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		<title>The new flickr design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I was out of it (pretty literally) Monday with flu-like symptoms. Having slept away most of the day, I woke up to find that Flickr had released a new design and some new policies. And as usual, there&#8217;s much gnashing and grinding of teeth going on. Like that&#8217;s a surprise, right? Tested has a good summary of the changes. I happen to really like the new design (not everyone agrees). If you look at the design I put on my site galleries, it&#8217;s obvious I like the gridded, flowing look. Some have tagged it the &#8220;instagram&#8221; look, which probably makes (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/the-new-flickr-design/">The new flickr design</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was out of it (pretty literally) Monday with flu-like symptoms. Having slept away most of the day, I woke up to find that <a href="http://blog.flickr.net/en/2013/05/20/a-better-brighter-flickr/">Flickr had released a new design</a> and some new policies. </p>
<p>And as usual, there&#8217;s much gnashing and grinding of teeth going on. Like that&#8217;s a surprise, right? </p>
<p>Tested has a <a href="http://www.tested.com/tech/web/455616-what-new-flickr-means-users/">good summary of the changes</a>. </p>
<p>I happen to really like the new design (<a href="http://www.techhive.com/article/2039414/the-new-flickr-goodbye-customers-hello-ads.html#tk.twt_jsnell">not everyone agrees</a>). If you look at the design I put on my site galleries, it&#8217;s obvious I like the gridded, flowing look. Some have tagged it the &#8220;instagram&#8221; look, which probably makes sense. In any event, I give the new design a thumbs up.</p>
<p>The new pricing and policies? I&#8217;m not sure how well they&#8217;re thought out. Those of us who were pro accounts get to keep them &#8212; for now. How long? maybe forever, maybe not. it&#8217;s unclear. The new pricing has ad removal at about $50 a year. that&#8217;s twice what pro accounts cost for less functionality, and while I think flickr should have been adjusting the pricing of pro accounts along the way, this sudden jump, especially compared to grandfathered pro accounts, seems weird. And it creates conflicts. They would have been better off making the new tier have the same functionality as pro accts (stats being a big piece for many of us), so make it a single tier with a grandfathered price for the users who stuck by Flickr through the past. that would have been an easier sell. I think what they did both doesn&#8217;t make complete sense (at least to me) and is tough to explain/justify. it&#8217;s not clean or simple. </p>
<p>And then <a href="http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/05/21/theres-no-such-thing-as-professional-photographers-anymore-on-flickr/">Marissa Meyer goes off and says</a> &#8220;there are no such thing as professional photographers any more&#8221;, and pisses off all of the professional photographers out there. </p>
<p>Ouch. I&#8217;m guessing what she really was trying to get across was that photo sites aren&#8217;t being built for the pro photographer, which is widely true, especially for a site like Flickr. And that as a percentage of people shooting photos, the pro segment is a lot smaller than it was five years ago. </p>
<p>But that&#8217;s not what she said. And what she said? Well, it may be that the pro segment is smaller and not as significant in their user base, but that group is a strong influencer on the rest of the photography population, and it&#8217;s never smart to piss off the influencers. So right now, what could have been a really positive moment for Flickr has been taken off onto a side trip through grumpy-land that should have been easily avoided, all through what seems to be careless word choice. And frankly, even if true, the point she made didn&#8217;t need to be made at all. </p>
<p>So the rollout&#8217;s a mixed blessing. The design is great. The new pricing structure is muddled. And the new CEO took what should have been the first really great PR moment of her tenure &#8212; the purchase of Tumblr and the revitalization of Flickr &#8212; and fumbled it. </p>
<p>And that kinda sums up Yahoo, doesn&#8217;t it? Even when they do the right thing, they still get it kinda wrong. </p>
<p>But I&#8217;m glad I went back to Flickr &#8212; the redesign tells me that was the right decision. And for now, I&#8217;m sticking with my pro account. I expect there will be tweaks and clarifications to the membership and pricing levels.</p>
<p>I really, really hope Yahoo PR is paying attention to the blunder of pissing off their influencers here and are working on helping her fix that rift. This has a real potential to fester and cause problems if they ignore it. </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/the-new-flickr-design/">The new flickr design</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yosemite Road Trip 2013 &#8211; Day 1, teaching.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A friend of mine asked me if I could help out teaching a class on beginning bird photography and introduction to Adobe Lightroom. That was an opportunity I was hoping to try for a while, so I jumped on it. Even better, it was being taught through Yosemite Audubon and that meant I could schedule a trip to the park. Work schedules being what they are, I couldn&#8217;t take much time off, but I made it a long weekend and headed out of the bay area on a friday afternoon. Much as I like staying in Mariposa, I decided to (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/yosemite-road-trip-2013/">Yosemite Road Trip 2013 &#8211; Day 1, teaching.</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend of mine asked me if I could help out teaching a class on beginning bird photography and introduction to Adobe Lightroom. That was an opportunity I was hoping to try for a while, so I jumped on it. Even better, it was being taught through Yosemite Audubon and that meant I could schedule a trip to the park. Work schedules being what they are, I couldn&#8217;t take much time off, but I made it a long weekend and headed out of the bay area on a friday afternoon. </p>
<p>Much as I like staying in Mariposa, I decided to stay in Oakhurst, which is outside of the park&#8217;s south entrance. I picked the <a href="http://www.yosemitesouthgate.com/" target="_blank">Yosemite Southgate</a> motel, which is fairly new and had competitive rates. I loved the place &#8212; the rooms are big, the facility is pretty quiet, it had a decent refrigerator in it (one that would freeze blue ice for the cooler and keep things cold), and the staff was both friendly and efficient. Definitely recommended. </p>
<p>Saturday&#8217;s class started very early at a private residence near Mariposa, on about 25 acres with a pond. Also on the property was an ancient valley oak &#8212; estimated 350 years or so &#8212; that was truly stunning to see. Nearby was some granite embedded in the ground with a number of grinding holes where the locals would have ground the acorns of that tree to flour. I, intelligent person that I am, was only carrying my bird lens. </p>
<p>The primary instructor had spent an evening earlier in the week going over basic photography concepts and techniques. Saturday morning had them wandering the property trying to take properly exposed images of things, from trees against the sky to cars to whatever, and then looking for whatever they found interesting and taking images. Everyone was supposed to be in manual mode for this. </p>
<p>About 2/3 of the class were using point and shoots, so this was very much an enthusiastic beginner class. I spent the morning helping them figure out how to set their camera (stay tuned for a rant on just how badly point and shoot cameras suck), and to give them advice on exposure and reading their histograms, composition ideas, and just generally answering whatever questions they had.</p>
<p>Our leader, <a href="http://www.seeingbirds.com/">Ashok Khosla</a>, did a lecture on basic Lightroom concepts, and then all of the students sat down, imported their images, and started whacking away. Ashok and I wandered about offering advice and showing them ways to process their images. </p>
<p>I did a couple of short talks on some of my standard processing tactics and some very basic ideas on how color and light attract the eye and how to use that to shape the image &#8212; the idea was to give them some things to think about but things that wouldn&#8217;t overwhelm them as they were trying to figure out all the knobs and levers of Lightroom. </p>
<p>At the end of the afternoon, each student chose three images and showed them to everyone for discussion and critique. Ashok and I (and the rest of the class) commented on them and made suggestions on how they might be improved. </p>
<p>if was the first time I had a chance to work with Ashok and watch how he worked. He&#8217;s an immensely talented photographer who&#8217;s been a huge help in my development, so it was nice to pay a little bit forward with him. </p>
<p>I was impressed with the quality of the images that were produced, as well as the variety. Given we were ostensibly in a bird photography class, the variety of images taken was fascinating. Everyone focused in on things they found interesting, and it went all over the map. Some of them showed a very intuitive eye with a lot of potential, too. </p>
<p>The class seemed well received. Ashok and I have already talked about doing it again next year with Yosemite Audubon. A number of the class asked me if I&#8217;d workshop with them in Yosemite itself. I declined, because to do a workshop well requires time I simply don&#8217;t have (and permits, and all sorts of details).</p>
<p>All in all the day was amazing. I had a ball, and I was exhausted and fried at the end. I&#8217;ve already heard from a couple of students following up from the class, and it helped my finalize some ideas that had been floating in my head for the blog and my site.</p>
<p>My photography that day was quite limited; I spent the time helping out the students instead of trying to shoot myself. Still, I did end up with a couple of shots I liked:</p>

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<p>Afterward, I went back to the room in Oakhurst and crashed early. I was beat, and I had a long day planned, starting early&#8230;.</p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/yosemite-road-trip-2013/">Yosemite Road Trip 2013 &#8211; Day 1, teaching.</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 19, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Part 1 &#124; Support a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp This is Why Your Pictures Suck &#8211; The Phoblographer A spot on critique. &#124; The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-19-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 19, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50762994681" rel="external">Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Part 1 | Support a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50661437982" rel="external">This is Why Your Pictures Suck &#8211; The Phoblographer</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50660880153" rel="external">A spot on critique. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck</a>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-19-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 19, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Raffi Torres Hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A Statement from GM Doug Wilson Regarding the Raffi Torres Suspension Upon review of the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit. As noted by the NHL, Raffi&#8217;s initial point of contact was a shoulder-to-shoulder hit on an opponent who was playing the puck. He did not leave his feet or elevate, he kept his shoulder tucked and elbow down at his side, and he was gliding &#8211; not skating or charging. It&#8217;s rare for me to disagree with Doug Wilson on hockey issues, but on this hit, I am. I&#8217;ve watched various angles of (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/the-raffi-torres-hit/">The Raffi Torres Hit</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><a href="http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671163&amp;navid=TW">A Statement from GM Doug Wilson Regarding the Raffi Torres Suspension</a></h5>
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<p>Upon review of the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit. As noted by the NHL, Raffi&#8217;s initial point of contact was a shoulder-to-shoulder hit on an opponent who was playing the puck. He did not leave his feet or elevate, he kept his shoulder tucked and elbow down at his side, and he was gliding &#8211; not skating or charging.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s rare for me to disagree with Doug Wilson on hockey issues, but on this hit, I am.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve watched various angles of the hit multiple times. I see a different hit than Wilson does. What I see is Torres gliding in for a hit and making shoulder to head contact with Stoll. Wilson is correct that Torres didn&#8217;t leave his feet or elevate in the hit, which is why Torres isn&#8217;t suspended for a dozen games. But it&#8217;s clear from a couple of angles that Torres was watching Stoll as he skated in, had the time and ability to shift the hit away from his head, and didn&#8217;t. To blame Stoll for putting his head in the way of that hit is a GM defending his player, and more power to Wilson for doing so.&nbsp;</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s wrong. Shanahan&#8217;s right. My prediction on twitter a couple of days ago was three games off &#8212; one for the hit and two for the reputation. The way the sharks are playing I may well be right. there&#8217;s been some kerfluffle over &#8220;the rest of the series&#8221;, but I think that makes sense in this context, in that it keeps Torres away from the Kings (and vice versa), but it also doesn&#8217;t over-punish Torres. I do NOT think the suspension should have a term that might leak into next season, for instance, and this one doesn&#8217;t.&nbsp;</p>
<p>I can see the logic of the league not wanting Torres to come back for a game-deciding game 6 or game 7, for instance. Just imagine the potential mayhem. This pushes any rematch out to next season where tempers will have had time to cool off a bit.&nbsp;</p>
<p>I understand why Wilson is upset; the Sharks need Torres in the lineup. but I think Shanahan got this one right. The team knew what torres&#8217; suspension history and reputation were before bringing him onto the team. Torres has done a good job of reforming his game away from the kind of suspendable play he&#8217;s known for &#8212; but he could have turned this into a good clean body check, and he chose not to. And so now he sits.</p>
<p>And yes, that really hurts the Sharks chances of making this a long series. But the thing is, he should have considered that before going for a head shot. And didn&#8217;t. Because Torres knows what &#8220;repeat offender status&#8221; means better than almost anyone in the league right now.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In other news, after the hearing, the NHL suspended Bryan Marchment for two games, just in case.&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Tioga Pass, Yosemite</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Working through my yosemite images. Of the ones I did up along Tioga Pass, this is my favorite so far.</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/22366/">Tioga Pass, Yosemite</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
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<p>Working through my yosemite images. Of the ones I did up along Tioga Pass, this is my favorite so far.</p>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 16, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: Under the Mask Mental Health Blog Day: Jessica&#039;s Adventures in CrazyTown &#34;Specifically, take a look at web services. For the first time, I’m not sure if Apple’s iCloud can&#8230;&#34; &#34;Image Processing Master Class with Bobbie Goodrich: The workshop will be conducted in Bobbie’s&#8230;&#34; &#34;I recently had occasion to rent a Canon EOS 6D and 40mm f/2.8 EF lens for an event I was hired to&#8230;&#34; Natural HDR &#124; OutdoorPhotographer.com &#34;Reasonable people can—and do—debate how much post-production is too much post-production in news&#8230;&#34; Travel Photography &#8211; A Different (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-16-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 16, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:</p>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50535439866" rel="external">Under the Mask</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50534292969" rel="external">Mental Health Blog Day: Jessica&#039;s Adventures in CrazyTown</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50522263994" rel="external">&quot;Specifically, take a look at web services. For the first time, I’m not sure if Apple’s iCloud can&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50521721987" rel="external">&quot;Image Processing Master Class with Bobbie Goodrich: The workshop will be conducted in Bobbie’s&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50513724682" rel="external">&quot;I recently had occasion to rent a Canon EOS 6D and 40mm f/2.8 EF lens for an event I was hired to&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50506034383" rel="external">Natural HDR | OutdoorPhotographer.com</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50497150120" rel="external">&quot;Reasonable people can—and do—debate how much post-production is too much post-production in news&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50478233663" rel="external">Travel Photography &#8211; A Different Point of View</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50425709172" rel="external">&quot;I disagree with you that taking good photos is all about being a good retoucher. Retouching is not&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50422117037" rel="external">&quot;I took in a deep breath and caught the scent from her hair, which I’ve internally classified as&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-16-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 16, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Back from Yosemite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chuq</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Back from Yosemite, where over the weekend I spent Saturday assisting in teaching a class on bird photography and an introduction to Lightroom for Yosemite Audubon. We had 11 students, and a good time was had by all. Fun day, I was exhausted at the end, but in a good way. More on that when I have a chance to spend some time writing. After that, I spent a day and a half in the park proper, driving from Oakhurst to Mono Lake via Tioga Pass and back on Sunday, and then on Monday I split time between the valley (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/back-from-yosemite/">Back from Yosemite</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back from Yosemite, where over the weekend I spent Saturday assisting in teaching a class on bird photography and an introduction to Lightroom for Yosemite Audubon. We had 11 students, and a good time was had by all. Fun day, I was exhausted at the end, but in a good way. More on that when I have a chance to spend some time writing. </p>
<p>After that, I spent a day and a half in the park proper, driving from Oakhurst to Mono Lake via Tioga Pass and back on Sunday, and then on Monday I split time between the valley floor and a drive out to Hetch Hetchy and then home via the 120. </p>
<p>Lots and lots to talk about and show, as I can get it written. One thing I did for this trip was to rent a Fuji X-Pro-1 mirrorless camera and their 15-55 lens to experiment with and try some new things. I&#8217;m just starting to edit out the images from the trip (about 250 shots after the initial ding edit, plus three timelapses totalling about 500 images, and two pieces of video to experiment with). here&#8217;s one of the first images I took with the Fuji, up on tioga near Olmsted Point:</p>

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	<img class="ngg-singlepic" src="http://www.chuqui.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/685__x_130512_095701_chuq.jpg" alt="Yosemite High Country Near Olmsted Point" title="Yosemite High Country Near Olmsted Point" />
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<p>There is a surprising amount of detail in the image to my eye, and it needed wonderfully little post processing. I tweaked the luminance on the blue and yellow channels a bit (down in both cases) and dropped the green saturation some. Shot in aperture mode the exposure was literally right on, with a bit of boost to shadows and a bit of reduction in highlights, plus some clarity and vibrance. </p>
<p>Oh, and that image had no filter. Not even a UV, much less a polarizer. Just camera.</p>
<p>I can see the attraction of the mirrorless camera systems, and the images they turn out can be stunning. It&#8217;s not a perfect camera, though. There&#8217;s a lot to say about that camera, but the image quality is really quite good &#8212; but is it a quality you&#8217;d want to shoot? We&#8217;ll get there soon. </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/back-from-yosemite/">Back from Yosemite</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bobcat before and after</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Photography - The Digital Darkroom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As you mature as a photographer, your tools mature and so does your skill in applying them. I had a request to use my image of a bobcat so I reprocessed it. Here&#8217;s the updated version of the image: Here you can compare it to the older version of the image: The differences aren&#8217;t huge, but I think they make a much nicer image. Improved contrast, improved sharpening and better tonal control. Some of that is a shift from what Lightroom 3 was capable of to Lightroom 4&#8242;s processing, but most of that are upgrades to the operator, not the (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/bobcat-before-and-after/">Bobcat before and after</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you mature as a photographer, your tools mature and so does your skill in applying them. I had a request to use my image of a bobcat so I reprocessed it. Here&#8217;s the updated version of the image:</p>

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<p>Here you can compare it to the older version of the image:</p>

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	<img class="ngg-singlepic" src="http://www.chuqui.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/684__600x_bobcat_old.jpg" alt="Bobcat" title="Bobcat" />
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<p>The differences aren&#8217;t huge, but I think they make a much nicer image. Improved contrast, improved sharpening and better tonal control. Some of that is a shift from what Lightroom 3 was capable of to Lightroom 4&#8242;s processing, but most of that are upgrades to the operator, not the software. </p>
<p>And that&#8217;s a nice reminder that there is value in going back through your library over time, because you&#8217;ll find images that you can improve, not because the image has somehow changed, but because you have. </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/bobcat-before-and-after/">Bobcat before and after</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2013 playoffs, round 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Round 1 is done, round 2 is starting up, and so far, it&#8217;s been one heck of a fun playoffs to watch. The sharks made it through to the 2nd round. The Leafs almost took out the Bruins. Washington is done. All four of the second round series look to be great ones and tough to call. No slackers here.  But before I predict the second round, some housekeeping. How did my predictions in the first round turn out? In the east I picked: Pens over Islanders, Montreal over Ottawa. Rangers over Capitals and Toronto over Boston. Reality: Pens (but (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/2013-playoffs-round-2/">2013 playoffs, round 2</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Round 1 is done, round 2 is starting up, and so far, it&#8217;s been one heck of a fun playoffs to watch. The sharks made it through to the 2nd round. The Leafs almost took out the Bruins. Washington is done. All four of the second round series look to be great ones and tough to call. No slackers here. </p>
<p>But before I predict the second round, some housekeeping. How did my predictions in the first round turn out?</p>
<p>In the east I picked: Pens over Islanders, Montreal over Ottawa. Rangers over Capitals and Toronto over Boston.</p>
<p>Reality: Pens (but New York scared the hell out of them. well done!); Ottawa, Rangers and Boston.  two out of four. I was right in predicting Toronto/Boston to be a coin flip, though. That was a hell of a series. Both the Islanders and the Leafs can feel proud at how well they did and hopefully build on this, although the Toronto loss could be crushing. Hope not. The Capitals look tired, and as a franchise, this current mix of players is fading. their window has closed. Montreal could have won that series, but congrats to the Sens for not letting them. </p>
<p>In the east I picked: Chicago over Minnesota, Anaheim over Detroit, LA over St. Louis.  and San Jose over Vancouver. </p>
<p>In reality: Chicago was never really challenged, but that&#8217;s been true all season. Detroit squeaked past Anaheim. LA beat St. Louis, but again, that team, impressed me and can build on this season. and San Jose swept Vancouver (really? REALLY? didn&#8217;t see that coming). I&#8217;m not sure how San Jose swept the Canucks. Vancouver&#8217;s a team with a  lot going for it &#8212; and significant problems, of which I think the goaltending problem is the least of them. Not sure how to fix that team right now. Detroit? As I always say, never bet against detroit &#8212; they seem to find a way, but that team isn&#8217;t what it was, and it&#8217;s fading towards a rebuild. Still, dangerous and they showed it. </p>
<p>The best hockey is out west by a long shot. And it&#8217;s been a lot of fun. </p>
<p>So, 2-2 in the east, 3-1 in the west. 5-3 overall. Not bad. I still have time to drop myself below .500 for the playoffs, and if tradition holds, I will.</p>
<p>2nd round picks:</p>
<p>East: </p>
<p>Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa: should be an interesting series, but I see nothing about Ottawa that makes me think they can stop the pens. Pens in 5.</p>
<p>Rangers vs. Bruins: Should be tough, should be physical, should be exhausting. Should be Boston. In 5. Sorry, Ranger fans. But I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d bet money on it. or bet on whoever survives out of this round to win the next.</p>
<p>West:</p>
<p>Chicago vs. Detroit: another fun series, but reality should hit the wings here. Hawks in 5. </p>
<p>San Jose vs. LA: For me, the series to watch in the 2nd round, and not because it&#8217;s got the sharks. should be the most interesting series in the second round. Closely matched, well played, hard, physical.  Either team could win it. I&#8217;m going to go for the Sharks in 6. But I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised to be wrong. </p>
<p>So, summary: Penguins and Bruins in the east, Chicago and San Jose in the west. My original picks for Chicago and Penguins for the final (pens winning) stand, and I see no reason to think that&#8217;s wrong. Yet.</p>
<p>On to round 2! </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/2013-playoffs-round-2/">2013 playoffs, round 2</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 12, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chuq</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: &#34;That’s exactly how the Mac and Windows markets, with free trials and higher prices, have always&#8230;&#34; &#34;The new America’s Cup boats, ultra-light, high-speed catamarans that feature giant, rigid carbon&#8230;&#34; We just finished shooting this TV commercial for Zach Theatre. It&#039;s &#34;Harvey.&#34; &#124; The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck Checking in with the remaining VSL readers. &#124; The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck The Online Photographer: Mike Gets Mail</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-12-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 12, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:</p>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50099646390" rel="external">&quot;That’s exactly how the Mac and Windows markets, with free trials and higher prices, have always&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50094809806" rel="external">&quot;The new America’s Cup boats, ultra-light, high-speed catamarans that feature giant, rigid carbon&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50074172034" rel="external">We just finished shooting this TV commercial for Zach Theatre. It&#039;s &quot;Harvey.&quot; | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50074160855" rel="external">Checking in with the remaining VSL readers. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50074135362" rel="external">The Online Photographer: Mike Gets Mail</a>
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</ul>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-12-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 12, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 9, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 05:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chuq</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: Editor, Product Manage Thyself — Technology Liberal Arts — Medium 10 Reasons The Haters Are Mad About Adobe Creative Cloud &#124; Photofocus Conversation #38– disrupt or die &#124; Learning by Shipping Nature is Not a War Zone &#124; Kari Post Photography &#34;New research has found that it’s not the taste of calorific foodstuffs that makes them enticing but&#8230;&#34; &#34;Insipid sensationalism is what sells.&#34; inessential.com: 30 Minutes To Sync &#34;Man, just enjoy photography for what it is to you. Enjoy the process of learning. Enjoy the process&#8230;&#34; Peter (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-9-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 9, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:</p>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50021993609" rel="external">Editor, Product Manage Thyself — Technology   Liberal Arts — Medium</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/50013321417" rel="external">10 Reasons The Haters Are Mad About Adobe Creative Cloud | Photofocus</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49953429991" rel="external">Conversation #38– disrupt or die | Learning by Shipping</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49948554591" rel="external">Nature is Not a War Zone | Kari Post Photography</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49945114489" rel="external">&quot;New research has found that it’s not the taste of calorific foodstuffs that makes them enticing but&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49939659921" rel="external">&quot;Insipid sensationalism is what sells.&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49937705543" rel="external">inessential.com: 30 Minutes To Sync</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49937157815" rel="external">&quot;Man, just enjoy photography for what it is to you. Enjoy the process of learning. Enjoy the process&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49935161025" rel="external">Peter Nixey: Dear Apple, let’s talk about photos</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49865781652" rel="external">Book Review: The Human Division, by John Scalzi</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49859705114" rel="external">Why Nature Photography? : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49794384485" rel="external">15 Photographers Who Got Trolled by the Animals They Were Photographing</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49780476055" rel="external">In defense of  | Holovaty.com</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49757719826" rel="external">&quot;So this is where the haters will get all worked up.  Manual focus is how artists work. Real&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-9-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 9, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fuji X100s Review &#8211; Fallin&#8217;in Love All Over Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fuji X100s Review &#8211; Fallin&#8217;in Love All Over Again: So this is where the haters will get all worked up.&#160; Manual focus is how artists work. Real Photographers focus their own cameras. Zone focusing is key to successful street shooting. Blah, blah, blah. Bullshit, I say. Focusing is not a sport, or a hobby or a religion.&#160; It&#8217;s a necessary evil.&#160; And machines now do it better than humans. Way better, way faster, way more accurately than we do.&#160; I say this as someone who shot NHL hockey with manual focus 80-200mms and 300mms, and as someone who will be (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/fuji-x100s-review-fallinin-love-all-over-again/">Fuji X100s Review &#8211; Fallin&#8217;in Love All Over Again</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><a href="http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/fuji_x100s_review___fallinin_love_all_over_again.shtml">Fuji X100s Review &#8211; Fallin&#8217;in Love All Over Again</a>:</h5>
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<p>So this is where the haters will get all worked up.&nbsp; Manual focus is how artists work. Real Photographers focus their own cameras. Zone focusing is key to successful street shooting. Blah, blah, blah. Bullshit, I say. Focusing is not a sport, or a hobby or a religion.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a necessary evil.&nbsp; And machines now do it better than humans. Way better, way faster, way more accurately than we do.&nbsp; I say this as someone who shot NHL hockey with manual focus 80-200mms and 300mms, and as someone who will be buried with my Mamiya 6.&nbsp; But I am also someone who wants my camera to become one with me as much as possible and who has seen the results of less than absolutely precise focusing with current digital sensors. A truly modern camera focuses quickly, accurately, often with little light, and at the spot in the frame where the photographer wants it to.&nbsp;The X100s does that.&nbsp; Case closed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>This is one thing that the photography enthusiast population has in common with computer nerds that makes me crazy: this willingness to argue about technique and technology to the point where you start to think it&#8217;s more important than the final product, which in this case is the photo.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And I guess for some people it is more important that you do things the &#8220;right&#8221; way than whether it&#8217;s a good photo.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What should matter is the image. What seems to matter in far too many discussions is the technology. Technology and process enables creation of the image, folks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is one reason why I don&#8217;t post exif data on my images as a general rule. Because what matters is whether the image works, not what work went into making the image.&nbsp;</p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/fuji-x100s-review-fallinin-love-all-over-again/">Fuji X100s Review &#8211; Fallin&#8217;in Love All Over Again</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 5, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: A woman’s eye view of the men’s locker room &#8211; The Globe and Mail Changing my mindset from the &#34;loner, creative photographer&#34; to the &#34;team player immersed in creating content&#34;. Now there&#039;s a leap. &#124; The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck UNICEF says Facebook &#039;likes&#039; won&#039;t save children&#039;s lives &#124; The Verge How I Made Porn 20x More Efficient with Python &#124; Toptal Sharks’ success and growing the game has special meaning for retired Owen Nolan &#124; The Province In Defense of the West &#124; Alpenglow (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-5-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 5, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:</p>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49726545129" rel="external">A woman’s eye view of the men’s locker room &#8211; The Globe and Mail</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49622069356" rel="external">Changing my mindset from the &quot;loner, creative photographer&quot; to the &quot;team player immersed in creating content&quot;. Now there&#039;s a leap. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49604403779" rel="external">UNICEF says Facebook &#039;likes&#039; won&#039;t save children&#039;s lives | The Verge</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49604119031" rel="external">How I Made Porn 20x More Efficient with Python | Toptal</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49596576687" rel="external">Sharks’ success and growing the game has special meaning for retired Owen Nolan | The Province</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49533803068" rel="external">In Defense of the West | Alpenglow Images</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49514093490" rel="external">Bret Edge Photography » Who I Follow on Twitter and Why You Should Follow Them Too</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49514083956" rel="external">Life Lessons with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar &#8211; Kareem on What He Wished He&#039;d Known &#8211; Esquire</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49498110447" rel="external">Rare Caterpillar Resembles Donald Trump&#039;s Hair : Discovery News</a>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-5-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 5, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>If you give them an easy out, they&#8217;ll take it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>UNICEF says Facebook &#8216;likes&#8217; won&#8217;t save children&#8217;s lives &#124; The Verge: UNICEF has launched a bold advertising campaign that takes direct aim at perhaps the most ubiquitous form of online activism &#8212; the Facebook &#8220;like.&#8221; Late last month, UNICEF Sweden released three commercials that urge viewers to support humanitarian aid not through posts or shares on social media, but monetary donations. Congrats to UNICEF for having the guts to say this. Here&#8217;s a problem Community Management and Social Media hasn&#8217;t really come to grips with. We focus on metrics that really don&#8217;t mean much, and forget the larger goals &#8212; (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/if-you-give-them-an-easy-out-theyll-take-it/">If you give them an easy out, they&#8217;ll take it.</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/3/4296194/unicef-facebook-activism-ad-campaign-likes-dont-save-lives">UNICEF says Facebook &#8216;likes&#8217; won&#8217;t save children&#8217;s lives | The Verge</a>:</h5>
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<p>UNICEF has launched a bold advertising campaign that takes direct aim at perhaps the most ubiquitous form of online activism &mdash; the Facebook &#8220;like.&#8221; Late last month, UNICEF Sweden released three commercials that urge viewers to support humanitarian aid not through posts or shares on social media, but monetary donations.</p>
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<p>Congrats to UNICEF for having the guts to say this.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a problem Community Management and Social Media hasn&#8217;t really come to grips with. We focus on metrics that really don&#8217;t mean much, and forget the larger goals &#8212; and sometimes, those numbers hurt your ability to reach chose goals.</p>
<p>The &#8220;like&#8217; seems harmless, but is it? You give people a chance to make an &#8220;easy commit&#8221; to your cause. It gives you a nice, big (and meaningless) number you can put in press releases and tweets. but because it&#8217;s so easy &#8212; frictionless &#8212; it&#8217;s a meaningless commitment. There&#8217;s no cost to a person to &#8220;like&#8221; something, so ultimately, there&#8217;s no value in that like. It&#8217;s a worthless, meaningless number.</p>
<p>And worse, you give that person a very easy act to do &#8212; and that act can let them feel like they accomplished something. They helped. By giving them a frictionless action that lets them feel they&#8217;ve helped, does that encourage them to take the next step and (for instance) join the organization, or commit funds to the cause.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It would be an interesting experiment (I can&#8217;t find any research on this) whether these easy &#8220;likes&#8221; help or hurt fundraising efforts. Does asking them to make their first step a &#8220;like&#8221; make them more or less likely to commit funds in a later step compared to a campaign that focuses on the fundraising itself?&nbsp;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m willing to bet that the like is in fact a disincentive, because it allows people to convince themselves they&#8217;ve helped the cause, without actually costing themselves anything.&nbsp;</p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/if-you-give-them-an-easy-out-theyll-take-it/">If you give them an easy out, they&#8217;ll take it.</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another reason Don Cherry should retire (or be retired&#8230;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>CBC: Don Cherry&#8217;s views on women in sports locker rooms are his own &#8211; The Globe and Mail: Don Cherry isn&#8217;t speaking for the CBC when he says women have no place in sports locker-rooms, the head of media relations for the public broadcaster said Monday. What Don Cherry is really saying &#8212; that an athlete&#8217;s behavior can be boorish or juvenile (at best &#8212; or it can degrade further and be sexist and abusive) and this is the fault of a woman for being nearby.&#160; It&#8217;s far past time we stopped accepting and enabling the trollish behavior of some (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/another-reason-don-cherry-should-retire-or-be-retired/">Another reason Don Cherry should retire (or be retired&#8230;)</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/cbc-don-cherrys-views-on-women-in-sports-locker-rooms-are-his-own/article11610656/">CBC: Don Cherry&rsquo;s views on women in sports locker rooms are his own &#8211; The Globe and Mail</a>:</h5>
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<p>Don Cherry isn&rsquo;t speaking for the CBC when he says women have no place in sports locker-rooms, the head of media relations for the public broadcaster said Monday.</p>
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<p>What Don Cherry is really saying &#8212; that an athlete&#8217;s behavior can be boorish or juvenile (at best &#8212; or it can degrade further and be sexist and abusive) and this is the fault of a woman for being nearby.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s far past time we stopped accepting and enabling the trollish behavior of some athletes, but it&#8217;s also time for us to stop accepting the excuses of those who enable and promote that behavior.</p>
<p>it also needs to be remembered that MOST athletes do not act like this, but the locker room is still a stronghold of this kind of trollish attitude, because, frankly, if you win, people cut you a lot of slack and protect you from being responsible for your behavior.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And it was that kind of &#8220;well, he wins a lot of hockey games&#8221; attitude that allowed Graham James to prey on his players for as long as he did.&nbsp;</p>
<p>These kinds of attitudes need to die. We should move that forward a little bit by helping Don Cherry out of his spotlight. But it won&#8217;t happen, because while many of his attitudes and opinions are out of date (and head off into &#8220;downright reprehensible&#8221;), he draws audiences to CBC. And just like athletes, as long as you can do that, they&#8217;ll define your flaws as &#8212; character quirks and apologize for you instead of hold you responsible for them.&nbsp;</p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/another-reason-don-cherry-should-retire-or-be-retired/">Another reason Don Cherry should retire (or be retired&#8230;)</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 2, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 05:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: Learning by slipping &#124; Learning by Shipping 10 Quick Bird Photography Tips &#124; Photofocus Are Shadows Bad in Today’s Photography? : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong Calvin and Hobbes: The Movie (Trailer) (by GrittyReboots) The Business Rusch: Habits « Kristine Kathryn Rusch &#34;6. The one thing Roberto Luongo must remember entering Wednesday night’s game is that you can&#8230;&#34; (via Don’t Listen to Everything &#8211; Nilofer Merchant) &#34;This defence boils down to: “Newspapers have always done this, and no one believes these numbers&#8230;&#34; Photography Q&#38;A (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/things-youll-find-interesting-may-2-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  May 2, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49451232547" rel="external">Learning by slipping | Learning by Shipping</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49445831529" rel="external">10 Quick Bird Photography Tips | Photofocus</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49442634207" rel="external">Are Shadows Bad in Today’s Photography? : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49424199778" rel="external">Calvin and Hobbes: The Movie (Trailer) (by GrittyReboots)</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49423462093" rel="external">The Business Rusch: Habits « Kristine Kathryn Rusch</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49386389644" rel="external">&quot;6. The one thing Roberto Luongo must remember entering Wednesday night’s game is that you can&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49381620703" rel="external">(via Don’t Listen to Everything &#8211; Nilofer Merchant)</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49371868912" rel="external">&quot;This defence boils down to: “Newspapers have always done this, and no one believes these numbers&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49369385316" rel="external">Photography Q&amp;A -Ask Me Anything About Photography • Hi Zack, Great to have you back online and be able to learn from your great advice. I’m finding it hard to get across to clients that my images look they way they do because I spend time editing them (usually more than shooting!). I keep hearing “poor videographers” they have much more work to do after shooting than you! How do I get them to understand? I dislike showing off unfinished work &#8211; before/after type scenario because I then get accused of ‘cheating’! Any advice? Many thanks.</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49369359766" rel="external">Photography Q&amp;A -Ask Me Anything About Photography • At what point do you decide to put down the camera and walk away from the camera potentially forever? I’ve been shooting for about four and a half to five-ish years and i feel like i’ve hit a wall both in creativity and in being a skilled photographer. I’ve been watching your videos recently and have felt very inspired but when i pick up my camera to do something with that inspiration i find myself at a loss for ideas. I’m a concert photographer looking to branch out into portraits but…</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49362480488" rel="external">&quot;But at the end of the day. When you are watching Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White playing&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49361653262" rel="external">&quot;My own view is that one particular form of journalism is actually dying because of this&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49339833611" rel="external">Spring in Yosemite | Eloquent Nature by Gary Hart</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49314858477" rel="external">We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction | Smart News</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49270386969" rel="external">Google : My Daily Source for Photographic Inspiration</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49269206558" rel="external">Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images » Blog Archive » Photo Borders; a non-political border war</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49262238284" rel="external">&quot;When I started out with a 4&#215;5 camera in the 1970’s, I maintained this young guy belief that I&#8230;&quot;</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49259666407" rel="external">Open-source cannot live on donations alone | Binpress</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/49162710969" rel="external">&quot;I come from a generation to which the finished print, hanging on a wall, or the printed page in a&#8230;&quot;</a>
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		<title>30 Days Of Sexism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>30 Days Of Sexism &#124; Kotaku Australia: From March 7 – April 7, I documented everything blatantly sexist anyone has said to me. None of these comments were provoked, none of them were replies to something I said, none of them were at all out of the ordinary and the vast majority of them (an original count of 77 images) have been taken out so that this post isn’t as long as it probably should be. This is a 10-picture indication of what it’s like to be a woman who endorses game culture, every single month Isn&#8217;t it sad things (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/30-days-of-sexism/">30 Days Of Sexism</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/04/30-days-of-sexism/">30 Days Of Sexism | Kotaku Australia</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>From March 7 – April 7, I documented everything blatantly sexist anyone has said to me. None of these comments were provoked, none of them were replies to something I said, none of them were at all out of the ordinary and the vast majority of them (an original count of 77 images) have been taken out so that this post isn’t as long as it probably should be. This is a 10-picture indication of what it’s like to be a woman who endorses game culture, every single month</p></blockquote>
<p>Isn&#8217;t it sad things are still like this? But is it surprising? unfortunately, no.</p>
<p>Okay, you&#8217;re a community manager, and this starts happening in your forums or in the comments section. Are your site rules and T&amp;Cs set up to let you fix the problem? And &#8212; how do you define &#8220;fix the problem?&#8221;</p>
<p>How do you handle it? Well, if you&#8217;re Youtube, you evidently stick carrots in your ears and pretend nothing&#8217;s wrong… </p>
<p>(hint: WRONG ANSWER)</p>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/30-days-of-sexism/">30 Days Of Sexism</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2013 playoff predictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a day late, but what the heck,this season was whacked by the lockout so who really cares if I&#8217;m making the predictions after a couple of playoff games have been decided. Please do not use these predictions to lose money with any wager &#8212; I&#8217;m sure not. But it&#8217;s a tradition. Every year I make my playoff predictions, and later this summer, you can all laugh at me when they prove mostly wrong. In a good year I seem to get about half right. Such is life&#8230; That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m not a famous hockey pundit&#8230;. Eastern Conference Islanders vs. (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/2013-playoff-predictions/">2013 playoff predictions</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a day late, but what the heck,this season was whacked by the lockout so who really cares if I&#8217;m making the predictions after a couple of playoff games have been decided. Please do not use these predictions to lose money with any wager &#8212; I&#8217;m sure not. </p>
<p>But it&#8217;s a tradition. Every year I make my playoff predictions, and later this summer, you can all laugh at me when they prove mostly wrong. In a good year I seem to get about half right. Such is life&#8230; That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m not a famous hockey pundit&#8230;.</p>
<p>Eastern Conference</p>
<p>Islanders vs. Penguins. Well obviously, it&#8217;s the Island&#8230;</p>
<p>Okay, I can&#8217;t say that a straight face. But I do want to recognize the Islanders (and Evgeny Nabokov) for making the playoffs when nobody, not even the Islanders, expected that to happen. Well done. But the Penguins will keep this playoff run short on the Island this year. Pens in 4.</p>
<p>Senators vs. Canadiens. I have a fondness for the Senators, but this year, I think I have to pick Montreal. Probably in six. And it would be really cool if Montreal and Toronto were to meet, although I think the Mayans have a prediction that if that were to happen the sun would go nova. I&#8217;m willing to risk that. </p>
<p>Rangers vs. Capitals: I have a fondness for the Capitals, but honestly, the Rangers are the better team. I don&#8217;t expect the Rangers to go past the 2nd round, but I do think the Capitals will go out in five. </p>
<p>Toronto vs. Boston: the series to watch in the first round, if only to watch and see if anyone dies. This ought to be a rough series for both teams. I&#8217;m not sure whoever wins this series will be in any kind of shape to win the 2nd round, but this is the series I plan on watching out of the east. And because I have to, toronto in 6, but this is basically a coin flip in my mind. </p>
<p>So in summary, Penguins, Canadiens, Rangers, Toronto. And I pick Pittsburgh to win the east. </p>
<p>Out west&#8230; </p>
<p>Minnesota vs. Chicago: Chicago has been amazing all season. I see no reason that&#8217;ll end. Blackhawks in 5. Sorry, Minnesota fans. </p>
<p>Detroit vs. Anaheim: It&#8217;s hard to bet against Detroit, but I&#8217;m going to. I like Anaheim, although I like Detroit&#8217;s goaltending a lot more. I still think the Wings can&#8217;t get past the Ducks this year, so Anaheim in 5. </p>
<p>Los Angeles vs. St. Louis: I like both teams. I like LA&#8217;s goaltending more. I think having lots of west coast teams is a great way to piss off the tv networks. Because of that, I want as many California teams to go as deep in the playoffs as I can, so Los Angeles in 6. but I&#8217;m not sure St. Louis will go easily, or the kings will have much left for round 2. </p>
<p>San Jose vs. Vancouver. Now excuse me while I do the homer thing and pick the Sharks (in 6). I think Niemi is a much better goaltender playing better. I like how the Sharks have played the last few weeks. They seem to get it. Although I wouldn&#8217;t be crushed if the Canucks win out, either. But I do think the Sharks will win the first round, although they have to prove to everyone (including themselves) they can go deeper. I&#8217;m not sure they can, especially against the talent in the west. </p>
<p>So summary: Chicago, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Jose. If Toronto/Montreal doesn&#8217;t make the sun go nova, three california teams in the 2nd round might. or it might just make Don Cherry&#8217;s head explode. And then maybe he might finally retire (but I doubt it&#8230;.). </p>
<p>Coming out of the west &#8212; Chicago. Hard to see any team taking them out this year, unless chicago does it to themselves.</p>
<p>So my prediction for stanley cup final: chicago and pittsburgh. And of the two? Flip a coin. I&#8217;ll take Chicago in 7, if only to save myself from sleeping on the couch again&#8230; </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/05/2013-playoff-predictions/">2013 playoff predictions</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Calaveras Eagles Nest 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>For the last few years I&#8217;ve been watching and photographing a pair of bald eagles that have been nesting near Calaveras Reservoir in the east bay hills. This year the eagles moved their nest and it&#8217;s location hasn&#8217;t been well known. Recently, though, I had a chance to go chat with one of the biologists who is monitoring environmental compliance of the Calaveras Dam upgrade project, and he was nice enough to take me out and show me the location of this year&#8217;s nest. I have, of course, taken a few fairly poor pictures, but the nest is fairly hard (Visit the site to see the entire article)</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/04/calaveras-eagles-nest-2013/">Calaveras Eagles Nest 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the last few years I&#8217;ve been watching and photographing a pair of bald eagles that have been nesting near Calaveras Reservoir in the east bay hills. This year the eagles moved their nest and it&#8217;s location hasn&#8217;t been well known. Recently, though, I had a chance to go chat with one of the biologists who is monitoring environmental compliance of the Calaveras Dam upgrade project, and he was nice enough to take me out and show me the location of this year&#8217;s nest. </p>
<p>I have, of course, taken a few fairly poor pictures, but the nest is fairly hard to get a good shot of, and that morning we had some fun with heat shimmer to boot. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m thrilled that once again, this nest has two healthy chicks in it. This is the seventh year for this pair that I know of, and they only had a nest failure the first year. In the years since they&#8217;ve produced two chicks a year except for one year when they produced one (in general, an eagle chick has about a 50% chance of living the first year if it fledges). So this has been a successful and fruitful pair. </p>

<a href="http://www.chuqui.com/wp-content/gallery/gallery/130423_093837_chuq.jpg" title="Bald Eagle Nest near Calaveras Reservoir, 2013. New Location this year. 2 chicks seen feeding, along with mom."  >
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<p>(here&#8217;s a blown up crop of the birds showing both chicks..)</p>
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<p>All of my <a href="http://bit.ly/10TPiPk">images of this nest are here</a>. Hopefully, I&#8217;ll get out there again and try to get some better images. </p>
<p>Because the location of this new nest is at risk of disruption, we&#8217;re not disclosing the location of it. The GPS info in the images actually relates to the older tower nest and won&#8217;t take you to a viewing place for this one. </p>
<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/04/calaveras-eagles-nest-2013/">Calaveras Eagles Nest 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things You’ll Find Interesting  April 28, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting: Coding, Fast and Slow: Developers and the Psychology of Overconfidence DRM-FREE – A YEAR ON « Tor Books</p><p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/04/things-youll-find-interesting-april-28-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  April 28, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:</p>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/48943163083" rel="external">Coding, Fast and Slow: Developers and the Psychology of Overconfidence</a>
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<li><a href="http://snarkland.tumblr.com/post/48939135073" rel="external">DRM-FREE – A YEAR ON « Tor Books</a>
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<p><div style="padding: 8px; border-top: thin dotted #000000" >This article was posted on <a href="http://www.chuqui.com">Chuq Von Rospach</a> at <a href="http://www.chuqui.com/2013/04/things-youll-find-interesting-april-28-2013/">Things You’ll Find Interesting  April 28, 2013</a>.  This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for non-commericial use only with attribution. See the web site for details on the usage policy. </div></p>]]></content:encoded>
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