Oh no! Did you need a full ball and cup replacement?
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Colin
Colinhad three options. 1. Fix the damage 2. Partial hip or 3. Full hip.
Surgeon now a buddy, who fixed me ten years ago after both legs were broken, discussed options and went with partial hip replacement. I was up and walking the morning after. Six weeks til it fully heals.
cadman342001 wrote:
Why do I get the feeling that Ken was running in the road ? 🤔🙄😁
Care to comment Ken ? Enquiring minds and all that ?
Uh! Because it was there! It is a quiet neighborhood walkers, runners, moms with baby carriages all use the road. So do idiots in Audi’s BMW and MB driven by soccer moms in a hurry. Use to be a quiet lil southern community. Now 🤷♂️🤷♀️🤷
Spica in Virgo chasing the moon across the sky last night. Taken with the 300 f4.5 ED Ais and 1.4 tc on D7100. Image cropped as well. Thanks for looking. BTW, the exif lens data is incorrect. Forgot to change it in camera when swapping lenses.
Scott
mp356 wrote:
Spica in Virgo chasing the moon across the sky last night. Taken with the 300 f4.5 ED Ais and 1.4 tc on D7100. Image cropped as well. Thanks for looking. BTW, the exif lens data is incorrect. Forgot to change it in camera when swapping lenses.
Scott
Nice grab of Spica and the moon together. How apropos that you post this. I just this morning started reading a book about Apollo 13.
OH no! major bummer Ken. Was the ride home in an ambulance? What surgery did they do?
And yes nowadays they don't let you lollygag in bed for weeks before getting up...
Ken Hill wrote:
Well guess what? I rarely post photos but i do look every day snd l ”like” what I see.
Last Monday i was jogging along my road where the “brilliant” HOA had “ripple strips” installed on the road for pedestrian safety. They do not slow down speeders at all. However, I did manage to trip and fall while negotiating the strips. Broke my left hip. Had to hitch hike home. I was up and walking the day after surgery.
I need instruction from Curtiss how to behave like a country gent!
All the best Ken with a rapid recovery. Good to hear you were up and about within a day after surgery.
Ken Hill wrote:
Colinhad three options. 1. Fix the damage 2. Partial hip or 3. Full hip.
Surgeon now a buddy, who fixed me ten years ago after both legs were broken, discussed options and went with partial hip replacement. I was up and walking the morning after. Six weeks til it fully heals.
Preview from Nippi's time at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens today. Nippi goes well with the Z7 II/MB-N11 and got some interest from a photographer who had two Nikon mirrorless cameras, one with the 105 pre-AI lens. He had not run into RF lenses yet, I have a feeling he will be researching those too. I did mention the thread, not sure he was interested.
Picking on German car drivers Ken?
I thought we were friends - but I am not a soccer Mom so I will let you off.
Nevertheless, you have still got to watch out for those BMW drivers........
Ken Hill wrote:
Uh! Because it was there! It is a quiet neighborhood walkers, runners, moms with baby carriages all use the road. So do idiots in Audi’s BMW and MB driven by soccer moms in a hurry. Use to be a quiet lil southern community. Now 🤷♂️🤷♀️🤷
spoupard wrote:
Thanks! I picked this one up dirt cheap because one of the diaphragm blades was loose. With the help of Richard Haw's great video tutorials, I was able to make the fix and came away with a terrific little lens.
Richard Haw is a true Patron Saint of Nikon restoration/repair. I would assume the 100/2.8E has relatively simple construction, but anything involving the aperture mechanism is not for the faint of heart.
I know the 100/2.8E has a couple of outstanding qualities, of which small size and good performance for a 4-element design are paramount. I already have too many 105mm Nikkors, so the 100/2.8E never crossed my mind, but for a lens barely bigger than a 50/1.8, it's pretty tempting. Alas, prices seem to have crept up from where it was a few years ago (when you could get one for a little more than the price of a 52mm UV filter), and currently you can easily buy a 105/2.5 for about the same money. Trying to resist more NGAS, and I barely use my 75~150/3.5E anymore so clearly I really don't "need" a 100/2.8E..
saph wrote:
Preview from Nippi's time at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens today. Nippi goes well with the Z7 II/MB-N11 and got some interest from a photographer who had two Nikon mirrorless cameras, one with the 105 pre-AI lens. He had not run into RF lenses yet, I have a feeling he will be researching those too. I did mention the thread, not sure he was interested.
Ken Hill wrote:
Well guess what? I rarely post photos but i do look every day snd l ”like” what I see.
Last Monday i was jogging along my road where the “brilliant” HOA had “ripple strips” installed on the road for pedestrian safety. They do not slow down speeders at all. However, I did manage to trip and fall while negotiating the strips. Broke my left hip. Had to hitch hike home. I was up and walking the day after surgery.
I need instruction from Curtiss how to behave like a country gent!
Sorry to hear this Ken, did you have hip replacement or a repair?
And an American Kestrel. A group of folks that take care of birds of prey in western Maryland and Pennsylvania had brought in several hawks and owls. I have never come across a kestrel before.
Excellent set Samy, thanks for sharing! particularly like the composition and oof of the one with the flag carrier. I have a few Kestrels at home, noisy buggers.
Ken Hill wrote:
Colinhad three options. 1. Fix the damage 2. Partial hip or 3. Full hip.
Surgeon now a buddy, who fixed me ten years ago after both legs were broken, discussed options and went with partial hip replacement. I was up and walking the morning after. Six weeks til it fully heals.
Thanks. Robin is a Saint and boy am I lucky.
I am going to say it Ken, from here on you have to be extremely careful, please.
Ken Hill wrote:
Colinhad three options. 1. Fix the damage 2. Partial hip or 3. Full hip.
Surgeon now a buddy, who fixed me ten years ago after both legs were broken, discussed options and went with partial hip replacement. I was up and walking the morning after. Six weeks til it fully heals.
Thanks. Robin is a Saint and boy am I lucky.
I am going to say it Ken, from here on you have to be extremely careful, please.
mp356 wrote:
Spica in Virgo chasing the moon across the sky last night. Taken with the 300 f4.5 ED Ais and 1.4 tc on D7100. Image cropped as well. Thanks for looking. BTW, the exif lens data is incorrect. Forgot to change it in camera when swapping lenses.
Scott
DeltaSigma wrote:
Picking on German car drivers Ken?
I thought we were friends - but I am not a soccer Mom so I will let you off.
Nevertheless, you have still got to watch out for those BMW drivers........
Went to cruising grand street the last two Fridays, but I have not posted.
My 73 Vette is running really nice now, amazing how a 52 year old car can do that.
What is really nice about the event is that, except for one featured block of cars, it is a free for all and very friendly, and large.
Friday before last was chevy trucks, last Friday GM cars. Here are some random postings:
This kid was rightfully proud of his Datsun truck, Datsun used to be the name of the Nissan vehicles in the US. Back in the day I used to ride in the back of one of these all the way from College in Berkeley to LA, to get a free ride from a friend, five of us on the little truck. Now it is illegal to be in the back of a pick up.
The workmanship on this model T was not at the same level, but the fact that it got there under its own power did more to catch the interest of the younger generation in the hobby than the one above.
