WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT: Turner Underground

Turner Underground Installations new website has been launched.  Turner is a regional specialty contractor in the business of horizontal directional drilling/trenchless excavation.

I provided web design and development services as well as all copy writing and some select photographs.

Visit the Turner website here: TurnerUnderground.com

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 7—Nik Wallenda's Grand Canyon Highwire Tightrope Walk: Event Day & Networks

This post contains some image highlights from event day for Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon.  It is construction related only in that it culminates my six-day construction photo shoot for two customers.  The previous six posts chronicle my brand photography for the installation of Nik's cable.

Above: Performing one of his signature moves, Nik takes a knee before scrambling across the final 50 feet of cable.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 6—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Cable Stabilization—On The Wire

Day six, the final day of preparation before Nick's scheduled walk over the canyon, was set aside for hanging vertical stabilizers on the cable which helped minimize both sway and rotation.  Two-by-two, crews from both sides of the canyon were wheeled out onto the cable in customized baskets to affix the stabilizers.  I worked the mainland site this day and caught a ride to assist in hanging two stabilizers.

Above: Linemen return from hanging the first stabilizer on the cable.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 5—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Cable Pull, Lockdown & Tensioning

For the first half of day five, crews split up between the two venues for pulling the cable across the canyon.  Later that afternoon all hands were on deck at the mainland site for final cable securing measures as it was drawn to an event-ready tension of 60,000 pounds.  I flew over with the island crew in the morning to capture happenings from that perspective.

Above: Island crew in final preparations for the cable pull.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 4—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Leader Rope Flyover & Cable Staging

At 5:23 am on day four the helicopter arrived at the job site—no one wanted to risk the wind building again.  Crews made the leader rope ready that day and positioned the shackle end of the cable just over the precipice of the canyon.

Above: At 5:40 am the helicopter takes flight with the leader rope in tow.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 3—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Tensioner Cable Feed

On day three, high winds kept the helicopter grounded.  The crew's efforts were focused on positioning the spool truck, feeding Nik's cable through the tensioner and prepping rigging on the mainland side.

Above: The shackle end of the cable is being slowly rolled off the spool and led to the tensioner.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 2—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Gear Transport & Island Site Preparation

Crews coordinated with various NBC contractors and Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters throughout the morning of day two for transporting materials and equipment to the ‘island’ job site on the opposite side of the canyon.  I flew across that afternoon with the engineers and a portion of the crew as they prepped and assembled rigging at the other site.

Above: Helicopter takes off to begin a round of air lifts.

PHOTO SHOOT: Day 1—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Mainland Site Preparation

Day one of the cable install for Nik Wallenda's high-wire tightrope walk over the Grand canyon found crew members unpacking, assembling, and positioning critical hardware and equipment on the ‘mainland’ side of the job site with the project engineers in attendance.

Above: A view of the primary work site perched on the south rim of the Little Colorado River.

PHOTO SHOOT CONFIRMED: Cable Installation for Wallenda Grand Canyon Walk

On June 23, 2013 in a remote corner of the Grand Canyon, 1500 feet above the Little Colorado River, Nick Wallenda will attempt his highest high-wire walk to date.  During his untethered journey, Nik will be contending with hard to predict winds as well as constant strong updrafts and downdrafts.

DISPLAY PRINTS: Brand Imagery Makes an Impact at the Office

This post highlights a portion of the install and display of more than 150 large-format brand photographs throughout several corporate offices for a customer.

Above: Bob Robinson of Out Of The Woods Woodworking installs ten three-foot-square prints in a large conference room area.

PHOTO CONTEST: Award Winning Cable Shot

This photograph took first prize in the Power Delivery Design Conference 2013 Photo Contest.

PHOTO SHOOT: Hurricane Sandy—Emergency Power Restoration

Hurricane Sandy was one of the largest most damaging storms in our nation’s history. I was hired to photograph several emergency crews working to restore power in the lower Hudson Valley and on Long Island over several days in the aftermath of the storm. This post’s images highlight those efforts.

DESIGN: Wind Division Brochure

I developed this simple 8-1/2 x 11 trifold brochure for O’Connell Electric’s Wind Division to use as general handouts.  The piece leverages brand images I have been taking for the company over the last several years and compliments a larger more comprehensive brochure I put together for the company which was targeted toward pre-qualified prospects.

PHOTO SHOOT: UB Stadium Lighting Replacement Project

Above: Hohl Industrial workers use an acetylene torch to dismantle one of the four original 186 foot light towers at University of Buffalo’s UB Stadium. I received called the day before the last original tower was to be dismantled and the new tower erected, hired to capture iconic brand imagery from the project.

PHOTO SHOOT: Cable Installation for Historic Niagara Falls High Wire Walk

During six days in June, 2012, I was contracted to capture crews installing, securing and dismantling the 1800-foot span of custom manufactured wire rope for Nik Wallenda’s historic walk across Niagara Falls. This post contains excerpts from those photo shoots.

Above: Trial run of the custom carts which crews from both sides of the gorge used to install stabilizers that helped counteract the sway and rotation of the wire.

DESIGN: Shirt Graphics

Above: IBEW Crews wearing shirts featuring my design for Nik Wallenda's Niagara Falls high-wire walk.

EDITORIAL: The Power of Brand Imagery

Content is king when it comes to developing your organizations marketing communications tools across all web, print and digital applications.  Powerful, quality photography will speak volumes about your company, your workforce, and the services you provide.

PHOTO SHOOT: Central New York Psychiatric Center

I was contracted to capture renovation work at the Central New York Psychiatric Center. The images in this post are from those photo shoots.

WEB DEVELOPMENT: O'Connell Electric

Above: The Airports Division landing page under the Services Section of O'Connell's website.

O’Connell Electric is a Top 50 US Electrical Contractor. I designed their new state-of-the-art website to effectively communicate the breadth of O’Connell’s services and their role as industry leaders.

Check out the site for yourself at http://www.oconnellelectric.com

PHOTO SHOOT: Ogdensburg Bridge

The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge is a mile-and-a-half-long cable suspension bridge spanning the Saint Lawrence Seaway that links the north-central border of New York State with Canada. I was hired to photograph the bridge shortly after a $48 million rehabilitation project was completed. Above: About a half-hour after sunrise the sun began illuminating the bridge’s massive concrete supports.