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Good Afternoon, One of the Gold Finches that was not camera shy this morning...:) Regards, Edd

Hmmm...still somewhat vertical, but I had to deal with pericardial effusion, and ended up back in the hospital for two days to drain the excess fluid, undergoing a procedure called pericardiocentesis, which uses a needle and small catheter to drain the fluid. Fully awake with a local for pain...

Good Evening, Got my southern visitors back for the season...:) Regards, Edd

John, Good to see you are on the mend, new chapters of your life story as it is. Slow for me with continued Postperfusion syndrome brain fog but it will be better in time. I will not be heading back to teaching either my college or high school classes this year, unfortunately. Regards, Edd

Ovi, It seems at least a bit strange...tread carefully! Regards, Edd

Good Evening, A funny sequence of events seen while in nearby Rhode Island...all ended well with their return to the local farm after a ~2 mile stroll...:). Regards, Edd

Good Evening, Running the Metabones EF to RF Speedbooster Ultra behind a Sigma 100-400mm "C" on the R7. I gain an f-stop, and IS, Eye-Detect, Subject Tracking, and AF-Servo all work... :D Regards, Edd

Hey John, How are you holding up these days; it's been a tough few months for both of us... Regards, Edd

Thank you Bill, most appreciated. The pain has really been reduced but the brain-fog is still an issue, similar to what I've had with the COVID-19 variants. The surgeons that worked on me said that I have a 3-6 month recovery on my hands from that alone, which will keep me from driving and...

Good Evening, I "graduated" from Occupational Therapy today and got myself outside with a monopod and my new-to-me OM-1 MFT body. Really pleased that it worked so well with subject/eye detect with the old 4/3 Olympus 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD adapted to it. Regards, Edd

Good Afternoon, Our two-season visitors are back, along with the Purple Finches...Spring 2024 must be on the way...:) Regards, Edd

Ovi, You will enjoy that lens; I chose it over the 42.5/45mm f1.2 options from Panasonic and Olympus without regret. Main uses for me are indoor sports and occasional portraits. Regards, Edd

Good Evening, After getting the R5 and grip, I managed to sell both my 5Dsr and 1Ds MkIII with no regrets. I was able to pick up a used OM-1 with under 2500 mechanical shutter clicks from another forum member on FM today. Looks like my M1 and M1 Mkii will be taking a short trip to MPB this...

Hey John, Good to hear they have you therapeutic; my INR was drifting between 1.6 and 2.2 for a week. The culprit was grapes (green) that were left off of my banned foods list. It has been 2.6 for the past few days, by modulating the dose recipe; my arms are a mess from all of the "sticks"...

Good Afternoon, I think this is it for the MZ 100-400mm with the MC-14 combo, just not the sharpest set of tools when used together. The MC-14 does work great with the MZ 40-150mm f2.8 Pro and MZ 300mm f4 Pro however. I read the Thomas Stirr "Small Sensor Photography" article on his website...

Good Afternoon, First shots with my new Canon R5; hopefully a better variety of birds over the weekend... Regards, Edd

Good Afternoon, PT was over early this morning so I decided to try a combo that I haven't mixed before; MC-14 TC with the MZ 100-400 zoom. Not too sure I like the resolution drop, even after going through latest version of ON1. I think the bare lens is just better, overall. Regards, Edd

Good Morning, The Barred Owl's and crows are keeping most of the smaller birds away; this one is fearless IMO...:) Regards, Edd

Argh...that reminds me I have my Phlebotomist coming to do a blood drawn tomorrow at 9:30AM, followed by my nurse, PT, then OT after lunch...:(

John, It always amazes me when situations within families seem to patch themselves (positively) over time, albeit many years in some cases. It has been that way for both myself and my wifes families, so I hear you loud and clear; make the most of the new opportunity as life is way too short, as...

Good Morning, I bit the bullet this morning and have a Canon R5 with the BG-10 vertical battery grip on the way. If it works out for me, I'll be selling off my 5Dsr and 1Ds MkIII as they will be redundant for my use at this point in life. Regards, Edd

Good Afternoon, The rains have stopped, finally, so out on the main deck with monopod and comfortable chair...:) Regards, Edd

Wow John, You hit the nail squarely with a sledgehammer on that one; I raise you a pint...:drinks:. Like American politics, some folks still drink the "Not-Too-Kool Aid", and the others still have integrity and a strong sense of the rule of law. I have a great group of friends from school...

Agreed John; my wife put the gear on a monopod for me and gave me 5 minutes to get the shot I wanted...or not! Trying to hand-hold even that reasonable weight (I did try) was a no-go at this time. I am still trying to adjust to the physical constraints that I have, definitely an emotional drain...

Good Afternoon, Since I was told I could pick up to a gallon of milk (~8.34 Lbs), I figured I try the M1X and MZ 100-400 combo for grins...no pain so far! Regards, Edd

Way to go John; looks like we are both beating the odds... let's keep it that way... :drinks:

AoA, Will do; all chainsaw work done for me now by the local rigger pros throughout my 12 acres on the watershed here in the "Quiet Corner" of CT... Regards, Edd

Yessiree Brent, no bell ringing for me from 6 feet below...:2thumbs:

No worries Eli and thanks for your support...:drinks:

Thank you Charles; much like the turtle, slow and steady...

Chris, I'm getting a little bit better everyday from what I can sense and measure...:)

Good Morning, Got outside on the main deck for a bit to breath some outside air and walk. Just a touch of winter left in the woodlands; gear-limited to my PL-5 with Lumix 12-60mm...:) Regards, Edd

Good Morning, I picked up the 12-100mm prior to the Reno 2023 summer trip; it has become my MFT "Swiss Army Knife" lens...:) Regards, Edd

AoA, Great to be back among the vertical... I started walking the day after surgery (17th) while in the CICU, and now at home, on my own and under the care of PT making rounds on my two decks, totaling about 75 feet long together. I'm up to three sessions at 8 minutes per session each day at...

Thanks Chris, most appreciated! I'm just curious about induced fields from EHT power lines and our "over-the-top" electrical storms here...do I become my own Faraday Cage...:)?

Thanks so much Nigel; just another one to to trade stories about with my grandchildren...:). I'm watching an Osprey circling overhead while I type this, so it it is all going to be good down the road...

Thank you Charles, it's a pleasure to be here!

Nice Bill, This is the first place I came to get re-charged for BIF now that I am home; surgery done and the recovery is now...:) BTW: I still have those same pieces of Canon gear...great stuff! Regards, Edd

John, It is seriously good to be able to say I am feeling a bit better, if only a small part, each day. I take example of your strength & fortitude also for the long-term; God-Speed on your recovery as well... Regards, Edd

Many thanks Scott; it is just such a new world to me having to slow down and let someone else pick up the slack. My home is set up over my woodlands, so the photography of the "locals' is easy. The tough part is explaining to my wife why I need all the different lenses/bodies to get the photos...

You can bet on it...:drinks:

Good Evening, Thanks to everyone; I made it, unlike others on my floor. New "selfie" and the "cough pillow" signed front-side-back by the team that pushed me when I needed it, and listen to me when I was in a very dark place...the Angels on Earth... Regards, Edd

Good Evening, John...do you have your get-out-the-door-pass yet? I kind of lost some of the dialog (meds-pain-lack of sleep). Here is my new selfie...:) Get better and get the hell out of there...:drinks: Regards, Edd

John, I made it...now your turn! Regards, Edd

I saw the sunrise through my woodlands this morning, the local volunteer EMTs arranged safe and stable transport for me early last night. Now the long recovery is ahead; one valve replaced and a quad bypass. One poor soul next to my room coded and did not make it, along with the LifeFLight pad...

See you all down the road late next week; the knives come out at 7:15 AM tomorrow... E.O.T. Regards, Edd

Good Evening, Hey John, take care as I am signing off until I'm home at some point late next week. The knives are coming out at 7:15 AM tomorrow and I will have two teams of surgeons, along with 3 to 4 Brown University students observing, which I am fine with. Regards, Edd

Welcome Ben; this is a great place to share images and thoughts, along with a great crew that has a very wide skill-set and interests. What the hell, give it a shot...:drinks:

Good Evening John, Admin staffs seem to have extremes when it comes to their levels of competency, or the lack thereof. I've seen it in the military, industry, and now in the education sector. As my last superintendent said on many occasions, "If plain, ordinary people just did their jobs, we...

John, Just checking in on you; I'm still in a holding pattern right now, so I'm heading to school in a couple of hours. They rescheduled me to the 16th (Friday) and hopefully it will happen then. We have a pretty good sized winter storm heading our way tonight into Tuesday, so I might be...