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Sep 20, 2008 20:46 |  #1

Spotted in their natural habitat :p

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Sep 21, 2008 01:52 |  #2

Not a job I would want, and they are not that far from the ground.


Nikon D300 and other non canon stuff, I just like this place. MOOOHAHAHAHA :p

  
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Sep 21, 2008 08:22 |  #3

hope they take camera with them for the top view


id make a list here but it'd look silly as its to small.

  
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Sep 21, 2008 08:25 |  #4

Love the capture, especially because they are on the lower level. It's an every day job, but from the street level where you wouldn't expect it. It's a well caught moment.


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Sep 21, 2008 22:15 |  #5

Great pic. the warning sign really adds to the story, in a funny way.


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Sep 21, 2008 22:16 |  #6

Please tell me they are not starting at the bottom. :lol:




  
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Sep 22, 2008 00:18 |  #7

Thanks all :)

After I took this shot they dismounted, and emptied their buckets into the street in unison. Shame I didn't get a pic of that too :mad:


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Sep 22, 2008 00:29 |  #8
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I really like this photo. Love the sign etc. etc.


Nice.

Funny too... you all know why. ;)




  
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Sep 22, 2008 05:39 |  #9

Great positioning of the warning sign. You'd have a reasonable chance of not whacking your head against the bucket if you weren't busy, eyes down, reading the sign....


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Sep 22, 2008 17:02 |  #10

GregRiken wrote in post #6350633 (external link)
It's an every day job.

Like every other job that has to be done every day you mean.

Respect to the lad's who hang 200ft cleaning windows doing an every day job so people in their every day jobs can have a clean outlook.

Great capture Gary




  
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Sep 22, 2008 18:42 as a reply to  @ superstes's post |  #11

its beautiful to see

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Sep 23, 2008 19:28 |  #12

Very nicely captured. This is a difficult and dangerous job, recently we have had accidents here involving these workers. It's great that you captured them at ground level, for that the photo took a whimsical air.


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Sep 23, 2008 19:55 as a reply to  @ BottomBracket's post |  #13

Thanks all :)


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Sep 24, 2008 04:17 |  #14

I like it...and these guys are something else! Lots of nerve.


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Oct 18, 2008 08:35 |  #15

These guys have my respect..great capture.


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