Clinging to a slippery surface by Máire Uí Mhaicín

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06-JAN-2012

Clinging to a slippery surface

Many cling to slippery surfaces in life.
Some surfaces are more challenging than others.
The training and concentration of these window cleaners
is enough to cause one to pause in the middle of heavy city traffic
and admire their skill, their concentration, their agility, and their
attention to detail while they ensure they also have their safety harnesses in place.
They bring a shine to the surface of this modern building
and they also elevate our eyes and our thoughts above and beyond the regular daily treadmill.

Nikon COOLPIX P7100
1/320s f/4.5 at 22.5mm iso100 full exif

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Sheila		09-Jan-2012 06:03
A really good capture of a different kind of job. At least they have a safety harness to keep them safe. It really does pay sometimes, to look up.

fotabug		09-Jan-2012 03:59
Unusual architecture, pretty

fotabug		09-Jan-2012 03:59
Unusual architecture, pretty

Chris		08-Jan-2012 21:39
Maybe they'd like to come and clean mine afterwards, less demanding...

Mairéad		08-Jan-2012 21:15
Wow! Well spotted. I guess a head for heights and abseiling skills are as important as one's talents with the polish!

Johnny Rasmussen		08-Jan-2012 18:10
I once worked as a professional window cleaner. By professional I mean full time job++, for several years. It was well paid, very hard and I got plenty of fresh air. Window cleaning is actually difficult and hard to master. You can work for years and still have a lot to learn. You are working with many different surfaces, not ony glass, and you use different techniques and sometimes several chemicals to clean the surface. My biggest problem was fear of heights :-)

J. Scott Coile		08-Jan-2012 16:55
A job I would find challenging.

Johnny JAG		08-Jan-2012 16:36
Well seen, that's one job I'll happily leave to the experts.