Photos of the Earth
11 Jan 2012
I just stumbled a great website offering super Hi Res photos of the earth, and all this for free!
It is a great resource and great work from Tom Patterson.
http://www.shadedrelief.com/natural3/index.html
Touching Down in 5
7 Jul 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
This angle gives a sense of movement and the low rising sun gives an intensity to those forefront trees, almost as if I was using a flash :)
The landing actually occured in that first road bend from the top.
Heart Cloud
3 Jul 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
Of all the shots I took of the air baloon shadow, this one was my favorite as it seems the clouds in the background echo the shape of the shadow. I certainly cannot claim to have lined that up in purpose, but I did try to take a shot of the shadow when it had the shape of an heart.
Green Spikes
2 Jul 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
The trees looked unreal from that angle as we are not used to see them like this, they almost look like plastic toys.
A different Angle
27 Jun 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
taking photos from the sky allows you to get unusual angles.
I wanted to capture something simple, a tree and a road. Which contrasts with all the details you can see when up there.
The Secret House
25 Jun 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
This photo reminds me almost of an underwater shot were half the lens is outside the water.
In fact, you really felt as if you were in a different world up there.
To really appreciate this photo you need to look at it in a large format.
That house was well hidden and although at the top of a small mountain, you had to be in the air to see it. I had to wait so the sun was shinning through the clouds to lit it up properly.
Star Mountain
24 Jun 2011
May 2011 – France, Chamonix
At that altitude we could see mountains miles away. The sun look like a distant star in that photo, I was concerned not to damage the sensor!
Somewhere North
23 Jan 2011
November 2010 – San Francisco, USA
What I like about long haul flights is the amazing landscape you can see from time to time… I waited the plane went near the north pole, stopped my inflight movie, open the curtain and here is what I saw :)
Perfect time to get a glimpse of the sunset which the plane followed the whole flight and a lot of snow to make it even better!
Zoom isn’t everything
27 Jun 2009
July 2003 – London, UK
Everytime I fly back to London during a sunny and clear day I am always amazed how close you get to fly over the center of London! this photo was actually taken with my first digital camera… a compact C50 Olympus camera with a very small zoom. Although I flew over london many times since that day, I never got quite the same quality of photos and never flew as low as that day… even if I have now a better camera with a much better zoom!
Dotted Cloud
9 Jun 2009
June 2008 – Bangalore, India
If you get a chance to fly a long distance flight, try not to sleep all the way and take a window seat… you may be surprised by what you see :)
Eaten by clouds
29 Jan 2009
September 2007 – San Diego, California, USA
I was lucky enough to have to go to San Diego twice that year for work. This photo was actually taken as I was leaving San Diego for London. There was a sea of cloud coming to the town and this shot is where the invasion started!
Good Morning Bangalore
6 Dec 2008
November 2008, Bangalore, India
Leaving Bangalore for London I had to catch a fairly early flight leaving at 7am… I am usually so tired that I sleep through the take off…. this time I decided to watch through the window and saw that sight…