More aerial photography

erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
edited January 21, 2007 in Landscapes
Dug up these pictures I took from the plane as I flew somewhere over Utah or Arizona. The amazing thing (to me at least) is that these were taken with a cheapie Panasonic FX-01 P&S digital camera through a scratched and fuzzy airliner window. Please tell me what you think!


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Cheers,

Erich

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  • chuliumchulium Registered Users Posts: 46 Big grins
    edited January 11, 2007
    Wow! At first, I thought I was looking at Mars... then I realized, they just must be a very clean and meticulous airline :)

    Of course, photographer skill has nothing to do with it headscratch.gif ... just kidding.

    Bravo! Colors are amazing!
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  • surlysurly Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited January 11, 2007
    nice shots
    chulium wrote:
    Wow! At first, I thought I was looking at Mars

    Me too!
    I like the color
  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 12, 2007
    Oh my, these are lovely! I'm a big fan of aerial photography, and your photos are just great. Nobody can tell they were taken with a compact camera and through a scratched and dirty window. mwink.gif
    If you have more, please post them!

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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    Goodness...eek7.gif Your small camera didn't let you down... cool shot.
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2007
    Thanks for the comments everyone! Here are some from Colorado:

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    Cheers,

    Erich
  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    all of them... simply WOW!!
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  • BPCooperBPCooper Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    They are all great. First and last are my favorites. That does look like Mars at first glance.
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  • cloveclove Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Just curious, are the first ones sunrise light or sunset light?
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  • raceMpower95raceMpower95 Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    I honestly cant believe that these were taken with a P&S. They have so much contrast and detail, and no noise. Was there a lot of PP?
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  • MikkoMikko Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    These shots area awesome, they remind me of Sim City.
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited January 20, 2007
    The first two shots were taken at sunrise.

    I did have to make several corrections in Photoshop. Mainly contrast enhancement to get rid of atmospheric haze and sharpening due to blur from the airplane window and the camera's antialiasing processing.

    I also did noise reduction in Lab mode (a and b channels) with some blending of dark values only.

    Erich
  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited January 20, 2007
    Wow! Those are really great! The first from Utah/Arizona and the last from Colorado are my favorites. Love the colors on the first and all the lines on the last. Very Impressive!

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited January 21, 2007
    Shooting from an airplane rocks! When I fly, I more often than not
    get a window seat to just stare out at the landscape below. Of course,
    it helps when napping too :D

    Very nice shots!
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