Shattered!

So, I threw up a little in my mouth after this one! GOOOOOOD LORD! I almost died!

Let me preface this one a bit before you scroll down to the very very graphic photo..... {beware}

Ok, so we were at Disneyland. Everything is WONDERFUL. Having a blastidy-blast~
No lines, perfect weather, happy kids, not a care in the world. What could go wrong?

As we make our way to the Small World ride, my young 2 year old son is very excited to board the boat. Because Lukas is still just a little guy, he of course needs my help getting into the boat. I have my camera in my camera bag, slung over my shoulder. Lukas makes a very fast excitable move to jump into the boat, so I quickly have to bend down to grab his hand and make sure he doesn't fall in. As I do this, my camera bad slumps off of my shoulder down to my elbow and slams to the floor of the boat.
Taking a deep breath........ stomach getting a little nauseated... hands kinda feeling sweaty and shakey... I know this did NOT sound good.
Trying not to make a scene, I muster up as much composure as I possibly can and reach into my bag to find THIS!!!!
W A R N I N G!!!
GRAPHIC MATERIAL ENCLOSED!
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{Vomiting occurring right about.... NOW!}

AAH!!!!!! As you can see, the image on the left is very graphic!!!! I'm so sorry you had to see this!
The picture on the right???
WHAT A RELIEF!!!!!!!
I have NEVER been more grateful to have a UV filter on my big fat 17-55mm lens in all my life!!!
Not only does (did) this filter improve the quality of my images, it saved me a TON of money. Had I not had it on my lens, my lens would've been destroyed. The filter allowed juuust enough room between itself and my actual lens glass. Not even a scratch on my lens!!! Now, I'm not suggesting that filters will prevent epic failures from ever occurring, but.... in my case.... it certainly did.
WHEW!
Once the blood/color came back into my face and limbs, I was able to enjoy the rest of our Disneyland trip with my family.

btw. Nooo, that is not dust all over the filter. It's glass fragments. I would never treat my baby so cruel. ;o) LOL
xoxox