To make matters worse, I dropped my tripod (a gitzo like VBs) and one of the knobs got chipped. Ack!
But still better luck as compared to the guy 2nd from the left. The guy with the backpack hit his 16-35mk2 and 5dmk2 with his tripod. The set up fell, chipped the mk2, and broke the glass of the 16-35. Good thing he had his pentax with him and another lens for the 5dmk2. But UWAs are pretty much a travel prerquisits so... Oh and that guy with the tele at the far right? Hit his Lee filter by a wall. We just heard glass broke. And that was it. To think he had that ordered and mailed over here not to mention the fact that he was slapped with all sorts of silly taxes.
Yep, there were gear mishaps as well. Well, you gotta experience it soon enough. Damage seems to be directly proportional to the kind of gear you have. Hehehe.
But inspite all that, we continue, yes?
I'm not sure that there's a group like ours in our neck of the woods who have persisted for the past 2 years. It really is what we do, regardless. People drop in and out but there's really a core group that persists. I miss a trip out of the 3 or 4 laid out during the year and that's usually because I'm all out of leaves from the office! This one's special because it was our first out of the country. I hope it ain't the last one!
A magazine wanted to get our group for a sponsored trip with certain conditions on what to shoot and when to shoot. Our friend told the editor that we'd rather go our way and not be encumbered by rules. Purists
