The tide wasn’t as low as I would have hoped, today, but it was low enough to expose some really thick mud for about an hour. I exploited that window of opportunity and got very muddy!
The first image (top left) is the setup for the movie I shot. Here you see an exhausted swimmer(?) approaching high ground to take a break. Little does he know, he is heading for quicksand.
After shooting the movie, I had a few minutes left to play in the mud. The image on the right shows me, doing a headstand in the mud. I could have used a wider camera angle, but this happens sometimes when there is no camera operator.
The last image I’m including in this blog entry is the final shot, where I tried to capture some cleanup action. Once again, I didn’t zoom out enough with the camera (I was almost blind when I set up this shot), so all I got worth showing is the 15 seconds where I’m sliding across the mud to get to the water.
The spot I visited today is about a 4 mile, round trip, paddle. So, I got a pretty decent paddle and a vigorous workout in the thick mud. I’d say it was a good trip, albeit a little short. You know what they say, a bad day in the swamp beats a good day in the office!
By the way, the weather has been warm and sunny this week. You couldn’t ask for better weather for getting muddy.
Can we anticipate a video of your stumbling into the quicksand and your struggles to get out of the quicksand?
There will be a video or two. My video releases are going to slow down as the mud season draws to a close. 🙁