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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/06/2008 05:49:57 AM · #1

I thought I would share my â��stupid thing I did todayâ�� I got home from work early today and thought to myself perfect, I can get todays make-up pic over with early! So I get this wacky idea to try and make a make-up clock. I realize that I need to get right above the set up (which I stupidly had already set up on the table).

So I decide to take my boots off while already standing on a chair and then climb up and stand on the table with the tripod over the set up pointing straight down. Well that was the plan. I have these new knee high boots that are hell to get on and off ... I am standing on the chair trying to take them off, why I don't know! One gets stuck half on half off, I'm hopping on the chair like a twit, lose my balance reach out for the tripod again stupidly because it was the first thing in reach.

Needless to say I went crashing to the ground along with the tripod camera attached the set up the light box and the backdrop! Ruined the light box! I am too scared to see if I've damaged the camera and the set up looked like a bomb explosion.

So I'll give it a miss tonight and make up (pardon the pun) for it tomorrow, while I nurse my now very sore wrist which was already hurting from other reasons and sore butt!

Blue Moon

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

06/06/2008 05:54:40 AM · #2

Ssdly I can totally see myself doing something like that. This is why things are better done in the morning after some strong coffee, when your brain is working (somewhat) properly :P

06/06/2008 05:56:29 AM · #3

Oops, I hope your wrist and camera are ok. Sorry about the lightbox. *hugs*

I had my own non-photography brain fart earlier this evening. I got hungry and decided to try a new boxed BBQ beef dinner I found at the store. No veggies with it so I made some beans, took it all back to my bed room and noticed my camera was in the way to set down beef, so I set down the beans and set the beef on my work table behind me...

Almost half-hour later I noticed my stomach growling more than it had been, and I noticed the smell of bbq beef in the air, and thought to myself, mmm, that smells really good. Damn I need to make something to eat, hey who is cooking at this hour. I want whatever they have. I looked down at the bowl of beans and thought oh, I have beans, those are kinda boring by themselves. What can I have to eat.

The A/C turned on and stirred the air, the smell increased. I thought damn I want some of that! Got up to go check the kitchen, and it was then I noticed my food getting cold behind me. LOL. I have no idea what the hell broke in my head. Needless to say I enjoyed my meal, once I had remembered I had one, LOL.

overclover

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/06/2008 06:00:46 AM · #4

Thank you *pouts and sniffs*

BeckyT

Nikon D300s

06/06/2008 06:27:48 AM · #5

Wow the things we do to get a shot. Sounds like it would have been interesting. Glad to hear you are not seriously injured. You are not stupid. We have all done it. Hugs

FocusPoint

XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro

06/06/2008 06:29:41 AM · #6

One word... "Parachute"

Always be prepared :P

06/06/2008 06:33:51 AM · #7

At least you are able to type, and didn't die or something. Things are just things, they can be replaced, bones can heal, a shot can be taken again, but nothing can replace a life. Be thankful you are mostly ok, and just let this be a wakeup call, shoot some nudes, hug someone, and be happy, it wasn't your time to go, so there must be something still worth seeing and photographing. :)

overclover

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/07/2008 12:16:49 PM · #8

True togtog, I've been in agony all day with my wrist. I can use my hand but doing anything with it at all is really painful. My wrist aches just laying still. I have broken this same wrist before and I think maybe just maybe I might have again. I'm waiting to see if the pain dies down in a few days if not XRAY time :((

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

06/07/2008 01:01:40 PM · #9

I am happy that your fall didn't put you in the hospital, or even worse. I think we all do things that don't make a lot of sense once in a while.
Good luck with your recovery. I hope that your camera is ok where you can shoot a post a shot of the disaster scene for us.
Again, glad to hear that you are going to be all right, though it may take a while.
Maybe a shot from one of my "duh, what was I thinking" moments will bring you a smile for a minute. What worries me now is that I want to go back and shoot the scene again, and do a better job of getting focus and settings right.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

06/07/2008 01:02:35 PM · #10

Originally posted by overclover:

If you think even for a moment it is broken go to the ER, don't wait for a doctor. It can set improperly and be prone to reinjuring in the future.

I am very sorry you were injured *hugs again*. Get yourself checked out!

colorcarnival

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

06/07/2008 01:06:21 PM · #11

You crazy woman lol. I've been following along with your makeup pics and they've been fun to see. This one obviously was going to be out of this world. :) I hope you go get that wrist checked out and that everything is ok!

tnun

Ricoh GR III

Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC

06/07/2008 01:09:43 PM · #12

Really sorry for your wrist and butt. These stupidest things really do happen when photographing: I try to remember this whenever I pick up my camera! I also suspect that my first instinct in a dangerous situation is to save the camera not myself.