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June 5, 2008
I just
published a photo book on Ref Foxes. If you're interested, you may
purchase a copy
HERE
April 12, 2008
A bit long-winded, but here goes . . .
I went to my favorite fox location this morning, hoping to find a few fox
kittens while there - it's that time. I had the camera and lens mounted on a
monopod, and I was about to cross a small foot bridge over a small creek,
something I've done dozens of times there.
The track slopes downhill to the foot bridge, and the trail is covered with old
leaves, and it was fairly wet and muddy. I stepped down with my right foot,
trying to be careful to place it firmly to avoid slipping. In the process, I
managed to step on the end of a fairly large stick. When I stepped on that end,
the other end lifted up and out of the leaves, catching my left shin about mid
way up.
It felt like a hand reached up and grabbed my leg. I had enough momentum going
that my body kept going even though my feet weren't going anywhere.
While I was falling, I very clearly remember thinking, "OK, if I fall this way
I'll land head first in the creek, knock myself unconscious, and drown, or I can
try to twist around and try not to land on my camera . . ." Everything else
happened pretty quickly after that.
I managed to not land head first in the creek, but I did manage to twist my
ankle and knee and tear a nice chunk out of my leg (I was going to include a
picture of that, but decided not to - I figured if I didn't want to see it, you
probably didn't either). Because my hand was through the strap on the monopod,
the camera and lens went down too, harder than I was hoping. I checked my gear
before I did myself.
The camera checks out OK so far. The lens has some marking on the hood, but
focuses and the later pictures look OK, but I notice that I have a mark on the
front element of the lens. I'm afraid to look too closely at it, so I put it
away for now - I'll check it later tonight.
The lesson learned? Well, watch where I'm stepping, obviously, and maybe I
should keep a filter on the lens in the future.
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