I have obtained some pretty great deals on Craig’s List over the years but today I got more than I bargained for. I picked up two studio strobes with soft boxes which are virtually new, a pair of light stands, and a 10’x12′ backdrop with stands. The items were in pristine condition and I got a phenomenal price. This, however, is not the story. The seller lives in Medfield and I made arrangements to meet for the transaction at 8AM. To avoid traffic and because I thought I might do a little photography en route, I left at 6AM. As I was passing through Westwood I saw something that I simply had to stop and videotape. As you watch the very short clip embedded below please keep your eyes glued to the house in the background.

There is no video trickery here. The house really did move. If not for the fact that it got stuck, you would have seen this house move 25 feet across the frame. Had that happened the video would have surely gone viral. Unfortunately, I did not have time to wait around while workers addressed the problem. This building is the Colburn School and is being relocated within the High Street historic district as part of the construction project for Westwood’s new library. When I drove past the scene I realized that workers were all set to initiate the move. I determined that if I positioned my camera in such a way as to obscure the machines and tracks that I could make a very interesting video. Click on the thumbnail to the right to reveal the mechanics involved.