PROJECTS: KI TE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH Y

Clockwise from upper right:

Beechcraft 18, Daytona Beach, Florida (Canon S400 Digital Elph) When scouting for subjects, I often look for juxtapositions that play well from my low-altitude vantage point. On seeing this derelict Beechcraft 18 mounted on a post above a miniature golf course, I had to stop and shoot. Taking the shot involved flying the rig blindly from the other side of a low-rise hotel.

Point Bonita Lighthouse, Marin County, California (Canon Rebel SLR w/ 15mm fisheye lens) Point Bonita guards the northern flank of the Golden Gate Straight. Its lighthouse is perched precariously low on the outermost rocks to keep it underneath the fog. The foundation outline of a former keeper assistant’s cottage is visible in the foreground. The barrel distortion of the rectilinear fisheye lens evokes the Earth’s curvature.

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
(Canon Rebel SLR w/ 24mm lens)
Since my earliest studies in architecture, I have been
en-thralled by the great pueblos of the Southwest and
speculations about the ancient civilizations that built them.
Flying above Pueblo Bonito was a particular treat.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Mateo County, California
(Canon Rebel SLR w/ 24mm lens)
Dense fog marked my drive out to this lighthouse, threatening
the inaugural flight of my single-lens, reflex KAP rig. Just as I
arrived, the fog, visible in the photograph, pulled back a
couple hundred yards and stayed politely out of my way.

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