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Re:Light Pollution Map by 2bitencryption on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:27AM (#26923001)
Whoa, that site (lumathon) looks like exactly the sort of "Flickr alternative" I've been looking for.

It's so performant, and the zooming-as-you-scroll part is really elegant.

If that's your site, which it seems to be - great job!

Re:Light Pollution Map by dmrotar on Saturday April 24, 2021 @08:28AM (#26924404)
Yeah it's indeed my service that I'm in the process of getting off the ground. Thank you sincerely for the compliment -- the UI is definitely something into which a lot of hours went so I'm happy that it's having a positive impact on the experience. (I too wasn't satisfied with some aspects of Flickr and the other big photo hosts which is why I started work on it.)

Do you do any astrophotography?

Re:Light Pollution Map by 2bitencryption on Saturday April 24, 2021 @04:11PM (#26927919)
Awesome work.

I don't do astrophotography, my interests are more terrestrial, namely street photography :D

There are lots of street photographers I follow, such as Shin Noguchi [0]. But I absolutely hate how Instagram is the go-to platform for photographers nowadays. I can't imagine a worse viewing experience for street photography, which tends to be ~35mm and landscape, than my phone's narrow, vertical screen. It's awful. But it's the most popular platform today, so there's really no getting around it.

[0] https://shinnoguchiphotography.com/photo/something_here/