[Bachs]

What a day!
Up at 5.30am to get down to the beach and suss the job out.
Got some great shots then went clambering over rocks, slipped on a slimey one, fell down a crevice with the tide coming in, knocked the camera on the tripod into the rocks (the camera is still working fine) stuck my other hand out to steady myself and sprained my wrist plus bruised both shins and scraped the skin off them

I was lying there for 10 minutes with the tide coming in, feeling nausious with the pain and couldn't push myself up with the injured hand whilst keeping the camera/tripod above water level with the other hand.

To add insult to injury (pun intended) there was low cloud as the sun came up and the lighting in the shot below lasted about 10 minutes then everything was overcast.

BUGGER

[RobertP]

Sounds quite a scary scenario. Were you in danger or just working out how to get out without risking the camera?

[Bachs]

I fell down into a gulley with the tide coming in rapidly and just couldn't push myself up so I suppose I was in some danger.
The camera was the priority of course..they don't heal themselves.
If it was a 1d mkII I would have sawn my arm off to save it :naughty:

[Joe T]

Glad you're home safe and sound.

[Matty]

ohhh the drama! Glad you and your camera are ok though!

Nice pic

[Warspite]

The things people do for the perfect photo
Well it could have been worse - at least no serious injuries were sustained either to yourself or your camera

[CT]

The foreshore is a dangerous place when the tide is coming in. A fair number of wildfowlers lose their lives every year, partly due to under-estimating the speed at which the tide comes in, and partly to losing their bearings in the dark and getting encircled, so I don't doubt the situation was potentially dangerous.

I'm glad you're OK mate and that the gear survived. The shot is pretty good too, but how could we say otherwise when you had that much grief getting it? :icon_eek:

[IanC_UK]

Originally Posted by CT

I'm glad you're OK mate and that the gear survived. The shot is pretty good too, but how could we say otherwise when you had that much grief getting it? :icon_eek:

I dunno, i think i could play devils advocate

Bloody daft mistake to make on a coast, could have killed yaself, and crap picture too !









Heheheheheh Joking really, but you knew that didnt you

Nice pic, glad you survived to tell the tale with only a sprain and a few scrapes and bruises to show for it !

[Bachs]

Thanks gang.
It was quite fun actually.
I'm numbing the pain with a nice 12 year old malt tonight but can barely lift the glass up

Let it be a warning to anyone venturing out in the dark on your own with an incoming tide

[Mike Aiken]

I'm numbing the pain with a nice 12 year old malt tonight but can barely lift the glass up

That must be some big glass of malt if you cant lift it :lol:

Glad you've got our relatively unscathed, and like the piccie.

Mike

Originally Posted by Bachs

I'm numbing the pain with a nice 12 year old malt tonight but can barely lift the glass up

I started reading that thread thinking "Uh oh", then you continued it with "malt"...lol

I think you took that from your car window and thought "How can I spice this little beauty up with a little story ".

Just kidding. Glad you're OK. Shame there was no one else there to take photos of you falling.
We're a selfish lot, us photographers. One thing I have found is that when someone starts clambering somewhere potentially fall-worthy, all cameras get trained on him 'just incase'....gits...lol

[Bachs]

Originally Posted by Marcel

Shame there was no one else there to take photos of you falling.
We're a selfish lot, us photographers. One thing I have found is that when someone starts clambering somewhere potentially fall-worthy, all cameras get trained on him 'just incase'....gits...lol

I'm kicking myself now...I had the shutter release cable plugged in, I missed a great opportunity for a self portrait.
I'll remember next time though.

[dod]

Originally Posted by Bachs

I'm numbing the pain with a nice 12 year old malt tonight but can barely lift the glass up

You need to get the better half trained better

Glad you're okay, treacherous those rocks sometimes.