SiMuMe wrote:
So sorry to read this Kevin. When I saw "prodigal" George's gorgeous pictures I immediately thought we haven't heard from you in a while. Really sorry to read this. Hope you receive the medical attention you need and that it is successful.
I appreciate that. I have a terribly bad herniated disc at the L5-S1 juncture. The bulge is pushed out and pressing on the nerve that goes to my right leg. Most of the time, that leg is completely numb and my foot feels like a dead bowling ball hanging off my leg. Driving is hard, walking is hard, sitting is hard. Every now and then, even going to the bathroom is hard, now that the numbness is spreading into the seat area. The big danger is if it hits the nerve area that could make me lose control of my bowels... If that were to happen, surgery has to happen ASAP (we are talking within a couple hours) otherwise I can have permanent damage. There are signs that the disc is very close to that spot now. The physical therapist is afraid to do much of anything as the threat of permanent damage is so close. My occupational med doctor is weary of prescribing anything heavy like narcotics as I might not feel right away that permanent damage has happened. The issue is that not only the disc is bulging out so far (about a first digit of your thumbs length), but the cartilage that would hold the disc in place is tearing off the bone as well. All this from picking up a small box incorrectly. Box was a lot heavier than it looked, as soon as I picked it up, my upper body shifted and there was a loud pop and immediate searing pain down my spine. I have not been able to stand up straight since.
Leighton, excellent tones in a "beautiful morning", it sure was.
James, nice basket you found in the kitchen.
Ken, beautiful captures..
Glen, excellent colors! You have tons of interesting autos in your area. In my neck of the woods it is yellow cabs and buses.
George, excellent photographs specially the sunrise.
Made the trek up the hill to capture the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo. As rotten luck would have it, the smoke/haze from the Pisa wildfires arrived in Florence.
Santa Maria del Fiore, Gittos Bell Tower, dome of Chapel of the Princess and Palazzo Vecchio:
GeorgeBo wrote:
And one with the Nikkor PC-E 24mm f/3.5 lens adapted
George
George, These adapted Nikkors look great. Been going a bit crazy with old enlarger lenses on film and digital medium format. I lose track counting the iris blades.
Thought I would try and show you my latest fascination - iris blades. One of my first cameras was the very first slr the Exa 1a manufactured by the inverter of the slr in 1936-1938. It came with a Carl Zeiss 58mm f2 Biotar that had seventeen iris blades. I hate to think how many times I counted those blades - it sure was pretty. The photos I have shot with these enlarging lenses have the roundest bokeh balls ever - just beatiful bokeh. I already had an El-Nikkor collection, and had sold about half of them. That is when I stumbled across Wollensak enlarging lenses. I use to have a 10.5 inch Wollensak in a copal shutter for an old 4x5 - sold long ago. I found other manufacturers with excellent quality lenses like Novoiflex - and all these vintage unused lenses are extremely inexpensive now. I can hardly see the type on the screen, and I am sure there will focus stacking errors, but hopefully you will get the idea
al shot with the D800-with-Nikkor-P.C_55mm-f3.5-ai'd_
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rear of the novoflex 105 f3.5 R
One Wollensak came with front and rear aluminum caps with purple velvet interiors
