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Paul Jenkin's avatar

Some days your the bug and others you're the windscreen! Thankfully, no lasting harm done. Whatever your new gear is, you seem to be getting the hang of it quickly.

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, Paul. I already see the funny side of these unfortunate incidents.

TomatoJoe's avatar

Awesome photos awesome story keep up the great work. I’m expecting some new gear as well. Should be here by Tuesday or Thursday.

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, Joe! The inner child of mine prefers anticipating the delivery for some reason. I bought mine in store. There's for some reason less of a thrill. Good luck with your new gear!

KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

Cool shots but YOWCH for the outset of your post.

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks! I was cursing everything after the first one, and come the second one, I was like: sure, why not?

Vincent Wagenaar's avatar

Freak accidents happen and sometimes some good comes out of it...like photos in and around museums with a new piece of gear (a lens? a camera bag? "there'd be nothing ground breaking") but with even more prosaic captions, like "light on stairs" and "painting and chair" (although further on in the post, you actually added a 'personal' touch with "gallery of the unsettling"). It's only a matter of time before you will replace all of your captions with "photo" or quit using them altogether, which comes down to the same thing. No, seriously, I like your "wood carving and man" and "paintings and people" a lot. Plenty of good shots with your trademark dark (but very human) touch!

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, Vincent. It was a fun week. It's a new lens. A 50. I was just testing the new one to see if it could handle my randomness. The museum was the place where I saw the Picasso exhibit, and I really like the spaces there. Will definitely go back and see what I could get with the new toy.

søren k. harbel's avatar

You know you are alive, when imaginary people pass through trouble to get to the real world, where the making of photographs happens, really happens, for real! 😁👍

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, Søren! Photography is such a human thing, I don't think it could ever be replaced by the artificial whatever.

perfectlight's avatar

so what is the new gear?

George's avatar

Sometimes things have to go a bit wrong to transition to a bit of right I suppose. Nice set of images Li. Museums in iffy weather times are always inviting.

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, George! Any indoor space here in Ireland is inviting given how much it rains.

Linda Blatnik's avatar

what wasn't you? oh... the person who had so many accidents. ok. we believe you. new set of bowls arriving when?

loved the pics, especially the corner of the pic you didn't like. haha

Li Chen's avatar

Thanks, Linda! I am boycotting bowls now.

join me in paris's avatar

I'm so glad these things didn't happen to you.. and I really enjoyed the pictures..

Hrish Chandratre's avatar

I had the ramen incident happen to me but it was Dan Dan noodles instead of the ramen

Juliette Mansour's avatar

Omg that was painful!! But your photos are wonderful!!

Dan Helle's avatar

If it helps, something that didn’t happen to me at all was slamming a finger in the heavy front door knowing full well that a finger was in the door frame of the now slamming shut door. How absolutely embarrassing for whoever that would have happened to.

For someone who had no incidents at all in a 48 hour span, you took some very nice photographs.