Nikon Wednesday 2017: #45

A flock of turkeys landed on the roof of the building next door this morning. Here's one of my favorite shots.

Thank you, Sally (and everyone). Soda was put to sleep this morning at about 10:10 - the good thing about having a wife who's a vet is that it could happen while she was in bed with us, being cuddled and warm. I may be a bit quiet for a few days, which I guess some may find a minor blessing.

Once we decide we can stand the quiet less than we can stand having someone in her place, I'll share some happier photos of new memories being made with another little one.

Sodaing was very tiring work, and our Soda did it very well. Rest well, baby girl.

19 years is a long life for a cat. Soda RIP.

And never buy a used camera or lens from heimbrandt :)

Thanks Shun. She did very well, but it's never long enough. If they were cuddlier, I'd be giving serious consideration to a tortoise next. I realised I had Soda longer than I've been into photography (before my first digital camera, when I'd only ever owned a Polaroid). She made it into quite a few technical papers, too (and she's been my default resolution and yuv conversion test - although usually with an image so old I shot it with a Canon).

Heimbrandt: well, I feel better about how I abuse my kit. (Although I suppose I may have my first ever opportunity to do a home sensor clean without floating cat hair making it worse.)

In my defense, I do take care of my equipment and all of my lenses have Nikon NC-filters for protection. Mud is actually quite clean as is snow. Regardless, wiping of moist and a thorough cleaning is required, which takes a lot of time. My D800E is so clean it could pass off as a camera that has never seen anything but artificial studio light. I am more careful when it comes to rain but I am looking into some sort of rain protector. There are things I avoid; salt water and sand as they are more harmful. I would not have my gear sprayed by sand the way I did with mud when I took some of the photos last weekend.

Andrew, I am sorry for your loss.