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June 26, 2008 at 4:28 am

brilliant…i hope they bring them back, mmm

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June 19, 2008 at 8:05 am

no.5 for me is a cracker. i like the composition.

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June 12, 2008 at 11:34 am

Gfox wrote:

You gotta love Joe” Yea Yea Yea, my god, Yea Yea”

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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June 10, 2008 at 4:01 am

wishing you a speedy recovery John. you’ll be back taking pics in no time!

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June 10, 2008 at 3:58 am

good luck today Vanessa.

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June 9, 2008 at 3:55 am

Just Trying This Out Too

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June 8, 2008 at 6:51 am

wishing you a speedy recovery.

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June 8, 2008 at 4:43 am

Hey Vanessa,
I just got mine done 2 weeks ago. I got Lasik done, in Dubai in the Gulf Eye Centre (look them up) by a surgeon called Dr Millicent Grim. Despite her name she is a good humoured person!!! Here is my story.

Like you I looked on the net for the past few years about the surgery, have seen all the videos good and bad and knew what i let myself in for. The reason why I went to the Gulf Eye Centre is because the Dr isnt afraid to say no if you are not suitable, two of my friends here got it done with her and one lad was told that he couldnt get it done as his eyes were too thin. She is honest and not just in it for the money. Excellent service too.
With regard to my eyes, i was nearly -6 (which is pretty bad) and have been wearing glasses/contacts for the past 15 years or so. Went for the consultation a month ago, was told I was suitable after 2 hours of tests, asked all the questions I wanted and was booked in to do it 2 weeks ago.
The surgery itself is a doddle, the hardest thing is to try not to think of the if and’s and buts on what ‘could’ happen! The surgery was done in about 20 mins for both eyes and could see nearly perfectly straight afterwards. You cannot feel anything so dont be afraid of that, the only horrible thing is the smell you get when the laser is working-lasts for about 10 seconds but is vial! Went home to bed afterwards and slept for a few hours. They give you 3 sets of drops, one for inflamation, one to prevent glucoma (spelling?) and one lubricant. Use 3 times a day and thats it! Went to work the following day with no problems at all. My eyes were still a bit blurry (only slightly) but could see everything fine just not sharply. Went in for the check up the day after, everything was good, thank god, but my eyes were still a bit blurry. I was told that they may get better with the first week until they settle. To me they felt like a -1 or -2 but obviously that was an overstatement.
Last week i went for the 1 week check up, everything went good. My eyes were down to -0.75 which was some change from -6! The Dr and myself werent too happy that they werent corrected better, but everybody heals differently. She said that if my eyes need to be corrected again that it would be done in 2 months (no extra charge either), you have to give your eyes time to heal properly first, but that it is a common procedure and since the most difficult/risky part is done (making the flap) it is straight forward enough(I hope!). With high perscriptions like mine, and possibly yours, there is a greater risk they will need to be done again, topped up. Just be aware of that. It doesnt mean the operation was a failure, just that everyone heals differently and to be honest its better to be undercorrected than over corrected!
I have another check up in 2 weeks, 1 month after the surgery, to see how they are then. I feel they are still the same now, only a slight bit blurry. I can do everything with no glasses or contacts, its great! I would definatlely recommend at least getting the consultation, you wont know until you get that anyway. Just for your info the surgery cost 10,000 Dirhams which is about 1800 euro for both eyes. Ya cant beat tax free Dubai!!!

So thats my story so far, I will update after my next check up. Feel free to PM me if you want to know more or have any questions at all about it. I found it great to talk to my friend who got it done a month before I did, asked him so many questions but it was such a relief to be able to get answers from someone who just got it done. The thought of the surgery was the scary bit…the surgery itself was a doddle. Just do your research on the net about the whole thing, but also very importantly your surgeon, your eyes are in his/her hands! They make the difference.

Sorry if the story is long winded but I wanted to share my experience to a fellow PI member who is contemplating getting it done. The more you know the more of an informed decision you make!

Seamus.

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June 5, 2008 at 9:56 am

dont know why i decided to combine these two, but
sm = my initials and
323f = my first car-mazda 323f!

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June 4, 2008 at 9:49 am

welcome aboard

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June 3, 2008 at 4:41 am

i’d agree with turning the bottle slightly…unless you send it to Jameson for a possible ad they could use.
the first is the best for me, gives the best expression due to the tones and shadows.
nice idea…
good work!

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May 21, 2008 at 10:25 am

welcome to PI.
Happy posting.

Seamus

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May 7, 2008 at 10:18 am

excellent shots paddy, as allways.
sorry to see the rosebowl go…think they are building a new one in tipp somewhere-did ya hear anything about it?

B&W conversion really works so well, especially 43.

keep up the great work. :)
Seamus.

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April 30, 2008 at 4:47 am

cheers Paul.
some great points to take from your website info. i will use them the next time i get out.
thats the first piece of advice i got on sport.

thanks alot.
Seamus.

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April 29, 2008 at 4:19 am

cheers for the comments Martin, i’ll definately take the tripod with me the next time.
to be honest this was an experimental task for me, night time shooting is new to me and i havent fully worked out which settings to use-its all experimental at the moment.

i appreciate all comments as thats how i am going to learn, i hope to take them on board the next time im out.

Cheers,
Seamus.