Hey guys, how is everyone doing?
I know this post is a little later than initially planned, but stay with me on this. I’ve have been mega busy, with work, family, volunteering and the of course the phototog life. Today I’m sharing a with a little accident I had just over a week ago on a recent photography road trip .
A trip up north.
Just over a week ago I decided tag along on the family roadtrip to take in some sights and try to expand my portfolio of images which have been mainly concentrated to to my local area of Fife ranging from Dunfermline to an Instagram collab in Lower Largo.
We set on early as the forecast was simply horrendous with very heavy and prolonged showers expected. Sadly the forecast was correct and we (…..well I) got absolutely drenched. I’ve never been so grateful for my waterproof covers or my camera would of been a goner..
After a few hours of driving we arrived at the Falls of Foyers. As the rain persisted it became extremely heavy as I set off down the hills to try and get close to the loch.
All sounds good eh? Well……
Just before I reached the bottom of the woodland paths I lost my footing and went over on ankle, and had this unbelievable shooting pain in my ankle like I’ve never had before. Fortunately I was lucky enough that there was a tree nearby to fall onto after losing my balance.
Despite this, my main concern was my camera gear. Thankfully the camera body and my 2 lenses were unscathed. My tripod bag had however dawned a new colour along with the clothes I was wearing. I really wish I hadn’t of left my phone in the car, so I could of shared the state I was in. #covered
After brushing as much muck and mud off as I could. I tried to stand up, but my ankle was in complete agony whenever I placed any weight on it at all. At this point I decided to abandon the shoot all together and head back up the hill. Each step up the hill was agonising.
Therefore I decided to adopt a hopping technique to get me up the hill. The pain was unreal but I could see that my hopping style was gaining some interest as I was getting a few funny looks from the tourists passing by. To be honest I would have laughed too if I was able to see myself no doubt.
At the halfway point back up the hill, I noticed there was a viewing sight of a waterfall, so the photographer within me, ( remember I’m on one leg at this point) decided hop over the fence and unpack my camera gear. I not really sure how I managed to get the shot as staying still with a camera and 1 leg in the air certainly was a challenge.
After getting the shot below I continued up the hill and got in the back of car and iced up the ankle, this did control the swelling for a bit. We decided to head home but stopped for beer and chippy in Aviemore. Which has be one of the best chip shop dinners I’ve ever had.
It just goes to show photography can we more hazardous than you would think, but totally worth it!!. Also I seem to have a thing for waterfalls. Just love the sound they make. Anyone else like them or just me?
Fall of Foyers Waterfall