...or how I disassembled and reassembled my PS5, and lived to tell the tale. I purchased my Playstation 5 in March 2021. I put it vertically in my entertainment center: In the five years I've owned it, while I've experienced minor software problems from time to time, they were always solved with a restart. I never had…
This is part four of a four-part article that begins here. Observations In preparing this essay, I became aware of how much my process resembles that of making a movie: composing each shot; understanding the properties of the camera; consider what's in-frame; location scouting for the background in the images; organizing the cast (not all characters are…
This is part three of a four-part article that begins here. Poses Let's deal with the obvious: Those four pictures are the same image with different captions. There's no operative difference between that and something like this: Ah, that's better. I picked the name "Tav" because I was trying to hide. The name "Tav" was so common,…
This is part two of a four-part article that begins here. Position Remember when you learned about co-ordinate systems back in high school? BG3's Photo Mode lets you put that knowledge to good use. There are two coordinate systems to keep track of. Warning for the math-adverse: If your head starts spinning, just scroll to the Composition…
Forward This was originally a single long essay. I've split it into four parts to make it easier on folks using phones to read it. If you see something like "I discuss this below" it refers to the entire article, not just the page you're reading. CW: There's at least one photo in the overall essay with…
TL;DR: I never should have purchased this game. The last time I opened a "semi-review" with those words, it was for Expedition 33. It was a negative review. While I maintain that I shouldn't have purchased 007 First Light, this is going to be a positive review. Why? Let's start with the obvious question: Why shouldn't I…
A picture with a blue border around it is a link. Click on it to learn more. Or forget less. This may be one of those posts that's of interest only to me. I'll try to make it worth the reading anyway, for the pictures if for nothing else. In my previous Baldur's Gate 3 post, I…
I'm writing an article on the Virtual Photography I do to create my fanfic. In the middle of the article, I bring up how easy it is to take screenshots on the PS5: Just hold down the SELECT key. When you play a game using Steam, the equivalent button is F12 on the keyboard. However, that's not…
This is part five of a five-part story that starts here. Images with blue lines around them are links. Click on them if you'd like some story background.
This is part four of a five-part story that starts here. Images with blue lines around them are links. Click on them if you'd like some story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story. Statues