal of stopping use of fossil fuels, say scientists

The Guardian
Can’t get a good photo of it, but the neighbourhood corvids have nabbed an ant trap from our front porch and placed it on our garage roof. Just for fun, presumably. Weirdos. #corvid #SmartBirds #birds #ShinyObjects