HEY PENTAX FORUMS!

I'm starting an aerial photo project of LA. Click here for info and to donate!: The Los Angeles Aerial Photography Project by Rashied - Kickstarter



























After years of doing this, I have so many more but these just pop up quickly from my DA page: guidoanselmi.deviantart.com

Feel free to drop critique, comments, questions, money, and/or insults.

[goddo31]

Some great shots, I love the 'from the air' perspective.
Could you explain the strange blur present in some of these though?

cheers,

[guidoanselmi]

First off, I typically fly commercially once a month or two for business and vacation. Almost all of that is with Southwest, which has first-come-first-serve seating.

Depending which one, it could be one of mainly two things:

1. If I end up sitting behind the wing, I shoot through the jet exhaust, which is a fairly collimated stream and produces a sharp blur.
2. Shooting directly down, I go through either 2 or 3 panes of plexiglass which causes a sharp blur as well.

Almost all of the time, it's a pain in the ass. I typically get stuck toward the back because I'm lazy and never print my ticket in time. Sometimes, it works out just right - a rare example is the photo posted in the link:



Here you can see I'm clipping the bottom of the window at the bottom of the frame and the top of the jet exhaust in the top of the frame.

[goddo31]

Ahh, well that makes sense. Would be had to avoid the blur in those situations.
Anyway, a couple of these are great IMO. Especially 3, 7 and 13. You've found some great light too. Enjoy the project