Re: Cirkut Camera in a cherry picker

[Colin Bullard <cirkutoz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

I think that you should do it in the same manner as E.O. did with his military
shots all those years ago. Forget the coal bin and build a tower then put your
16' cirkut tripod on top of that.........................just
joking.................however, I don't know whether you have seen the book of
his work put out by (I Think) Texas University Press? It shows a classic E.O.
pose.....for one of his military shoots he built a tower that looks about 80'
high and then put a 16' Cirkut tripod on TOP of it and the photo shows him
standing with his feet wedged in the struts of the tripod to get high enough to
focus the camera.........he was a man who knew no fear.............

Col Bullard
Melba Studios
Sydney
Australia

"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