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blocks and other high-rise buildings with
permission, but health and safety laws
make it almost impossible these days.
‘More than my job’s worth mate,’ is the
response you’re likely to get. Saying that,
it’s not what you know but who you know,
so if you have friends in high places, you
may be able to get to them yourself.
Outside the UK, check out the
postcards, read guidebooks and ask
locals if there are any high buildings to
shoot from. You may find that rules are
more relaxed, or that no one takes any
notice. I’ve sneaked inside empty buildings
on numerous occasions, and ignored ‘No
Entry’ signs to see what’s at the top of
a staircase. I also ask locals if I can goHAVANA, CUBA
Shooting this scene from above rather than
at ground level has produced a far more
interesting image. Taking it involved hanging
over a precarious balcony from the floor above.
Canon EOS 5D MKIII with 50mm lens, 1/100sec
at f/3.5, ISO 1600DUNGENESS, KENT
Including the out of focus hull of another boat in the foreground gives this shot an unusual twist,
as well as directing attention towards the smaller boat in the distance.
Canon EOS 5D MKIII with 70-200mm lens at 200mm, 1/1600sec at f/4, ISO 20062-67_LEE_FROST 174 ER/MB.indd 6362-67_LEE_FROST 174 ER/MB.indd 63 22/01/2015 15:2722/01/2015 15:27