Dumb Injuries

Vombatus · Jul 20, 2015

The last cave I was in had one side passage called the birth canal. The guide told me I wouldn't fit. She was right.

Baron Scicluna · Jul 20, 2015

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I was at a low-budget wedding of some friends. Low-budget as in, they asked me to be the photographer. I declined. They said, you have a camera, right? I said yes, but I'm not sure where it is, might be covered in dust in a closet somewhere. But they persisted. My wife and daughter were in the wedding party, so I finally agreed. The wedding was at the house of the bride's parents.
There was an empty section in my camera bag that could accommodate about 8 airline bottles of Jack Daniels, which came in handy before and after the ceremony.
The reception was in an enclosed patio at the house. Near the end, they are getting ready to cut the cake. I looked for a spot to shoot. There was brick planter box next the regular-height cinder block wall. It was a good spot so I could get above the couple and shoot down at them (and the dude was 6-foot-5, so that helped). So just before the cake cutting, I stepped up on the planter box, and grabbed the top of the wall to pull myself up. What I didn't know was the wall was double-thick. So when I reached up, I hit the middle of the top and there was nothing to grab. I came crashing down right next to the cake table, camera smashing into the ground. Totally embarrassed. That was the end of the photography for the night. I wasn't hurt too badly, I thought, thanks to the Jack Daniels. When I got home later, there was a big gash in my knee, blood trails down my leg into my socks, and bloody suit pants. The last roll of film (remember film?) wasn't any good but most of the rest of the shots were OK.
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Look on the bright side: At least you didn't crash into the cake.

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