maxxnas
Posts: 22
Location: Bethlehem / Pennsylvania, United States
Registered: 10 May 2006
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The Things I Do For Money
Posted: 17 Oct 2006 at 7:09 GMT
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I thought I would post this as the forum members might get a laugh out of it....
I was asked by my township to do a virtual tour nearby a water tower. They were given permission to set up a microwave communications network on the tower. They wanted to make sure they had line-of-site to their target buildings.
What they didn't tell me was that they were sending me up a ladder truck to do it!
No problem I thought....I climbed down the length of the ladder and got into this little bucket. They handed my equipment to me (it was already set up) and proceeded to elevate me 100FT in the air.
What I didn't realize was that the self-leveling bucket moved with the slightest amount of wind and god-forbid you take a single step and the bucket would really start rocking!
So I set up my tri-pod and timed my shots in-between rocks (go figure). It was a nightmare to stitch but they were happy with the results.
I would have much rather climbed up the water tower and done the tour but the powers that be wouldn't allow it.
enjoy!
www.nastudios.com/towervr.html
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Daniel
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Location: Shanghai, China
Registered: 17 Oct 2006
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Re: The Things I Do For Money
Posted: 17 Oct 2006 at 10:30 GMT
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Great! This method is reative in Pano shooting. I wonder if you can remove ladders to produce a special scene which looks like just seeing from half-air.
Danny from www.Easypano.com
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Ken Warner
Posts: 356
Location: Mammoth Lakes, United States
Registered: 14 Aug 2004
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Re: The Things I Do For Money
Posted: 19 Oct 2006 at 0:17 GMT
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I know people who would pay money to be on top of that ladder --- with a bungie...
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TriggerHappY
Posts: 601
Location: vancouver, Canada
Registered: 21 Jul 2004
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Bravo
Posts: 213
Location: Athens, Greece
Registered: 28 Jan 2005
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Re: The Things I Do For Money
Posted: 20 Oct 2006 at 20:18 GMT
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hehe, excellent!
Reminds me of my younger days, used to do inspections of tv antenna towers, they go up to 2000' and like the ladder basket they sway several feet at the top. Too bad I didn't do panos back then, the views were spectacular.
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