Notices by oldguy52 - difficult future (oldguy52@techhub.social)

A critical analysis and read in Dr. Richardson’s Letter this morning. Be sure to read the entire letter; this should frighten every American.

My take — We are witnessing the death of America, brought on by the far right who were empowered by voters who were too ignorant to understand. As Dr. Richardson points out (quoted below)

“…the Framers of the Constitution believed that the Senate would be the key guardrail to stop the rise of an autocrat who would destroy democracy and install himself as a king. They expected that the determination of senators to guard their own power would protect the nation. “

— Given the radicalization of the GQP, I do not see how that guardrail will hold. —

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-12-2024

#HeatherCoxRichardson #DeathOfANation

In today’s letter Dr. Richardson points to a phrase attributed to Amanda Marcotte: “…voters are profoundly ignorant.” That really struck a chord.

My take — Ignorance kills, and will kill millions over the next decade.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-8-2024

#HeatherCoxRichardson

#SilentSunday

Had to take a hike yesterday to walk off the 3rd grade playground reactions of the democrats and press. Take a deep breath, organize behind your candidate = Biden, and get your shit together. They did this with Clinton and it worked, now you fools are reacting the same way with so much more at stake. WAKE UP, get a grip and move on.

During and after the hike had a bit of an issue with heat exhaustion, but better now. Also had a chance to think about depth of field. I rarely change out from my 200-500 zoom, so doing any close focus work really puts an emphasis on choosing focal point. The image below would have a 1.5cm depth of field so I chose the head of the dragonfly for focus. That gave a nice bokeh of the grassland behind. If you need help understanding depth of field or planning photos, I rely on PhotoPills. They have a great app, provide great support and great training.

#DarkTable #500mm #HalloweenPennant #NaturePhotography

#BirdsOfMastodon
#BirdPhotogaphy
#NaturePhotograhpy
#OxleyNatueCenter
#Wetlands
#BaldEagles

A change in size. One of the pairs of Bald Eagles has been out more frequently. This pair nests on the local golf course, so is habituated to noisy humans. They hunt in the local water supply and adjoining wetlands. There are 3 local pairs, one in the North Woods unit (old-growth lowland forest), the other just to the northwest. I frequently see the fledglings and immature Eagles hunting in the wetlands. They do not gain the distinctive coloration until they mature.

#500mm.