Sometimes, photography mirrors art and I've rarely seen an image that echoes Mark Rothko's painterly abstractions quite as much. In approach, I really like the idea that we search for images all the time and, given the limitations of the photographer behind glass at 30000 feet, unable to move, direct the situation - and in this case - with the technical limitations of a camera phone this is a cracker. Well done.
Entirely innovative and a refreshingly different angle from the views of the clouds themselves or the landscapes below, this image hints rather than tells. An almost ephemeral rendering of the plane's shadow on a bed of clouds it simultaneously shows the impossibility of flight with a kind of child's rendering of what an aeroplane should look like. Great effort.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked 1001+ in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** <b>NOTE - Images must be shot from a plane window, and not be drone or aerial photography.</b> Who hasn’t taken one of these images, an artful composition of wing and horizon, in an attempt to bottle the wonder we feel when looking down from our privileged seats in the sky. Marvelling at the world above the clouds, watching the place you’re just leaving diminish in size, or peering eagerly at the country you’re arriving to. As more of us choose to fly less, we can still enjoy each other’s compositions from the cabin.
A brilliantly abstract rendering of the scene - both despite and because of the distortion of the window. I love the three red comes that prove an anchor to the frame that we can then peruse at our leisure. The reflective streaks of light on the damp tarmac are excellent. I especially like the use of the window/porthole as a frame within a frame. Lovely.
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