From a Window: the second batch

[compilerbitch]

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This is the second set of images from the arctic aerial photography series. All of the images in this set were shot from the search and rescue window of an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules, during a series of flights from Resolute Bay to Moffett Field via Yellowknife and Vancouver. They were all shot hand-held with a Nikon D200, then postprocessed in Photoshop.





Chocks





Clear Cut





Cloud Peaks





Cloud Polygons





Curlicues





Edge Islands





Frozen River





Glacier Flow





Glaciers





Hidden Lake





Ice Encroaches





Inclined





Infinitary





Jagged





Knife Edge





Lake and Mesa





Lakes and Ridges





Leaving Cornwallis





Loadmaster





Meanders





Network





Networked





Smile





Snake





Strata and Contours





Tiled





Tiles





With Teeth





Order/Disorder



(All Photos: Haughton Mars Project/Sarah Thompson)

(C) Sarah Thompson 2008, All Rights Reserved

Comments

[darcydodo]

Damn those are amazing.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

I was very lucky to be able to get to sit at the search and rescue station on the C-130 -- it's by far the best quality aircraft window I've had a chance to photograph through. Obviously not as good as the helicopter with the door removed (i.e. no glass at all!), but still, good enough to get these photos so I'm very pleased.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Beautiful and stark.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

[paisleychick.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

Frozen River and Ice encroaching capture perfectly my memories of flying over the coast of Canada on my one and only trip to the USA. It's fantastic to get to see them in a photograph.

These are all exceptionally lovely; Snake stands outs, as does Networked. It's a stunningly beautiful environment, and you've captured it very well.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I have also flown over that part of the world quite a few times and been awed by it, so the chance to actually go there was something I didn't want to miss. Ending up getting to do so much aerial photography was unexpected. I have a lot more 'straight' on-the-ground photos too, but I've still not had chance to process many of them.

[new-brunette.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I repeat my assertion that you should publish a book of these.

(frozen) (no subject)

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Book... yeah...

OK, question for the people who want a book. Would you rather have

1. a smaller book that is dedicated to my aerial work

2: a bigish volume that is specialised to my arctic work

3: a bigger, fatter (possibly more expensive) book that is a collection of (say) my work over the last two years, including things like my landscapes from the Mojave and Yosemite, and my portraits and nudes?

4: Two (or more?) books that are split thematically. More particularly, with the nudes/erotica in a different volume and the worksafe stuff separate?

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[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

(going to turn this into an LJ post, so don't reply here)

[lsur.livejournal.com]

Stunning! I second the book idea :-)

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

The book idea seems to be a yes, definitely thing, so you'll get your wish. :)

[razornet.livejournal.com]

These are incredible have you got the full sized images anywhere? I feel a desktop background coming on.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Any specific requests? I don't want to put high res versions of them up for copyright reasons, but I'm happy to make you a backdrop (or several) if you tell me the resolution you want and which image(s).

[lovecraftienne.livejournal.com]

Just gorgeous. Brava. :)

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

[dave-t-lurker.livejournal.com]

These are amazing, I have not other word for it.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[jmtkalcich.livejournal.com]

Stunning work as always. I really need to get out more.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

You do. I should come and visit and drag you out shooting.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Absolutely wonderful shots again, keep them coming. Have National Geographic knocked on your door yet?

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Actually, I have promised to send National Geographic some images... it's a daunting prospect, because their general preferences aren't really for my style, so making photos in their style, for me, is quite hard.

Colour isn't something I do much! I'll send them the B&W stuff anyway, however.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I could imagine that many of these shots are quite monochromatic, anyway so colour wouldn't make much difference.

[alison-chains.livejournal.com]

breathtaking work.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Lots of good stuff here. Since nobody has mentioned them yet, I want to say the first two pictures of airplane details are very nice.

Of course, so is "Teeth", and I like the two "Network" photos a lot, and "order / disorder".

"Strata and contours" and "Cloud Polygons" may be my favorites (ask again in 10 minutes).

Holding book opinions for when that post goes up....

[pplfichi.livejournal.com]

Squee! Very nice!

Thank you for posting more :)

...and I'll figure out how to post comments in the right place first time round some day :\