Geologist here whose bosses were mostly geotechnical engineers and ran large civil construction projects. You don't build a tower on the same ground as a roadway...Tizz wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 19:52I really don't think you should climb a tower where the elevator broke down because the ground is unstable...El Scorchio wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 19:15Interesting- thanks! Yeah, I think I'd not want to lug my gear all the way up or down there either TBH. Shame the circuit isn't more photo friendly.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 19:05
I have pro motorsports photo friends. Clients often want a shot at some point up there (say a race start or even a cool pan) but it’s a commitment because getting up and down eats most of a session.
Most of them also hate photographing COTA. Poor sight lines / framing, need big lenses, and a PITA to get around to shot areas.
The issue was cost cutting by the owners during the design / construction process. They were like 3/4 of the way to fixing the issue, but the final 1/4 of the implementation was the key.