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Under a dying sun
Somewhere high over eastern England, above characterful clouds and under a dying sun, a spectacular dusk was unfolding.
Photography is, like most things in life, what you make of it. A great camera certainly helps but is no substitute for a curious photographer who always has a camera to hand, anticipates the next photo-worthy opportunity and has the technical ability to capture it.
While the other 300 or so people on this flight from London to Seoul had their windows shut, I was waiting for the moment the aircraft started heading North thereby providing a view to the Northwest where the sun had just set. When the pilot banked left I opened my window and was treated to a beautiful scene of purple tinged cumulus and a distant storm cloud obscuring the sun. I whipped out my point and shoot, waited till things lined up and took two photos that were stitched together to produce this image.
Most people, myself included, hate flying. However, it doesn't have to be all bad if you stay positive and curious. There are many opportunities that only present themselves when you're 10km up in the sky in a pressurized aluminium tube :)
Watching this scene unfold, I no longer could hear the babies crying, feel the dry air irritate my nose or care that the sweaty passenger next to was encroaching into my space. I was out there over the clouds watching something magical happen and I was -- as far as I could tell at least -- the only person in the world who cared to watch.
Somewhere over East Anglia, Britain, 2014
Sony RX100
Under a dying sun
Somewhere high over eastern England, above characterful clouds and under a dying sun, a spectacular dusk was unfolding.
Photography is, like most things in life, what you make of it. A great camera certainly helps but is no substitute for a curious photographer who always has a camera to hand, anticipates the next photo-worthy opportunity and has the technical ability to capture it.
While the other 300 or so people on this flight from London to Seoul had their windows shut, I was waiting for the moment the aircraft started heading North thereby providing a view to the Northwest where the sun had just set. When the pilot banked left I opened my window and was treated to a beautiful scene of purple tinged cumulus and a distant storm cloud obscuring the sun. I whipped out my point and shoot, waited till things lined up and took two photos that were stitched together to produce this image.
Most people, myself included, hate flying. However, it doesn't have to be all bad if you stay positive and curious. There are many opportunities that only present themselves when you're 10km up in the sky in a pressurized aluminium tube :)
Watching this scene unfold, I no longer could hear the babies crying, feel the dry air irritate my nose or care that the sweaty passenger next to was encroaching into my space. I was out there over the clouds watching something magical happen and I was -- as far as I could tell at least -- the only person in the world who cared to watch.
Somewhere over East Anglia, Britain, 2014
Sony RX100