This week, over at her blog ‘Where’s my Backpack?’, Ailsa is challenging us to find photos on the theme of ‘height’.
Well, I don’t do height…not really. I have absolutely no head for heights. Many years ago, before I became completely unable to do the high stuff, I crawled across the top of the Pont du Gard, 200 feet above the river Rhone, no railings…whilst a Frenchwoman was nonchalently strolling across in high heels, baby on her back. Did I feel a wuss? Not really, I was concentrating too hard on remaining where I was.
Anyway, this brings us to my image for this challenge, one it took me a while to find as it was in my archive of slides, but got there in the end. It was taken in Italy back in 1991. I have always remembered this shot, because it is something I could never ever do……just look down and see the tiny cars on the road below the scaffolding, this guy was walking about on those planks, cool as a cucumber, ready to do some work on the cuppola of Florence’s Duomo. That’s how high he was. I was the tourist safely behind a wall at the top of the Duomo, taking this photo. Aaaargh…my knees go weak just looking at it.
Mr Cool
I think this one image says ‘height’ in spades…
It does! I’m ok with heights so long as I don’t look down. 🙂
Trouble is, we can’t resist looking down, can we!!! 🙂
Better him than me!!
janet
Completely agree! 🙂
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Boy, you got THAT right Sue! How great that you took the shot!!!!!
Thanks for your lovely comment, Tina, much appreciated.
Woohoo, that is….HIGH! 🙂
It sure was! 🙂
That is just the ultimate shot for this theme Sue, and notice no safety helmet or harness and I think he just has sandals on. So brave, or fool-hardy…
I go with foolhardy… health and safety might have intervened in the 30 years that have passed …
I’m sure they will not be allowed up now with out all the safety gear. My Jack used to be a rigger in the 1960’s and he tells stories of swinging on the hooks of the cranes and all sorts of crazy things back then.
Wow…makes me go cold just to think about it… Boys will be boys, eh?
They sure will be…
Oh yes it does!!!! Brilliant shot Sue.
Glad you think so! 🙂
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I think I’d be a bit nervous just taking the shot, yikes.
I probably would, now! In those days I was a bit better with heights! 🙂