What's the highest point you've ever gone to, in order to shoot a photograph?
Dec 15, 2017 00:09:43 #
The word "climb" was originally going to be in here, but, I decided, perhaps, I'd leave that part open, so you could fill in the details ....
Dec 15, 2017 00:50:27 #
Hanging out a helicopter at 9000 ft over downtown Dallas shooting to the rear of copter.
Dec 15, 2017 00:53:52 #
Chris T wrote:
The word "climb" was originally going to be in here, but, I decided, perhaps, I'd leave that part open, so you could fill in the details ....
On foot: 14,000+ feet to the top of several "fourteeners" in Colorado.
Does a bush plane to near the top of Denali count?
Dec 15, 2017 00:54:45 #
lightcatcher wrote:
Hanging out a helicopter at 9000 ft over downtown Dallas shooting to the rear of copter.
And WHY were you doing that, LC?
Dec 15, 2017 00:58:30 #
fantom wrote:
On foot: 14,000+ feet to the top of several "fourteeners" in Colorado.
Does a bush plane to near the top of Denali count?
Does a bush plane to near the top of Denali count?
It does, if it does - to you, Fantom ....
Tell me, which was the better experience for you - climbing up 14,000 ft. high mountains in Colorado, or flying past Mt. McKinley?
Dec 15, 2017 01:00:14 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
On top of scaffold on Goldfields House , Sydney Harbour photographing the Opera House under construction and the Liner SS Oriana. No safety rope in those days and wind gusting to 25 knots (found out that after I got back to ground level). Cameras were Rollieflex 2.8E, Mamiya C3 and a (Brand New) Pentax SV which was not insured at that time.
Dec 15, 2017 01:04:16 #
coullone wrote:
On top of scaffold on Goldfields House , Sydney Harbour photographing the Opera House under construction and the Liner SS Oriana. No safety rope in those days and wind gusting to 25 knots (found out that after I got back to ground level). Cameras were Rollieflex 2.8E, Mamiya C3 and a (Brand New) Pentax SV which was not insured at that time.
Did you get some nice shots of it, Coullone?
If so ... care to share some, here?
Dec 15, 2017 01:09:15 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
Not very high but 'interesting' hanging out of a Cessna with its door removed photographing river and stream estuaries on infra red film to try and track pollution just off of the New South Wales Coast (30 km south of Sydney. On the final approach an oil pipe developed a leak which sprayed oil over the wind screen so the pilot had to land 'blind' looking out of my door. Sydney international had to wait for us to land. The guy in the back seat, a Uni professor who the project was for, never ever flew again, don't know why.
Dec 15, 2017 01:13:00 #
coullone wrote:
Not very high but 'interesting' hanging out of a C... (show quote)
Maybe, some of the oil sprayed past into his face ....
Dec 15, 2017 01:14:02 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
Yes I did get excellent series. Still got a couple of Kodachromes which I will scan and Post. Just got to check through about 20,000 photos to find them. Much easier since digital and products like Aperture and LightRoom.
Dec 15, 2017 01:18:00 #
coullone wrote:
Yes I did get excellent series. Still got a couple of Kodachromes which I will scan and Post. Just got to check through about 20,000 photos to find them. Much easier since digital and products like Aperture and LightRoom.
20,000, huh? ... Well, take your time ... I have a few minutes!!!!
Dec 15, 2017 01:23:06 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
We were both covered, but I was wearing goggles so was able see a little more than him. He took it all in his stride but did say after even a low hours aircraft has minor problems. Hate to be in a 'Major Problem'.
Only once before had I an incident in an Light Aircraft and the was in a 1948 Auster J2 which lost power on take off. A WW2 bomber feels has very long runways for which we were very thankful. The Auster lands at 35 Knots so it was not a real problem, however the pilot had only 60 hours said he learnt a lot Very Quickly.
Only once before had I an incident in an Light Aircraft and the was in a 1948 Auster J2 which lost power on take off. A WW2 bomber feels has very long runways for which we were very thankful. The Auster lands at 35 Knots so it was not a real problem, however the pilot had only 60 hours said he learnt a lot Very Quickly.
Dec 15, 2017 01:25:44 #
Chris T wrote:
And WHY were you doing that, LC?
Photo assignment.
Dec 15, 2017 01:34:27 #
lightcatcher wrote:
Photo assignment.
The photo assignment was to shoot the inside of a helicopter at 9000' huh, LC?
Dec 15, 2017 01:37:58 #
coullone wrote:
We were both covered, but I was wearing goggles so... (show quote)
Oh, I see ... so the rear seat passenger DID get sprayed with oil, then ... as well as you .... oh, dear ...
Couple of word misplacements here, Coullone ...
a) He took it all in his stride but did say after even a low hours
b) A WW2 bomber feels has very long runways
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