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"Sorry mate, didn't see you"
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I agree with human909
[you have no idea how surprised I am to find myself writing that, but have no doubt he'll be along to reiterate the same point some 25,000 times and everything will be right with the world]
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Casual Cyclist, it shouldn't necessarily be taken to explain why car drivers crash into cars. Its just one factor to take into account as to why motorists crash into cyclists, as well as motorists, among many, many other factors. Alcohol. Mobile Phones. Driver error. Seizures. Bad Judgement. Etc.
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Ah, the instant strawman. You weren't really hungry vs. something that has nothing to do with the subject at hand.
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+1. ^^
Those who dispute that "one can look but not see" are kidding yourselves.
Yes, it's a tired and poor excuse. Yes, it ain't good enough, but hey... It happens.
Go on admit it.
Why... It was only the other day you were looking for the butter in the fridge when you inexplicably happen to miss it, only for your (insert relevant party - mother, father, sister, brother, house mate, partner, wife, husband) to walk straight past you and pluck it from under your nose.
Just saying... Ye all a little too self righteous methinks.
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Woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Everybody else here is being civil and discussing amicably. What's your issue?
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You must be thinking of some other thread.
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I don't see too many playing the man rather than the ball
Riding bikes in traffic - what seems dangerous is usually safe; what seems safe is often more dangerous.
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Interesting topic and certainly a lot of posts in a small amount of time.
I agree that we do tend to scan when we look around, we even do it to some extent while on the roads. However, I think most people have some level of realisation that we do not always see what may be fairly obvious even if they have a bit of a look. But I might have a bit of a look if I'm walking to the shed in the back yard. I might not look too carefully because I know where things are and where they should be. I might occasionally step on a fallen branch or the like but it's no big deal. When I am in control of a motor vehicle it is my responsibility to look a lot harder. I think this gets back to people being too blase about driving. Driving is not taken seriously, it is taken for granted. What we need is an attitude change where people actually take the responsibility of controlling a heavy propelled object at speed with more care and attention. An attitude change which means that answering that ringing phone is not entertained because driving (and cycling) is not something to be taken for granted, an attitude which leads one to conclude automatically that answering the phone, not looking properly etc are options which are automatically rejected.
I will add that many years ago when I drove trams we used to get the old "didn't see you" line. They usually omitted the sorry as it was their vehicle which was a pile of rubble while the tram had a couple of scratches. I even remember a driver being hit when he was driving a decorated tram (110 light bulbs) at night. If people are blase about driving they don't see very large very well lit objects. Mind you, get drivers up front in a tram for a couple of days and they will learn in a hurry how to look properly. Controlling up to 50 tonnes without having the option to steer focusses the mind. 4 years of driving trams made me a far far more observant driver.
Unfortunately this is a huge change in attitude. It ain't going to happen at least for the foreseeable future. As a cyclist and occasional driver I know to take precautions. Especially in a car being predictable is one of the best things you can do. I assume cars won't see me but I also make damned sure I take action to force them to see me. Taking the lane where there is not enough space to pass is essential, followed by moving to a position when they can pass when it is safe - this is predictable and considerate riding. The worst situation I have faced was a car which turned almost on top of me at a roundabout and I had to take evasive action, she claimed not to have seen me. Since that time I tend to wobble my light if a car is waiting for me to go past (I have the very bright front light on and not flashing), the idea being that a bit of movement catches the eye. There are a number of strategies we need to take to force them to see us, and then try to have an escape route, unfortunately not always possible.
I still think though that people need to change their attitude on the road - people do get killed out there and drivers especially need to be less blase.
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Hopefully they also taught her to have a glance at the dashboard, or more specifically, the instrument panel somewhere in that cycle.
I agree with you that it's one of the reasons bad things can happen on the road, in fact I brought up something similar back here. (If you thought the blindness thing was eye opening , have a look at some of the other examples of where our brains can let us down in the linked blog.) Where I (and I think a few others) part with you is that it is actually laziness for the most part. Fortunately the solution to eye/brain failure or just plain laziness is pretty much the same from a cyclist's perspective.
Sure, this kind of thing does occur occasionally, but as the cause of the majority (or even a significant number) of SMIDSYs? I think perhaps not. And this is the reason I chose to jump in with the above quote.
Recently the authorities have decided that the margin of error on speed cameras is to be reduced, at least here in QLD. It happened a little while ago but there was mention of it dropping further a day or so ago. There was an outcry from a section of users of the roads which we share that rather obviously protested the extra income that would be generated via their entirely voluntary contributions (go figure!) but the reasoning for this problem, apparently, was that they couldn't be expected to know what speed they were travelling at!!! Paraphrasing one of the grabs I heard repeatedly, "It's going to lead to a lot more accidents because everyone will be driving around looking at their speedos." I kid you not.
Which is where we arrive at laziness. Most folk are stupid. Now before we all start getting a little hot under the collar - everyone is stupid from time to time (I'd qualify for a formal qualification if there was one) and in a variety of ways. Some people are quite stupid when it comes to schooling or preparing for life thereafter but develop street smarts to compensate, where some really intelligent people in specific fields can barely dress themselves, or comply with basic hygiene norms, or relate to other humans. And some people are just stupid a hell of a lot of the time simply because they can't be bothered to think. You get the idea.
It doesn't matter how smart you are in any other aspect of your life, if you get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive it on a public thoroughfare whilst affording this potentially highly dangerous and often fatal activity no more attention than you would sitting down to watch television from your favourite armchair, then you are stupid. And yet most people using our roads have been smart enough to pass a basic competency test which permits them to do so. Why is it that a lot of folk never develop a skill they use almost every day beyond that initial basic level, and indeed many drop back way below it?
I'm sticking with laziness. Honing your skills or having them refreshed like your wife did is fantastic. I wish more people would. But you shouldn't need someone to tell you to keep your eyes moving constantly in a moving vehicle sharing roads with similarly moving vehicles, many of them coming in the opposite direction, to have the best chance of seeing with the aim of avoiding all other vehicles, and other obstacles. Neither should you have to be formally taught that tailgating at high speed is a stupid and dangerous thing to do, or how to adjust your mirrors (or perhaps that should be that they are adjustable?) to obtain the greatest field of vision possible, or not to dart in front of a B-Double and slam on your brakes, or that you have to constantly be aware of changes in the speed limit and of the need to regularly check the speedo if you wish to comply, etc, etc. These are things anyone who can pass a licensing test should be able to figure out fairly quickly...the majority of people are not that stupid. And yet so, so many don't despite no doubt having all of that mentioned to them during lessons.
Or conversely, let's turn the end of your quote on its head: 90% (quite possibly more) of drivers aren't taught to sit behind the wheel and stare blankly at the bumper of the vehicle inches in front whilst running their brains in power saving mode, but so, so many do. Not thinking, or laziness if you like, really is the major cause of accidents.
And if you wanted to get all Judge Judy about it - doing something (not thinking) which is highly likely to end with a particularly bad consequence (damage/injury/fatality) shouldn't really be considered an accident at all. It should be called a predictable.
Agree, mostly, and it is something we all should keep in mind, but I agree with David above more. For me it's not an either/or. Make yourself as visible as possible AND STILL be prepared to not be seen, or worse, and that covers you for more than just the genuine times when this eye/brain aberration occur. Lazy brains (or those that aren't running at anywhere near full capacity ie. tired or altered or even distracted) tend to process information slowly, so even if you do register there's always the possibility that their brain won't react as fast as their accelerator foot.
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+ so very many. Sure the saccades thing exists, but the real issue is that many drivers simply don't pay anywhere near enough attention to what they're doing, whether through stupidity, laziness, or a lack of understanding of the reality that what they are doing is actually dangerous.
And a big +1 re speed cameras, if you can't drive safely while maintaining your speed you don't belong on the road. Have none of those people heard of cruise control for example?
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Last weekend I was driving along a section of 100kmh road and came upon a roadworks sign. 60kmh roadworks speed limit, clearly signed. I braked to de-activate cruise and slowed to 60. Several cars approaching from behind came up my rear, and flew by continuing at 100.
Blind? Stupid? Can't read the signs? Avoiding looking at the speedo and trying to drive 'safer'? Or just dont give a damn ?
Riding bikes in traffic - what seems dangerous is usually safe; what seems safe is often more dangerous.
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That's a neat trick. I missed the bear.
Visually, I was cued to be focussing on the white objects, so the bear in black passed me right by. Well, to be fair, it was really just another human dressed in black, not really a bear, so it's not quite as demonstrative as it seems.
It also creates a black and white world scenario, which the real world is not.
We know that the brain sends the ear twice as many messages as the ear sends the brain, so it's no surprise that the same thing might happen with our eyes.
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Just for clarity guys, I NEVER claimed this was 100% of the reason that drivers don't always see cyclists. I was just adding it to the mix of reasons that can be a factor at play and how to minimise THAT risk (without increasing others).
My two closest and most life threatening passes have both been while taking the lane. Both motorists took the time to line me up with great care, straddled my lane and the right hand empty lane, and missed me by inches.
I'm damn sure both saw me... And could have given me the whole lane but choose to have some fun.
If they had misjudged and hit me I'm damn sure it would have been a case of "sorry mate - I didn't see you". In QLD they would have got off with little or no consequences.
If they had done the same thing with a car and misjudged they would have been charged with dangerous driving, possibly had some license suspension time, seriously damaged their car with time off the road, insurance and repair costs, and possibly even hurt themselves.
Motorists don't look for us because they have no incentive to look. It's really only a sense of caring for their fellow man that they do, and for those that don't care there is no incentive.
Once you can climb hills on a bike it's all downhill.
Hopefully I'll know what that's like..... one day.
I agree with you that claiming the lane does not always work. But at least you would have had some room to move to get away from them. It does cross my mind when that sort of thing happens to look like I'm about to swerve right and give them a fright but I'm just not that much of an a***hole to do it
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In circumstances where I feel that sort of close-shaving is a possibility, I have done just this thing, a 'wiggle' on the road, but done when the vehicle is a good 100-200m behind. An effective pre-emptive action to generate road space. Works really well with truckies and pretty well with SS Commode bogans as well.
Riding bikes in traffic - what seems dangerous is usually safe; what seems safe is often more dangerous.
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Roads are public places and all users must expect to come across everything from multi-wheeled behemoths to stray animals to stuff that has fallen off vehicles to little old ladies on bicycles. In my opinion, with the exception of ninjas, not seeing a cyclist is an admittance that insufficient care and attention was being taken. If a person cannot drive in a safe and careful manner then seriously they should not be permitted to take their metal projectile onto a public road.
It would not be at all strange if history came to the conclusion that the perfection of the bicycle was the greatest achievement of the nineteenth century.
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Spot on.
When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments- Elizabeth West.
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Works for me, especially the blue bit
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Yep I agree. Yet the community has a strange standard in regards collisions with bicycles.
Some part of the blame for the accident is automatically apportioned to the bike just for being there.
Once you can climb hills on a bike it's all downhill.
Hopefully I'll know what that's like..... one day.
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Spot on comedian. After all the media coverage of my incident I received a call from a senior police officer who claimed to be a cyclist. He insinuated that I should not have been on 'that' particular road. I very quickly shot down that line of thinking because I had no real alternative and I had every right to be there. I just cannot believe the inherent prejudice that police have towards cyclists, even when they profess to be cyclists themselves.
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It comes down to the fact that traffic situations are 'fluid' , constantly changing therefore the driver 'glances' rather than 'looks' if the driver took the time to really 'look' in one direction, the situation has changed in the original direction etc.
It is not possible to take in the whole scene in one 'glance' and if the person tries to 'look' in both direction he will never actually get going, usually due to the fact that most people have no concept of judging the speed of moving traffic, be it a cyclist or another car. When they tell you they did not see you, they probably did see you but did not appreciate the speed differential.
I have interviewed many people involved in traffic collisions, a common phrase in many was " I saw him but thought I had time to get through "
To me it is about self-preservation, assume that nobody can actually see you..
( Caveat: these are my thoughts only gathered during 21 years of Police work and nearly 2 million kilometres of driving in the last 40years, your views will vary )
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I haven't read all of this but there are plenty of valid points. I have seen SMIDSY mentioned here plenty of times in the forums, when the reality is probably SMIDLP (didn't look properly). Just doesn't have the same ring as SMIDSY though. I would estimate that the majority of driver, probablythe vast majority are SMIDSY because they are not expecting to see a bike so we'd all better go for a ride now.
bychosis (bahy-koh-sis): A mental disorder of delusions indicating impaired contact with a reality of no bicycles.
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What that is telling me is that driver training is inadequate. Coupled with inadequate training there are some drivers who for either physical or psychological reasons simply shouldn't be driving. Having a driving license should be seen as a privilege and not as a right and one that can and will be taken away, possibly permanently.
It would not be at all strange if history came to the conclusion that the perfection of the bicycle was the greatest achievement of the nineteenth century.
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Decatur, Alabama
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Hours: The refuge is open daily from sunrise to sunset. The refuge boat ramp is open 24 hours a day. The office is open Monday-Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Recreation Opportunities:
Fishing is by far the most popular recreational activity on the refuge. Bass, white perch, catfish, and bream can all be caught in abundance in the creeks and lakes. The refuge maintains a boat rampand a handicap accessable fishing pier. Access to the waterfowl sancturary is limited to March 1 through November 30.
Second in popularity is hunting. White-tailed deer and feral hogs may be hunted as well as squirrels rabbits, and raccoons. Permits and special regulations apply; please contact the refuge headquarters for information.
A three-quarter-mile long trail leading to an observation platform is located across the road from the boat ramp parking lot. It is a self-guided tour with interpretive signs located along the route.
The one public access road located on the North end of the refuge affords numerous opportunities to observe and photgraph wildlife. Deer and turkeys can be seen feeding in the fields and waterfowl can be seen in the distance feeding on one of the moist soil units. For a better view visitors are welcome to walk the 3/4 mile winding trail to the observation platform which overlooks the moist soil unit.
More Information: Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Website
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
Eufaula, Alabama
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964, on the Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers (COE). The reservoir resulted from impoundment of the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia. The Refuge, lying on the upper reaches of the reservoir, consists of 11,184 acres. There are 7,953 acres in Barbour and Russell Counties, Alabama, and 3,231 in Stewart and Quitman Counties, Georgia.
The varied habitats provide adequate shelter for migratory waterfowl and neotropical migratory birds. Wildlife species such as deer, turkey, quail, dove, hawks, owls, rabbits, squirrel, otters, coyote, bobcat and beaver to name a few are present on the refuge throughout the year. Other inhabitants include large populations of reptiles, amphibians, insects and fishes. The habitat of Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge also provides protection for endangered and threatened species such as the bald eagle, wood stork, American alligator and the occasional peregrine falcon.
Location: The Refuge is located about 40 miles south of Columbus, Georgia and 80 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama. Much of the refuge lies within the city limits of Eufaula, Alabama. The headquarters is seven miles north of Eufaula off U.S. Highway 431 on Alabama Highway 285 (also known as Old Alabama State Route 165).
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More Information:Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Website
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Decatur, Alabama
Fern Cave NWR was purchased in 1981 to provide protection for the federally endangered gray and Indiana bats. It consists of 199 acres of forested hillside underlain by a massive cave with many stalactite and stalagmite-filled rooms. The cave has five hidden entrances with four occurring on the Refuge. Fern Cave contains the largest wintering colony of gray bats in the United States with over one million bats hibernating there in the winter. Bat experts also think that as many as one million Indiana bats may be using the cave and an expedition into the cave is being planned for the future.
Location: Fern Cave NWR is located on the western slope of Nat Mountain. From Huntsville, take highway 72 north to Gurley. North of Gurley, turn left on County road 500 just past where hwy 72 crosses the Paint Rock River. CR 500 is closed at a gate but access by foot traffic is still allowed. Follow the old road as it winds along the Paint Rock River along the southwest base of Nat Mountain and look for National Wildlife Refuge signs.
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com
Hours: Open daylight hours only (year-round).
Fees: All Refuge facilities are free to the public.
Recreational Opportunities: Wildlife Observation and Photography - Fern Cave itself is not open to the public due to the potential for disturbance of federally endangered gray and Indiana bats. Other portions of the 199 acre Refuge are open to the public. Public use is limited due to the rugged terrain of Nat Mountain. The Refuge elevation changes from the relative flat of the Paint Rock River valley to the 1,500+ feet elevation at near the top of the mountain. Viewing the bat emergences from one of the many cave openings is not recommended due to their remote location. Being on top of the mountain at dark and having to walk back down could result in serious injuries as there are no established hiking trails.
More Information: Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge Website
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Florence, Alabama
Key Cave NWR, about 5 miles southwest of Florence, Alabama, was established in 1997 to ensure the biological integrity of Key Cave, Collier Cave, and the aquifer common to both. Key Cave has been designated as critical habitat for the endangered Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni) and as a priority one maternity cave for the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens). Collier Cave, located approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Key Cave and within the acquisition boundary, is important to both species as potential habitat. Both caves are on the northern shore of Pickwick Lake in a limestone karst area that contains numerous sinkholes and several underground cave systems. The area's sinkholes are an integral component of groundwater recharge to the caves. The area directly north of Key Cave was identified as a potential high hazard risk area for groundwater recharge and this is where the 1,060-acre Refuge was established.
Location: Key Cave NWR is located about 5 miles southwest of Florence, Alabama. From State Route 20, turn west on Lauderdale County Route 2 (Gunwaleford Road). Follow Route 2 for about four miles and turn south on Lauderdale County Route 223 (gravel road). Follow Route 223 for about 1.5 miles and turn west on Lauderdale County Route 204 (gravel road). Follow Route 204 for 0.25 miles and the Refuge is located on the south side of the road.
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: Outdoor facilities are open daily, dawn to dusk (year-round).
Fees: There is no entrance fee for use of the Refuge. A free hunting permit is required for Refuge hunts.
Recreational Opportunities:
More Information: Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge Website
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Anniston, Alabama
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is currently closed to the public.
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge
Bessemer, Alabama
Public use opportunities are limited due to the small size of the Refuge and the presence of the federally endangered watercress darter.
Watercress Darter NWR, near Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, was established by the Service in 1980 to provide protection for the endangered watercress darter. Although the Refuge is only about 23 acres of ponds, mixed pine-hardwood forest, and a residence, it contains Thomas Spring, the original quarter acre pond where the species was described. A second pond was constructed on the Refuge in 1983 to provide additional darter habitat. The Refuge is unstaffed and administered by Wheeler NWR.
Location: Watercress Darter NWR is located near Bessemer, Alabama. From Interstate-65, take Interstate-59 South/20 West. Follow Interstate-59 South/20 West for about 11 miles and take exit number 112. Turn left at the second light on the exit ramp. Follow to the next traffic light and turn right on to U.S. Highway 11. Follow U.S. Highway 11 for about 1 mile and turn left on to Westlake Road. Follow Westlake Road for about 0.5 miles and turn left on Lakeridge Road. Follow Lakeridge Road to the first traffic light and turn right on to 4th Avenue. Follow 4th Avenue to the second traffic light and take a left on Division Street. Follow Division Street for about one mile and turn left on Eastern Valley Road. The Refuge and residence are found immediately on your left.
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: Outdoor facilities are open daily, dawn to dusk (year-round).
Recreation Opportunities: Wildlife Observation and Photography - Public use opportunities are limited due to the small size of the Refuge and the presence of the federally endangered watercress darter. Limited hiking, wildlife observation, and wildlife photography opportunities are available. Fishing and hunting are not permitted on the Refuge.
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Decatur, Alabama
Wheeler NWR, located along the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Decatur, was established in 1938 to provide habitat for wintering and migrating birds. Considered the easternmost Refuge in the Mississippi flyway, this 34,500 acre Refuge attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl each year and supports the southernmost and Alabama's only significant concentration of wintering Southern James Bay Canada geese. It also serves as winter habitat for the State's largest duck population. In addition to migratory birds, the Refuge hosts 115 species of fish, 74 species of reptiles and amphibians, 47 species of mammals, and 285 different species of songbirds. The Refuge is also home to 10 federally listed endangered or threatened species.
Location: Wheeler NWR is located in Decatur, Alabama, about 80 miles north of Birmingham and 30 miles west of Huntsville. From Interstate 65, take exit 334 and travel west on highway 67. The Refuge visitor center is 2 miles on the left and the Refuge headquarters is 2.5 miles on the right.
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: Headquarters - Open 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday Visitor Center - Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, seven days a week from October 1- February 28; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Tues. - Sat. the rest of the year. Outdoor facilities - Open daylight hours only (year-round)
Fees: All Refuge facilities are free to the public.
Recreational Opportunities:
More Information: Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Website
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|Early control of short hepatic portal veins in isolated or combined hepatic caudate lobectomy.
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|PMID: 22893464 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|BACKGROUND: Caudate lobectomy has long been considered technically difficult. This study aimed to elaborate the significance of early control of short hepatic portal veins (SHPVs) in isolated hepatic caudate lobectomy or in hepatic caudate lobectomy combined with major partial hepatectomy, and to describe the anatomical characteristics of SHPVs.
METHODS: The data of 117 patients who underwent either isolated or combined caudate lobectomy by the same team of surgeons from 2005 to 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. From 2005 to 2007 (group A, n=55), we carried out early control of short hepatic veins (SHVs) only; from 2008 to 2009 (group B, n=62), we carried out early control of both SHVs and SHPVs. The two groups were compared to evaluate which surgical procedure was better. A detailed anatomical study was then carried out on the last 25 consecutive patients in group B to study the number and distribution of SHPVs during surgery.
RESULTS: Patients in group B had less intra-operative blood loss, less impairment of liver function, shorter postoperative hospital stay, fewer postoperative complications and required less blood transfusion (P<0.05). The number of SHPVs in the 25 patients was 183, with 7.3+/-2.7 per patient. The diameters of SHPVs were 1 to 4 mm. On average, 3.4 SHPVs/patient came from the left portal vein, 2.2 from the bifurcation, 1.4 from the right portal vein, and 0.3 from the main portal vein. On average, 3.3 SHPVs/patient supplied segment I of the liver, 0.4 for segment II, 2.1 for segment IV, 1.4 for segment V and 0.1 for segment VI.
CONCLUSION: Early control of SHPVs in isolated or combined hepatic caudate lobectomy may be a useful method to decrease surgical risk and improve postoperative recovery.
|Zhi-Quan Qiu; Wei-Feng Tan; Pei-Ning Yan; Xiang-Ji Luo; Bai-He Zhang; Meng-Chao Wu; Xiao-Qing Jiang; Wan-Yee Lau
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Large numbers of businesses have filed for bankruptcy or had to suspend production due to numerous difficulties they face, especially in accessing bank loans. It seems the situation will be getting worse unless State management agencies take action.
Statistics show that more than 50,000 businesses have suffered major losses and many of them are on the brink of bankruptcy. In HCM City alone, more than 3,100 fell apart or suspended their production during the first two months of 2012.
With a large number of projects being put on hold or cancelled, manufacturers of building materials such as steel and cement are now in limbo.
Other economic sectors also face stagnation in production as the economic slowdown is leading to an imbalance between supply and demand.
What is the real cause of inefficient business operations?
An abnormal phenomenon
In a recent interview granted to VOV, Cao Sy Kiem, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, described the current state of inefficient business operations as abnormal and warned that the number of businesses going bankrupt is likely to rise further.
According to the senior expert, stagnant production is not caused by businesses themselves, but by external factors such as policies, the environment, and State management, as well as the impact of the global economic downturn.
He said as most inefficient businesses rely heavily on bank loans, the recent rise in interest rates has limited their use of this important source of capital, putting them at high risk of bankruptcy.
"Business profits normally range between 10-15 percent. If businesses operate on bank loans, part of their profits will fall into the hands of bankers," said Kiem. "There is no denying this fact, but it is not the primary cause of business loss and bankruptcy."
Though the credit market showed some positive signs of recovery in October 2011, its growth is not stable enough to shore up business production.
Vu Viet Ngoan, chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Committee, pointed out that in the first two months of this year the credit market grew by approximately 2 percent, far too below the target of 15-17 percent set for the whole year.
"Such a low growth rate makes it impossible for businesses to access bank loans," Ngoan confided.
It is no easy task to achieve the credit growth target this year, as exports are grinding to a halt with businesses being at a loss what to do in the face of high bank interest rates. Even worse, many banks are unwilling to lend money for fear of high risks of bad debts.
"The issue of interest rates should be addressed soon. If not, the situation will be going from bad to worse," warned Ngoan.
Business restructuring
Many experts insisted on the need to restructure businesses and dissolve inefficient ones in order to create a healthier business environment.
However, Ngoan described this view as non-economic according to the law of nature, since in a stable economic environment, inefficient businesses are soon out of operation and only successful ones exist and develop.
He said it is common knowledge that only 2-3 percent of businesses go bankrupt in a healthy environment. But it is unlikely to see the business sector falling apart when up to 30-40 percent of businesses face bankruptcy due to an unstable environment.
"This is a great chance, for not only businesses but also service and management agencies, even policymakers and the government, to review their performance to create a healthy and transparent environment for businesses," said the chief finance supervisor.
Trust restoration
Since July 2011 inflation has begun to fall steadily, creating a prerequisite for the State to adjust bank interest rates. However, lowering the rate depends heavily on the liquidity of the banking system.
According to Kiem, high interest rates put businesses at a disadvantage, and banks are no exception once they cannot take back loans from businesses.
"Banks are intermediary institutions. If businesses operate efficiently, they will pay back loans to the banks. By contrast, banks often run the risk of hitting the wall if bad debts are not disbursed," said the senior expert.
In addition, he said, large numbers of employees will be directly affected if they fall victim to business collapse. Certainly, they would become unemployed, placing a heavy burden on the national economy.
"This is a serious challenge to not only businesses but also the entire economy," said Kiem. "When a large number of businesses go bankrupt, the State will face a big loss in revenue collection, banks will run the risk of failing, employees will become jobless, and social security and order will be affected. Such happenings will have a negative impact on national economic development."
Kiem said the crux of the matter is to restore trust in the business community by ironing out snags for them, generating jobs and easing inflationary pressure.
"Following the success of anti-inflation measures, the on-going policy of lowering the interest rates is expected to stimulate the national economy, and this is a necessary step toward addressing the country's hot issues," said Kiem.
Meanwhile, Ngoan said flexible policies should be put in place to support economic growth and businesses as well.
"This means we should loosen the monetary policy regularly and cautiously, not immediately," said the chief finance supervisor. "It is imperative to assist businesses by axing the interest rates and supporting their tax payment, and to remove gridlock in the inter-business market to facilitate the capital flow."
At a February cabinet meeting in Hanoi, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung instructed the State Bank of Vietnam to reduce the interest rates to help businesses better access bank loans.
The government has shown its strong resolve to ease pressure on businesses, and the central bank has applied lower interest rates as of March 13. Yet, it takes some time to see if this effort will pay off in the end.
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text: Ok, I've been looking around and am thick headed or just generally confused. Obviously there isn't any software controlling the iPhone over Bluetooth and that's fine. It seems like the oS 3.0 should make things a little easier for that. My question is, if I don't mind plugging the iPhone in via USB, is there a software that will allow me to make calls etc over the computer it's plugged into? Generally speaking, I have to plug the iPhone in anyway to charge it. Seems like I always forget to do that at home until it's on it's last little bit of battery life. So, is the problem with software a bluetooth issue or is there something I can do over USB? Forgive me if this has been covered but, like I said, for some reason this whole thing has me confused. It's just eluding me a bit. :confused:


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Portraits from Outer Space— The work of Luke RudolfJuxtapoz // Thursday, 27 Jan 2011
In the Summer of 2010, Luke Rudolf exhibited his first solo show at Kate MacGarry Gallery in London, unveiling some abstract portraits that when looked at for extensive periods of time, began to expose figurative and familiar "human" traits. The look like portraits from outer space.
The London-based artists work has been described by "Each piece is an orchestrated drama, a controlled explosion that exploits the earnest daubs of the expressionist as well as the graphic immediacy of design. The paintings' relationship to art history is consequently far from reverent, as the remit of Modernism is satirically reversed to produce a monster of addition rather than the spirit of reductivism."


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Fifteen people, including 13 children, were killed when a bus carrying students on a trip to the seaside collided with a lorry in eastern Thailand on Friday, police said.
The smash is the latest in a series of deadly accidents involving buses in Thailand, where roads are among the most dangerous in the world.
Forty-seven others were injured in the pre-dawn accident in Prachinburi province involving a double-decker bus and an 18-wheel truck, the authorities said.
The students, aged between 10 to 14 years old, were heading to the resort city of Pattaya from the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Twenty-three of those hurt are in hospital with injuries including broken arms and legs, the Public Health Ministry said.
A row of bodies covered by sheets was seen laid out by the side of the wreckage of the bus, whose top deck was crushed on one side.
Police said the bus driver had fled the scene of the crash - a relatively common occurrence in Thailand, where safety standards are generally poor.
The cause of the accident has not yet been established, but the authorities suspect human error or a mechanical problem.
"The bus's brakes may have failed or the driver might have fallen asleep," Police Lieutenant Colonel Anukarn Thamvijarn said by telephone.
A recent report by the World Health Organisation said Thailand saw 38 road deaths per 100 000 people in 2010 - behind only the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean and the South Pacific island of Niue.
That compares with an average of 18.5 in Southeast Asia as a whole.
Friday's accident happened on a narrow stretch of road that cannot be widened because it cuts through a national park, said Nuttapong Boontob of the non-profit Thailand Accident Research Centre.
"The road is always busy with big trucks as it links the north-eastern region and the eastern seaboard where there are many industrial estates," he said.
Roughly 60 percent of traffic accidents in Thailand are caused by human error, according to Nuttapong, with poor road and vehicle conditions posing additional hazards.
Bus operators are required to provide seat belts, but passengers are not legally obliged to use them.
In December dozens of people were killed when a bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's north-east.
At least 20 people were killed in October when a tour bus carrying elderly Buddhist devotees fell into a ravine, also in the northeast. - Sapa-AFP
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|Sivelestat relaxes vascular smooth muscle contraction in human gastric arteries.
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|PMID: 21755354 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Sivelestat sodium hydrate (sivelestat) is a novel synthetic drug and specific inhibitor of neutrophil elastase that has been approved in Japan as a treatment for acute lung injury associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. It is important to determine how sivelestat affects hemodynamics and the regulatory mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle (VSM). We recently found that sivelestat relaxes porcine coronary artery VSM via selective inhibition of Ca(2+) sensitization induced by a receptor agonist without affecting the normal Ca(2+)-induced contraction. Although sivelestat relaxes porcine artery, its effects on human artery are unknown; therefore, the purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of sivelestat on human artery. In the present study, sivelestat induced concentration-dependent (1 × 10(-6) to 3 × 10(-4) M) vasorelaxation in U46619 (1 nM) and sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) (30 mM)-precontracted human gastric artery with or without endothelium, but sivelestat did not induce vasorelaxation in conditions of high K(+) (40 mM) depolarization. Sivelestat inhibited VSM contraction by an agonist and SPC, and it did not affect Ca(2+)-induced normal physiologic contraction.
|Hiroko Amemori; Yoshinori Maeda; Arisu Torikai; Mikio Nakashima
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The Ice and Snow World is illuminated during the 10th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province Tuesday December 23, 2008.
China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, once named Harbin Ice Festival, gained its present name officially in 2001. It has been held since 1963. During the Cultural Revolution it had been interrupted for a number of years, but resumed since 1985. It is held annually from January 5 every year and lasts for over one month. It is one of the world's four grandest ice and snow festivals, together with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival. The activities of the festival are rich and colorful, including Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Sun Island, Ice and Snow World (also located in Sun Island) and Ice-lantern Exhibition in Zhaolin Garden. There are many kinds of winter activity competitions, such as Yabuli alpine skiing, winter-swimming in Songhua River, speed skating, snow land football game and Ice Sculpture competition.
The 27th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is to be officially opened on January 5, 2011 and will last to February 28, 2011, consisting of 5 parts and over 100 activities, such as international ice-snow wedding, international ice-snow film festival, international winter-swimming invitational tournament, Asian Ice Hockey League ice-snow sports, ice-snow tourism, ice-snow art and many other exciting activities.
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How to Get There?
It takes about 3 hours to get to the winter festival venues from Beijing, including the flight to Taiping International Airport (2 hours) and taxi to the venues (1 hour). The airport is about 30 kilometers away from the city. There are buses between the festival venues and the airport. There are many overnight trains between Beijing and Harbin.
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From Monday to Thursday: 280 yuan per person
From Friday to Sunday: 330 yuan per person
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More Tips: It is extremely cold in winter in Harbin. In January, the average temperatures range from –13 °C to –25 °C. So tourists should dress warmly.
It is extremely cold in winter in Harbin. In January, the average temperatures range from –13 °C to –25 °C. So tourists should dress warmly.
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I'll be glad when this offseason is over simply because so many Michigan football players have been involved in off the field issues. Last week, we learned that both Obi Ezeh and LaTerryal Savoy were going to court for legal troubles, and now we get the great news that two more U-M football players are having legal problems.
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Quintin Patilla, 19, was bound over on a misdemeanor aggravated assault charge at the conclusion of his preliminary hearing in Washtenaw County District Court on Wednesday, said Ann Arbor Police Detective Amy Ellinger.
His teammate, Robert Thornbladh, 20, faces a felony charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, along with misdemeanor assault charges. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing later this month.
Both men were with a group of football players and were identified by witnesses as participating in a fight with a 25-year-old Ann Arbor man on March 9, Ellinger said. The bar was particularly crowded that night because of a charity function, and the victim and players got into a shoving match that escalated into a fight, Ellinger said.
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As far as the impact this has on the team, it really is minimal. Robbie Thornbladh is a walk-on and wouldn't have contributed to the team anyways, but he is practicing. Patilla, however, will probably see some playing time at fullback. He, along with one-time walk-on and now scholarship player Mark Moundros and true freshman Vince Helmuth will all be in the rotation at FB. Patilla probably isn't going to see more playing time than the other two, but we'll just have to see. Since the charges have been dropped and Patilla has rejoined the team, I imagine all is well from the standpoint of just being apart of practice.
Honestly though, what is with Michigan football players this offseason? Whether it is getting caught with marijuana, being in fights, getting a DWI, or exposing yourself, none of these players ever seem to learn. I don't mean to degrade the entire team as a whole since most players know better than to do something stupid like the things I just listed, but come on, if you're playing football for Michigan, keep your nose out of trouble.
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Well some of you may notice that i have changed my name, this is a simular to the manip i did on Relaxed but applied to a portrait.
What do you guys and gals all think is it any good or am i way off track with this.
Thanks for all you positive comments on my last upload as always they are very much appricated.
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Finding a different angle on one's Art is highly desirable and indeed Inspiring Tony but although the model is a beautiful apparition I personally ( Oh ****! Here we go...) find the Image is neither High Key/ Low key or correct?
It appears very flat on my screen with no contrast at all and does very little for the Beauty beyond.
Probably get a few eyes rolling Tony but I feel we as photographers on this site are going no where without independant but more to the point Honest comments ~ A photograph and Image for me has to evoke a reaction of immense emotion to obtain a response of passion and inspiration and appreciation, of which your studio dance portraits have but this recent line leaves me cold and deflated ....
I have commented as above Tony as requested and mean nothing derogatory to your usual Compelling and Inspirational work.
Kind Regards
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Bingo, thanks very much Rick, i have notice of late that no one seems to want to make really good critique on here.
I really dont mind anyone telling me this is rubbish otherwise i can not move forward, im trying some new manipulations in the hope of finding something i can call a style that is recognisable.
I am so pleased you have said what you have Rick.
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Let me give you a little background to this image it may help to move it forward.
This is taken against a white wall with ambient light filling in from both sides, i was very close to the model with a 24-70mm lens no more than 3 feet away at best, i used an ORBIS ringflash on the camera mounted SB900 set in TTL in balanced fill mode at 250th sec at f2.8 with auto white balance in manual mode adjusting only the EV setting on flash to correct the exposure. This is a tried and tested methord that works very well for weddings etc.
I have yet to take to the ringflash as it does flatten the image if you dont have light coming from other directions hence the reason for TTL in balanced fill mode. What i should have done in hind sight is add two more flashguns behind on both left and right sides to give some depth.
The manip is several layers filled with white adjusting the opacity and blending modes with layer masks to cut out the parts i want to keep, some layers are blured some are not.
Some Dodge and Burn is then applied as required to the eyes and other areas.
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Thanks Tony ~ Of late I too have noticed the lack of truthful responses to uploads in the hope of obtaining that additional vote of which, on initially joining EPZ, I was guilty of to the point of wanting my own work to be up there with the best...
However, of late I am confident in saying EPZ and it's following of several gifted artists has truly inspired and rekindled my own standard of Images to the point where I am actively taking Photographs every day with a passion to advance and so the votes are irrelevant compared to the Inspiration now instilled.
I personally will continue now to peruse the Gallery of EPZ as a means of enjoyment and leave constructive comments and in line a vote on images that have drawn an emotive response good or bad regardless of the reciprocated voting method clearly used on site...
Apologies Tony on using your Upload for today to air opinions that you have bought to the fore but think your point about not being able to progress without honesty is only too true and false voting is of no consequence in this forward thinking approach.
Good luck with your own creativity for the future Tony.
Regards Rick (Phew!)
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As they say 'you can't win em all', however I do think there is real potential in the image, look forward to see how you progress with this treatment.........Joe
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I'm not qualified to offer any sort of constructive critique on this sort of image but from a purely personal point of view I REALLY like it. The model is obviously stunning which helps but I do love the subtlety of the image and the way you're drawn to her very beautiful eye. For me at least it all hangs together perfectly.
If you want really honest constructive critiques try the Critique Gallery. I'm loving it in there as people seem much more comfortable giving honest feedback. I think a big part of it is that in the normal gallery you feel obliged to leave a vote if you comment so it can feel uncomfortable making negative comments. In the critique galley the complication of votes is removed so people feel more comfortable saying what they really think. Just a thought but it's working for me
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The eye has it Tony, excellent approach to portraiture. Ron.
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Like your possessing in this Tony, for me this is about the eye which holds your attention, and it works but then the more you look you see the hair that cuts across the eye and for me I think that would be better clones out.
Regards Richard
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Excellent High Key image () Like it immensely - the eye completes the composition perfectly.
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Bang on the mark for me Tony. I can see where Rick is coming from but I think its the subtlety of the image that attracts me to it, great eye contact and I like the hint of colour in the lips. I can also agree with Richards point about the hair across the eye looking better cloned out but in a way it frames the eye if that makes sense. Anyway that's what I'd say if it was my image as I wouldn't have the skill to clone the hair out.
Looking forward to more like this.
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Hi Darren
thanks for your comments, i would not clone it out but it is simple to do set the clone tool at a very low opacity, say 5% adjust the blending modes to lighten or darken dependent on which area you are doing and use a feathered brush building it up in strokes.
It really is easy that way.
I would use the background colours of the eyes with a soft feathered brush at about 3% opacity going over it gently till you can not see it. using blending modes of lighten or darken hue or colour dependent on the locations. build it up in stages the finish off with the healing tool at say 3-5 pixels. hope this helps
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Thanks for the advice Tony, I'll give it a go on an image of mine to try it out.
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Good advice about putting it the shark pool , erm Critique gallery I mean !
Its a stunner for sure mate , but the cheek under her hair seems oddly mis-shapen and Im sure you can see some smudgies round the lips.
I dont think its the brush opacity , 3% is good , perhaps the flow was a bit strong.
Last vote I get from you then lol.
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I really like this Tony... I don't think it looks flat as the processing and lighting attract the viewer to the eye along with the natural framing of the hair
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Me to Dave so i hope you have not taken my comment the wrong way. sometimes being "dry with our sense of humor" does come out in the wrong way, my comment could be misread if you dont know my "SOH", for that, i sincerly applogise.
Shark pool it is then
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Tony, I always hope I leave "critique" to an image that is hopefully encouraging or helpful....I cannot and will not comment on anything that is PS/LR related as my skills are next to nothing compared to someone like yourself and some of the other advanced/pro/top level togs on this site. It would be like trying to tell Eddie Van Halen how to play guitar when I all I can do is play Guitar Hero! So, I wouldn't dare. But my photos are aspiring to get better and better and I would like to take everything to another level and photos like this are a higher inspiration to myself and hopefully others on this site. Some may see things that others don't, which I feel has happened here. But there is nothing wrong in that, as thats the beauty and nature of photography. I know what I like, I can't say I know what everyone else likes, so I won't argue with any of the critique on here. But what I will say is that when I opened this image up, I was, frankly, quite blown away by it. I don't give "buttered up" comments to gather votes on my own photos....I know my own stuff isn't good enough and don't get that many votes anyway, so bugger that.....whats the point? But I WILL give comments that I feel are worth giving if I find an image inspirational.....and for me, this is one of them. Ok, there may be points that can be picked up, but for me, when you look at the image as whole, those things are things that can be dealt with and the image, on first impact, is really quite special. The eye makes it for me. Its tack sharp, it has a wonderful contact and beams out from under the hair. The lens may be the reason there is a lack of "depth" in the image and I guess, stating the obvious, changing to a longer lens might fix this. But when you look at it, with the tones, the colours (or lack of) and the DOF that it has at a micro level, its trully a staggering image. Just utterly wonderful and I for one, if I had taken this, I would have been bouncing off the ceiling......take this "crit" as you like, but for me, this is very, very special indeed. Nice one Tony, I hope to take images like this one day.....
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Thank Johnny, i really enjoy your critiques, they always inspire me to to better with mine, i have never been good with words or with a pencil or pen, and can not draw to save my life, i dont alway get it right which is what i think i was trying to prove here.
Thanks Johnny.
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I find this kind of processing very appealing and for this reason was attracted to this image instantly, I do however find the couple of 'hot spots' on the background are tending to spoil the overall effect. Other than that, It has inspired me to experiment with a few of my own in a similar way, and for that, you get my vote.
Great looking model by the way.
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Hi Tony, my shots are mainly wildlife so technically I know nothing about this field of photography. However, when I first opened the shot and viewed large I have to say I was immediately very impressed. If I do at some time decide to have a go at something similar this is what I would be aiming for,
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