Captured from the plane - Aliens!

August 29th 2023
The driest desert at the highest altitude in Chile where some places have not seen rain in hundreds of years! Yes, that’s Atacama our next destination! Our flight from Punta Arenas to San Pedro, Atacama was scheduled to depart in the wee hours – close to 3 am. We didn’t have much choice. Punta Arenas is in the deep south of Chile – it is the gateway to Patagonia. And Atacama Desert is in ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

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My father grew up amid the green hills of Assam in India. When I was a little boy, I went with him to see the vastness of nature, holding his hand. He is the one who instilled the love for nature in me; everything I love in nature today, I owe to him. I have lived in Canada for many years now, but my love for nature and the outdoors is everlasting. Travelling and photography are my passions. Although I visit tourist areas, I rarely spend time there unless there are historic interests. I often travel off the beaten paths of jungles, mountains and rural areas. While travelling to such places... full info

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29th August 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The clarity and angle is amazing
I find photos a challenge from planes. With what and how did you get such a clear photo as if you are looking vertically straight down over the subject, when presumably you would have been sitting at least close to horizontal? Quite an extraordinary image!

30th August 2023

gangopa
tab gangopadhyay

The clarity and angle is amazing
Hi Dave, you are absolutely right! I found from my earlier experiences, that SLR cameras are not suitable for taking vertical shots from a plane...manoeuvring the lens is very awkward due to the flat window glass. Later, I found, smart phones are much easier to focus for a near vertical shot due to its geometry. That's what I used for Nazca lines in Peru years ago, and that's what I did this one too. And it worked. I increase the zoom to bring the object closer and then just hold it flat down almost vertically before taking the shot. Thanks for asking!

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