Chuq Von Rospach
@chuq.bsky.social
Nature and wildlife photographer in Kitsap Washington. Writer, birder, has opinions. Find my stuff and more about me at https://chuq.me
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Great to see William Neill sharing photographs here. He's definitely worth following! (And if you are in Yosemite, you should visit his show at the Ansel Adams Gallery.)
I have just posted a new portfolio on my website, inspired by the current exhibit at The Ansel Adams Gallery.
Click on my link here to view the full collection, let me know your favs!
portfolios.williamneill.com/portfolio/G0...
Click on my link here to view the full collection, let me know your favs!
portfolios.williamneill.com/portfolio/G0...
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Great to see William Neill sharing photographs here. He's definitely worth following! (And if you are in Yosemite, you should visit his show at the Ansel Adams Gallery.)
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Full survey results show American public have high levels of confidence in scientists while revealing some partisan differences (including on how to fund science), but statements asserting lost trust should be read instead as intentional efforts to degrade trust.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Full survey results show American public have high levels of confidence in scientists while revealing some partisan differences (including on how to fund science), but statements asserting lost trust should be read instead as intentional efforts to degrade trust.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
I’ve released 8 e-books about birds and photography.
Curious about birding? - “Birding 101”
Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge”
Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded”
(and more!)
All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks
Curious about birding? - “Birding 101”
Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge”
Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded”
(and more!)
All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I’ve released 8 e-books about birds and photography.
Curious about birding? - “Birding 101”
Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge”
Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded”
(and more!)
All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks
Curious about birding? - “Birding 101”
Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge”
Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded”
(and more!)
All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks
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“This isn’t the America I served for 20 years, in the U.S. Navy…”
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
“This isn’t the America I served for 20 years, in the U.S. Navy…”
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Holy 60th Anniversary! The classic Batman live-action television show premiered on this day (Jan. 12) in 1966 with "Hi Diddle Riddle!" Starring legends Adam West and Burt Ward, the beloved series debuted with the iconic Dynamic Duo matching wits with The Riddler! #Batman66 #Batman
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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A new episode of Upgrade is out: Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.
Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.
Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.
Upgrade+: Pluribus!
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January 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A new episode of Upgrade is out: Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.
Looking for some nice images to use as the background on your computer? A few times a year I release images you can use. They cover a wide range of things from birds to landscapes to abstracts.
They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers
They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Looking for some nice images to use as the background on your computer? A few times a year I release images you can use. They cover a wide range of things from birds to landscapes to abstracts.
They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers
They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers
We were season one ticket holders, so we've seen it all, good and bad. I'm not worried about his durability but time will tell. Love that I'm hearing people say "that's a McDavid goal", because he does things insane and makes it looks easy. And the rest of the team this year is doing well too
I watched Jumbo and Patty their whole “prime”. Macklin doesn’t have Jumbo’s size. And he might not have Patty’s longevity and durability. But the kid does things on a nightly basis that make you go “oh my god” in a way that neither of those previous two ever did. And he’s doing that at only 19 too.
January 8, 2026 at 7:37 AM
We were season one ticket holders, so we've seen it all, good and bad. I'm not worried about his durability but time will tell. Love that I'm hearing people say "that's a McDavid goal", because he does things insane and makes it looks easy. And the rest of the team this year is doing well too
I'm so happy the Sharks are fun to watch again this season!
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I'm so happy the Sharks are fun to watch again this season!
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Today in Oh Hell No
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Today in Oh Hell No
New on the blog today: Adobe Lightroom vs. Apple Photos: Which is better?
www.chuq.me/blog/lightro...
www.chuq.me/blog/lightro...
Adobe Lightroom vs. Apple Photos: Which is better? — Chuq Von Rospach - Birds - Landscapes - Nature
Should my iPhone images be processed in Apple Photos or in Lightroom? Let’s find out.
www.chuq.me
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New on the blog today: Adobe Lightroom vs. Apple Photos: Which is better?
www.chuq.me/blog/lightro...
www.chuq.me/blog/lightro...
It just started snowing. First of the year
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It just started snowing. First of the year
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Coyote Creek Solar Project in Sacramento County has been canceled. This was very poor site selection, w the company claiming it was bare ground, when, according to locals, it was largely great habitat with lots of trees and environmentally important. Some solar projects are stupid, believe it or not
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Coyote Creek Solar Project in Sacramento County has been canceled. This was very poor site selection, w the company claiming it was bare ground, when, according to locals, it was largely great habitat with lots of trees and environmentally important. Some solar projects are stupid, believe it or not
6fps is my monthly email for those who want to see what I'm up to and the interesting things I find. I think of it as a monthly coffee chat with each of you.
It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention.
Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/
It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention.
Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/
January 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
6fps is my monthly email for those who want to see what I'm up to and the interesting things I find. I think of it as a monthly coffee chat with each of you.
It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention.
Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/
It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention.
Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/
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Oh VERY cool! Their base conclusion is that there is no long-term risk of death from getting the COVID vaccination, and it may actually reduce mortality (they actually expect to see *more* deaths in the vaxxed group due that cohort being older, but saw fewer)…
In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
January 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Oh VERY cool! Their base conclusion is that there is no long-term risk of death from getting the COVID vaccination, and it may actually reduce mortality (they actually expect to see *more* deaths in the vaxxed group due that cohort being older, but saw fewer)…
In my long experience running mailing lists and online communities, they NEVER are.
It's probably helpful to remember that for any group, the people on social media who are the most loud and vigorous representations of that group are probably not actually fairly representative of that group
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
In my long experience running mailing lists and online communities, they NEVER are.
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It's probably helpful to remember that for any group, the people on social media who are the most loud and vigorous representations of that group are probably not actually fairly representative of that group
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
It's probably helpful to remember that for any group, the people on social media who are the most loud and vigorous representations of that group are probably not actually fairly representative of that group
I stopped giving NYT a penny years ago. They keep proving me right. Have you kicked them out of your wallet yet?
So much of this era is the story of mean-spirited dumbasses getting enough power that decent, intelligent people can't step in and stop their terrible dumbass ideas.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
January 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I stopped giving NYT a penny years ago. They keep proving me right. Have you kicked them out of your wallet yet?
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If I'm ever elected to public office WHICH WILL NOT HAPPEN I will be sworn in on a copy of The Portable Dorothy Parker
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If I'm ever elected to public office WHICH WILL NOT HAPPEN I will be sworn in on a copy of The Portable Dorothy Parker
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Hey photographers! It’s time to change the copyright year in your cameras and image editing software to 2026
a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
Alt: a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Hey photographers! It’s time to change the copyright year in your cameras and image editing software to 2026
