“Resting”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 100. Next to Middle Erma Bell Lake.
“Searching”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/160s, ISO 100. Tendrils of Oregon Manroot looking for something to wind around at Mount Pisgah.
#mbjune Day 29: winding 📷
“Ozymandias”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 35mm, f/11, 1/400s, ISO 640. Along the Rigdon Lakes Trail.
“Trails for Miles”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/400s, ISO 400. Climbing up from Lake Kiwa on the Rigdon Lakes Trail.
“A Little Breeze”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 200. Lower Rigdon Lake.
The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long
Based on a study published in Nature, Wired reports
For every degree Celsius of warming, global food production is likely to decline by 120 calories per person per day.
Soylent green, anyone?
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
An overview of the arguments against the current AI industry. I suspect, though, that those who want to make money from AI will continue to be ascendant whatever the pushback.
“Fleeting"
Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4.5, 1/150s, ISO 1000. Shot on Amanda’s Trail.
#mbjune Day 28: ephemeral 📷
Right now this is satire. But it’s not all that far off from what some of the tech bro idiots would like to sell.
Finished: The Fourth Protocol, by Frederick Forsyth 📚. Forsyth died this month, so I tossed this one on the stack to reread. I’m glad I did. Although he was accused of basically rewriting the same book over and over, it’s a pretty good book - in this case, a story of spies, suitcase nukes, and the British establishment. I’ll miss not having new books from him.
Trump signals full steam ahead after momentous Supreme Court decision
No surprise there. Meanwhile I expect a whole lot of class action suits are about to be filed to replace the nationwide injunctions.
“Keep Up!”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/10, 1/800s, ISO 1000. Snowy plovers out for a collective run along the surf at John Dellenbeck Junes.
#mbjune Day 27: collective 📷
“Dusty Trail”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 18mm, f/11, 1/400s, ISO 500. What’s left of a section of the Rigdon Lakes Trail.
“Missing Trees”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 20mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 320. Upper Rigdon Lake (trees are missing due to the 2022 Cedar Creek fire).
“Oregon Morning”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 200. Diamond Peak behind Waldo Lake.
“Hang on”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 35mm, f/9, 1/400s, ISO 2500. Along the Deception Butte trail.
Finished: Bull Mountain, by Brian Panowich 📚. Multi-generational novel revolving around a family of outlaws in Georgia who move from moonshine to pot to meth over the decades. I did not see the ending twist coming at all, though in retrospect it was well-telegraphed. Enjoyable.
“Peaceful”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/9, 1/20s, ISO 640. Bridge over Deception Creek.
#mbjune Day 26: bridge 📷
“Lunch Counter”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 lens with MC-20 teleconverter @ 629mm, f/12.6, 1/500, ISO 800. Turkey vultures with sea lion carcass at Baker Beach.
#mbjune Day 25: decay 📷
“Burnt Diamond”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 100mm, f/11, 1/640, ISO 320. Diamond Peak through standing dead timber from the top of Deception Butte.
