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Motorcycle Crash, thumbs and tripod appreciation!
Well a month or so ago I was having too much fun.  I went on a short kitesurfing trip on my motorcycle. Had an amazing day at the beach, took a few portraits at the Neptune's Net in Malibu that attracts all sorts of interesting characters. Well I hoped on my motorcycle and headed home. Great ride through the canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains. But then 5 minutes from home I hit a deer at about 60mph and went flying..... Here's the video of the accident. https://youtu.be/ZaykzE7P_XE While I walked away from the accident.... well actually got on the bike and rode home..... the only injury I had was on my thumb. Big nasty stab on the nickle of my thumb. I never thought about how important my thumb is while shooting...... (warning graphic image) Try using a camera when your thumb looks like this..... https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8178/2914 … 4c83_b.jpg and this was 8 days after the crash! I certainly appreciated my tripod and my assistant shooting two days after the crash Hey if you ride motorcycle ... get an airbag vest... It's a game changer Sep 22 16 07:00 pm Link I've almost hit several deer with my car. They cross roads without warning. Sep 22 16 07:05 pm Link yikes Sep 22 16 07:09 pm Link Your quite fortunate...Fred. Good that you had the equipment you had and the bike still working is amazing. Interesting that some want to make it about themselves. Hope you'll be posting more. You've been MIA for too long. Sep 22 16 10:24 pm Link good to hear from you again Fred, sorry about the thumb, hope it heals up for you. Sep 22 16 11:38 pm Link I watched your video. Scary as hell to see how quickly things can happen with no time to react. Without spoiling the video, I like your response to the guy asking if you were okay, referring to percentages. The air bag vest company should use the piece where you were talking about it saving you... and your neck. Powerful testimonial. We know how you fared, but how was the bike in the light of day? Sep 23 16 02:48 am Link Fred. Glad to see your still with us. Very lucky. We have a gazillion deer here in PoDunk. One reason I even hate driving a car at night. I had a deer run into the side of my car a few years back. I've missed your post on the forums as well. Sep 23 16 04:22 am Link Wow - yeah - it does happen that fast. Yearlings like that one, have no road experience or survival skills. Driving at night in Arkansas near my farms is a menace because of them. Hitting a big buck, has the impact of hitting a small refrigerator in the road. Tend that thumb carefully - that's a lot of tissue ground off - a joint infection you do NOT want. Now, I know that they make a deer warning whistle for car bumpers - I can't imagine that they would not work with a bike. #airbagtestimonials Sep 23 16 10:40 am Link Oh man, that is scary. I am glad you are OK. You need to buy a lotto. Sep 23 16 11:16 am Link Fred Greissing wrote: I can't imagine hitting or almost hitting a deer with a motorcycle, its scary enough in a car. Your thumb wound kind of looks like a heart. Maybe a message from a guardian angel. Sep 23 16 11:25 am Link Glad to see that you're OK, Fred - seems to me that you're a very lucky lad. You got your luck the right way - through planning. Hope we'll see more of you on here. Sep 23 16 12:06 pm Link Stay Young Photography wrote: I had not noticed that! I looked at it for a month... very close up too. Your right it is a bit heart shaped. Sep 26 16 04:27 pm Link Wow, death by deer, a coroner almost said. You have been missed on these forums. I think the only way you could take a better shot of your bike was with a brand new hasselblad. Sep 26 16 08:32 pm Link Zoiks! Glad you are ok. Sep 27 16 05:42 pm Link Vintagevista wrote: My thumb is all healed up, just working on getting more strength back and full range of movement. Oct 03 16 08:50 am Link Imagine if you weren't wearing gloves and leathers!!! Oct 05 16 04:59 am Link |
