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It’s been awhile since I traveled by air. When I booked my flight to Houston, I chose the aisle seat for all four segments of my flight. Then, several days before departure, it struck me – “Hey, I could take photos from the window seat!” Unfortunately, at that late date, I was only able to score a window seat on the return flight from Houston to Atlanta.
But what fun it was – to shoot from the air, watching the world pass by below. To be above the puffy-whiteness of clouds. To witness the grandeur of nature and the smallness of human endeavor. The world at 30,000 feet is a quilt of abstract geometry; composed of beautiful, hidden patterns, revealed only from above.
My location wasn’t ideal – seated behind the wing, my ability to see ahead and plan my shots was limited. But the 90-minute flight was over much too quickly – here are a few additional views from “up there” of our world below:
Below are tips for shooting from inside a plane and some amazing examples of aerial photography for your inspiration:
How to take a Photograph out of a Plane Window
Patterns Seen from a Helicopter
Aerial Photographs Showing Pattern and Repetition
11 Comments
Fabulous shots, love the last one in particular. Thank you for the links too. Hope you had a great trip.
08 May 2012 09:05 am Becs (@Twitter)
These are great! Really like the last one in particular as well. But they are all so interesting! Thanks for sharing the links too!
08 May 2012 09:05 am Robin aka Gotham Girl (@Twitter)
Great shots, I really love that last one. Whenever I try to take pics through the window they always come out horrible because of the scratches or crap that seems to collect on the window itself. Saying that, I’m not really a window person. I love to have the flexibility that comes from sitting in the isle.
08 May 2012 10:05 am Kathryn Dyche Dechairo (@Twitter)
I have always enjoyed the views out an airplane window, since my first flight at age 4–then I was amazed by flying through clouds. Nice job on these images! The first thing I thought was–she’d love to shoot from a hot air balloon or helicopter!!
08 May 2012 02:05 pm Anita Bower (@Twitter)
These are so much fun, Brenda! I love seeing the patterns on the ground far below. I also enjoy taking photos from the airplane, and on my last flight I got some good ones of the Rocky Mountains and the bay on takeoff. Carelessly, I left my point and shoot camera on the plane and, of course, never got it back. I was more upset about losing the great shots, than losing the camera. Silly, huh? Thanks for the tips.
08 May 2012 03:05 pm Gina (@Twitter)
Love these, Brenda! Especially the last one! Can’t wait to see your images from Houston! So love being able to travel with you vicariously through your images!
08 May 2012 11:05 pm Juli (@Twitter)
Wow, these are all so great, love the patchwork look and the lines & patterns.
09 May 2012 03:05 am Leanne (@Twitter)
Great shots from the plane. You did an amazing job.
09 May 2012 05:05 am SHelley Benjamin (@Twitter)
What fabulous aerial photos. What fun!
11 May 2012 03:05 pm Marcie (@Twitter)
I love the serpentine patterns of the last shot.
11 May 2012 04:05 pm Lisa Ahn (@Twitter)
Love these aerial shots Brenda–great patterns and geometrics. I love shooting from a plane but have a lot of difficulty getting it right. Thanks for sharing the links as well!
11 May 2012 11:05 pm Christopher (@Twitter)
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