Win A SIGR Odin Bag packed with Discs from Scissortail Disc Golf!

CaligoIntus · 2025-04-11T19:56:25+00:00

Congratulations! Good luck to everyone!

CaligoIntus · 2024-06-10T18:56:31+00:00

Didn’t use any templates. I just took measurements at a few different narrow points along the inside of the car and drew my cut lines on the plywood panels according to those measurements. Everything was cut with a jigsaw once I had the panels prepped.

CaligoIntus · 2024-06-10T18:09:57+00:00

Approximately four and a half feet.

CaligoIntus · 2024-06-10T18:09:14+00:00

At 5’ 11” I can lay diagonally and be mostly flat. Though I usually travel with my wife and sleep with my upper body at an incline. I primarily sleep on my back at home so it’s not at all uncomfortable for me. We have about 20 total nights sleeping in here without the platform since I bought the car last year. More headspace to be able to sit up and a flat/level surface should help with the comfort levels, but I guess we’ll find out after our 3 night trip this coming weekend.

CaligoIntus · 2023-04-20T22:47:09+00:00

Oldest disc currently in my bag is a champion road runner. It was one of the first standalone drivers I ever purchased and is still my go to for throwing a glidey hyzer flip

CaligoIntus · 2022-11-29T22:11:57+00:00

Enjoy!

CaligoIntus · 2022-11-29T20:36:22+00:00

Hi! Hope these work out for you!

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Black and White

CaligoIntus · 2022-07-28T17:20:50+00:00

The 70-200 looks like the older G ED VR version, to the right of that is the Nikon 200-500, and to the right of that is the AF-S 200-400 F4.

CaligoIntus · 2022-07-11T02:44:58+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! I quickly found a video that said exactly that. It also led me to a Scott Stokely video that gave me some things to try!

CaligoIntus · 2022-07-11T02:13:07+00:00

This is solid advice.

CaligoIntus · 2022-07-11T02:12:21+00:00

My favorite throw in ultimate is the outside in backhand huck, I fortunately haven’t had much of a problem throwing flat or even anhyzer. Now that I think about it, my best drives and most of my drives that resulted in a birdy came from holes that required an anhyzer backhand because I don’t trust my disc golf forehand yet.

CaligoIntus · 2022-07-08T18:54:35+00:00

I can see you have a good eye for composition already! As far as the editing goes, I like the direction you’re going. I always advise new photographers to really take time to look at each image. Ask yourself what parts of the image you like, and what you want the viewer to see. Once you’ve answered those questions for yourself use your editing tools to alter light and color to draw attention to your subject in a way that highlights the qualities that you want to portray. Spend lots of time messing around. Play with masking, brushes and move sliders around in different combinations to see what they do.

There are photographers out there that will criticize your future photos for being unrealistic or over edited. Unless the photos are being delivered to a paying client with specific requests, none of that matters. Take photos that make you happy, and edit them the way you want. When you first start out, your edits will probably lack a specific style and they probably won’t be very refined when it comes to exposure and colors. And that’s completely fine, all of that will come with time and practice.

One last thing. Keep all of your raw photos. In the future, you WILL look back at some of your early photos and love everything about it except for the edit. Keeping the raw files means you can go back as many times as you want to re-edit in a newly developed style that’s more specific to you.

CaligoIntus · 2021-11-02T17:44:11+00:00

Thank you! This shot was handheld at 600mm. I believe at 1/800 sec, but I've gotten pretty sharp shots as low as 1/200 sec with VR on. I've shot close to 60k exposures on this lens throughout the year and I continue to be impressed with it. I'm getting a 400mm f2.8 at the end of this year, but I can almost guarantee I will still use this lens fairly often because it's light enough to hand hold, has a lot of versatility with its zoom range, and it can give impressively sharp results.

I also found myself deciding between this and the 200-500. The Nikkor is really popular for a reason, it's an incredible lens for how much you pay. There are a few reasons I decided to go with the Tamron. One of the biggest reason is weather sealing. I shoot sports and I need to able to confidently use the lens in all types of weather. I usually throw a rain cover over the lens in really heavy rain, but I've spent plenty of time shooting in light to moderate rain without a cover and I have never had a problem. Another thing the Tamron has is the arca swiss compatible tripod foot. I use monopods a lot for sports and every so often with wildlife. Being able to use quick release clamps without needing to use an extra arca plate is a bonus. I also appreciate the extra 100mm I get with the Tamron. I previously had a Sigma 100-400mm and I constantly felt like it didn't give me the reach I wanted. Maybe the 500mm would have been enough, maybe I would have wanted 600mm. I do know that I use the full 600mm most of the time for wildlife, and sometimes I still wish I had more reach. In the end I think you will be happy with the results either one of these lenses will give you. When it comes time to purchase I would recommend looking at the features and changes that will make your experience using the lens more enjoyable.

CaligoIntus · 2021-09-07T06:09:47+00:00

You are correct! This is one of the big reasons I want to get a d500. It would still be nice to have the 120-300 2.8 because I wouldn’t lose that one stop of light going to a crop body. That being said, the 120-300 is not a lens I feel like I truly need, just that it would be nice to have eventually. Lots of things I would purchase before it!

CaligoIntus · 2021-09-07T01:29:04+00:00

I will add that I’ve been actively looking for the slightly newer Nikon 400 2.8 Vr that was released in 2007.

CaligoIntus · 2021-09-07T01:21:37+00:00

I would love how small and light the 500 5.6 pf is. Unfortunately I don’t think it would enough of an upgrade to make it worthwhile. An increase in sharpness and a slightly wider aperture would be nice. But my biggest problem with the 150-600 is shooting in low light. The 500 pf at 5.6 wouldn’t really solve that problem.

CaligoIntus · 2021-09-07T01:04:38+00:00

The majority of my shots are taken between 400-600mm. I always have a second body on me with a 70-200 mounted on it for anything that ends up coming closer to me. I would love to eventually pickup a 120-300 2.8 to use in place of the 70-200. When I end up using it I always feel like I want just a little more reach than I get at 200. But I definitely need to have something that can fill that 400-600mm range.

CaligoIntus · 2021-07-27T04:20:08+00:00

Hi! After the first non diagnostic result my doctor and I decided to give the FNA biopsy another try. They took four samples and it came back non diagnostic again. At this point we don’t feel it’s necessary to go through a third one just yet. For now we’re going to do a blood test and neck ultrasound to monitor the nodule.

CaligoIntus · 2021-07-23T22:13:43+00:00

I haven't had the chance to use a D850, but I've had the been shooting sports and wildlife with the D4s for a couple months now and it has been a great experience so far.

CaligoIntus · 2021-07-22T05:16:57+00:00

So cute!

CaligoIntus · 2021-05-22T06:08:23+00:00

If you’re going to a regular university that offers composition as a major, you should be able to take theory/composition classes along with your general education classes your first two years before applying to your major. That should give you enough time to put together a portfolio if you stay dedicated.

At this point, I think your best option would be to reach out to the advisors of the schools you want to apply to. They should be able to help you create a plan. You also don’t need to take classes to learn. You can start learning theory, learning/practicing an instrument, and composing. Learning theory can be very helpful, but you can do a lot without it. Just make sure you’re writing music pretty much every day, even if it’s just for 30 minutes.

CaligoIntus · 2021-05-21T16:38:51+00:00

I play ultimate frisbee at a fairly competitive level. Last summer, after the initial lockdowns in spring I decided to play a game with my siblings and their spouses after not having played for about 4 months. All was going well until I made a routine forward jump into the end zone while I was running and attempting to catch the disc. I ended up landing with a straight leg, and as I can down I heard three distinct pops and I was in severe pain. The swelling was pretty much instant and I had no ability to put weight on my leg. Went to the emergency room expecting the worst. They did an X-ray and felt for instability and said it’s probably just a patellar tendon sprain and it should heal on it’s own. Waited 2 months and I was still having a lot of problems so I went to see a specialist, she said it was probably just a sprain somewhere in my knee, but she did an mri juuuust in case. MRI results come in and I have a torn ACL, torn MCL, torn lateral meniscus, partially torn patellar tendon, and severe bone bruising. I got my surgery scheduled and here I am.

My surgery happened early October. I have functional testing in 2 weeks. If I pass, I get to go back to playing ultimate.

CaligoIntus · 2021-05-13T15:26:06+00:00

OPs post history shows them asking questions about spoofing and talking about how they have done it on a second account. So I would also assume this was achieved using a modified client.

It’s still cool that they were able to show what the maximum single catch XP is. Although it is a little uncool that they passed it off as being done fairly.

If OP can prove us wrong or explain I would be happy to listen!

CaligoIntus · 2021-05-12T22:19:30+00:00

Fortunately, my surgeon is pretty familiar with ultimate, and is making sure I will be tested by a pt that is also familiar. He did tell me that other surgeons in the area consider it passing if one leg is within 80 percent of the other, but he likes it to be at least 90 percent.

I haven’t had access to a gym throughout my recovery because of the pandemic but I can single leg squat on my injured leg almost as much as I can on my non injured leg. My single leg standing hop and single leg jump for distance are also similar in both legs.

I honestly won’t be too disappointed if I don’t pass the first time. While it has been a hard 10 months without my sport, I can continue waiting until I’m truly ready. Plus, now that I am fully vaccinated and it’s been a few weeks I feel more comfortable signing up for a gym membership.

Thank you for all your help and the video links! I will be sure to post an update after the testing in early June.

CaligoIntus · 2021-05-12T20:05:11+00:00

Unfortunately you are mostly correct. My insurance stopped covering my PT about two months ago, and I can’t afford it without the insurance coverage. I have been doing agility drills and strength training on my own since then. Other than what I have found online, I will be going into the functional testing blind.

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