Photography at 38,000 feet

**interested_observer** · 01-03-2018, 03:54 PM - **1 Like**

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Now THAT'S a good view from the office: Pilot's jaw-dropping cockpit images of thunderstorms, moon-lit clouds and the Northern Lights show why life at 38,000ft is unbeatable

Christiaan van Heijst's amazing cockpit photos | Daily Mail Online

**UncleVanya** · 01-03-2018, 04:02 PM

Makes me want to get a pilot's license... and I realize it's too late to fly anything large enough to reach 38,000 feet. I do fly rockets and I could fly them that high if I worked at it but the cameras would be automated not in my hands. Hummmm...

**Digitalis** · 01-03-2018, 06:32 PM

Nice work. To be honest that display of sparks on the airplaine would be a little worrisome for me.

And of course flat earthers are complaining that lens distortion is faking the curvature of the earth - even though many current rectilinear UWA lenses have distortion levels of 4% and below. To optically create a curvature of that degree would require over 10% distortion.

SSGGeezer · 01-03-2018, 07:48 PM

St Elmo's fire!
Helicopters build up a lot of static on the rotor blades at night. With night vision goggles on it is very sparky if relative humidity is low. Very cool to see, and when it is also dusty, like in the desert, even more impressive.

**arnold** · 01-03-2018, 08:17 PM

Lovely pictures. Modern camera technology has made this style of photography far more convenient and in some cases, possible. Trying to mount an old film camera in order to grab these shots would be a frustrating exercise, and one would have no idea how the framing and focus looked until the film was developed.

**Digitalis** · 01-04-2018, 06:43 AM

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

St Elmo's fire!

Isn't that the blue/purplish glow that can show up on ships rigging during storms?

Originally posted by arnold

Trying to mount an old film camera in order to grab these shots would be a frustrating exercise, and one would have no idea how the framing and focus looked until the film was developed.

Unless, you know... actually compose the image by looking through the viewfinder.

01-03-2018, 03:54 PM - 1 Like	#1
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	Photography at 38,000 feet Quote: Now THAT'S a good view from the office: Pilot's jaw-dropping cockpit images of thunderstorms, moon-lit clouds and the Northern Lights show why life at 38,000ft is unbeatable Christiaan van Heijst's amazing cockpit photos \| Daily Mail Online

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01-03-2018, 04:02 PM	#2
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401	Makes me want to get a pilot's license... and I realize it's too late to fly anything large enough to reach 38,000 feet. I do fly rockets and I could fly them that high if I worked at it but the cameras would be automated not in my hands. Hummmm...

01-03-2018, 06:32 PM	#3
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Nice work. To be honest that display of sparks on the airplaine would be a little worrisome for me. And of course flat earthers are complaining that lens distortion is faking the curvature of the earth - even though many current rectilinear UWA lenses have distortion levels of 4% and below. To optically create a curvature of that degree would require over 10% distortion.

01-03-2018, 07:48 PM	#4
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	St Elmo's fire! Helicopters build up a lot of static on the rotor blades at night. With night vision goggles on it is very sparky if relative humidity is low. Very cool to see, and when it is also dusty, like in the desert, even more impressive.

01-03-2018, 08:17 PM	#5
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Lovely pictures. Modern camera technology has made this style of photography far more convenient and in some cases, possible. Trying to mount an old film camera in order to grab these shots would be a frustrating exercise, and one would have no idea how the framing and focus looked until the film was developed.

01-04-2018, 06:43 AM	#6
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by SSGGeezer St Elmo's fire! Isn't that the blue/purplish glow that can show up on ships rigging during storms? Originally posted by arnold Trying to mount an old film camera in order to grab these shots would be a frustrating exercise, and one would have no idea how the framing and focus looked until the film was developed. Unless, you know... actually compose the image by looking through the viewfinder.