The Sixth Sense. I didn't predict the twist because I didn't know it had a twist, so when it dropped, it absolutely delivered.
Same with Memento, but less so, because I was actively trying to work out what was happening. The twist caught me by surprise, but I knew some sort of reveal was coming
We're a stongly social species
Image description: A long exposure of the Brisbane River of an evening, just before Riverfire. The photo is taken from near the base of the Kangaroo Point side of the Captain Cook bridge, showing the curve of the river, with Brisbane City on the left bank, and the Kangaroo Point cliffs visible on the right bank.
Image description: A kookaburra sitting on a street light, with a clear blue sky behind. A jet fills most of the frame in the sky behind the bird
It spent a long time circling the drain, but then they spent money on it. The cinema re-opened, and they built a whole new open air dining and bar precinct on the upper level near the cinema. That got it bustling again, and it felt alive for the first time in a long time.
And then the covid lockdowns happened. And then the flood.
And that was the end of that...
Image description: The main entrance of Toombul, looking through to a gutted interior. The area to the right of the main entrance, that used to be the bulk of the shopping center is now just open terrain, with several pieces of construction machinery gathering rubble and scrap
I much prefer clip ons to transitions. Transitions left me with white circles over my eyes in summer, when every other part of my face tanned except where the glasses sat. I also couldn't turn them off when needed.
No Flash, No Java, No Websocket, No Bullshit.
No Australia
The camera I use has a built in AI model that identifies birds and auto focuses on them super fast to enable moments just like this!
Of course he did! They never miss :)
Me or the seagull? :)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/15145486
A Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) catches a chip from mid air at South Bank, Brisbane, Australia, August 2024
I grew up around the Moree/Narrabri area
I can't think of any such monuments (aside from Anzac ones) in my home town or the nearby towns. But I grew up in NSW, not QLD. I don't know how they compare
Image description: A photo of a partially demolished Toombul shopping centre. Cinnabon and Bakers Delight signs are both visible. The area they are in used to be entirely inside the centre, but is now exposed to the elements due to the intervening walls being torn down. Construction machinery is visible in the foreground
cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12715244 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12715244)
Image description: A great egret stands on a sand bank in a creek. A person with a fishing net is behind them in the creek
Image description: A person casting a fishing net in to a creek. They are wading in the water, and the net is mid cast. The person is wearing wet weather gear and has their back to the photographer
cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12275595 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12275595)
Image description: 2 young fairywrens sit atop a metal post, fluffed up against the chill air
cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12097391
Taken with our new OM-1 MkII and M.Zuiko 100-400mm. I LOVE this camera!
Image description: Three Little Black Cormorants, sitting on rocks in a shallow brook. Two of the birds are holding their wings outstretched
My localisation went weird after the last upgrade too. SDDM shows ?? as my locale now, instead of Australia