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High view of antenna workers

celar said:
Ah yes, that is Vincent Laforet's work. (Keep in mind, the photographer had to go even higher up than the engineers!) He wrote an article on his blog describing the shot:
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Being a photographer I was going to make the same comment, but you beat me to it. Some people just don't fathom the idea that the photographers usually put their lives at risk just as much as the subjects they are documenting. For me, I'll shoot anything, if I don't have to go more than three feet above the ground.

Dennis
 
Looks like ERI's Tom Silliman on the right. Not sure who on the left.

One of the most iconic tower photos I've ever seen was of Tom replacing the beacon on ESB, photographed by Joe McNally, and published in National Geographic Magazine.

Photographer McNally, has a whole series of high-up photos in New York, including Empire and the late, great, World Trade Center towers.

Speaking of late, great... the always gentlemanly Alex Smirnoff is also pictured on Joe's page.

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2009/05/26/getting-high/


Kind Regards,
David
 
David Reaves said:
One of the most iconic tower photos I've ever seen was of Tom replacing the beacon on ESB, photographed by Joe McNally, and published in National Geographic Magazine.

Photographer McNally, has a whole series of high-up photos in New York, including Empire and the late, great, World Trade Center towers.

Speaking of late, great... the always gentlemanly Alex Smirnoff is also pictured on Joe's page.

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2009/05/26/getting-high/
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Thank you for that one, great pics and stories!
 
David Reaves said:
Looks like ERI's Tom Silliman on the right. Not sure who on the left.

One of the most iconic tower photos I've ever seen was of Tom replacing the beacon on ESB, photographed by Joe McNally, and published in National Geographic Magazine.

Photographer McNally, has a whole series of high-up photos in New York, including Empire and the late, great, World Trade Center towers.

Speaking of late, great... the always gentlemanly Alex Smirnoff is also pictured on Joe's page.

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2009/05/26/getting-high/

Wonderful! Thank you! I've always had the highest regard for the folks that do tower work. I'm not sure if they're fearless, stupid, brilliant or some combination of all three.


Kind Regards,
David
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Well, they get paid $500 an hour. I would climb a 1000 foot tower and subject myself to multiple 50000 watt FM stations for that kind of money.
 
Nick said:
Well, they get paid $500 an hour. I would climb a 1000 foot tower and subject myself to multiple 50000 watt FM stations for that kind of money.
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And here I was always doing it for free, LOL!!

David
 
The 50kW's are all off when they're on the tower, so all you have to contend with is being 1,400 feet up over the streets of Manhattan on a mast that most likely sways a bit in the wind.

Moderate heights don't bother me, but there's no way in hell you could get me up on that ESB tower.
 
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