Popular Post fotografr Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) One of my first clients as a freelance photographer in the 1980s was a large hospital in the Midwest that was known for its excellent heart surgery unit. Shortly after I started using a Leica M system I had the opportunity to photograph an early morning bypass. Locker room by 6 AM, scrubbed in at 6:30, OR by 7. I was given nearly unlimited access, even being invited at one point to stand on a stool and shoot over the shoulder of one of the surgeons as a webbing was slipped under the beating heart so it could be lifted up while ice was poured into the cavity. The heart was then dropped back into the cavity and covered with more ice, then temporarily stopped for the grafting. Tubing had been inserted into the heart so that the blood could be pumped by a heart-lung bypass machine while veins from the patient's leg were grafted to replace the blocked arteries. I'm sure docmoore (Bob) has seen this so many times that it's routine, but watching and being a part of it made a lasting impression on me. I recall thinking at the time it looked like the whole scene had been choreographed. Two M3 bodies, various M lenses, Tri-X, Plustek scans Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited December 2, 2022 by fotografr 47 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/352195-coronary-artery-bypass-graft-cabg/?do=findComment&comment=4585648'>More sharing options...
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RSH-Photo Posted December 2, 2022 Share #2 Posted December 2, 2022 Excellent! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eab Posted December 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted December 2, 2022 Wow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 3, 2022 Share #4 Posted December 3, 2022 Superb set, and an honor to have observed. After getting out of the Air Force I worked at a hospital and documented several procedures. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benqui Posted December 3, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 3, 2022 Congrats! Really stunning photos!!!! Very well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted December 3, 2022 Thank you all for the comments and likes. As a young boy whenever friends of my parents asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, they were surprised to hear me say, "I want to be a surgeon." Unfortunately, studying in high school and college took a back seat to partying and girls, so this was as close as I got. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_valiquet Posted December 3, 2022 Share #7 Posted December 3, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) A great series. The first page does looked choreographed. Really superb. Regards. Carl. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6M6 Posted December 3, 2022 Share #8 Posted December 3, 2022 Impressive! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasstellwag Posted December 3, 2022 Share #9 Posted December 3, 2022 wow - this is a great series 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted December 3, 2022 Share #10 Posted December 3, 2022 I don’t like the series. . Scary subject. I know my broken thingy will get a more modern subtle relaxed handling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2022 Share #11 Posted December 4, 2022 11 hours ago, fotografr said: Thank you all for the comments and likes. As a young boy whenever friends of my parents asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, they were surprised to hear me say, "I want to be a surgeon." Unfortunately, studying in high school and college took a back seat to partying and girls, so this was as close as I got. You may have made the right choice ... I remember the very first day of medical school ... a student in one of the upper levels looked at me and said .... you know Moore ... truth about all of us is the we we smart enough to get in but we are all too challenged to leave when we discover what it costs us to run the course. None of us was the person who signed up at the end of the education ... some for better may for worse ... personally I would do it again in a heartbeat .... the discipline integrity and sacrifice defined my view of life and the struggle we all endure in our attempt to live an authentic existence ... when it is all said and done it is not the trophies we garner but the relationships we sustain .... and that can be done from any position or within any occupation we end up pursuing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2022 Share #12 Posted December 4, 2022 11 hours ago, carl_valiquet said: A great series. The first page does looked choreographed. Really superb. Regards. Carl. Choreographed may be a close description but really when things go well it is more like a symphonic orchestral piece that is very controlled but a bit open ended ... more Gorecki than Bach ... every participant knows their part and the timing is contingent on the previous movement .... each step in the procedure should evolve to the next ... and does if all goes well. Without that orchestration it would be a bit chaotic ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, docmoore said: when it is all said and done it is not the trophies we garner but the relationships we sustain .... and that can be done from any position or within any occupation we end up pursuing. I couldn't agree more. Well said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted December 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Alberti said: I don’t like the series. . Scary subject. I know my broken thingy will get a more modern subtle relaxed handling. This broken thingy was restarted and they closed him up. The next day he was walking in the hospital hallway and three days later he went home to his loving family. What more could you ask for? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 5, 2022 Share #15 Posted December 5, 2022 Somehow, I missed this set and I am glad I finally saw it!... What a great and inspiring set; the kind of superb pictures that we spect to see more often in a Leica photography forum!. 👍 👏 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted December 5, 2022 Share #16 Posted December 5, 2022 Like Louis, I had missed this set and only noticed it now. It's an amazing set of wonderful photos of a pretty scary subject, but I am really impressed by these M3 photos! Marvellous. Thanks for posting. Lex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Louis said: Somehow, I missed this set and I am glad I finally saw it!... What a great and inspiring set; the kind of superb pictures that we spect to see more often in a Leica photography forum!. 👍 👏 Thank you, Louis and Lex. I hope this is as close as any of us get to the procedure. Edited December 5, 2022 by fotografr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aram Langhans Posted December 7, 2022 Share #18 Posted December 7, 2022 Amazing series of photos and a nice story. Must have been fascinating to watch such a team do their thing. Are you familiar with Ted Grant's books on medicine? One called Doctor's Work and the other Women in Medicine. Had the opportunity to sit with him and talk for a few hours a few years before his death. Amazing. Doctors' Work: The Legacy of Sir William Osler: Grant, Ted: 9781552976036: Amazon.com: Books Women in Medicine: A Celebration of Their Work: Grant, Ted, Carter, Sandy, Finlayson, Judith: 9781552979068: Amazon.com: Books 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted December 8, 2022 16 hours ago, Aram Langhans said: Amazing series of photos and a nice story. Must have been fascinating to watch such a team do their thing. Are you familiar with Ted Grant's books on medicine? One called Doctor's Work and the other Women in Medicine. Had the opportunity to sit with him and talk for a few hours a few years before his death. Amazing. Doctors' Work: The Legacy of Sir William Osler: Grant, Ted: 9781552976036: Amazon.com: Books Women in Medicine: A Celebration of Their Work: Grant, Ted, Carter, Sandy, Finlayson, Judith: 9781552979068: Amazon.com: Books Thank you for your comments and the references. I wasn't familiar with either but will have a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huwm Posted December 9, 2022 Share #20 Posted December 9, 2022 to close to home for me but nice shoot that would be me in the 2nd looking over the blood brain barrier and suggesting they get a move on 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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