msalvetti wrote:
Nice Donald. Did you shoot that with your Nikon P900?
Mark
No Mark. I used a GoPro 4 Black. One frame every 10 seconds
The temperature has risen to a balmy 3c & snow and ice are melting. I set up the camera to catch a reversal of the event but it was a bit of a disappointment. The melt was too slow. Even though I had the camera running from 8am to well gone dusk.... As they say, you can't win 'em all!
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Ok, on the health front it appears that a second opinion is always a prudent course of action. I saw my ENT today and basically none of what my internal medicine people told me was very accurate. This whole episode had nothing to do with my blood pressure whatsoever. The sequence of events was caused by Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Apparently, on me anyway it is caused by laying on my back, tilting my head back and rotation it 45 degrees to the right. He recreated the scenario exactly on an examining table in his office, the whole eye movement thing and unfortunately the nauseating spinning. So, what DTW757 told me is 100% accurate, it's relatively common and treatable. My ENT is a young guy who was a flight surgeon in the air force so he is very familiar with what is, and what is not threatening to one's ability to fly, this is not. That has been weighing very heavily on me over the past week. We went through the exercise to "fix" BPPV in his office, it's no fun and made me sick as a dog so we couldn't do it in triplicate which apparently is the magic number to put the offending crystals back in their spots. I'm going to a therapist that works with him to see if we can't get that done. He also said that I could do it at home and most likely be successful. Just makes you so darn nauseated that going through it several more times is not very appealing.
He suggested a great Baylor cardiologist as well because he was a little skeptical about some of the things I'd been told along the way and thought I should have a specialist watching over me just to make sure I'm on the correct path. ...Show more →
Jim, those exercises are called Causey-Cookson exercises in the UK. The old theory is that the tiny crystals of calcium carbonate in your semicircular canals became displaced and the exercises moved them back into place The present view is that something just happens (possibly viral illness) that makes one of the three semicircular canals supersensitive (they are at 90degrees to each other, which is why it usually occurs in one particular plane of movement - no pun intended) The exercises are now thought to induce the vertigo so that your brain recognises sooner that it is a wrong message and learns to ignore it!!
Thanks Niall. My ENT said that it was a modified Eppley Manuever, he did say it was developed to return errant crystals to their proper place. Who knows? Were working on it.
Finally got our internet back after the storm in the Northeast. We're about 12 miles inland and had power for the duration of the storm but many towns in the area still have large areas of no power. We had six trees uprooted but damage was much more severe on the coast so we were pretty lucky. In driving around our town many trees down with the bulk of them uprooted from the wind. I've lived in the northeast all of my life (I'm old) and I can't remember a storm with winds of the strength we saw for such a prolonged period of time. Another nor'easter due in town tomorrow.
Guys & gals, how are you all, been in an MIA state for nearly a month, with no mood to check anything, even my cell's SMS!
Missed you all. Guys with snow problems, stay safe and warm. My dear brother Jim, how are now? I am happy that things are returning back to normal condition recently
I was thinking about you this morning when I got up and had every intention of searching you out to make sure that you were ok. There is much to be "moody" about as we navigate the world the way it is, don't be too hard on yourself. There is Hope as well, so focus on that.
I'm doing considerably better my brother, thanks for asking. The fact that I'm upright and walking in a straight line is a huge improvement! I've been shooting non stop this week and last in spite of not feeling 100%, sometimes not 40%, but I've put a number of critical assignments behind me which is wonderful.
How is your Little Bunny? Certainly she can lift your spirits just by her smile. I think a phone call may be in order, are you at the same number? I'll give you a call in the next few days. What's a good time to reach you? It's 7:07 DFW time right now. Let me know and I'll try to catch you soon. Welcome back!
viczig wrote:
Finally got our internet back after the storm in the Northeast. We're about 12 miles inland and had power for the duration of the storm but many towns in the area still have large areas of no power. We had six trees uprooted but damage was much more severe on the coast so we were pretty lucky. In driving around our town many trees down with the bulk of them uprooted from the wind. I've lived in the northeast all of my life (I'm old) and I can't remember a storm with winds of the strength we saw for such a prolonged period of time. Another nor'easter due in town tomorrow. ...Show more →
Wow Vic, take care! Hope things return to normal pretty quickly!
So, now to decide whether to stay in health care, or transition to a new career. USPS offered me a position as a CCA, which is a 360 day appointment:
"CCAs may be required to work any day of the week, including weekends and holidays as scheduled.CCAs hold temporary appointments for periods not-to-exceed 360 days. Subsequent appointments after a 5 day break in service may be offered but are not guaranteed and should not be expected because the use of CCAs is discretionary and subject to business needs.
DRIVING REQUIRED: Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions or territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide.
BENEFIT INFORMATION: Non-career 360-day term with possibility of reappointment. May lead to career position. Benefits include paid leave at the rate of 1 hr for every 20 hrs in pay status, holiday pay for 6 holidays, and pay raises per NALC National Agreement. Immediately eligible for USPSHB Plan with a $125 Postal premium contribution towards Self Only. Employer contribution towards greater than Self Only is 65% (75% for subsequent appointments). Upon reappointment to a second 360-day term after a 5-daybreak in service eligible for: health insurance under FEHB; dental and vision insurance through FEDVIP; flexible spending accounts through FSAFEDS and long-term care insurance through FLTCIP. Wounded Warrior leave available if eligibility criteria are met"
One thing that I have learned over the years is that you never know where a shot might lead. I was asked if I might be able to do a product shot in the midst of a residential architectural shoot this week. The assignment had a seemingly endless parade of challenges, the over arching one was that the home was really several weeks away from being ready to shoot. Deadlines for architectural competitions and award programs, as well as an urgent need for marketing images dictated that we go ahead and try to get as many beauty shots as possible, skirting the unfinished segments. There really wasn't time to do a product shot but it was important to my new client so I figured out a way to fit the series into my workflow. Turns out that it was important because the client has partnered with one of the largest plumbing fixture designer/manufacturer in the world. This manufacturer asked if my client had a photographer with the chops to do a world class product shot of a brand new design. Looks like I may just have secured a great new international client and advertising campaign....................
I was thinking about you this morning when I got up and had every intention of searching you out to make sure that you were ok. There is much to be "moody" about as we navigate the world the way it is, don't be too hard on yourself. There is Hope as well, so focus on that.
I am from the last pre-technology generation (70s), my inner spirit is more towards nature than IT. More and more I am going offline than staying online as before.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I'm doing considerably better my brother, thanks for asking. The fact that I'm upright and walking in a straight line is a huge improvement! I've been shooting non stop this week and last in spite of not feeling 100%, sometimes not 40%, but I've put a number of critical assignments behind me which is wonderful.
Good to hear that you are doing better and better each day
