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RR📷 @roshn.me · 31m

Thank you, Rob!

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toritori @toritorihkd.bsky.social · 2h

It stands out so clearly in open fields, but once it slips into the woods, I can hardly photograph it anymore… is it just me? 😅🪶
草原ではこんなに落ち着いてるのに…森でも声はメッチャ聞こえるのに…落ち着きがないのはなぜ…🤔
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#SiberianLong-tailedRosefinch
#ベニマシコ
#birds
#野鳥

A male Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch perched on dried wild plants, showing soft reddish plumage. The bird faces sideways against a softly blurred green background.
枯れた野草にとまるベニマシコのオス。柔らかな赤みの羽毛が目立ち、鳥は横向き。背景は緑色でやさしくぼけている。

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 2h

Since I haven't been able to take any new photos, here is a Purple Heron from a few months ago.
🪶 📷 #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Photography

A purple heron walking on the shore of a pond, dried plants are visible on the foreground while warm hues of the morning sun is reflecting in the water in the background.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 1d

A clear #BlueSky for #ColorADay theme: #BlueTue

#Photography #Nature #Scape #mountains #RockingTuesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #SkySky

A photo of snow-capped mountains, blue sky with some misty clouds. there are green trees on the slope. at left bottom there's a green and yellow shed.

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toritori @toritorihkd.bsky.social · 1d

I saw both Great Spotted and White-backed Woodpeckers today, but only this one gives me that subtle dinosaur vibe… 🦕
Maybe it’s the size, or just the way it moves—so bold and powerful. 🤔🪶
かなり荒々しいキツツキっぷりでしたね😅「オラオラオラオラーッ‼️」って感じ🤣
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#White-backedWoodpecker
#オオアカゲラ
#birds
#野鳥

A close-up of a White-backed Woodpecker clinging to a tree trunk, its sharp claws gripping the rough bark. The bird shows a red crown and bold black-and-white plumage.
木の幹にとまるオオアカゲラのアップ。荒い樹皮をしっかりと掴む鋭い爪が見え、赤い頭頂と白黒の羽模様が特徴的。

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 2d

Today's #BirdOfTheTheme is #Wings, so here's a lesser adjutant stork showcasing his.

#Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday

A lesser adjutant stork, sun bathing (noon time) with its wing spread out completely.

the wings are a varying shades of blue with a green hue, and moves from lighter to some dark black tips.

the photo is taken from behind, so part of the head and the neck is visible.

there is elephant grass all around.

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

In India, especially, the rise of "AI Driven" designers is quite rampant. A lot of my linkedIn connections have changed their headlines to 'AI Driven'. If your entire career is driven by a tool as opposed to methods and skill, you are doing UX wrong.

RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

I've been interviewing candidates for research and design positions. One of the key rejection factors - even for a large AI forward company - is heavy use of AI in UX Research. I've seen personas generated using ChatGPT, fictional user interview data and even entire case studies generated by AI.

RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

Another day, another AI slop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0n...

RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

I've been interviewing candidates for research and design positions. One of the key rejection factors - even for a large AI forward company - is heavy use of AI in UX Research. I've seen personas generated using ChatGPT, fictional user interview data and even entire case studies generated by AI.

RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

Another day, another AI slop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0n...

Deloitte caught out using AI in $440,000 report | 7.30

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

www.youtube.com

RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

Another day, another AI slop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0n...

Deloitte caught out using AI in $440,000 report | 7.30

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

www.youtube.com

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toritori @toritorihkd.bsky.social · 4d

The forecast promised clear skies, but a blanket of dawn mist over the lake turned the morning into this scene.
🪶🦢🦆😊
思いのほか気温が低かったせいで朝靄が出てしまったけどこれはこれでアリかもね😎
#nature
#photography
#wildlife
#Waterbirds
#水鳥
#birds
#野鳥

A flock of waterbirds taking off from a misty lake at sunrise, their silhouettes glowing against the warm, golden haze.
朝焼けに染まる湖で、朝もやの中から飛び立つ水鳥たちのシルエットが浮かび上がっている様子。

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

I am not surprised. Majority of Indian content on the internet have caste biases. Majority of Indian GenAI users also display a caste-biased behavior.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...

OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.

India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, but ChatGPT and Sora reproduce caste stereotypes that harm millions of people.

www.technologyreview.com

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 4d

This weather is crap.

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 5d

So he didn't get it? lol.

a close up of a man with a mustache

Alt: a close up of a man with a mustache laughing

media.tenor.com

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 6d

looks nice. I like the red accent :)

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Eddie @ilovephotography.com · 6d

When my niece started showing an interest in photography, I was thrilled to give to her the first camera I owned and used to learn the craft, a Nikon FE.
This is from a recent hike into the mountains of Vermont, where we both photographed the same scenes. So fun 😃
#scenicphotography #blackandwhite

Black and white landscape photograph of distant mountain ridges beneath a vast, turbulent sky. Layers of dark hills stretch across the bottom of the frame, their shapes fading into mist and shadow. Above them, dense clouds billow and swirl, forming intricate textures of light and gray. The scene feels calm yet foreboding, suggesting an approaching storm or a moment of stillness before one.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 7d

My plan was to photograph the moon rise, from behind the hills, but it was completely clouded, and now that the moon is high up, there's not even clouds to work something interesting.

#Photography #SkySky #EastCoastKin #NightSky

photograph of the moon shot with a 450mm, on Z6III

you can see the hill, and lights in the foothill, and some clouds as well.

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TimBert @timbert.bsky.social · 8d

#Twosday Mine, two Barnswallows—singing? shouting? squabbling? I don't know. You decide.

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 7d

The one on the right seems to hold the fishing permit :) Great shot, Tom!

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Tom @birdfan.bsky.social · 7d

#TwosDay These two belted kingfishers are discussing property rights at the Lagoon. Let's try to have a good day. #Birds #Photography #Nature

A male and female kingfisher stand on a telephone wire facing each other against a clear blue sky. The both have wings extended and tails flaired as their beaks point at each other. One has the beak open in conversation with the other.

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 8d

These Lynx Spiders are super tiny, so I added my Raynox DCR-250 to my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens.

My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity

#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #spider #photography

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 10d

Oh cool. Thank you!

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Tom @birdfan.bsky.social · 11d

Red-shouldered hawk fly-by yesterday. #Birds #Photography #Nature

Hawk flies through a bluish gray sky from left to right. Red shoulders really light up in this shot in the morning light. Blurry reddish tree in the bottom left and blurry green trees bottom right frame the bird.

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 11d

I am seriously considering migrating. I have a VPS and a domain. Need to figure out how to set this thing up :)

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RR📷 @roshn.me · 11d

Thank you Tomas!

RR📷 @roshn.me · 11d

Thank you Shweta 🙏🏽

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