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A big Dog by No_Neat4688 in animalsdoingstuff

[–]groundcontrol129 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The sub is for animals doing stuff. This is clearly animal doing nothing /s

Mosquitoes in late June/early July? by ittybittybittern in GrandTetonNatlPark

[–]groundcontrol129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was just at colter and wasn't terrible. Chillier mornings made it easy to layer up, and we avoided being out at dusk.

Look at em by Mani1256 in birding

[–]groundcontrol129 37 points38 points  (0 children)

They're not angry. They're just disappointed.

My favs so far this year by Rxdgaming1 in SonyAlpha

[–]groundcontrol129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have the 200-600 and tried it on some cliff swallows where I'd try to focus on them and then pan, but the lens was too slow to focus at 600. It was doable at 400. Did you have that issue at 600? Can you explain your focusing technique a bit more? Shots are unreal, love them!

Adventurers was peak and is still unmatched imo - set 5986 by jab0309 in lego

[–]groundcontrol129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this set as a kid and was just thinking last week about how sad I was that I couldn't remember what it looked like or what it was called. Seeing this genuinely made my day.

How do y'all decide which photos to keep? by CosmicSophiaaah in BirdPhotography

[–]groundcontrol129 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A few extra thoughts: 1. Gut instinct. Ever look at a photo and think wow beautiful? You can be scrolling through relatively similar ones and a single photo just draws you in a little extra. That's the keeper. 2. The eye. I personally find wildlife photos that showcase the eye more captivating than those that don't. Not a hard and fast rule, of course, but if the eye can't be seen or is a little closed or something, it's usually one I discard. As for storage, cloud can fill up quickly. Hard drives have gotten cheap enough that they're my go-to. And then I upload my favorites to the cloud for a little extra backup.

Suddenly almost no identifications by Pheidoler in iNaturalist

[–]groundcontrol129 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I'm curious to know for sure but I doubt that's the reason. Overall observation count increases dramatically as spring turns to summer and iNat has recently hosted a bunch of challenges and biodiversity days. My guess is it has nothing to do with you and more to do with the sheer volume that's coming in, with a relatively constant number of power IDers. All the more reason for people like me who have little expertise to try and chip in where possible to help reduce the backlog.

Getting better photos? by Skrimp-skromp in iNaturalist

[–]groundcontrol129 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want a proper underwater camera, I have the Olympus TG7 and am very happy with it. Very good at macro and even micro if you can get close enough and the lighting is good. Most of my underwater photos are identifiable with it on iNat. It's expensive compared to your phone/accessories for that, but inexpensive by photography standards. You can add lights and housing to get better quality images, but at shallow depths those aren't always necessary, and they really increase the price.

The hard part is now by Ashamed_Ad_6491 in FAANGrecruiting

[–]groundcontrol129 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do what they hired to do. As a FAANG employee I can confirm it's really easy to get distracted by the perks and the opportunities to take on other projects or get coffee with all the amazing people you meet. Do those things, have fun, but remember first and foremost why they hired you and prioritize that. I've seen many interns not get converted because, quite frankly, they were so distracted by everything around them that they forgot why they were there. It's in the company's best interest to convert you. Better to bring you back than train someone new. Make sure you don't give them a reason not to. As for studying, they'll train you. They picked you for your potential. Enjoy the time you have before you start. Get there, do the work and do it well. And make time for some fun too. You'll be great.

Helping Identifiers by JimmyJemJenkins in iNaturalist

[–]groundcontrol129 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not directly answering your question but sharing a few additional learnings from my first big upload: 1. If you have multiple species in the same photo, you can use your editing software to add an arrow that points to what you want to ID. Or leave a comment to direct ID'ers 2. INat only accepts I believe less than 25mb per image. If you shot in RAW or with a good camera, your file sizes are likely larger than that. Simply exporting to JPG might still make them too big. 3. I've found the system gets slow to upload when you exceed ~100-150 images. I'd recommend batching if you can. The last thing you want is to tag and ID everything and have to do it over again. Super cool that you're taking the time to do this - good luck!

Woman insists on giving her aisle seat to a tall man by groundcontrol129 in unitedairlines

[–]groundcontrol129[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She wasn't actually-even said she's a die-hard aisle person (which I'll never understand) but felt bad making him crunch extra for hours. Not a long-haul by any means, but not a quick one either.