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My one experience was nothing remotely like the Perry mason shows I watched as a kid. I was hired by an attorney for a train company to photograph a train collision with a 18 wheel semi loaded with raw cotton. I shot photos from every angle of the intersection from the ground. The really cool part was the train's engineer uncoupled the engine one mile back. Just the engine pulled up, I climbed up next to the engineer. We backed up one mile and the intersection was not in view. We pulled up to 1/2 a mile and 1/4 mile and finally right to the intersection. I shot photos from all the distances. Many months after the accident there were still cotton balls everywhere on the ground.
At the trial, forget Perry Mason, think of "To Kill a Mockingbird" as the trial was held at the county courthouse in Haneyville, AL. Lots of seersucker, and a ceiling fan turning slowly. No air conditioning.
I testified I shot the photos in evidence, and that I was 6 feet tall, and eye view was a few inches below that. I charged the client for the photo shoot, and expenses and time for testifying.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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