Stuff You’ll Like – Chuqui 3.0

January 30th, 2010 by chuq

Stuff You’ll Like

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A weekly compendium of stuff I found I thought you’d like. If you do, let me know, so I know to find more of it for you.

Wildbird: Bolsa Chica footbridge being installed. This will really make Bolsa Chica even more interesting to explore. (this is good)
Oregon Live: Brown Pelicans are lingering on the Oregon Coast. (this is bad..)
Rick Sammon: When you are through changing, you are through
Terrie Eliker: Beating Lens Fungus
Daniel Jalkut: Can’t Catch Me
Grant Brummett: 400mm birding lens comparison (I use the 100-400 IS a lot, plus the 300mm F4 IS with a 1.4x tele. the 300/1.4 is definitely crisper than the 100-400 at 400mm, but less flexible, so it depends on what I’m trying to do. In general, I shoot the 100-400 when I’m handholding and walking around, and the 300/1.4 combo on a tripod. Don’t forget to turn IS off when attached on a tripod)
Fraser Speirs: Future Shock.
Steve Frank: I need to talk to you about computers.
Moose Peterson: This Unsettling Thought Might Bring some Comfort. (moose writes on something I’ve written about also)
Audublog: A whole bunch of reasons why birds matter
Alan Hess: Off to the Zoo
Cats Who Code: How to easily create a Thematic child them. (it’s time for me to get butt in gear and start the blog redesign seriously…)
Greg Russell: Evolution of an image, and the value of critique forums

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Backups: I've talked a fair bit about backing up your data and why you should. Most people don't. Most people don't. Most people regret that some day. Don't be most people. To understand why or how, check out more than you wanted to know about backups, and even more. Then I decided to follow my own advice, and then I started running out of disk and had to solve the problem. Which is all really more than you want to know about backups -- but you need to know it, or you'll regret it.
Doing Good: I donated some images to Images without Borders, who are raising funds for Doctors Without Borders to support operations in Haiti. The least you could do is go take a look, and maybe put a few bucks down for a nice print by someone in support of this cause.
Photography: There are three rules they tell photographers. I explain why those rules are wrong (at least some of the time).
Teachable Moments: I love teachable moments as a way to take mistakes and turn them into something postive. I just wish I didn't make them quite so teachable some days, as I did the day I convinced myself a ring-necked pheasant was really a blue grouse. Birders will understand...
Paying Forward: Here's where I make the case for paying forward instead of paying back.
Blogging: and because I know I'll need it, here are 50 reasons why I haven't been blogging. For when i stop blogging for a while.
Apple: And finally, an explanation of what I did for a living when I was working for Mama Apple.

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