He could have worn a wet suit to help with some of the problems. I once swam under a ledge inside a cave with the camera in a watertight ammo box. It was 50 degree water 200ft under ground. I could barely hold my breath.
Repelling at White Rock with the camera, many hours in helicopters, planes (including F-16 Thunderbirds), trains, variety of boats, 20 hurricanes, tornado chaser, etc... the list is too long to keep going. Each and everyone of them was planned out before entering the "danger zone".
I think he is a thrill seeker and could have used some common cense to prevent diseases. I love the images, but I'm not sure about his methods of obtaining them. Maybe I'm too critical, but I'm still alive and well because I saw the doctor and got my shots before leaving the country and took extra precautions while in the bad situations. It's all about the planning!
50 degree water is cold Mike. I have been in the Little Red and it isn't fun. I agree, you need to be prepared for situations like this. In this guys defense there probably isn't an Academy Sports around the corner for him to get a wetsuit quickly.
It's part of planning a trip! He may have been on dry ground for months and figured out that the best option would be to get in the water. But he probably had ways of sending for wetsuit. I would guess that he had a support team of sorts to help him.
I bet he'll plan for all extremes next time. I did enjoy the images. But was it worth the doctor visits? I don't know.
Posted by John Moore on March 17, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Amazing photos though.
Posted by Darren Huski on March 19, 2010 at 6:03 AM
I got the impression he was in the water about 3 hours a day for several days straight, not that he was in the water 24/7 for 10 days.
On a different note, thats why I photograph rocks and trees, they dont move so fast, so I dont have to stay submerged for days to get an image
Posted by Larry Fischer on March 19, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Water is ALWAYS suspect.
Some forms of tapeworms present in northern climes will land an intermediary form in your brain, and then you're dead.
You know, I've had itchy skin after wading streams in the Ozarks but have never given it any thought. I don't know of anything here that would cause severe problems. Should we pay better attention or have we built of our immune system to years of wading?
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11 repliesRepelling at White Rock with the camera, many hours in helicopters, planes (including F-16 Thunderbirds), trains, variety of boats, 20 hurricanes, tornado chaser, etc... the list is too long to keep going. Each and everyone of them was planned out before entering the "danger zone".
I think he is a thrill seeker and could have used some common cense to prevent diseases. I love the images, but I'm not sure about his methods of obtaining them. Maybe I'm too critical, but I'm still alive and well because I saw the doctor and got my shots before leaving the country and took extra precautions while in the bad situations. It's all about the planning!
I bet he'll plan for all extremes next time. I did enjoy the images. But was it worth the doctor visits? I don't know.
On a different note, thats why I photograph rocks and trees, they dont move so fast, so I dont have to stay submerged for days to get an image
Water is ALWAYS suspect.
Some forms of tapeworms present in northern climes will land an intermediary form in your brain, and then you're dead.
Then there's Drucuncula sp., etc.
the fisch
3 months in the wayer don't beleive this one myself
Ditto to what Darren said about photographing rocks and trees!