This summer I travelled over the Indian Ocean for the first time. Yes, I understand that, for the most part, looking at an any ocean from the air is, well, similar. That said, I cannot even begin to tell you how excited this flight made me, and how much I enjoyed looking out over the water and at the clouds as we past by.
Next on my list of firsts was flying over the Middle East. None of the photos I took out the window did any justice to the landscape of this area. The unending beige sand raggedly cut with rivers that appear to be ink black. The dots on the landscape that could only be the most stubborn trees known on earth. It was captivating.
At one point, despite the haze I noticed there were no clouds. Again, the photo above does not do the scene justice. The clarity of the sky's blue was stunning. The beige of the sand below blended perfectly with the haze to create a smooth surface below, and the vanishing point on the horizon could not have been a more perfect white. The sense of distance, proportion and colour was stunning beyond belief.
I hope this image never leaves my mind. To have the perfect meld between land and sky; to have no lines, no definition... breathtaking and so very, very peaceful.
taken June 2010 - Emirates flight over Iraq
Wow, wow. This picture (and your description of it) is incredible. I would love to have this as a large print on the wall. And then spend an afternoon just looking at it and drinking mint tea. This is contemplative photography. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think the best addition to a giant print of this on the wall and a cup of mint tea would be a print of some Maritime green grass to use as a mat at your feet. There's nothing quite like that green to compliment the blue of the sky.
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