Flying over Laughlin

Went up in a little Cessna 172 yesterday from the Boulder City NV airport, and flew out to Laughlin NV. This is one of the shots I took as we flew over this little gaming city on the river.
-Bruce

nice capture, if you had longer glass, it would be interesting to try and bring soemthing out

Thanks BTG, I tried to keep excess gear to a minimum, so only had my 28-105 lens with me. We DID however fly in a bit closer as well. See if this one works any better.
-Bruce

Great shots, Bruce. I really love the first one. The shapes of the hills, the water and textures are just wonderful.

yes i do like the second better, it has more of a point of interest

nice work

I wish I could do arial photography. I have a problem, I cannot hold the burb bag and camera at the same time! Nice work, please post more--I admire what people do that I cannot.

Awesome shots, I never seem to get any good pictures when I try it from the air. Is there any tips or tricks to getting good pictures up there?

Thanks Guys.

Hi Michael, Removing a door or window to eliminate shooting through plexiglass that never seems to be crystal clear would be ideal for one thing, depending on the type of aircraft you go up in. Unfortunately, I've not had that option so far, so watch for reflections, and sun flare before you shoot.
Airplanes have plenty of vibration, which is counterproductive to getting reasonably sharp images. Think of this as the opposite of having a lens with "IS", so try to keep shutter speeds fairly high to help negate that problem.
It also helps a lot when you can ask the pilot to turn, bank, etc, to give you angles that are perpendicular to the scenery you wish to photograph, ie, shoot straight through the plexi which is usually optically very bad at best.
Good luck.
-Bruce

Thanks for the advice on shooting arial shots. I really like the first shot. Breathtaking.

You're very welcome Dave. Thanks for the nice comment.
-Bruce