I think I mentioned that Tuesday I broke my Camera, I'd just recorded the Gandha B on the left, noticed that I'd gotten pretty deep and was tempted to try and take my feet to the floor next time around. While setting up the camera it fell, landed on the lens, and that was that. I took it as a bad omen so gave the 2nd Gandha a miss. Most of the videos and photo's on this and my Vinyasa Krama sister blog where taken on that camera, it's worked hard, I'm a little sad about it.
RIP Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 and thank-you.
The best thing about that camera was the wide angled lens that allowed me to shoot indoors in a tiny yoga room. The replacement will probably be another Panasonic but one that allows me to record for longer, a whole sequence/practice perhaps.
While thinking about which new camera to get I took the plunge and grabbed a new Samsung Galaxy S from Talk Mobile ( 18 quid, unlimited Internet. Bargain). Love this phone, Apple who? Couldn't wait to try out the camera, so this is without any warm up, thus the lackadaisical lotus but you get the idea.
I'm used to a wider angled lens so going to try one of those stick on 'Jelly wide lenses' from ebay. It should arrive in a couple of days and I'll add a comparison video when it does.
That's the broken camera and new phone, what about the screwdriver?
So at work this morning, while trying to take out a rusted in screw on an old clarinet I buried a long, thin screwdriver in my hand ( bet your feeling your mulla bandha about now). Quite dramatic, when I pulled it out a jet of very dark blood shot about a foot out of my hand, never seen anything like it ( hope nobody is having breakfast). Trip to the hospital but it's fine best of all I got to come home and play with my new phone.
First thing that went through my hand as Comrade Ivan was bandaging me up at work was, 'I won't be able to practice', *2nd thought was, 'That's OK lot's of pranayama and chanting'. By the time I got to hospital I was working out how I could construct a one-handed Vinyasa Krama practice.
Nonsense how we live our lives around this thing we do, most anything that happens, it's like, OK, what impact will this have on my practice.
* I say first and second thought but there may well have been a "May you be happy, screwdriver, may you be well rusted screw.....".
So one-handed practice, suggestions on a postcard to.....
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When I read the title I thought it was about how you also managed to incorporate some Macgyver coolness into your sequence :D
Hope your hand heals fast!
Medea
Oh nooo!, my goodness so sorry Grimmly!, that sounds VERY dramatic. I was in hospital too today, but for more benign reasons, just checks no emergencies... I really feel for you. As per the no practice... well I suppose it compensates for all those moons and rest days you never take and you just discovered your brand new CD of mantras you love... so at least there is that!!!
I hope you recover quickly, I know you will
By the way, I am loving the CD
Sorry to disappoint Medea, Macgyver post would have been much cooler.
Thanks Claudia, am just being a big baby, it'll be fine in a couple of days i'm sure. Thinkink of going through a different vk sequence each day to see what is and isn't possible.
Your cd, did it come with the mantras/lyrics? If not then I have a post with them all coming up.
I dont call a big baby to someone who had a nail come out of his hand with a burst of blood... Gee!!, or should I say Jesus!, ok, dark humour there.
It did come with the lyrics and all, very beautiful cover work too... but I am glad you will be posting
Ouch!
Hope you get better soon. It is funny how the mind automatically jumps to, "How will I practice?"
I will also look forward to that post with the mantras...I've just got copies of the CD (i.e. not the cover or inserts). I've been googling each one and printing it out as I start to memorize it - and just hoping the translations I've pulled are good ones. Kristen
Dear Grimmly
That's a scary experience. I'm glad you were able to tourniquet or something the blood gush. I bought a super wide angle for my camera at your suggestion, but the cannon big camera allows for only 10 second or less delay from the moment of pressing the button, not enough time to get into a full expression of an asana. The small canon point and shoot allows one to set the delay up to 30 seconds, enough to be able to get into a pose. Anyhow, I might still attempt the photos with the super wide angle when the weather turns really warm.
Cheers,
Arturo
Yeah V, smarted a bit.
Hi Kristen, downloaded mine from Amazon and no cover art which was a shame. Claudia, does the CD have translations as well as the Sanskrit? I've got all the chants in sanskrit together but want to add a little about each one before I post them. Came across another CD called Morning mantras, bit of a new agish green cover and look to it but it's simple and the mantras are quite clear, little similar to Ravi's, heard it on Spotify.
Arturo, is your camera a real one or is it DSLR with a video function? I don't bother with photographs, too much setting up. I just record it as a movie then take a screen shot, my camera allowed me to do that. I find it useful because I can break down a jump through or drop back etc and see exactly what I'm doing... or not.
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