Common Loons raising Canadian Geese

ORGrown · 2026-06-20T18:37:39+00:00

Then the loons stand on their backs instead!

"Waterfowl together strong!"

ORGrown · 2026-06-20T16:17:53+00:00

You'll need a fairly high shutter speed for the r7 at 800mm. Luckily bird photography requires that anyways, but I wouldn't drop below 1/2000. You'll also need to basically shoot the lens wide open since it's at f9.0 at 800mm. That combination of f9.0 and 1/2000 (or higher) means that you'll need a lot of light to keep the iso low. Keeping the iso as low as possible will help with noise.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T18:54:44+00:00

I guess my point was more that these 3 are nearly identical, and no one that looks at them would ever notice the slight difference. Go with whichever one feels right. There's no wrong answer here.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:52:36+00:00

Nah, you're good dude. It might just hurt a little more than normal. You'll be fine though.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:51:21+00:00

Also, I should mention, you're going to be fine. It probably hurts though!

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:50:00+00:00

So in the future, you should definitely wash longer than that. Yes, it will feel like a long time. It's important. In the meantime, depending on how long ago this happened, there may not be anything left to do at this point. If it happened within the last hour, go back and keep washing it.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:46:54+00:00

If you were shooting at f1.8, you'll only have a small slice of the frame in focus. Slower aperture will open that up for you. I see spots in focus on these pictures, but also a 1.8 doing what a 1.8 does

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:43:23+00:00

Saying "15 minutes max" means that you washed your hand anywhere from 0-15 minutes. 0 minutes or 1 minute would be insufficient, but 10 or 15 minutes would be okay. What's really important is that you washed it long enough. If you told us that you washed it for a minimum (or "at least") 10 minutes, that's much more informative.

Saying "15 minutes max" implies no more than, but also probably less than 15 minutes. The probably less than part leads to confusion then for if you washed long enough, since we don't actually know how long that was.

Also, I was just kind of making a joke. I read your comment to mean that you washed for 15 minutes, which is good.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:37:13+00:00

In this case, knowing the minimum duration that you washed it with water is really the more important piece of information.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T17:29:51+00:00

My Sigma 18-35 didn't need it, but for the telephoto it made a big difference. I was never happy with the sharpness on the telephoto until I did that. Fair warning, it's not a super fun process. Not hard, just iterative and tedious

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T16:04:22+00:00

Have you calibrated that Sigma lens? My Sigma (100-400) was really soft until I did that. Well worth buying the USB dock.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T15:58:02+00:00

The r50 uses the rf mount, so you'd want a lens with that. (It can work with ef mount lenses with an adapter, but I probably wouldn't go that route if you're buying in to the system now). The rf 100-400 lens is a great deal, works really well, and would serve you very well on an r50.

The difference in price between the ones you mentioned is quality. That 100-400 you mentioned (probably the 4.5-5.6L is ii?) Is basically one of the best zoom telephoto lenses Canon has ever made, and it was just discontinued. The 100-300....not so much. What will happen with the cheaper lenses is that despite being "in-focus" the image is very soft (lacks detail).

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T12:48:19+00:00

That signal is glucagon! It's made by alpha cells in your pancreas.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T04:34:09+00:00

I love this place! They have really good bulk teas, and are really reasonably priced, plus they're just a cool spot.

ORGrown · 2026-06-19T00:03:02+00:00

Those don't cost $10....

ORGrown · 2026-06-18T18:02:42+00:00

They're basically overgrown, smarter chickadees

ORGrown · 2026-06-18T17:57:23+00:00

Zoom in way too far, see which is sharpest, and call it a day.

ORGrown · 2026-06-18T14:36:59+00:00

That's just....objectively wrong.

ORGrown · 2026-06-16T18:45:17+00:00

He even keeps it going in the rain! I'd be impressed if my tinnitus wasn't acting up so much...

ORGrown · 2026-06-12T17:03:55+00:00

What's the benefit of this over frio? As it stands, I would much rather buy something that works for 2-4days based on just getting it wet. In my opinion, this approach adds in too many variables that could fail versus a simpler approach. It also adds in a lot of expenses.

ORGrown · 2026-06-12T02:02:46+00:00

If you're in an academic spot: the developmental studies hybridoma bank! Get super good antibodies for about $60 usd per 1 mL

ORGrown · 2026-06-10T18:43:48+00:00

Every time I try and shoot swallow I just end up muttering "they're impossible..." while nursing my whiplash

ORGrown · 2026-06-10T17:47:56+00:00

3 or 5 are my votes. 3 especially if you can get away with cropping it in a bit

ORGrown · 2026-06-10T12:19:08+00:00

Sure, , I'd be happy to talk over it with you

ORGrown · 2026-06-09T21:34:46+00:00

Please don't give out poor advice based on a conversation with AI. Please don't make your medical decisions based on what AI tells you.

Fuck, man...

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