Aerial Shots of the Earth

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Crossing Over Canada.

My very first aerial shot, in 1982, flying up Howe Sound to Whistler in a small 4-seater plane.flying up Howe Sound to WhistlerBC Coastal Mountains with a light mist lying in the lowlands. Aerial Shot of the BC Coastal MountainsAerial photos of snow on the Rocky Mountains looking very rocky indeed.Aerial photo of snow on the Rocky MountainsMy brother, talking about the Canadian prairies: “It’s 1500 miles of swamp. I mean, realistically you can only do about 500 miles a day, and after three days of nothing but swamp, well, Sudbury actually looks pretty good. It’s up on a rock…”
Aerial view of a serpentine river running through Saskatchewan, Canada

Over to Europe.

Flying over the Arctic Circle.Flying over the Arctic CircleTurquoise river in Iceland. Aerial shot of a turquoise river in Iceland from a commercial Icelandair flightAerial shot of a volcano by the ocean in Iceland from a commercial Iceland Air flight.Aerial shot of a volcano by the ocean in Iceland from a commercial Icelandair flightAerial shot of the coast of Denmark.Aerial shot of the coast of DenmarkAerial photo coming into Belgium.Aerial photo coming into Belgium

Points South.

On the way to Mexico City I saw what I think must be the Colorado River but I can’t find anything quite like it in Google images.Aerial shot of a snaky blue-black river from our flight across the southwest US to Mexico CityArid landscapes in the north of Mexico.Aerial shot of the desert plateau somewhere over AmericaAn aerial of Puerto Vallarta Bay, Mexico.An aerial of Puerto Vallarta Bay, MexicoAn aerial shot of desert landscape caught between the sea and the sky of Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Aerial of desert mountains caught between the sea and the sky of Mexico's Pacific coastArriving in Buenos Aires from the plane window.Arriving in Buenos Aires from the plane window

Asia. 

Aerial from a flight over Singapore showing all the tankers in the harbour.Aerial from a flight over Singapore showing all the tankers in the harbourThe rivers and fields of Myanmar that we later saw being made into elaborate embroidered pieces of art. I also did this post: How NOT to Fly Out of Mandalay.the rivers and fields of MyanmarRusty metal roof surrounded by jungle as we were coming into Hue, Vietnam.Aerial shot of rusty metal roof surrounded by jungle in Hue, VietnamMore of Dan’s CFFC: Air Travel.

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