Luminous Landscape Forum
Site & Board Matters => About This Site => Topic started by: Kevin Gallagher on July 21, 2012, 08:31:05 am
-
You will be in my thoughts.
-
Likewise. Get well soon Michael!
-
Together with so many who I'm sure are so grateful for so much from this site, where technique, skill and artistry are framed in human decency, a robust, rapid and full recovery.
-
All the best, Michael.
Jeremy
-
Good luck and get well soon.
-
Bloody hell, Michael, that's no way to spend summer!
I wish you all the very best for a quick recovery and by way of second-hand comfort, all I can say is that my own GP once thought that I might have that and his cheery words to me were that it's just routine these days, not a problem. Easy for him to say, and I bet he has no idea how close he came to an assault!
Take care,
Rob C
-
Michael take care of yourself and beat the cancer--I am praying for you.
-
My best wishes for a speedy recovery as well.
Eric
-
All the best for a speedy recovery, Michael. You will be in our thoughts.
-Ken
-
Best wishes. Hope you're back behind the camera soon.
Les
-
Dear Michael,
I wish you a speed recovery and hope you will be back at full strength at the Photokina show in Cologne mid September.
All the best
Marc
-
Michael, my thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. It can be beat,the body can adjust. I'm in year 3 post from radical prostectomy. Cancer sucks !
-
Best wishes to you and your family Michael. May you enjoy a swift and full recovery.
Take care,
-Brad
-
I wish you the best and fastest recovery man. Beat it!
-
All the best Michael.
Kind Regards
Tony Jay
-
Wishing you all the best and a speedy and full recovery!
-
All the best, get well soon!
-
Michael,
You are in our prayers for a total cure and successful recovery...Godspeed.
Bob
-
Michael,
So sorry to hear of your battle. My prayers for you, and for those supporting you.
Get well.
Stephen
-
Michael,
I know that you are facing a rough road ahead.
As a physician, I must deal with this challenge with my patients--and also with members of my own family.
My heart and my thoughts are with you.
Best of luck.
Know that all of us faithful readers are concerned and are in your corner.
David
-
Michael,
From you 13+ years reader from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I'm sending you my prayers and all the energy.
Godspeed.
-
Michael,
I wish you a speedy and full recovery, I am just recovering from prostate cancer treatment so I know what you are going through and I wish you all the best and a speedy and full recovery.
Alan
-
Yet again best wishes for your recovery, Cancer can be beat.
-
I hope you're recovery will be successful and that you'll be back in the saddle soon!
-
Take it easy and enjoy what you can. Sometmes a little peace and quiet in life is very helpful and creative. I'm into my 5th year post cancer with no recurrance sign so it can be beaten.
-
Dear Michael,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and friends.
Being diagnosed with cancer myself some 4 years ago, all I can say is that it felt like a "firmware update" making you "focus" on the real important facts of life and realise how big its "dynamic range" is.
I wish you al the best for a good recovery and it would be a privilege to see you at and reporting from Photokina 2012.
Take care,
Jaap
-
As you can see, we're all pulling for you Michael. I'm confidant you'll beat this thing.
-
Amen to all the prior posts.
-
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
-
Michael,
I join with all the members who have already written here, to wish you an excellent recovery and all the best to your family and friends as they surround and help you during this time.
Jean-Michel
-
Bummer. Best wishes on a speedy recovery. Keep a PMA and everything will be fine. You can't stay away too long - WE NEED YOU.
-
Michael
Wish you the best along with a speedy recovery.
Stu
-
Michael:
I hope your recovery is easy and fast.
I have visited your site for many years, purchased tutorials, videos and lessons and learned an immeasurable amount from you. You deserve a well earned hiatus.
I hope you will be back soon, healthy and continuing to inform, educate, and challenge as you have in the past.
Thank you Michael for all that you have contributed to me and to others.
Best wishes,
Richard
-
Michael,
May your recovery be swift and completely successful. We wish you all the best, and look forward to your reports and reviews in the coming months.
Joe
-
Good luck and a speedy recovery Michael.
Gary Campbell
-
Michael - Best wishes for a complete recovery. Thank you so much for enriching our lives through the tireless work you have put into LuLa.
John Gellman
-
Best wishes for a complete recovery soon.
-
Michael, best wishes to you and your family. I wish you a quick recovery and return to full health.
Matt
-
From a three time cancer survivor, I know that you will do well. Keep positive thoughts and have an easy passage to wellness.
-
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Sending you and your family positive thoughts from here in Maine.
Best,
Doug
-
Best recovery wishes from France too - and another occasion to thank you for all the great work you posted here, and the great place you made of your website.
-
Michael, all our thoughts and best wishes are with you -- beat that thing!
Mark
-
My best wishes too. Rest and relax and skip the stressful activities as much as you can.
Dave S
-
Likewise, all the very best Michael. Thinking of you from afar.
Jay (Sydney, Australia)
-
Likewise, all my best wishes, in the lack of better.
Hening.
-
Michael,
I wish you a smooth and excellent recovery. Concentrate on your health, take it a day at a time, and before you know it you'll be boarding the plane for Photokina and on your way to having a great time.
Dan
-
Michael,
I also wish you a rapid and full recovery.
Best regards
Erik
-
Michael,
I'm joining all the others to wish you a speedy recovery and I'll be thinking of you on my way to Lake Tegamami and wondering if I'm near Muskoka. Get well soon!
David
-
Michael,
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
All the best,
Tony Hilton
-
All the best Michael.
Take care Mate..
/Daniel Dahlmann
-
More wishes for a good recovery. Thank you for creating a wonderful, useful, entertaining web site for all these years.
Lisa
-
Michael, may your recovery be sure and permanent! You will be in my prayers.
-
Words fail at this point in time. So here's wishing a very speedy recovery.
Give 'em hell!
-
Best wishes Michael, get well soon.
Graeme
-
Michael, take care, enjoy those you love (and let them help you), and know that we large number of readers who visit your website regularly, and benefit greatly from it, are huge fans of yours and wish you all the best. --Barbara Armstrong
-
Best wishes from me too, Michael, although I haven't seen any announcement of your illness apart from the concerns expressed in this thread.
Best regards, Ray
-
All the best from a loyal reader for years from the other end of the world - Cambodia;
-
Best wishes Michael. As a20 year cancerI know it need not be fatal. Stay positive, keep family and friends near. I used visualization to give me somecontrol of things. You might try it too.
-
Michael --
Best wishes for a complete recovery. As with everything else you do, I envision you attacking this disease with considerable enthusiasm. I will keep you in my thoughts.
Matt Cox
Parker, Colorado
-
Dear Michael
I don't know if there is such a thing as a one way friendship, and I am sure I am not alone in considering you one, even though we have not met. You have had a positive effect on this 'serious amateur' and as a professional you have been very generous in sharing you experience.
Thank you, and Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
with warm regards
Victor
-
Michael,
Best wishes for a very quick recovery and a return to work.
JC
-
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery from Germany.
-
Get better soon Michael. You have a ton of fans out here rooting for you.
Rory
-
Sending love and hugs your way and to those close to you, Michael!
Mike.
-
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a return to good health, Michael.
-
Michael, very best wishes for a quick return to full health!
-
Michael I wish you a speedy recovery
-
Like many, I am indebted to Michael for all I have learned from his site. It would be a pleasure to repay the debt. Michael, if you need anything, post a flare.
May you have excellent health in the coming years.
-
Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery
-
Get well soon, Michael!
-
My very best wishes to you and family.
martin
-
Best wishes and speedy recovery Michael...
All the best...
-
All the best for a quick recovery Michael.
Best wishes, Derryck.
-
All the best from a fellow cancer victim. NO SURRENDER
-
Your site and articles have taught me most of what I know about photography. It's not about the camera!
I wish you a full and speedy recovery. All the best!
-
Michael,
You are in our prayers.
-
Michael, all the best. I'm confident that you will recover from this. Get well soon!
-
Michael; very best of luck in overcoming this challenge. Warmest wishes from Olaf and Monique.
-
I'm so sorry to hear this Michael...hope your recovery is good and fast and your back to doing what you love asap...thoughts with you, your family, friends...big hugs to you...
Morris
-
Michael,
The very best to you.
Rajan
-
BE WELL Michael!
Phil Weber
-
I wish you a speedy recovery and as with others, my prayers are with you.
Alan
-
Best wishes for speedy and complete recovery, Michael, from a stem cell transplant survivor and long time fan.
Don
-
Here's hoping that this health episode will soon be a distant memory as you charge forward in life's journey, Michael.
Stay positive, recover soon!
Best Wishes,
-
Hoping for a speedy revovery Micheal, you are in my thoughts.
-
All the very, very best for a speedy recovery. You've got an awful lot of people in your corner wishing you well.
-
Let me add my best wishes to Michael for a quick and full recovery. I have a family member doing battle with lung cancer right now. Cancer is indeed scary but can be beaten. Hopefully the power of everyone's good wishes will contribute to Michael quickly returning to good health.
-
You are in our thoughts and prayers. You do make our lives better. Fight.
-
Hope you feel well, man..
-
Wishing you a speedy recovery Michael,
You have millions of people in your corner and all will be here when you get back in the ring.
-
++
best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Larry.
-
My best wishes to you Michael.
-
Michael - All the best for a speedy recovery. With all the warm thoughts and prayers we're sure you'll be back on top of your game. Regards,
David
-
Its a relief to hear you are in recovery mode. News of the illness must have been tough.
Get well.
Pack away a fresh salad every day.
Get lots of antioxidents.
Review your pictures, they will make you happy.
I'm sure your family and close friends will be with you for encouragement.
Best wishes.
-
Micheal
All the best with the recovery
John C
-
Speedy recovery, Michael. Some of us are getting to the age when this type of stuff occurs. Modern medicine can keep most of us alive at 95% for a very long time. Best to you......
Victor
-
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery Michael. You are in our prayers.
-
Hope you have a speedy and successful recovery.
Peter
-
Michael,
Bon Courage!
Mike Coffey
-
Hi Michael,
Allow me to join the rest of the team to wish you all the best.
Kind regards from Tokyo,
Bernard
-
All the very best wishes for a speedy and effective recovery Michael.
-
This, too, shall pass.
Best wishes for speedy recovery.
-
Michael:
My best for a speedy and complete recovery. Be strong and think about the extraordinary enjoyment your singular creation--the LULA--has brought to huge numbers of people all over the world for the past 15 years. We are all rooting for you.
Best regards, Howard Cubell
-
let me add my best wishes as well
jlm
-
My prayers and thoughts are with you hoping for a quick and complete recovery. -Amin Sabet
-
Best Wishes, from Perth, Western Australia
Get well soon!!!
Henrik
-
Keep your chin up Michael and get well soon
best wishes
Steve
-
Michael, my thoughts go to you in these hard times you are facing. Get well soon!
All the best from Portugal.
-
All the best Michael. You've been an inspiration for a decade, and I count on you being that for at least another one!
And while I'm at it, please get started on a book so we can get a glimpse into what now must be a most impressive archive of photos. Maybe you could theme the book based on the camera you used to shoot the photos. I bet there are few people in the world can match your camera-CV.
-
Michael,
I wish you a speedy recovery and pray that you will easily beat this.
Best of luck.
-
Forza Michael, ammazza la bestiaccia!
-
For what it's worth Michael, my best wishes too.
-
Very best wishes, Michael.
-
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. You still have a lot of work to do in your life, we look forward to it!
-
Best to you Michael.
-
All the best Michael. I hope you still manage to take some photos of experiences, because as trying and unmotivating this time might appear, taking a photo every now and then is the ultimate therapy.
-
Michael,
Hope you have a fast recovery and get well soon. I'm sure you can fight this!
All the best to you and family.
Alex
-
Michael,
All my best. You are in my prayers...
-
Wishing you power to overcome. Quite a family you've built here, and we're eager to have you back.
-
Best Wishes Michael, you can easily beat this.
-
Fight hard. Win. Life's worth it.
-
Best wishes in this Michael.
Bonne chance man !
-
Michael, I echo all the kind words here.
As a physician and someone with close family members who share your experience I understand what both you and your family are going through. Although it may seem impossible at times, there really is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there, work through it and know that you have the thoughts and support of not only your family but thousands of others. Take care Michael.
-
My dad had cancer in his bladder 2x and got past it both times.
My hopes for a full and speedy recovery for you.
-
I wish you well.
-
Best wishes get better fast
-
Best wishes for a quick recovery.
Mary
-
Michael,
A Speedy Recovery! Sending you good vibrations.
You long ago pupil,
Paul Podell
-
Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery Michael.
Graeme
-
My wife suffered from cancer, we're happy together since then for eleven years now. Best wishes!
-
Michael,
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
Carl
-
Anya and I will be praying for you, Michael.
-
Here - Here
Where would Jeff be without his Mutt?
-
From my granite perch, in coolness of morning dew and first trills and cantatas of feathered visitors, staring through leaf and windflowers to tangling vine I wondered of the many others I could not see who were also in this unknowing, undefined next series of moments, the desire for strong defense while waiting in this uncalm. I can feel them, feel their heat , their touch absorbing friendship's balm, the spirit swells... the ethereal spirit of more hours to move unfastened, and now dear friend I add your face and smile and future fruitfulness to those I wish nourishment and strong winds of healing, strength rich in every vein and soon the return of unrepentant ebulliance, the Michael we know and love....,
My love,
Patricia
-
Best wishes and prayers for your recovery.
Jim
-
You'll beat this thing. All of us are sending you good wishes.
-
Michael,
Three members of my family beat cancer, and so will you!
Best wishes,
Paul
-
Speedy recovery Michael.
-
I would just like to add my voice of support to you and your family as you undergo and recover from your treatments. Your work will be greatly missed over the next few weeks but you are doing the right thing in giving absolute priority to your recovery. Go well!
-
Here's to a speedy recovery Michael. You have been a great inspiration to me personally and your site resources are simply the best around. Get well soon and looking forward to that mountain climbing video.
-
Adding my prayers for a speedy recovery. Hanging around LuLa and getting some of the videos (mostly lightroom stuff)
it starts to feel like family.
-
Michael, so glad to hear you are recovering from the surgery. I'm a lurker but I have to come out of my closet and add my best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Steve Nelson
-
The fastest you are back to your normal duties, the better. Stop thinking about of it, just have faith that you'll beat it in no time. Oh, and also try to watch lots of comedies. Laughter is an amazing therapy.
Get well fast. My prayers are for you.
-
Thank heaven your cancer was found, and you have had your operation. My thoughts and prayers are with you. wish you new health, and happiness.
Dave Lynch
-
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
JMR
-
Best wishes, Michael!
-
Yet another admirer and well wisher for a complete and rapid recovery. Keep up your "tumor humor" and recovery will go much easier. Another speaking from painful experience.
Very best regards,
Andrew Teakle
-
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery Michael!
-
Hoping for a full and quick recovery for you Michael, best wishes to you and your family.
Dave
-
+1 more for the fullest, speediest recovery, Michael
Best wishes
Jim Stewart
-
And one more wishing speedy recovery Michael
Maciej B. Markiewicz
-
Having experienced four bouts of major abdominal surgery over the course of a year (a few years ago) Michael's observation about being at home in his own bed again brings back very distinct memories.
Cliché though it may be, "one day at a time" applies particularly appropriately to this situation.
Get well soon Michael.
Roy
-
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and looking forward to reading your new articles.
Les
-
I add my voice to the chorus and wish you a complete and speedy recovery. The Lula site is incomparable and I am looking forward to the next video series with you and Mr. Shewe.
-
Wishing you a speedy recovery Michael. My Father had a radical prostatectomy nearly 10 years ago, the recovery process was a little slow, although he did overdo things trying to get back to normal a bit too quickly. He is in great shape now and cancer free. I hope your recovery is smooth and without complication. We are all looking forward to your future postings on this inspirational site.
Ben
-
I too wish you a quick recovery! My dad just had a very similar diagnosis two month ago. He also had his operation shortly after and tomorrow he's already leaving the rehab. I must say that I'm impressed how smoothly everything went with modern medical knowledge and technology. I'm sure you'll recover soon and keep enjoying life!
-
All of these responses are a real testimony to how much folks appreciate you and the Lula team and family.
All the best on your recovery.
Chuck
-
Michael, from one success story to another, wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery. You are in my prayers.
-
Michael,
that you may soon recover and be better in the sense of better than ever before..!
Pieter Kers
-
All the best for a complete and speedy recovery. Hope you can take advantage of the down time to refresh your creativity.
-
Michael,
Speediest of recoveries to you! I, too, am currently in a 6-8 week recuperation from surgery for cancer in my arm (fibrosarcoma). 2nd time for this surgery in 5 years. Just letting you know that you will recover and be back to speed. Like you, I can't shoot as I'd like to, but it's a great chance to hone post-production and processing skills In LR & PS and catch up on older shoots that have been waiting for attention. Always an upside!
Best to you,
Steve Hargrove
-
Michael, I went through treatment for stage 3 breast cancer in 2004. While recovering I saw your announcement for your 2007 Antarctic trip. Very aware of my own mortality as I was looking at the pictures from your previous trip, I decided that life is far too short to skip something as exciting as that. Though not at full strength for the trip, I participated in almost everything and what I learned and experienced on your trip left a profound mark on my life. Cancer can be a life changing experience; I very sincerely hope it can be as positive for you as it was for me. Thank you, you will be in my thoughts for a successful recovery. Diane
-
Michael
I wish you the strenght and the mental power to get over this.
There are still a lot good images to take and plenty of cameras to look at for you.
Get well soon !
with sympathy from Lindenberg
Stefan
-
Michael. Best wishes for a complete recovery.
-
Michael, your in my thoughts, hope all goes well for your recovery.
Luminous Landscape is a wonderful site. Thought provoking, educational and entertaining, a real credit to you and your team/contributors.
Steven
-
So sorry to hear about this. Wishing you well quickly!
-
Just commended you on my daily rosary. Get well fast, Michael. I want to see you rolling videos with the "Colorful Shirt Guy" again very soon.
-
Micheal, during the years the website, forums and videos you created have been very important for me and the information you've made available to the whole photographic community is invaluable.
I think I know what it's like to not be able to do what you really want/need to because of health problems (SCI since 1995) I sincerely hope you will soon fully recover and enjoy your private and photographic life for many, many years to come.
All the best, Peter
-
Let me join your many friends in wishing you a speedy conquest of your health problem, and return to normal life.
John
-
Michael, I wish you a speedy recovery and all the best! :)
-
Just adding my best wishes as well. So happy you got such great care, its very important for a positive outlook.
I'm a cancer survivor too! You can do it.
-
Best wishes Michael. Your one of the good ones, speedy recovery!
-A
-
Michael, I've been drawing on your site for 5+ years now. You've provided me with huge inspiration and rekindled my passion for photography which has brought a lot pleasure along with it. So please allow me add to the many other messages here and send you some positive vibes...I owe you a lot in return!
Best wishes for your complete recovery, Alan (Norfolk, England).
-
Michael,
Wishing you a fast and full recovery. You are in our family's heart.
Ciao,
Dave
-
I'm overwhelmed. Thanks you everyone for your thoughts, prayers and wishes.
I'm resting at home, watching lots of Turner Classic Movie on TV and looking forward to the Olympics to begin. Walking around the house as much as I can and hopefully next week around the block. Healing takes time, but I'm optimistic.
My very best to everyone.
Michael
-
Michael, you have made a positive impact on my life. Thanks to you, my photographic ability and vision have been expanded. A sincere thank you very much. I join the chorus of voices wishing you well.
Regards,
C.D. Rourke
-
Michael,
All the best for a very speedy recovery. You are been a great influence on photography and clear thinking therein. We await your return to full health and activity. Our thought are with you family also.
Best,
Brian
-
Michael,
Wishing you all the best. Im sure you will be wielding the iq180 in one hand and the D800 in the other in no time at all.
Cheers
Dave from down in NZ
-
Michael,
All the very best for a speedy recovery.
Nick Walker
-
Nothing original to say, so get well and stay well!
-
I’d like to join others in wishing and feeling the same. May the light and life of your photographs fill your spirit and add rock steady support.
Make a quick recovery.
Best wishes,
-
Get well soon Michael, we are all thinking about you.
Dave Hickey (UK)
-
I join the rest in wishing you a successful recovery!
Jim
-
I join the rest in wishing you a successful recovery!
Jim
Same here. All the very best
Quentin
-
I'm overwhelmed. Thanks you everyone for your thoughts, prayers and wishes.
I'm resting at home, watching lots of Turner Classic Movie on TV and looking forward to the Olympics to begin. Walking around the house as much as I can and hopefully next week around the block. Healing takes time, but I'm optimistic.
My very best to everyone.
Michael
Had to learn to walk again at age 41. Four years later I was backpacking the Sierras to 11,000' and twenty years later still at it. It was a long, slow, and sometimes painful road, but I refused to accept spending the rest of my life in a chair(wheel). The most important, and sometimes difficult, thing is to maintain a positive outlook...and laughter is the best medicine.
-
Michael, speaking as a cancer graduate, I wish you the best recovery possible.
Your excellent work has been an inspiration. Thank you for sharing all these years. It certainly has made a difference in my path.
-
Best wishes for a quick recovery,
... and thanks again for the website and all that great stuff inside.
Nicolas
-
Wish you the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. You, your video tutorial, and your website are what made me the knowledgeable, amateur photographer that I am today.
Many thanks and get well soon
Etienne from Malta (Europe)
-
May I also add my best wishes for a speedy recovery. And many thanks for this excellent site and the inspirational tutorial videos!
-
Michael,
Sending you my best wishes for a speedy recovery. Your site and videos have been a major influence in my photography, thanks for all you've done!
Darryl
-
Hope you're well and back soon!
-
Best of all...
-
Although I make it a point to read the forum everyday, I don't always check the what's new. Today I did and am floored at what I read. Michael, my heart and prayers go out to you and wish you the very best and hope for a speedy recovery. Get well. Get strong. And when YOUR ready, get back to us.
-
Although I make it a point to read the forum everyday, I don't always check the what's new. Today I did and am floored at what I read. Michael, my heart and prayers go out to you and wish you the very best and hope for a speedy recovery. Get well. Get strong. And when YOUR ready, get back to us.
-
Michael
A belated "get well soon!" 3 weeks ago I had hernia surgery, nothing serious like your situation, but in a sense I am feeling your pain!
I hope your up and well soon.
Marc
-
Michael:
All my (belated) best wishes for a speedy recovery and good health going forward.