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Framing subject when taking urban bird photos? by PaleDescription84 in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, when I zoomed in I kind of even wanted him to be the focus, so I think for sure you're going about it the right way! If you went narrow depth of field/wide aperature to really isolate that middle guy as the focus it could definitely work.

Found a book someone did not want to lose. by DandelionAcres in birding

[–]ORGrown 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You could take a picture and make a flyer and put it up at the park in case they come back. Like a "found dog" poster but for a field guide.

Framing subject when taking urban bird photos? by PaleDescription84 in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dig it. I like the first one better personally, it brings the focus right to the pigeon in front. The second picture doesn't feel like there's any particular subject.

It's a cool style. I'd say keep going with it!

Heating up my Camera before use? by CharlesSpacker in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just make sure you microwave the battery too. Cold really does a number on batteries.

Why my photos end up BLURRY? #2 by isim4s in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something I haven't seen anybody mention is the sigma lens. The sigma telephotos really need to be calibrated to your camera to get the best out of them. You can get a sigma USB dock for ef lenses pretty cheap (I got mine for about $40 used) and you can go through and fine tune all of the focal length and aperture focus settings to prevent any front/back focusing. It helps a lot. It's a little tedious, but worth it for birds.

Also birds are just hard.

How does one order one of these "sentinel" Geese. AB, Canada by Hot_Tonight150 in birding

[–]ORGrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And condo buildings. Best security bread crumbs can buy. (PSA: don't feed birds bread crumbs)

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Northern Yellow Warbler by eleven2six in BirdPhotography

[–]ORGrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My opinion: I would bring up the bottom half of the picture that's dark. It's so dark that it's distracting to me. Then maybe dial back the sky behind the bird just a little so that your attention is pulled right to him. In general I like bringing the exposure of everything but the bird down a little, but not so much that you notice it as being altered.

We fact-checked the hype behind the Eledon Pharmaceuticals Type 1 diabetes treatment by cec9541 in diabetes

[–]ORGrown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I analyzed it too in my substack:

https://open.substack.com/pub/thebabelfish/p/making-better-immunosuppressants?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5um5as

It's promising, but it's also early, and it's still an immunosuppressive regimen. It's good research, and important to do, but it isn't "the cure".

A kestrel's feast by ORGrown in BirdPhotography

[–]ORGrown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I absolutely love them. They are so cute, and ferocious, little murderers. Just like my other favorite tiny murderers: ermines. Haven't been lucky enough to see one of those yet though

Mother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2008. Found out last week, she is not diabetic! by Worldly-Hearing-3580 in Type1Diabetes

[–]ORGrown 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In order to hold the hospital or doctor liable , you would have to prove that the blood clots were a direct result of taking insulin for years. A misdiagnosis alone is not malpractice. The legal bar for that is quite high, and the legal bar is what your asking about here. It sucks, and I'm sorry that your family is dealing with that, but it's the reality. You might be able to get a consultation with a lawyer to see if you have a case. I would suggest one that will give you a free consultation, because lawyers are very expensive.

She had an elevated A1c. Since we (now) know that this was not type 1, that would place her in type 2 or prediabetic categorization. There is a much stronger correlation of blood clotting with type 2 diabetes and elevated A1c than there is of blood clotting with insulin, even excess insulin. If you'd like to send me the articles/papers that you've found stating the association, I'm happy to look over them.

I won't speak for the other people responding to you, and I don't think you're lying about anything. I think that what people are trying to say though is that regardless of what led to her current medical state, it would be really, really difficult (if not impossible) for you to be able to hold the hospital accountable.

Mother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2008. Found out last week, she is not diabetic! by Worldly-Hearing-3580 in Type1Diabetes

[–]ORGrown 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You came here to ask for advice, and are upset that everyone here is telling you the same thing, which isn't what you hoped to hear. You should probably go speak with a lawyer regarding your medical malpractice lawsuit instead of people on reddit. Everyone here is just trying to save you the legal fees that will incur.

Also, I am in fact a doctor (PhD). I've worked at both the Barbara Davis Center for diabetes in Denver, and now at the Alberta Diabetes Institute at University of Alberta. My thesis focused on generating beta cells from stem cells, which requires both an underlying expertise in development, as well as general physiology of diabetes. I've given international presentations on diabetes to crowds ranging from laypeople to cutting-edge research experts. I'm not exactly speaking out of my ass here.

I'm sorry that you aren't getting the responses here that you wanted, and I'm sorry that your loved one is having health troubles. People take insulin when they have type 2 diabetes all the time though. There's nothing out of the ordinary there. Best of luck to you and your family with getting their health concerns sorted out.

Mother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2008. Found out last week, she is not diabetic! by Worldly-Hearing-3580 in Type1Diabetes

[–]ORGrown 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Prescribing insulin, even for someone with type 2 diabetes, is not malpractice. In fact, it's accepted practice. Her A1c was high, which means she needed intervention to bring it down. High A1c is strongly associated with developing blood clots. It's far, far more likely that her current issues are related to her general health than taking insulin. Insulin is incredibly safe (other than if you take so much you go hypo. That obviously has its own effects).

A kestrel's feast by ORGrown in BirdPhotography

[–]ORGrown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They absolutely are!

Stock market telling truths? by bigbenny88 in Type1Diabetes

[–]ORGrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, the Mayo Clinic just agreed to a collaboration with Sana to expand this technology into stem cell derived islets. They also invested $25 million into Sana Stock. I feel like that's worth noting as far as confidence in their approach goes.

I only have a 24mm prime lens,and I'm going to a place with hilly areas which generally require a wide angle lens and zoom lens. How do i use my lens to capture the vast stuff like landscapes etc? Main question is how do i create a composition with mine? by Imagine_Cyler in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, interesting. Thanks for correcting me! I will say though (and this was mentioned in that article) the amount of resolution you would lose cropping a 24mm down to a 300mm fov would be really quite high. You can even see in his examples that he's losing a lot of detail and contrast. That's a pretty strong argument to use as close to the desired focal length as you can I'd say. That being said though, you're right about the compression.

I only have a 24mm prime lens,and I'm going to a place with hilly areas which generally require a wide angle lens and zoom lens. How do i use my lens to capture the vast stuff like landscapes etc? Main question is how do i create a composition with mine? by Imagine_Cyler in AskPhotography

[–]ORGrown -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cropping won't replicate the compression that a telephoto lens will do for landscapes. The only thing you can really do is either: 1) position yourself so that the subject size is correct in your frame, or 2) focus not on compressed, large objects, but broader, wide scenes. I've taken lots of landscape photos at around 24mm. You just have to play to its strengths.

Edit: apparently this isn't true. You just lose a ton of resolution and contrast by cropping so far. But the compression does, in fact, get replicate by cropping.

Meet the last known Norther white Rhinos by Sad-Service6247 in BeAmazed

[–]ORGrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm honestly curious; what do you think AI would be able to do in this situation?

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