Aerial Aspect Photography

It's usually preferable to shoot a photo with the sun or other light source behind you, but sometimes the effect you get when shooting into the light makes for a more dramatic photo, as is the case with this shot of two Coast Guard boats from the Fairport Harbor Station out doing training maneuvers. I love the way the sunlight's reflection off the water creates an amazing texture.

Are these fishermen on Lake Erie about to be devoured by Bessie the Lake Erie Monster? Since 1817, there have been sightings of a 30 to 40 foot, snakelike monster in the waters of Lake Erie. Fortunately for these guys, these bubbles aren't from Bessie, but from the Perry Nuclear Power Plant's water discharge north of the plant.

It's always fun to have an aerial photo assignment right next to a larger airport. The people who help make these aerial photos possible in Cleveland work in these two buildings. The Air Traffic Control tower opened in 2015 and rises 324 feet above the airport, nearly 130 feet taller than the old control tower. The other building is the Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, or TRACON, which houses the approach and departure controllers that help guide air traffic into and out of the Cleveland area. With a bit of pre-planning and communication prior to the photo flight, these controllers are always very accommodating to our photo missions.

“You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.”

~ Amelia Earhart

Run turkeys, run! Happy Thanksgiving from Aerial Aspect Photography!

Falls in the fall. Paine Falls in Leroy Township, Ohio.