We are all in the getting older mode, if we are lucky! If I can entice your return, I am doing a variety of workshops in Haines now. Have a peek at: http://www.timenspace.net/workshops.htm

Cheers!

I sure appreciate the encouraging words ... all of them! Glad you enjoyed the tale. keep snapping!

glad to hear you and Charlie had a good time returning to Alaska. You have to get back to Haines one of these days! I will let you know what the next opinion yields.

Thanks for the advice ... I am looking for any and every way to hedge my bet. Currently still dropping anti-inflammatory drops into the eye. Slow but steady progress it seems. If it isn't one thing it will be another!

Thanks for the good wishes! Definitely the faster you get in, the better the chances for a great outcome. Going into it, lots of people said they had perfect results. Along the way, I started hearing of more and more mixed results. I am a "far sight" better off even with my results being less than hoped for, and time may continue to improve the outcome ... or at least the brain adjusting itself. Miraculous organ, that brain.

We are all coming apart at the seams!

Sounds like you are doing everything right! Best of luck and keep the faith!!

My advice is to go see an ophthalmologist! Yes, the flashes are part of aging, as is the shrinking of the vitreous fluid that will cause tears that will cause the detachment. Being blind is not necessarily a consequence of aging anymore. They can remedy the malady before it becomes a calamity. Just sayin!

Not an existential crisis, but a blog about a recent retinal detachment, its causes, "cure," and progress. Find the blog at: https://timenspace.smugmug.com/Collections/Blogs/Blogs/A-photographers-loss-of-vision/

I use Hatch gloves, and prefer the insulated version. Designed for shooters, the finger tips do not peel back. I can easily manage the controls on my camera with them.

Ansel Adams said a good photo was just a matter of standing in the right spot. He didn't mention how long you might have to stand there. (Or perhaps sit.)

Nothing to it but to do it. ....and hey diddle-diddle, down the middle! (boatman's song upon approaching rapids)

I have been down the river a few times. It is a very dusty, sandy, silty and wet environment. It is also one of the grandest (pardon the pun) photo opportunities you may ever enjoy. Do not sell the opportunity short by limiting yourself to a go-pro, (for sure I would take one) but dont overextend yourself either. First off, invest in a Pelican case. Buy the best and it only hurts once. Totally bounce proof, totally water proof if you treat them properly and keep the seal clean. I saw a raft flip, the camera in the pelican was submerged for half a mile, and it came out bone dry. Last time I went down, another photographer brought along several big pelican cases full of equipment, and she did not take so many photos given the difficulty of getting to her gear or having to make choices on which lens to use. I brought a D300 with the 18-200 street sweeper kit lens and took most of the trip shots. (Admittedly, this was the oldest and most expendable piece of camera gear in my kits.) It was in a smaller case, always handy. Never changed the lens. Also sent it in for a good cleaning after the trip. I recommend a tripod as well. You might want to take out insurance on the equipment through your homeowners insurance as well. We do not buy insurance to use it, but it sure is nice when we need it. Here is a collection of some shots from my trip: https://timenspace.smugmug.com/Collections/Other/Southwest-US/Grand-Canyon-2012/

I love the Black & White, personally.

I rarely (if ever??) see anything ever being sold off the walls of restaurants and offices where consigned photos are displayed. I tried this once in an office and figured out it was just an easy and inexpensive way for them to decorate their walls.