{"id":4288,"date":"2018-07-05T11:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2018-07-05T11:29:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:29:58","slug":"independence-day-mud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=4288","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day Mud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4289\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It was hot, so I got immersed in the mud pit. The sun was going down, so my video ended up being really dark. There was only one angle I liked and it was framed really tight. In this scene, I am partially suspended by my ankles, so it&#8217;s easier for me to get my upper body immersed, and harder to come back up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4290\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m sorry these frames are so dark, lifeless, and similar. The image on the right shows the back of my thighs only, since my upper body and head are both totally immersed. I may release a video of this, someday, but I will need to re-shoot it. I have a better idea how to do it, now, and how to get some good imagery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4291\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I did have a good time. Just because the video was not so good, doesn&#8217;t mean I wasn&#8217;t having fun, struggling in the thick mud; getting buried, twisting, and struggling to catch a breath.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4292\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-04_mud-pit8.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When I started this scene, I didn&#8217;t know how it would end up, so the cameras didn&#8217;t capture what I wanted. In this last image (on the right), in case you can&#8217;t tell, I&#8217;m trying to get out of the mud so I can free my ankles. I am face down. My ankles are still suspended and my back is arched backward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was hot, so I got immersed in the mud pit. The sun was going down, so my video ended up being really dark. There was only one angle I liked and it was framed really tight. 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