ku # 593 ~ up in the air

40' above the shoreline of Pelham Bay ~ western end of Long Island Sound, NYC • click to embiggenIt occurred to me last week when I was picturing in the tamarack bog that I would like to have the ability to picture the place (amongst quite a few other places) from a POV about 30'-40' above the ground. That desire was intensified this past weekend when I actually had the opportunity to picture something from that POV.

But, here's the rub - the "tripod" needed to accomplish this death-defying photographic daring-do costs in the neighborhood of $740US (plus mileage) a week. The only way I can make this happen (and keep the wife happy) is to convince a client that they need a picture of something from 40' ft in the air.

Comments

[Mary Dennis]

So what are you talking about that costs $740 per week? A rental cherry picker? A helicopter? A set of wings?

[gravitas et nugalis]

Mary - a rental telescoping boom lift (that's kinda like a cherry picker)

[aaron]

for about $50 you can build a unit for kite photography...

we've got the wind up here for it on most days.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pat-n-mal/sets/1580868/