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uhhhnick
i think if i took my iphone up there and snapped a few instagram photos, id be an award winning photographer too. that scenery is amazing
schmidtswife
wow
TheLivinLegend
What's the photographer's name? Which awards? I'm genuinely curious.
db22
[sphincter intensifies]
Krunchy1736
Is the 6th picture a Kamehameha wave?!
MonsieurvonBunbuns
o.O oh god the vertigo is strong with this one O.o
JediRedBeard
Maaaan I can't imagine how long it takes to get from the ground to the controls of that crane.
Reptarr
"How high are you right now?" "Pretty high..."
badatom
All those tiny little people with their tiny little lives...
mostbitchen
Ho Li Fuk.
JeanLucPicard
As a Canadian, was gonna brag about having the tallest...then I realized we've been passed by 4 buildings in the last few years :(
MarcoPoloOnPollo
As a photojournalist, this is further proof that being in the right place is just as if not more important than skill. Fantastic shots. +1
MadScientist1
i thought that also. If you work in this place it is quite easy to take such shots from time to time.
PotatoSaysNotToday
Beautiful view. As a person that's afraid of heights...nope o.o
diggerthedermatophyte
Hey! That cloud looks like... A long way down
drewtender
This is like the world builders in Hitchhikers's Guide
huhuhwut
Yeah you can really see that pollution in the 5th picture. Is this Shanghai?
rootbboy
read site url as Killjoy
miraquiTOMA
So who takes the picture of the guy taking the pictures from the top of a crane?
bestseatinthehouse
Who... who took the photo of him?
TacticoolOperator
Reminded me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaOY3FXxUwk
RobotJock
was just wondering the same thing.
ReverendLovejoy
You really gotta crane your neck to see all the details
KillingTheJoke1
boo, too easy
2grizzlybears
i would immediately drop my camera
ifmusicbethefoodofloveplayon
I appreciate how wonderful these photos are. Mostly because I'm afraid of heights and could never take photos like these.
YouHadItComing
For those wondering his name is Ho Lee Fuk.
aardvarkesque
Wi Tu Hai.
defweezy
Really imgur, you're better than that.
ialwaysupvotetoothless
You definitely have it coming.
AceofShades
I think he is closely related to Fuk Dat
RonSwansonForPresident
iunderstoodthatreference.gif
Tribbles
Here you go :
Andeyh
What if he has to poop?
Mithi
It's either "you don't because you go before" or "Porta-Potty". And you always have a full and an empty water bottle with you.
HarderBetterFasterStronger
Off the side
BeetlejuiceBreaksIn
I really want to pee off something that high.
mynameisumair
GUYS LOOK AT THE URL
soil
that is you now, wtfstfu'
Socksy09
I SCROLLED DOWN TO THE COMMENTS JUST TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE NOTICED
ImaCarGuy
I'm on the imgur app what's it say?
SkyZippr
The color saturation must've been altered a lot. Shanghai, or any China city in fact, does not look so saturated because of air pollution.
MooseSK
Some days, it can be perfectly clear. Not sure why, though. Wind, maybe.
39kj
It's always very clear just after it rains, the rain brings all the smog and dust down with it.
manwithpants
(More info from reddit) These are by Wei Gensheng who operates a crane in Shanghai. More here... [1/2]
ISuperBelieveInYouTadCooper
Lies, these pictures are way too clear to be Shanghai!
GandalfTheUltraViolet
Beat me to it
manwithpants
twentytwowords.com/2013/12/18/crane-operator-atop-the-worlds-2nd-tallest-building-takes-absolutely-stunning-aerial-shots-of-shanghai-15-pics
Donnicton
Twenty two words in 140 characters.
Liv82
vague urls scare me
manwithpants
only way it fits...giggity
Nize426
I feel like he's an award winning photographer BECAUSE he's a crane operator on the world's second tallest building.
aurthurallan
Crane operators have a lot of down time while they're waiting on stuff to happen so they can make the lift.
HotType
Trust me when I say that opportunity is less than half the puzzle. Speaking as a categorical failure.
GandalfTheUltraViolet
Hey look! Clouds! Down... there...
YouCantSpellSlaughterWithoutLaughter
I think you meant smog?
GandalfTheUltraViolet
They have clouds in China too, some of that is cloud. Sauce: I've been to China.
joshmutiny
Smog*
joshmutiny
Let me rephrase: Smog :(*
GandalfTheUltraViolet
Some of it's clouds.
RalphWaldoEmerson
That's like teeeen feet high.
Thurandus
igotthereference.jpg
adr1an
ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten....
penguininanelevator
I'm happy that this has become a thing.
YeOldFartsniffer
I instantly thought of that stupid creed song lol
summitshow
http://imgur.com/Mn6ZwYF
timmokitten
this weather is wayyy too nice for shanghai
ILikeWeirdMusic
That's China, not Japan, but...close enough.
mlemmm
Tenteeeeen
GandalfTheUltraViolet
Iunderstoodthatreference.gif
Moonlightwalker
I understood that reference!
dancelikeyourvaginaisonfire
I can't talk to anyone who is not an imgurian anymore because of this kind of things.
mkalvas
10,000ft based on that one post that one time
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Divide That by five to make 2000 ft and you've got yourself something a bit more reasonable at 610 m
mkalvas
Yeah I was just referring to the base ten system devised by these people
Andeyh
Greedkills
'EITO' ...hahahaaaaaa yessssssss. Simply adorable.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Thank you for providing context.
zavalava
You're good peoples
filoviradae
You're doing God's work, son.
SirIlliterate
+50 for not saying "iunderstoodthatreference.jpg" but just giving the fucking reference. Live long and prosper, Andeyh.
Andeyh
:) same for you mate
Lionskull
RalphWaldoEmerson
Shot fired.
GandalfTheUltraViolet
I shall uptick you for that
Lionskull
I was gonna say "GandalftheultraViolet? more like Gandalf the GAYYYYYYYYY" but now i won't :P
GandalfTheUltraViolet
That's what the idea behind ultra-violet was. Purple = gay. Super-purple = super-gay. What's more purple than purple? Purple so purple that
GandalfTheUltraViolet
it's OUTTA SIGHT. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH