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Dundee Stu

Blaargh!

7 June 2005

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I'm having a very difficult time catching up - so yet another that is a day behind (perhaps I ought to rename this gallery 'Yesterday's Bowl of Stu'!). I think I photographed myself out while I was over in Portugal. Contributing, in no small measure, to my photography fatigue is my camera's very, very dirty sensor. It was doing well coping with all the open air lens changes. Until last Friday, that is. When I came back from Belém I noticed that there were an awful lot of marks on the photographs. I hoped against hope that it was just a dusty lens, but my worst fears were confirmed when I looked at photos taken with different lenses and saw that most of the marks appeared in the same place. I warily checked the sensor and saw the culprits. My puffer got rid of some of the dust, but there are several specks that are not for shifting. While it is a bit of a pain, I accept that it is one of the occupational hazards of using a DSLR. However, I just can't be bothered (and, to be honest, I don't have the time to be) spending countless minutes cleaning all of the marks off on Photoshop. Long and short... I'm photo'd out and waiting to clean my sensor. I think that I might start using my Fuji again for a while: at least it's easy to keep clean. On matters non-photographic, both Liam and I had to visit the dentist for our check-ups. Stark contrast to our last visit, when Liam got the all clear, and I was told that I had the best teeth the dentist had seen on a person of my age. This time Liam had to have his last milk tooth extracted (see above) as the adult tooth underneath it was impacting on it and pushing it into his gum. I was told that I need at least one, and perhaps two fillings. I want a second opinion.


This time last year I went to the Highland Games

Nikon D70 ,Helios-44-2 2/58

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Guest 10-Jun-2005 03:36
OUCH! At least the root wasn't too long! YIKES!
laine8208-Jun-2005 22:29
My nephew is 32 yrs old & still has one of his " babyteeth " ( in his mouth ) & wont part with it LOL!!
Guest 08-Jun-2005 21:38
Blaargh is pretty polite for an attack of dust. Cool comp here.
Gail Davison08-Jun-2005 21:08
When one of my little nephew's milk teeth was loose he fell at school and it shot out never to be seen again. He was distraught and wouldn't tell the the teacher why. Fearing that he was badly hurt they called my brother into school at which point Kyle explained in between sobs that if he didn't have the tooth, he was worried that the tooth fairy wouldn't come!
Guest 08-Jun-2005 20:46
Simple but makes a pretty good image.
Bill Miller08-Jun-2005 20:33
Go on, try the Sellotape on the sensor. As for the teeth and fillings, well ensure you drink plenty of whisky before you go.....
Guest 08-Jun-2005 16:21
I've managed to avoid a 'contact' clean of my sensor so far... I use a Giottos rocket which seems to do a much better job than the brush type bulb blowers.
Dominic Kite08-Jun-2005 16:16
Eugh, an extracted tooth, and a couple of fillings. Bet your dentist drives a Porsche too!
Zak08-Jun-2005 16:02
The tooth fairy is coming tonight then ;-)
Guest 08-Jun-2005 15:59
The sacrifices some make just to get a picture. You extracted my vote.
Coleen Perilloux Landry08-Jun-2005 15:42
A healthy, beatiful tooth. Cleaner than your lenses that's for sure.
northstar3708-Jun-2005 15:04
:faints:
northstar3708-Jun-2005 15:04
Robin Reid08-Jun-2005 14:41
Use of the reflection and the composition actually makes this quite good ... and you didn't even have to pull my tooth to get me to say that. ;-)