Close Call…
Several weeks back I thought I would squeeze in a spot of full moon photography so went to Freshwater Reserve as it is relatively dark and close to home. The aim was to shoot towards the sea with the lens hood on to minimise the light pollution from Manly. Three oversights on my part, no one knew where I was, it was 1am, and there was a king tide.
So, I found a spot to take photos well above the tide line, where I had been scoping out for the last 5 minutes. Needless to say I was knocked over by the next two waves, trousers ripped, camera bag and torch submerged and uninsured iPhone in pocket drowned. Lucky for me I didn’t have the chance to get my camera out, the camera bag is ‘water proof’, my torch works underwater (nice!), and the currents didn’t drag me out and over the edge. Anyway a lesson that could have cost me more than a $900 iPhone….keep this in mind fellow photographers!
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