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To the guy who invented lens hoods ...

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ootanaboot said:
I'm the idiot that would roll and protect the camera with my fall. However, glad your hood protected your camera and you came away ok'ish. Hope you back recovers. Gotta love woodlands, I do.
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Hey! Me too. About 10 years ago I tripped over a chain at the end of the road - in the dark and while walking at high speed. As I went down towards the pavement I raised my camera and tripod upward, increasing the downward velocity of my head, which struck the pavement hard enough to knock me out. Basically, I used my head to absorb the momentum to save the camera! It took a week for a slow bleed around the brain. Then I ended up in the ICU for 3 days & in rehab for a week. The camera was uninsured.

She chose wisely.
 
LOL, Great post. from 2 wheels to 4 wheels to 3 wheels. All good. Just keep on goin' and have a Leica handy. (y)
 
BobInBaltimore said:
Hey! Me too. About 10 years ago I tripped over a chain at the end of the road - in the dark and while walking at high speed. As I went down towards the pavement I raised my camera and tripod upward, increasing the downward velocity of my head, which struck the pavement hard enough to knock me out. Basically, I used my head to absorb the momentum to save the camera! It took a week for a slow bleed around the brain. Then I ended up in the ICU for 3 days & in rehab for a week. The camera was uninsured.

She chose wisely.
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Two typos render this even less sensible than I intended.

BobInBaltimore said:
Hey! Me too. About 10 years ago I tripped over a chain at the end of the road - in the dark and while walking at high speed. As I went down towards the pavement I raised my camera and tripod upward, increasing the downward velocity of my head, which struck the pavement hard enough to knock me out. Basically, I used my head to absorb the momentum to save the camera! It took a week for a slow bleed to develop around the brain. Then I ended up in the ICU for 3 days & in rehab for a week. The camera was undamaged.

She chose wisely.
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RBIV said:
LOL, Great post. from 2 wheels to 4 wheels to 3 wheels. All good. Just keep on goin' and have a Leica handy. (y)
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It reminds me of the riddle of the sphinx:
What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? ' The answer? Man, who crawls as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and uses a walking stick in his twilight years.
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Nice to have you here, LeicaEye!
 
BobInBaltimore said:
Hey! Me too. About 10 years ago I tripped over a chain at the end of the road - in the dark and while walking at high speed. As I went down towards the pavement I raised my camera and tripod upward, increasing the downward velocity of my head, which struck the pavement hard enough to knock me out. Basically, I used my head to absorb the momentum to save the camera! It took a week for a slow bleed around the brain. Then I ended up in the ICU for 3 days & in rehab for a week. The camera was uninsured.

She chose wisely.
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Eeee-yikes, sorry that happened to you!
 
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