[LargeFormat] 65mm SA

Mon Jun 11 10:48:01 2001

I've got to say Les, your experience(s) sound much crazier than mine.

Regards,  Pete

>From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@ismi.net>
>Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
>To: largeformat@f32.net
>Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] 65mm SA
>Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 15:13:22 -0700
>
>I hate it when that happens!  Just before topping out one of the sky
>scrapers I was testing a remote control on a camera so I could be in two
>places at the same time. I arrived a bit early for work, took the
>elevator to the top and climbed the ladder to where the steel walkers
>worked. I clamped a borrowed f3 Nikon to the top of their box car that
>they use for a lunch room etc. came down to street level then up to the
>roof of each building North and South to shoot my normal pictures.
>
>On the second building, the wind had picked up and was so bad it blew my
>glasses off my face. When I got down and was ready to go and pick up the
>Nikon I noticed a lot of the workers still milling around. After a few
>minutes the orders came. "The wind was too strong for the construction
>elevator. If you've locked you gang box you can go home."
>
>  Well it was obvious we would have a heck of a storm that night and I
>couldn't leave the camera up there on literally the highest point of the
>structure. So up I went 39+ floors. It took the better part of 45
>minutes, when I got to the top the steelworkers were gone so I climbed
>up on the box, unclamped by camera and came down, but the wind took my
>hard had and glasses and tossed them accross the steel floor into a
>bucket. I left them. Came back for 'em the next day.  Oh and the remote
>didn't work.
>
>
>Some how I don't think the photogs on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
>issue have this kind of fun.
>
>
>Les
>
>
>
>
>Pete Caluori wrote:
> >
> > Interesting Les.  Before moving to Colorado, I lived in NYC where I did
> > Satellite Data Communication.  Doing that work, I often had to access 
>the
> > roof of many of NY's skyscrapers.  Yes, it's a nice view from up there, 
>but
> > it could also be challenging.  Once I was alone on the roof when the 
>wind
> > blew over the ladder I had used to get on top of the tallest structure.
> >
> > Regards,  Pete
> >
> > >From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@ismi.net>
> > >
> > >Pete Caluori wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > >
> > > > Les, I don't envy you your work.  Nice picture of the sewer!  Do you 
>get
> > > > hazardous pay for your efforts?  I think I'll take my chances
> > >photographing
> > > > during lightning storms.:)
> > > >
> > >
> > >Shocking! just shocking!   :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >Yeah I have to say this was my worst job in terms of the environment.
> > >Luckily I"ve been able to stay on the clean side of the department most
> > >of the time.  My lastest job is photographing meter pits-- effectively
> > >an underground chamber about the size of a typical tract house basement
> > >full of large pipes and a very large water meter. These are on the
> > >borders between cities so the Detroit water department can bill each
> > >city for the water they used. The city is rehabbing the chambers,
> > >installing better meters and automating the data (each of these has a
> > >cell phone so DWSD can call each and download the data)
> > >
> > >After the 10th pit, it's boring work, but there are 270 of these pits
> > >they want 10 pre construction photos and 12 post construction of each
> > >pit and from each photo they want 3 prints and a slide.  At $12 a print
> > >and $3 a slide I can't say it's not profitable, particlulary when we 
>get
> > >a good day and shoot 10 pits. With the extra photos I figure this job
> > >will top out at 7000 shots, 21,000 prints. I keep tell them they are
> > >going to have to add the Les Newcomer wing to the water board building
> > >just to hold all the binders.
> > >
> > >The rest of the work I do is construction, it's a lot of fun, getting 
>to
> > >run around on a construction site. I've gotten to fly in helicopters,
> > >ride in buckets of back hoes, and once they swung me out on a crane
> > >about 500 feet above Woodward Ave, so I can shoot back onto the 
>building
> > >during the topping out ceremony.
> > >
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