Losing the Roadless Rule, Bay Photo Truths, & Why the Sky Is NOT Your Subject

Matt and Talor are joined by guest host Wayne Suggs, filling in for DT, for a wide-ranging episode covering public lands policy, gear rumors, and three spicy hot takes on workshops, sky as subject, and crop mode. NEWS TOPICS Talor breaks down what's at stake in the USDA and Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 25 year old Roadless Rule, which protects 44.7 million acres of national forest from road construction and timber harvesting, and what it could mean for wildlife corridors, water quality, and public land access. Matt covers a wedding photographer whose $250 in Kodak Portra film, bought as backup stock on Amazon, turned out to be cartridges filled with rocks, and the online pile on that followed. Wayne asks whether DJI's ownership of Hasselblad and its drone imaging tech could eventually push the company into the full frame and crop sensor camera market, and what that would mean for Sony, Nikon, and Canon. HOT TAKES Bay Photo doesn't live up to its reputation as the internet's go to print lab, and boutique labs are worth a look instead. The sky is never the subject of a great photo. It's a supporting element, not the main event. Crop sensor mode on a full frame body trades away resolution and framing flexibility you can't get back later. A revisit of last episode's tripod stabilization take, with some nuance added for super telephoto and astro work. LINKS/RESOURCES There Are 3,824 Comments on the FCC's Latest Drone Ban; Nearly 99% of Them Oppose It Roads and wildfire risk correlation study Roadless Rule protected areas map Submit a comment on the Roadless Rule rescission Wedding Photographer Buys $250 Worth of Film From Amazon, Receives Rocks Instead TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Intro, Wayne Suggs guest hosting for DT 01:19 — Top listener comment: pushback on the DJI drone segment from a past episode 05:14 — Wayne's take on the podcast as a listener, and DT's spikes rebuttal video 08:32 — News: The Roadless Rule rescission and what it means for photographers 25:14 — News: Wedding photographer's Amazon film order comes back full of rocks 31:08 — News: Could DJI/Hasselblad push into the full frame camera market? 38:23 — Hot takes intro 38:52 — Hot take: Bay Photo's reputation doesn't match its quality control 47:04 — Hot take: the sky is never the subject of a photo 57:01 — Hot take: crop sensor mode on a full frame camera 1:06:26 — Revisiting the tripod stabilization hot take with new nuance 1:13:29 — What's next for the hosts and wrap-up