Final adjustments to the boom camera

1
Final adjustments to the boom camera

• After consulting with site architect Joseph
  Roberts (right), the photographers make final
  camera adjustments.

2
Camera boom is readied

• With the tripod and boom in the correct position
  for shooting a plan view of this structure, the
  team prepares for the lift.

3
Raising the camera boom

• A member of the crew supports the camera while
  the photographer at the other end of the boom
  steadies the tripod and begins the lift.

4
Ready for the photo shoot

• With the boom in the correct position, the chief
  photographer makes his final camera adjustments
  and then begins to snap digital photographs.

5
More photos to come

• Joseph Roberts (left) and Dr. Soles discuss the
  shoot setup and the many other buildings that
  must be photographed. It is a precise and
  labor-intensive process but something that must
  be done to thoroughly document the excavation
  site.

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Plan view photo of an ancient building

• Overhead photography using the boom system
  enables archaeologists to create a complete
  mosaic of the excavation site, which can be used
  by future researchers to study the cultures that
  lived here.