Mastodawn

Ahd Child Jan 16, 2023

Loren Jan 16, 2023

okay now im thinking about woodpeckers. does everyone know about their tongues wrapping around and protecting their brains from impact. what a wild adaptation! https://abcbirds.org/blog21/woodpecker-tongues/

The Amazing Secrets of Woodpecker Tongues

Although seldom seen by casual birdwatchers, woodpecker tongues hold some big surprises and are a large part of what makes these birds unique.

American Bird Conservancy

Ahd Child Dec 14, 2022

Last week, I had a new visitor to my backyard bird feeder - a dark-eyed junco
#photography #WildlifePhotography

Ahd Child Dec 14, 2022

Here's a #Lightroom tip I haven't seen before. I think this one will be helpful to me

https://youtu.be/baga8WdkZ_E

TLDR: You can use the luminance slider in the midtone section of the color grading panel to adjust midtones in a more targeted way than you can with the exposure slider.

#photography #PhotographyTalk #PhotographyTip #PostProcessing

Pros Unlock this Hidden Lightroom Slider! (beginners don’t know it exists)

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Ahd Child Dec 5, 2022

I did some exploring today with the goal of working on woodland landscape #photography and #WildlifePhotography. Woodland landscape photography is brand new to me. I got some practice and learned a bit, but I did not end up with a woodland shot I liked.

This female cardinal was my favorite shot from today

Ahd Child Dec 1, 2022

Alex Wild Dec 1, 2022

As an ant biologist, I think the discovery of “ant milk” might be the single biggest research finding during my lifetime.

Across ants, maturing pupae make a nutritional exudate for their nestmates:

#science #ants #biology

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04186-2

Pupating ants make milk — and scientists only just noticed

A nutritious fluid secreted by pupating ants helps to feed the rest of the colony, and could play a part in the evolution of social structures.

Ahd Child Nov 29, 2022

When I was shooting this song sparrow, I didn't realize that the cabbage white butterfly was in the shot. With wildlife photography, there are frequently surprises once you view your images on a big screen.

#photography #WildlifePhotography

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Ahd Child Nov 29, 2022

Be sure to vote in the polls if you want Flickr to join the #fediverse

https://photog.social/@[email protected]/109422648069581034

https://twitter.com/DonMacAskill/status/1597256480519966720

#photography

Don MacAskill (@[email protected])

Would you like to see #ActivityPub on #Flickr? #fediverse (x-post from https://twitter.com/DonMacAskill/status/1597256480519966720) [ ] Yes & already pay. [ ] Yes & would start paying. [ ] Yes, but only for free. [ ] No, work on other stuff.

SFBA.social

Ahd Child Nov 29, 2022

Flickr is considering becoming a part of the fediverse! This would be great for me. I've been sharing my #photography journey on Flickr for 16 years.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/28/flickr-weighs-support-for-activitypub-the-social-protocol-powering-twitter-alternative-mastodon/

TechCrunch is part of the Yahoo family of brands

Ahd Child Nov 26, 2022

edythemighty Nov 25, 2022

Lately have been really into #3dprinting so you’ll likely see a lot of posts about that. Here’s a few of my favorite things, desk additions edition

Ahd Child Nov 25, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXAD6CMFKY

There are great tips here on some of the things to keep in mind when deciding how to crop an image

Pro’s Know this about Cropping, Beginners Don’t! (at least I didn't)

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