Save the bees!
I was photographing the flowers when this cute little fellow landed there and made the scene a thousand times better!
That's neat! The first peak you can see from right to left is Bear Peak, in Boulder. If you look more to the left from the top of Mt Morrison, you'll be able to see Apache, Kiowa, and North Arapahoe peaks, which can be seen from where I was.
To be fair, they are very common birds in many places!
That does look like Rio Grande in New Mexico, indeed! I remember seeing videos of the place and thinking "damn this looks a lot like Colorado".
But to answer your question: no, those pics were taken in Colorado!
One of the reasons I really like seeing your posts is that the birds are so exotic to me!
Shout out to @[email protected] and @[email protected] too!
I am half-joking because I know if I go to a different area I will spot other birds. But also I went to a place where there are (in theory) roughly 75 bird species inhabiting the space this month, and it’s clear that the vast majority of animals you see there are from the same species. You need to be consistent, persistent, and diligent to spot something “rare”. But that’s the joy of it, so it's all good!
Thank you! I’m glad you like the photos.
I agree on the turtle! I decided to post the pics on Pixelfed first, then share them here. For some reason, I thought I’d share a different picture of the turtle on Lemmy, but this one is much more appealing indeed.
No better way to wrap up a week than to watch the sunset with a beautiful view and hearing the birds sing
More photos on pixelfed!
https://pxlmo.com/i/web/post/710716844312163942
Wait, is birding about seeing the same couple of species 99% of the time? Always has been
I love red-winged blackbirds, but I was hoping to see something else as well today (not Canada Geese and American Robins). I actually photographed an osprey fishing too, but damn, those birds are fast!
Shot today in Boulder, CO, USA
More pics on pixelfed!
https://pxlmo.com/i/web/post/710716844312163942
Snapping turtle sunbathing on a hot day
What a beautiful creature! I always love when I cross paths with a snapping turtle.
More pics from today on pixelfed!
https://pxlmo.com/i/web/post/710716844312163942
Thanks! I didn't have the icc profiles correctly set, which might be one of the problems with my setup.
I was initially having issues with the Raster2CanonIJS
and Command2CanonIJ
binaries (that I copied to /usr/lib/cups/filter
): cups was raising some errors when executing the scripts. But after fixing those, I wouldn't get any further errors or warnings, although the printer would simply be unresponsive while the job was set as "completed". I will check if the problem was the lack of icc profiles under /usr/share/color/icc.
That I understand, but my problem is the ppd file includes paths like *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-command 0 /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Filters/Command2CanonIJ.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Command2CanonIJ"
. I extracted those binary files too, put them in a cups folder, and adapted the path to point at the correct locations, but the scripts don't seem to work on Linux. Same thing for the turboprint thing, the commands like (canontoturboprint) are not doing anything from what I can tell
I could successfully decompress all the relevant files from the dmg file. Now I need to figure out a way of properly installing them in a cups directory. For instance, I don't know where I should put /Library/Printers/Canon
. But it seems to me that I have all the files required to make it work.
Thanks for the recommendation! I tried both, but sadly it didn't work.
I could extract the ppd file from the MacOS driver, but I still need to substitute some OS specific paths that lead to executable files and icc profiles, like *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Filters/Raster2CanonIJ/Raster2CanonIJS.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Raster2CanonIJS"
. Not that many, just two or three. I will most likely try to install the drivers on a MacOS VM and see if I can extract those files and place them in a Linux-specific cups directory (/usr/lib/cups
or something). I think so far the odds are even.
Update: It looks like I have all the binary files with me. Raster2CanonIJS, Command2CanonIJ, the ICC profiles and whatnot. I'm now looking for some guidance on where I should place those files on Linux, that would belong in /Library/Printers/Canon/...
, etc. on MacOS.
Thanks! It seems like the "dead link" is just telling us how to install any printer using CUPS, sadly. But the second link might help me, given that I can try to extract a ppd driver from the provided macOS drivers.
You are right, those are contradictory. I meant doing it for now and sandboxing the VM while I work on finding a solution. I'm now trying to extract the useful part of the MacOS drivers and see if I can run it natively on Linux.
Edit: I edited the original post slightly to address your point, which I fully agree with.
Official printer drivers not available for Linux, but printer is supported by third party software on Linux. Suggestions?
I recently bought a used Canon Pixma Pro 100 and I was trying to get it to run on Linux, given that it's the only computer OS I've been using since forever.
From what I've seen, there are no official drivers for the printer and gutenprint doesn't support it. There is an alternative, called Turboprint, which is a paid proprietary software for Linux that seems to fully support the printer.
Well, I would never settle for a proprietary software solution, even though I wouldn't mind the least paying for software if it was FOSS.
A solution is clearly within reach, since others have done it. I am just wondering how hard it would be, and what would be the steps that I could take to come up with a solution. I've done some reverse engineering before, so I know it can range from straightforward to arduous and time consuming. I wonder if this would be too complicated and if I would be better off setting up a QEMU Windows virtual machine with the drivers (that is what I've tried and it works well) while I work on finding a proper solution. I'm now trying to extract the useful part of the MacOS drivers and see if it would work using CUPS. (this part was edited from the original post to address an originally inconsistent phrasing).
I would really appreciate if you could help me with this!
Below I have some further context, some background and references:
1- A post on the Canon community forum says that: >Unfortunately the "Pro" series of printers aren't supported, but if you don't mind paying a little money then check out Turboprint for Linux.
2- The printer doesn't seem to be supported by generic drivers, according to an Arch forum user
4- Dpreview users unanimously say the solution is either Turboprint or Windows VM, according to this post and this other post
5- A printerknowledge user links a post that seems to contain instructions on how to get the printer working on Linux, but it appears to be a dead link
Update 1: I found this link on stack exchange explaining how to extract ppd from dmg MacOS images. I extracted the ppd file and all the resources from the official MacOS driver provided by Canon. Now I need to replace MacOS-specific paths to something valid on Linux. There are three or so entries that I need to configure. I will update this post as I make some progress on adapting the drivers to Linux.
I can post more photos of that specific tree later this week
That's awesome! Thank you for sharing that, because I actually looked it up and look what I found: https://www.lib.montana.edu/acoustic-atlas/acoustic-atlas-blog/posts/can-robins-hear-worms.html
I don't know what science has to say about how smart they are, but they definitely seem to always know what they are doing. They have such complex behavior and are extremely efficient at eating and nesting. Indeed really fun to watch!
Haha, now I can't unsee it! I guess the whole thing was more obvious in person.
Oh, then I'm glad that I posted it! What a coincidence.
Great photo, thanks for sharing! I love the background, too.
Haha, nailed it! I can hear this picture, too!
Red-winged blackbird singing his lungs out
Not a great photo, but the best I could do today.
Seen this morning in Boulder CO, USA.
Cloudy evening in the mountains
Bear peak and some portion of the Flatirons as seen from the flatter parts of Boulder CO, USA. Photo taken yesterday evening.
Pixelfed post: https://pxlmo.com/i/web/post/705587106532867949
Thanks! I also like the geometry and colors of the playground in the background, it gives the photo a nice effect. That's why I picked this one to post here.
The juggler
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16177288
> Pearl St, Boulder CO, USA. Spring 2024
Life is blooming
I'm cross-posting this here to draw attention to this awesome community that has been inactive for a while. I hope we can help it grow!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16061925
> Shot last Sunday by me. I'm hoping we can revive this community!
Do minimalist bird photos of common species still count as birding?
I liked how this crow was just hanging out with a nice view in the background, so I thought this might give a good photo.
American crow, seen yesterday in Boulder, CO, USA.
[OC] American crow feeling the breeze of a quiet day in the Flatirons
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15701029
> Sometimes all you find are common birds and you can't always get close to them to get a good framing. This is my experiment on minimalism.
[OC] American crow feeling the breeze of a quiet day in the Flatirons
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15701029
> Sometimes all you find are common birds and you can't always get close to them to get a good framing. This is my experiment on minimalism.
[OC] American crow feeling the breeze of a quiet day in the Flatirons
Sometimes all you find are common birds and you can't always get close to them to get a good framing. This is my experiment on minimalism.
The mountains are stern today
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15665556
> I saw the clouds starting to cover the mountain top and thought this might give a good photo. > > Bear Peak - Boulder, CO, USA > > Pixelfed post: https://pxlmo.com/p/buffy/698711443393578831