Daily Photo – Jungle Canopy

Daily Photo – Jungle Canopy
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This image is typical of the jungle canopy - all the branches and leaves at the top of the trees and barren trunks all the way to the ground.

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Daily Photo – Jungle LVL

Daily Photo – Jungle LVL
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Today's photo is of the recording setup for an LVL shot somewhere in the jungle of Brunei inland from Seria. The crew member in the red overalls in the background is most probably checking the connection of some component of our spread - either a geophone or an explosives connection. They guy in the foreground is standing by the triggering device.

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Daily Photo – Lake Bridging

Daily Photo – Lake Bridging
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I never got to see the bridging crews installing this lake bridging so I've no clue how they did it. I know in places the water was over six feet…

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Daily Photo – The Foreman

Daily Photo – The Foreman
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The foreman in this photo is not the onlooker on the left with his hands in his pockets but the man in the center of the team with the black and white striped shirt, using his hard hat to demonstrate some point or other.

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Daily Photo – More Flushing

Daily Photo – More Flushing
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Here's another photo of a flushing team in action. While not the most pleasant of tasks, sometimes the spray of water help alleviate the oppressive heat and humidity. Most days I was on the line I'd end up soaked in sweat so rain was refreshing. This water though, is swamp water so not the most pleasant stuff.

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Daily Photo – Porters

Daily Photo – Porters
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In the photo below two of the crew port a flushing pump through the jungle. They weren't the easiest things to carry. The coiled tube looped over the pole is the inlet hose. Others, out of the frame, have the fire hose that connected to the flushing tubes.

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