Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-06 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob W wrote: Good luck with the second knee in November - I wouldn't be surprised if that is in the future. If you look closely at a calendar - almost any will do - you'll find that November is indeed in the future. I got a calendar in the TARDIS - I'll take a look... - MCC While I

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Cassino wrote: Bob Shell wrote: I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. Very easy on the knees. I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard testing phase. I

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Cassino
Mark Roberts wrote: Time to hit the gym. Seriously. When I took up running, 13 years ago, my knees were much *worse* than they are now. Fortunately, after nearly trashing my knees during my first summer of running, I got good training advice and started weight training - with emphasis on

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Cassino
Kenneth Waller wrote: I may ask my Dr. about other options May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way to fly. My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement (right knee), was

RE: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread Bob W
May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way to fly. My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement (right knee), was done in March and is doing marvelously. Good luck

RE: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread David Savage
At 06:17 AM 6/08/2007, Bob W wrote: May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? I just scheduled my second replacement for early November - the only way to fly. My problem was/is lack of cartilage in the joint. The first replacement (right knee), was done in March

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 3:48 PM Subject: Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan Kenneth Waller wrote: I may ask my Dr. about other options May I interest you in a TKR (total knee replacement)? I just scheduled my second replacement

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-04 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob Shell wrote: I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. Very easy on the knees. I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard testing phase. I may ask my Dr. about

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-08-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
marvelously. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan Bob Shell wrote: I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They are like the ones gardeners wear

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread Bob Shell
Thanks, Mark, On Jul 29, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as close. Aha!

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely shots as always. On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get really close to them. Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro,

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread David J Brooks
On 7/30/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Lovely shots as always. On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? The ones around here are so skittish that I am

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: Lovely shots as always. On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get really close to them. Well, equipment

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob Shell wrote: Aha! My macro is a 100 mm, so I have to get too close, or crop the final photo too much. Obviously, I need a longer lens. Har! For the guy who didn't intend to sell anything at Grandfather Mountain, I probably provoked a bunch of 200mm macro sales. That said, I always

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul Stenquist wrote: Fabulous. Great work. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: thanks, Paul - glad you liked them. It was a fun day. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - -

GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. No luck with the Karners - we may have missed them for this year. But we did tour several areas of the 'forest' (which is

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: A few bug shots - mostly dragonflies - from the day are here: http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream08.htm The last shot is a found composition from the Valley of Shot Up Appliances... Do you have any special secret for getting

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Nice bug shots. Nice collection of brass... Mark Cassino wrote: Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. No luck with the Karners - we may have missed them

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob Shell wrote: Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get really close to them. Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fabulous. Great work. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: Yesterday Bill Sawyer came over to this side of the state, and we visited the Allegan Forest - a 50,000 acre public game area - looking for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. No luck with the Karners

Re: GESO - A few shots from Allegan

2007-07-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
One footnote to dragonfly shooting: Like most of us, they slow down late in the day. I've seen them perch for ten minutes or more in late afternoon. That's when you nail them:-). Paul On Jul 29, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Do you have any special secret for