Busy Bee

Busy Bee... well, that is nothing new after a short notice trip. I have been catching up with life and making sure my company has the photos available in the network first of all. That is done now.

How was my trip? Good question. The weather was bad but I got that little crack in the sky at the right time to get good shots. That is one of the benefits of 'having connections in high places" ;)

Hours? Very long. In fact never left the airport. The hotel where I stayed was part of the airport building which was very convenient. I finished shooting on site around 9.30 p.m. on day one, but I did not go to bed until 11.oo p.m. . Email check up and back up files is part of the job also.... Next day I was up a 5.00 a.m., get luggage organized and ready to go for my next round. The A380 was leaving to Japan at 9.30 a.m.

People from Airport Authoriry were great!. Very cooperative and willing to make it work. Even though at first I had a 'probably not' for an answer when I asked to get access to the roof and to the apron at night, they finally work it through. Well, I was a bit insistant.... The photo I am illustrating this note with was taken at 6 a.m. It was windy, cold and raining on and off. Brrrrrrrrr. It does not matter to me if the result is a photo like this one. After being there for about an hour, we went back to the building for some coffee and bisquits. The next spot was the roof!. Great view from there also. The weather again cleared enough for the shots I needed.

I also got a sprained ankle. Ouch!! I don't know if you know but photographers sometimes tempt to walk backwards. It is a good thing I did not fell off the roof. I tripped over the ...-listen to this-... 'fall protection line'. Doesn't that sound absurd? For the first time in my life I could relate to those soccer players that endlessly roll over the ground after a fall. I always thought they were exagerating. I guess it is now time for me to shut up on that. My ankle is healing quite fast. I am surprised. My escort security and co-worker took good care of me. I experience and enjoyed a wheel chair ride on my way back home. I am doing good now. Shots were great, the camera was intact...that is why I sprained of course, I never used my upper extremities to either keep the balance or prevent to hit the ground. I can hardly wait for my next assignment. Not know where and when yet. Cheers!