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The Art of Photography => Street Showcase => Topic started by: Chris Kern on February 11, 2022, 08:28:43 pm

Title: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Post by: Chris Kern on February 11, 2022, 08:28:43 pm

Washington, D.C. (2022)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51876203031_1ac7c120d2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n386PD)

Title: Re: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Post by: francois on February 12, 2022, 09:22:19 am

With hardware that massive, I would measure a dozen times before making the "cut" - a big commitment.

Title: Re: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Post by: RSL on February 12, 2022, 09:57:45 am

A fine shot, Chris.

Title: Re: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 12, 2022, 10:05:03 am

I agree with both Russ and Francois.

Title: Re: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Post by: Chris Kern on February 13, 2022, 06:06:37 pm

This is conjecture, but I got the impression during the time I was watching them that the guy on the right was a supervisor who was checking the technique of the one on the left with the saw in his hand.  I suspect a lot of workers with limited skills have been taking advantage of the labor shortages in our area to get construction employment where they can receive on-the-job training that would have been unavailable to them in a weaker economy.

These workers are members of one of the many crews that are completing a large, mixed-use, waterfront development project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wharf_(Washington,_D.C.)) on the bank of the Washington Channel (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8598409,-77.0358725,14z?hl=en), a quiet inlet at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.