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Re: Cirkut Camera in a cherry picker


  • From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Cirkut Camera in a cherry picker
  • Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 19:32:08 -0700

YOu will find there is a lot more movement with a cherry picker or even
scafolding than a coal bin.  Pray for no wind, and don't breathe during the
exposure.

"Robert J. Lang or Hope Conley Lang" wrote:

> Has anyone on the list had any experience in using a Cirkut camera in a
> cherry picker or other lift type device?  I've been asked to retake a photo
> Goldbeck made here on Long Island some 60 years ago.  The original
> overlooked Mitchel Air Force Base and Roosevelt Field, where Lindberg took
> off on his trip across the Atlantic.  Goldbeck took his photo from the top
> of a tall coal storage bin.  A few years ago the bin was torn down, so I
> need to get up about 30 feet to duplicate the image.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Lang