I love shooting aerials. Sometimes a helicopter is not the right platform, sometimes it is a hot air balloon, often it is a tall ladder or the roof of a building. I own a sixty-foot tripod that does the trick when shooting with a remote. What I enjoy the most for low-level aerials are bucket trucks and genie lifts.

I’ve been working on annual reports the past couple of weeks and this image was shot on two days ago. A production shot to show the scale of where the location is and to shot how high I was above the lineman and power lines. It was a bitter cold but sunny morning. The guys on the line hung in there with me through all my variations in height, angles and subjects. My clients watched the proceedings from yoga mats on the grass in the sun or the occasional run into the cab of one of the utility trucks. (Gotta love Yoga mats, they are perfect for resting, laying down on the grass when shooting, or on a concrete floor or even, practicing yoga.)

Yesterday I had lunch with a group of photographer friends for our monthly dose of Pho Vietnamese soup and chatter about the industry. Most of the folks at lunch worked the Capital, Mall, Streets and Balls for the Obama celebrations.

Burnett told me about a new entry into his blog where he talked about old cameras and a tree on the White House lawn. It is an insightful and interesting read. He used a picture I shot of him by window light when we had lunch at the Explorers Club a couple of years ago.

David and and his Ermanox.