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Posted by Alphons (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands) on 16 December 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
JJ from Jersey City, United States
A precarious position to be in, good to see he has all the safety equipment, I gather the tree is being taken down completely, if not its over zealous pruning LOL
16 Dec 2008 9:30pm
@JJ: Indeed, you have to know what you are doing. Alas! The tree had to go. {;-)
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
A dangerous job it would seem, one slip..... :((
Good docu-report.
16 Dec 2008 9:53pm
@Observing: Het is ook een complete alpinist.
Tot ziens.
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
Oh my god, thats not for me, great shot
16 Dec 2008 10:16pm
@Alun Lambert: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
@M. Isabel: Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
vu@granby Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
Watch your step! Great catch!
16 Dec 2008 11:24pm
@vu@granby Gilles Martineau: Thanks. Bye.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Thats mighty dangerous work, rather him than me.
16 Dec 2008 11:46pm
@Richard_Irwin: Than me too. Bye.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
The man got skill! I own a chainsaw and I can never stand up like that and do what he does. Nice shot.
17 Dec 2008 12:09am
@Howard F.: It's indeed very dangerous. You must know what you are doing!
Thanks. Bye.
Zorilla from H, T & E, United Kingdom
I've never thought about this before, but if you called up to tell a tree surgeon he was about to saw through his harness, his headphones would prevent him from hearing.
I shan't be cutting my own Xmas tree this year.
17 Dec 2008 12:56am
@Zorilla: It is indeed very skillful work. Know what you are doing.
I'll buy my Christmas tree too ! {;-)
Bye.
@akarui: An he has begun in top of a big tree, climbing like this.
Bye.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Very nicely shot. I hope all came down safely.
17 Dec 2008 2:12am
@Michael Rawluk: It was a tree of about 16 mtrs. and it got down all safely!
Thanks for visit.
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
Great photograph, it could be used for an add for chain saws, although it looks too dangerous to do.
17 Dec 2008 2:23am
@Emilio Garcia: It is dangerous, bur you must know what you are doing. He has all the climbing-safety-stuff.
Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
Charles from New York, United States
Nice capture. I would have thought they could cut it down from the ground. Must have been a challenging job!
17 Dec 2008 2:34am
@Charles: In a wood they can, but in a garden they must do it climbing from top to ground.
Thanks. Bye.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
This is a great shot...that looks positively dangerous.
17 Dec 2008 3:14am
@bluechameleon: Is dangerous indeed, but they are skillful climbers with all the gear.
Bye.
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Mooi actieshot, vind het minimalisme mooi in deze foto!
17 Dec 2008 3:25am
@Monique: Dank je voor je inhoudelijk commentaar.
Tot ziens.
One from Açores, Portugal
A beautiful composition and a good angle of view. I like the silhouette against the sky.
17 Dec 2008 4:25am
@One: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wow! Not much left for him to hang on to! Great shot!
17 Dec 2008 5:26am
@Linerberry: It's the last piece of a about 16 mtrs. top-downwards.
Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
@Zing: Thanks for the comment. Bye.
@Steve: Thank you. Bye.
Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands
Het voegt echt wat aan de foto toe dat hij in zwart/wit is.
Man at work!!
17 Dec 2008 7:22am
@Yvonne S.: Dank je. Tot ziens.
@Daryl: Thank you. Bye.
@ninni: It is! Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
NADINE DERUYCK from KLUISBERGEN, Belgium
Mooi portret van een ongewoon en trouwens voor ons gevaarlijke onderneming .....
17 Dec 2008 8:22am
@NADINE DERUYCK: En dan zie je nog maar het laatste stukje. Als hij in de kruin begint is het nog gevaarlijker, maar helaas moeilijk te fotograferen, behalve als je er zelf ook inklimt {;-(
Tot ziens.
Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece
It surely looks dangerous and maybe sad since he cuts trees. Nice shot!
17 Dec 2008 8:24am
@Elena Kotrotsou: It's indeed sad to loose a tree in the garden, but he went to big.
Bye.
Siam from Chaingrai, Thailand
Good photograph of a job at high risk, I love this black and white very good job
17 Dec 2008 8:46am
@Siam: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
looks like a statue dedicated to tree trimmers!
17 Dec 2008 10:36am
@djedfre: He would be glad and honoured by this.
Thanks. Bye.
@kerfendal: Thanks. And he began a 16 mtrs. higher !!
Bye.
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
@DaveB: Thank you. Bye.
Denise from Perry, United States
At first I thought this was a joke, but realized that it was real, great capture!
17 Dec 2008 12:03pm
@Denise: Indeed no joke but a skillful job, topdown from 16 mtrs.
Thanks for the compliment. Tot ziens.
@Ada Panich: Thank you. Bye.
Marcah from Quincy, United States
Great perspective. I am glad he is tied off on the right side of the limb.
17 Dec 2008 3:25pm
@Marcah: Thnaks. He has all the safe-precautions. Bye.
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Almost frightening... excellent composition.
17 Dec 2008 3:42pm
@Earnest: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
Alaukika from Pune, India
As much as I love this shot, it is little sad to see how nature is cut short to accommodate the more of mankind.
17 Dec 2008 4:36pm
@Alaukika: It is a bit sad, but the tree was too big for my garden. Alas!
Thanks for compliment and visit. Bye.
@yiannis krikis: Thanks. Bye.
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Aww..thats sad to see. Hope they havent cut off the whole tree...
17 Dec 2008 5:55pm
@Pradeep: They had to. It has grown to big for the garden. Bye.
Cheryl from Texas, United States
perfect composition!! great detail, I can see the sawdust fall! Sad to see trees cut down though
17 Dec 2008 6:25pm
@Cheryl: Thanks for the compliment. The tree had grown to big for the small garden. Alas!
See you again. Bye.
@zOOm: It was a birch, grown too big for the small garden.
See you.
grant from kansas city, United States
i'd be scared to death. makes you wonder why they don't just cut it down... cool photo!
17 Dec 2008 7:41pm
@grant: Would be possible in a wood, but not in a a small garden with walls around.
See you.
NicoleA from Aix en Provence, France
when I lived in Alsace , we had to cut a nice and high tree and when we came back oin evening it looked like this one and we were very sad But the year after , it had enormous leaves on its short trunk !
hipe this one has not been cut entirely ! Let save the trees !!!
17 Dec 2008 7:56pm
@NicoleA: The tree had grown too big and too dangerous for the neighbours in a small garden, so it had to go down totally. Alas!
Thanks for your comment and visiting.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Oh, what I 'saw' - a 'cutting-edge' silhouette.
17 Dec 2008 8:09pm
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks for your 'sharp' comment. Bye.
Daisy from Belgium
Die staat er maar gevaarlijk bij! Wel een goede keuze om dit in ZW te doen.
17 Dec 2008 8:20pm
@Daisy: Die mannen zijn zeer getrained, als bergbeklimmers, met alle zekerheidspullen erbij.
Bedankt. Tot ziens.
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Il a intérêt de scier la bonne branche! ;-)
17 Dec 2008 9:00pm
@mo.langel: {;-) Merci et au revoir.
@tt: It's a very skilled job, with many safety precautions. For me too: it's dangerous!
Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Pixim from Nice, France
Always impressive this kind of photograph, one wonders where it will stop and often the giddiness takes to us whereas our feet are quite stable on the ground ;)
17 Dec 2008 9:22pm
@Pixim: I prefer to STAY on the ground and only to see it from beneath.
Thanks for your visit. Bye.
Laurent from Lyon, France
well, I leave him where he is. No way I would like to be him ;o)
18 Dec 2008 5:55am
@Laurent: And thinking: he started in the top at 16 mtrs!
Bye.
mohkum from Muscat, Oman
A shot full of action! How tall is the tree, can imagine the swing ? Nice capture! TFS.
18 Dec 2008 11:53am
@mohkum: The tree was about 16 mtrs. And he climbed top downwards.
Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
@Eleftheria!: It is. But he knows what he is doing. Bye.
Jose Antonio from Barcelona, Spain
Que buen disparo... Has sabido captar un momento de mucha atención y bastante peligroso. Gracias por tu visita y comentario
18 Dec 2008 8:28pm
@Jose Antonio: Muchas gracias. Adíos.
rem_la from Villiers, France
attention de ne pas scier la branche sur laquelle on est !!
18 Dec 2008 10:38pm
@rem_la: I hope he knows!
Thanks for comment and visit.
dominik from Paris, France
Magnifique silhouette de ce travaillleur du ciel, il ne manque que le son.... VRRRRRRRRR, VVRRRRRRRR, VRRRRR....
18 Dec 2008 11:37pm
@dominik: Merci beaucoup. You made it a photo with sound. Bye.
@Faëlle: Merci pour visite. Au revoir.
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
magnifique contre jour, j'ai le vertige ...
19 Dec 2008 10:45pm
@marianne: Merci beaucoup. Au revoir.
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Excellent composition and contrast. A striking image.
27 Jan 2009 6:08am
@Andrew Gould: Thank you, Andrew
