As chronicled last week… I spent a morning in a boom lift hovering over IBEW 569 members making cellular upgrades to the San Diego Sports Arena…

Thankfully we had a great morning for photos: good light, calm winds (mercifully from my perspective), and interesting subjects hard at work on a rooftop.

The most harrowing moment for me came when I realized my 24-70 lens was not going to allow me enough “throw” to isolate the members on the rooftop. So, in a decision that will haunt my “what if” dreams for years to come… I decided to change lenses… 40+ feet in the air… in a very small bucket.

Thankfully for me - my most expensive piece of glass made it safely into the lens holder on my belt… and the longer zoom made its way onto the D850 without any unnecessary excitement.

Special thanks to the members from Davies Electric for getting me up and down safely - and letting me chronicle their hard work!

More to come!