How deep are you prepared to go?

I need some wellies so that I can get my tripod into streams etc instead of always taking the shot from the bank...
It occured to me that fishing-waders might be an interesting purchase and being able to take shots (from tripod) from within bigger rivers/lakes/ponds could have compositional advantages...

Anybody prepared to get wet for the shot?

Anyone go deeper than the knee in their photography?

I've always planned on getting a pair of waders so I can do a proper river walk

That's not what I wanted to hear when planning on carrying my K5 into the water...

I bought a pair of strap-on kneepads while re-painting the gallery the other month... They now live in the boot of my car but can hook them to my camera bag if I think I might be kneeling a bit...

Be very careful explaining that to friends after a few drinks

Closest I've come to really getting wet was a shot of Dunstanbro' Castle, two tripod legs 3 foot deep in water and the third on the rock I was perched on, had to crouch down to compose the shot and nearly got my backside soaked by incoming tide the shot's in my PPG.

BTW, Dave, you have heard of boats?

I can sell you a Mini-X kayak cheap and a Peli case for the camera when launching.

Have been up above my waist in a river and halfway across with my camera to get the right picture.

I have full chest waders and ALWAYS wear an automatic life jacket/collar.

The first example I could find:

I'm quite fond of scrambling over rocks in the middle of fast flowing rivers and streams, not very sensible, but it's the only way to get some different angles and shots that most other people don't bother with!

Shaun's already mentioned the Lakes; I usually come back from there with wet feet!

Regards
David

About three years ago I waded into the North Willen Lake in Milton Keynes to take pixs of the Hiroshima day ceremony, where floating lanterns are pushed off and float across the lake. I got some good pictures and it's just as well, because I got a nasty leg infection. The calf swole right up, I could hardly get my bike boot on.

It's a balancing lake; it holds flood water then releases it slowly, so there's hardly any current flow. It's clear until you wade through it, then it goes cloudy and stinky as you kick up all the stuff at the bottom, which sits there rotting for years on end and contains a high proportion of duck sh1t.

When I peeled off my trainers and socks, I discovered that fine particles, some of which were you-know-what, had got to my feet. Even washing my feet and calves under an outside tap and changing to clean dry socks and boots didn't prevent the infection.

LOL! Hence the need for wellies and/or waders (which seem to be fairly expensive)

You can pick up a reasonable set of chest waders for £50.

But if going into unknown water above mid calf make sure that there is someone else close-by and you have some sort of flotation device - it does not take much of a current to knock to you over.