What goes up... must come down! - a photo on Flickriver

            Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, Japan

I couldn't leave this saga and Mrs R hanging in the air, now could I? As the title says - what goes up, must come down and the downward journey was always going to be a little trickery that the upward leg. 

The trouble with the up escalator is that you don't notice the run-off section as the steps level out, but you sure as hell notice it on the downwards one. I think Mrs R noticed it as well as she instantly backed up. As the saying goes... you can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead (I thank-you). I must confess myself, I thought of a rollercoaster at this point, which I really do hate! More to do with my engineering head and the lack of backup systems - come on, who thinks chair swings are ace with that single nut and bolt holding you in that school sized chair counteracting the centrifugal force but I digress.

Just like the up escalator we had to let a group of visitors pass before our own Neil Armstrong moment but no sooner had we both stepped on it ourselves I thought a pregnant lady had gone into labour such was the puffing and panting behind me but oh no, it was Mrs R hyperventilating with fear.  Ever the concerned husband, I managed to fire off a few frames as we went over the edge before my backpack began to shake violently...again! I did try and point out to her that these lens image stabilisation systems weren't designed for such situations but I don't think she heard me.

Now to be fair to Mrs R, the down escalator does afford you the view of looking down at all the buildings and cars at street level (you might be able to pick some out in my shot) but had Mrs R's eyes been open this might have lead to stage 5 on the fear scale.

In order to make it to the bottom my remaining shots are all taken sat on the escalator steps with the handrails at eye level much like E.T's viewpoint would be (had he been there!).  I may post one of them later on but for now enough's enough and besides we have Japan's tallest building to contend with later in the day... or maybe not!

Taken on: October 11, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/10.0, 1/125 sec, 17mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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