Thanks, Tom. I thought about this shoot well before doing it...and I decided that if a rat was a-gonna do it, he might as well do it from rat level. It was actually kinda fun, crawlin around on the floor and seein stuff from a different angle.
Over the last 2 daze (and daze is appropriate for the state I'm in) I've been shooting the local version of the Autorama. First day I did a LOTTA low-level shots...which was the equivalent of several hundred deep knee bends and several miles of walking. Today I took the tripod and found that my knees and hips were so stiff from the previous day's fun and games that when I DID have to get down to a kneeling position, I considered calling 911 to help me get back up. ("I've kneeled down and I can't get up!")
This is just the first stage in my annual training for the salt. I've gotten fat and way outta shape over the winter, so I'm beginning my "rehab" so that I can survive the rigors of LSR photography (and if all the stars and planets line up, racing a different car in the 130 Club at WoS). I've gotta lose 40 or so pounds so I can fit into my firesuit...or buy a new one. Kind of a strange position to be in for a guy who couldn't (try as I might) get over 125 lbs until I hit the age of 40. Now I'm tryin to get back down to 150.
The "Rat's Eye View" thing was helpful in that respect. But I'm gonna need a day's bedrest after the last coupla days behind the camera.
Stay tuned for the next installment of the "rat's eye view." This one will assume a bipedal rat, cuz I shot most of 'em from a kneeling position. Yep, more deep knee bends. I think you'll like the next post, tho.
I'm exhausted, so I'm just gonna say, "G'nite."