Flowers and other Flora
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Jack Douglas said:
Well, I was out taking pictures about a month ago. I was walking in a ditch beside a highway on my way to the local lagoon to try for some bird pics. I was a bit careless and stepped in a gopher hole and turned my ankle over. It didn't hurt much, so I thought I only had a light sprain. I walked on another five metres or so and stepped into another gopher hole with the same foot and turned my ankle over again. It still didn't hurt enough to turn back home. I kept walking out to the lagoon, took pictures and decided to head back once the foot began to hurt more. Upshot was I walked on a broken leg for a good half hour. Didn't take my cell 'phone, so I couldn't call my wife to come and get me. I got a good lecture when I got back, plus a cast as a bonus. I broke the bottom tip of my right fibula. I've been non weight bearing for the past month and it's killing me. I tried crutches for a day. I'm such a klutz that I had to go for a walker to prevent a major incident. I'm not really very safe with the four poster, either. :'(
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dpc said:
Ah ha, so it was carelessness!
No gophers in my yard/pond but a week back when I was going to the pond when I should have been working (that's when the Tree swallow feeding photo was posted) I pulled on my hip waders in a hurry and went off through the bush (short-cut compared to field) at a pretty good clip. Toe caught on a hidden fallen tree and I went down with the 300 2.8 X2, head first and luck would have it there was another fallen tree that my knee contacted full force. *****, but my hand was up holding the large lens tripod mount (elbow hitting down) and the hood just contacted the ground slightly. Nothing broken (me and camera), just hobbled for a day.
Guess there is a moral to these stories for all thread viewers!
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:dpc said:
Ah ha, so it was carelessness!
No gophers in my yard/pond but a week back when I was going to the pond when I should have been working (that's when the Tree swallow feeding photo was posted) I pulled on my hip waders in a hurry and went off through the bush (short-cut compared to field) at a pretty good clip. Toe caught on a hidden fallen tree and I went down with the 300 2.8 X2, head first and luck would have it there was another fallen tree that my knee contacted full force. *****, but my hand was up holding the large lens tripod mount (elbow hitting down) and the hood just contacted the ground slightly. Nothing broken (me and camera), just hobbled for a day.
Guess there is a moral to these stories for all thread viewers!
Jack
Ah, yes. It's important to be aware of your environment when out in the field. I'm so stumble prone that I need to be extra cautious. I've taken that walk so many times that I should have been more than aware of our gopher neighbors. We've got them by the millions, and I mean that in the most literal sense. I've stepped in their holes more than once and tripped more than once without ill effect. The burrows are often hidden in tufts of grass or other aspects of the environment. Part of the trouble was my boots. I have very high quality hiking boots but they're old and the heels are wearing badly on the outer side of the sole. When I stepped into the holes, I rolled to the outside of my right leg and the boot didn't provide the support it once did. I've new boots. I didn't wear them for some reason. Probably because the old ones are so darn comfortable. Stupid is as stupid does. You were lucky with the lens.
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dpc said:
The grass is cool!
Only one year there but I sure missed Sask., especially given it was Moose Jaw where I bought my first (Ftb) DSLR. I loved wandering the semi-desert hills south of Moose Jaw (there was even blooming cactus).
Jack
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joe_r said:Playing around with Topaz Impression...a Japanese Iris:
Japanese Iris by Joe, on Flickr
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Makes a nice abstract.
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