Travel Photography: From the Air

It's one thing to see a close up shot, and another thing to see a vista view. But it's an entirely different kind of photograph when the subject is miles beyond the window of an airplane. As long as it's not cloudy or foggy out the window, you can get some amazing photographs from right there in your window seat. And if your pilot points out interesting views from one side or the other of the plane, make sure to take advantage of it with another of your wonderful photographs!

The windows in most planes are too thick for sharp photographs, but if you keep the developed size no more than 5x7 you should be fine. Also, get as close to the window as possible to avoid blur, but don't touch the window or else you will get vibrations instead. Also, try to get whatever photographs that you can at takeoff and landing, when things are less hazy and considerably closer.

Often available are lower altitude flights such as by small planes, helicopters, and even hot air balloons. You can get much closer to your photographs' subjects than you can with a jumbo jet liner. And the fares are often rather reasonable. Sometimes you can even open the window to get an even more unobstructed photograph!

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