Project365 - The Boy Scout Motto

Introduction

I was on Facebook this morning, and a friend pinged me via the Messenger app. He was lamenting that a pair of bald eagles were roosting in a tree on his acreage, but he couldn't "find" his good camera body & long lens ! Of course, I felt for him - it sucks not being able to take the shot you want. But - how do you "lose" your equipment ?!?

On my way home from dropping Pat off, I came across an accident. The fire trucks and ambulances were long since gone, and the police were probably waiting for a tow truck to come cart the wreck away. Fortunately for me, I never leave the house without a camera with me.

The Setup

Nothing exciting, my Canon 60D with the trusty 24-105mm f/4 L lens. I shot handheld from across the hi way, as the constable didn't seem thrilled to see me !

The Photos

Bear in mind these were entirely spur of the moment. Couldn't really even call them Street Photography, as there were no people in the frames.

When I first came upon the scene, I had a moment where all I could think was "Whoops !". Truly, I hope nobody was hurt, but I may never know.

As you can see, the van tore up the guard rail before ending up on its side, up against the pole. I suppose we're lucky the pole didn't come down too !

Lessons Learned

The motto of the Boy Scouts is "be prepared", had I not had my camera with me, I wouldn't have been able to capture these photos.

 

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