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New Daily Deviation :)
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Are you on 500px?
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I just created a 500px account and I must say I'm impressed by its simplicity and clean design. I also like its popularity system.
After more than 10 years in deviantart, I'm starting to be tired of its lack of development/evolution. The website looks 10 years old, the stats system is antique, previews keep changing colors for no reason, photography seems lost in the middle of manga drawings and other type or arts and last but not least: I think the "Groups" system killed everything I use to like in DA. I have the feeling that to get some visibility and not to get lost in the flood of pictures I need to add a given pictures to dozens of groups. I don't have the patience to do it and I simply don't think it's right. What I like in 500px is that there is no, or almost no subterfuge to gain visibility. In DA, I tried to select carefully the groups I would submit my pictures to but I noticed that popular groups (monofacture to mention one..), that are supposed to accept only "high quality" pictures, denied my pictures when I submitted them but they then sent a request to add them when the same pics got selected for DD....
Anyway, I won't stop posting on DA but it feels also good to start from zero on a new platform: 500px.com/sebastiengatto
Give me your own URL if you also have an account there 
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New camera / New travels
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I recently sold my Canon 5D mkii to buy a 6D. It wasn't easy as I really loved my 5D. There is a lot of discussions here and there regarding the differences between those two models. the 6D has a few major drawbacks but after a good look I realised none of them would really affect me. In fact, the few advantages the 6D has over the 5Dmkii were important to me. I didn't need the better AF system of the 5D (I only shoot with the center AF point), I don't shoot sport and I don't really care about the difference of material when it's in my hand.
I do care about GPS, much better low light performances and low weight. Therefore I changed for the 6D and after a weekend in New York were I could test it, I must say I'm really glad I changed! The low lights performances are really exceptional. I had a smile on my face when I was on the top of the Rockefeller building at dawn, seeing so many photographers taking so much time to set their tripod and trying to find the good settings while I had already shot 100 times....
I still use my tripod from time to time, but to be honest, I prefer to travel light and spend my time to find a better angle or composition rather to set my tripod during long minutes..
Anyway, here is my first picture:
There are many other shots coming from this trip.
Next week I'll leave for a 5 weeks trip to Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Really looking forward to it!!!
Take care
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New Daily Deviation!!!
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New Daily Deviation :) by paikan07, journal
New Daily Deviation :)
Many many thanks to Kaz-D (https://www.deviantart.com/kaz-d) for selecting "Hourglass"!
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Are you on 500px? by paikan07, journal
Are you on 500px?
I just created a 500px account and I must say I'm impressed by its simplicity and clean design. I also like its popularity system.
After more than 10 years in deviantart, I'm starting to be tired of its lack of development/evolution. The website looks 10 years old, the stats system is antique, previews keep changing colors for no reason, photography seems lost in the middle of manga drawings and other type or arts and last but not least: I think the "Groups" system killed everything I use to like in DA. I have the feeling that to get some visibility and not to get lost in the flood of pictures I need to add a given pictures to dozens of grou
New camera / New travels by paikan07, journal
New camera / New travels
I recently sold my Canon 5D mkii to buy a 6D. It wasn't easy as I really loved my 5D. There is a lot of discussions here and there regarding the differences between those two models. the 6D has a few major drawbacks but after a good look I realised none of them would really affect me. In fact, the few advantages the 6D has over the 5Dmkii were important to me. I didn't need the better AF system of the 5D (I only shoot with the center AF point), I don't shoot sport and I don't really care about the difference of material when it's in my hand.
I do care about GPS, much better low light performances and low weight. Therefore I changed for the 6
New Daily Deviation!!! by paikan07, journal
New Daily Deviation!!!
Yesterday one of my pictures has been chosen as one of the DD!!!!! :party: :party: :party:
Many many thanks to cloe-may (https://www.deviantart.com/cloe-may) for suggesting "Abysms" and to Kaz-D (https://www.deviantart.com/kaz-d) for selecting it!
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:dance: :dance: :dance:
Other Daily Deviations from my gallery:
:thumb100830776: :thumb25518845: :thumb281584205: :thumb78002804: :thumb33361339: :thumb18303611:
Thanks everyone for the great support, for each :+fav: and comment! :hug: