I don't post that much anymore, but I'm still there
I am still looking for a job (very close to signing for a new executive position...) and in the meantime I keep myself busy with photo assignments...
I had a fun one yesterday, taking pictures of people working on power lines/pylons from a helicopter, I used the 70-200VR on the D2x for the detail pictures and the D3+24-70 for the overviews.
This one taken with a D70s+18-200VR http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3663016798_939f87b5f3_b.jpg
We used a very nice light and small heli, the Robinson 44, very nice machine. The pilot used to be a veterinarian, who got his license as a hobbyist and he is now pilot for all kinds of industrial customers...
Good stuff Guy. I've been doing a bit of shooting this past year (for work) from a helicopter (landslide features in the forest). Aerial shooting is really fun.
As long as your new job allows for photo ops
Did you check with your veterinarian pilot that that particular R44 had the upgraded rotor blades?
Keep safe and keep on posting
Cheers
Tim
londonandlawso wrote:
Damn what scary work that would be, I bet they make very good
If my company is any indication, they are paid quite well but nearly enough! I was an electrician for a lot of years at the utility I work for, recently moving to engineering. I prefered to keep my feet on the ground and let the lineman do their thing. Every so often we got to read about a tragedy, but they were pretty rare.
Great shots, Guy. You get some fun assignments. Good luck on the job you are looking at.
There was an article in the New York Times a few days ago about how while college graduates are having problems finding work, some vocational trades are in high demand with not enough available labor and pay quite well. One mentioned were high-power linemen. Another was experienced welders. While they still make less than executives, when you factor in the fact that it's not unusual to leave college with $100k or more in loans to pay back, such careers are making more and more sense in today's economy and that we may have made a mistake in this country by largely eliminating vocational education
zoetmb wrote:
There was an article in the New York Times a few days ago about how while college graduates are having problems finding work, some vocational trades are in high demand with not enough available labor and pay quite well. One mentioned were high-power linemen. Another was experienced welders. While they still make less than executives, when you factor in the fact that it's not unusual to leave college with $100k or more in loans to pay back, such careers are making more and more sense in today's economy and that we may have made a mistake in this country by largely eliminating vocational education
Where I work, with the overtime every craft (electricians, mechanics, machinists, instrumentation techs, test techs, etc.) is up near a six figure income or beyond - some well beyond. And we can't fill the jobs. Seems odd when the economy is in the dumps. Maybe people don't want the hours, or maybe they don't like the job. Whatever the case, there has been a decline in people available for these types of jobs for quite a while. Could be sad when you can't find a plumber any more when you need one.
Hopefully Guy will soon be announcing that he got a new job.
