re: #77 kirkspencer

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nope. From the facebook page:
Brian De Haro I’m one of the Hoist operators on this job that brings these guys up the building. Funny reading all these comments/opinions .No, not photo shopped ! The photo is real. The L.A. city photo journalist was in a Man Basket, hung by the crane to get this shot. The guys climbed up the ladder Inside the Spire.
He uses Nikon gear with a 14mm wide angle lense to get this shot.

Now take a moment to think about this. Yeah, you’ve got five guys who climbed a ladder, hooked up their safety lines, and arranged themselves around the top of the spire. And that’s pretty good for spiking the agoraphobic meter.

But there’s also the guy behind the camera. He’s in this cage, hanging from a crane, leaning out to get this picture. He also has his safety harness hooked, but he’s swaying in the wind with absolutely nothing below him. (fair point - if there’s wind the spire is swaying a bit too. But you get the point.)

Have we pegged your agoraphobic meter yet?

acrophobic. Acrophobic. not agoraphobic. (aaack. learn to double check THEN post.)