"For the opening ceremony in Beijing, I was positioned high above where the torch is lit. Because of all the fireworks going on, they made all of the photographers wear a full fire suit and helmet which we wore while waiting in position, long before anything even happened. To get to the catwalk, you had to take an elevator to the concourse of the stadium and then climb a number of ladders and galleys. It was a hot Beijing night and we didn't have water, so being up there created a really difficult situation and I found I didn't have the right angles and equipment to get the full stadium." "Thanks to spending time in the opening ceremony, I got a better feel for space and position in order to capture this image of the closing ceremony. I was able to go back and work on a picture that I visualized from the opening ceremony but hadn't been able to get at the time. I clamped the camera to the side of the catwalk and had it angled pointed right over the ceremony. You couldn't stand up when ...