World Records Seen From Above

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np36 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:46:51 GMT

Great stuff .. nice to see the different angles of the same moment in the wrestling images. Also good to hear what it takes to get this stuff out ... you're not getting paid enough.

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ANDREASPHOTO — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:21:39 GMT

Man oh man, I'm breaking a sweat just reading about this. The stress!!!

I use remotes sometimes at the big weddings...a few weeks ago I strapped a 1Ds up in the trees..only to have a brass screw snap..weird. Good thing the camera was strapped up too!

Andreas

http://www.andreasphoto.ca

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GitzoDave — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:18:02 GMT

Vincent,

Incredible amount of work and yielding the fruits of the labor. Everyone has expected these Games to be a visually stunning TV event (which it certainly has been so far) and you have captured more in some of the stills (especially the divers, wrestlers, gymnasts, and weightlifters) than we are seeing streamed at us from TV and internet. The juxtaposition of a jubilant Lochte vs. the disappointed "everyone else" is an incredible moment that only lasted a blink of an eye - I'm glad yours was there to capture it for everyone. The weightlifter image is powerful and certainly deserved its pick at Photo of the Day (congrats), but the raw emotion in the pool immediately following the event is the most powerful image I've seen in the work you have shared on this blog. Thanks for sharing, get some rest, and keep up the incredible work.

Thank you for bringing a whole new level of enjoyment to these Games for me.

David

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Mauricio Orozco — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:56:49 GMT

Great shots today Vincent. Thanks for blogging your experience. I'm wondering if you have access to the cameras right before the event to turn them on or if they are on as soon as you set them up?

Also, I had never heard of modifying the Pocket Wizards frequency. That was very interesting. Is this done by the company or an electronics guru?

Finally can you tell us how are the overhead cameras rigged for safety. Steel wire? Magic Arms?

Thanks again!

Mauricio

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Vincent Laforet — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:36:44 GMT

Mauricio -

We need to leave them turned on all day - we can't access them before the start of the event as the catwalk is closed once anyone is below getting ready... You can send your Pocket Wizards to LPA directly and get custom frequencies - I think it's $150 per wizard..

As far as safety - we use one or two magic arms per camera - steel safety cables plus straps.. redundancy is key..

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MarcoTogni.it — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:58:54 GMT

Very nice post Vincent,

you always amaze me, because you are writing EXACTLY the same things that I have always wanted to read on internet and I couldn't find anywhere.

Everything in this post is very useful for my photographer career, and I hope to become as good as you in the future.

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tgbauer77 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:41:20 GMT

Hey Vincent,

I absolutely love your blog. I've been reading it since day one and I'm addicted. As an aspiring photographer (who would give up anything to be sitting in a sweaty photog pit right now rather than ever-humid Evanston), it's great to read about your experiences there in Beijing. And I love how you've approached this blog in terms of what you write about and how you write about it. It's watered down to the point where any reader, whether a professional photographer or not, can read this blog and enjoy it. And this post is especially interesting.

Great work thus far!

-Tommy