>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 done in March and is doing 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, 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 other options. My knees go from > feeling fine to really hurting, not entirely in correlation to how much > I stress them. > >> You won't become wealthy on stock sales these days, but it should >> give you some extra money now and then. My stock sales are rare >> these days, but always a nice surprise when an unexpected check pops in. > > I usually see something every month - nothing spectacular but a little > something. The feedback I get from the stock agencies is that they are > full up on nature shots, and are really looking for 'lifestyle' images. > > My theory is that sites like flickr have made it possible for publishers > to get cheap (or even free) photos from folks who are just happy to see > them in print. In the old paradigm, photo buyers wanted to work with a > fewer number of photographers who could produce consistent results and > had large portfolios. These days, those factors don't come into play - > if you can go to a site where thousands of new photos are posted every > day, you will probably be able to find an image that will meet your > needs - and who cares if it is the only decent shot that the > photographer ever took, you're not likely to talk to them ever again > anyhow. > > In the stock field, the last territory where the professional > photographer still has an edge is in people shots that require model > releases. Well, maybe professionally designed food and product shots as > well, where the content is specific to the client's needs and not > generic. Otherwise - photo editors just shop the net. > > - MCC > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
