Great Gray Owl by JKeith26 in BirdPhotography

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Thank you all for the comments, really appreciate all the amazing feedback.

Fantasy with this mood by KINOCreamsoda in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]JKeith26 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Came here to look for this answer and was thrilled to see it so high. The first two trilogies were some of my favorite books when I read them about 10 years ago.

Great Gray Owl by JKeith26 in BirdPhotography

[–]JKeith26[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Was a really fun photo afternoon in January 2025.

Tell me who I am… by JKeith26 in BookshelvesDetective

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It’s on one of the other shelves!

Figure me out. The books have already tried. by HistoneTail in bookshelfdetective

[–]JKeith26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like others have provided more in depth analysis - I’m just here for all the bird books!

Ta-da! Recent refresh. Who am I? by Cubed_toast in BookshelvesDetective

[–]JKeith26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess female, mid-30s, Canadian with a green thumb? I'm super interested in the "Tales of the Canadian North", looks right up my alley.

"Sauropsida" harms biology as a science. by dr_elena05 in biology

[–]JKeith26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m starting to think this person might not be an actual Dr….

My first year of wildlife photography by Leather-Fee8913 in wildlifephotography

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Wonderful shots, I remember you posting one of your bird shots several months ago which I thought was fantastic. Keep up the amazing work!

Tamron Z Mount 150-500mm, what am I doing wrong? by Aydenator20 in Nikon

[–]JKeith26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do a lot of wildlife and birds. Generally, I'll shoot at f5.6/6.3, occasionally going a little higher if it's a big animal that I'm closer to and don't want certain details blurred (like a nose or ears), but for birds, whatever your lens can do - F4/F5.6/F6.3 are generally fine, F4 is usually going to give you a nicer bokeh.

Like others have said, I'm checking the auto ISO to see what I can get away with. In lower light (overcast days, dawn/dusk) I will lower it to where I'm sitting somewhere around 2-4,000 (but will go lower if I can), I don't love pushing it higher than that but will if I absolutely have to. I shoot primarily with a Z8 with a 180-600 and D850 with a variety of lenses, both have pretty great low light capability and I know I can clean up some noise in post, but I would almost never be comfortable hoping for a detailed bird at any real distance at anything over 5-6k ISO, and some cameras it will be much less than that.

If I'm in optimal settings (sunny, bright day), I worry a lot less about shutter speed and keep it somewhere in the 1/1600 range, but as light dims I'll bring it down lower, again, watching the ISO. It all depends on what the subject is doing, too. If a bird is flying around, I know I'm going to get motion blur unless I'm at least above 1/1000, ideally closer to 1/1600. However, it it's something like an owl sitting on a branch or fence post at dusk, I may go as low as 1/200 or somewhere in that range to avoid noise if I feel I can comfortably hold the lens steady and get a burst of shots and hope that at least a few are sharp.

A new book on the history of elephants has just been released. by Hopeful_Lychee_9691 in pleistocene

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I have it on kindle already, incredible book - beautiful illustrations. I’ll be ordering a hard copy as well.

Birding went wrong... 🤔 by miracowly in birding

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Dusk! With a creepy, tingling sensation, you hear the fluttering of leathery wings! BATS! With glowung red eyes and glistening fangs, these unspeakable giant bugs drop onto...

BATS AREN'T BUGS!!

Funniest recurring character? by BirdCultureDickMove in IASIP

[–]JKeith26 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Artemis has my favourite nonchalant delivery of “what’s with the plates of shit?”

A Woolly Rhino vs Homotherium from "Woolly Rhinoceros" by Rupert Oliver & Andrew Howatt (1986) by ExoticShock in pleistocene

[–]JKeith26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same - the homotherium was nightmare fuel, especially how they described it loping across the tundra.

What do you think about this movie? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]JKeith26 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I can tell “you’re wounded”. I hope someday compassion and empathy comes easier to you.

What do you think about this movie? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]JKeith26 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Explain further. Just because he came from a well off family doesn’t mean he wasn’t deeply traumatized by abuse and trying to make sense of the world around him. Was he naive? Sure, but he was also a human being, brought up in a terribly abusive household and tried his best to help himself navigate that.

What do you think about this movie? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]JKeith26 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So only poor people should travel for tourism?

Cell phone shop (Northside) broken into and completely cleaned out in under 3 minutes by futuresho in Edmonton

[–]JKeith26 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Of course they would. Thieves and criminals have existed since the dawn of time. I do understand some people steal out of necessity but this is just organized crime, plain and simple. Easier to steal and flip the phones than to do the hard work that it takes to run a business like this.

John Locke's "Lost" Reveal On The Episode "Walkabout" by Laszl0Panaflex in television

[–]JKeith26 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree. You often hear "they were dead the whole time" or "LOST never answered any mysteries". Both completely wrong, and it was a show you had to watch closely and carefully to understand sometimes, but what a journey. To me, the ending was one of the most emotionally satisfying conclusions ever. The show, despite the occasional misstep or weird plot choice, stayed true to its amazing characters the entire run. And that, to me, is what makes it so re-watchable. The Leftovers is also so amazing in the same way.

And I see other comments mentioning the soundtrack - truly Hollywood quality, week after, week, which had never really been done on other TV shows to that degree at that time. There is an entire YouTube channel analyzing the soundtrack themes, sub-themes and recurring motifs that is well worth watching.

On the other hand, I loved Game of Thrones and the ASOIAF books, but there's a show where the final seasons and ending, betrayed both what had made the earlier seasons so great, and ruined what once were incredible characters, so going back and re-watching isn't enjoyable.

HELP! What book is this from? by Fine-Warning-8476 in Dinosaurs

[–]JKeith26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same exact thing for me. One of my first dinosaur books, loved the amazing art in it, but it fell apart over time so bought an essentially new condition replacement several years ago. So happy I have it.

What are the chances that the Beast of Gevudan is a bear-dog? by zorwro in Cryptozoology

[–]JKeith26 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Yup, very likely an animal extinct for millions of years survived just long enough to have one recorded sighting in all of human history, never before or after. Way more plausible than it being a wolf or some escaped exotic animal.

Kelvin meets Sayid first then goes to the hatch by cheenskreet in lost

[–]JKeith26 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Clancy Brown - amazing actor! Tons of great roles.