Tag Archives: helicopter

Aerial photo of the week: Beacon Hill

Posted on 11/08/2013 by sdunwell

Beacon Hill and downtown Boston, for Suffolk University. Project director: George Comeau. Pilot: Mike Peavey. Jet Ranger. Elevations: 500 – 1400 ft. Gyro: KS-4.

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Aerial photo of the week: Cranberry harvest

Posted on 10/02/2013 by sdunwell

AFAR magazine, a new & exciting travel mag, shows my cranberry harvest aerial on the back page. Turns out you can go there, put on waders, and jump into the pond. Grab a rake! This same photo on USPS stamp … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: three-decker housing, Somerville, MA

Posted on 07/10/2013 by sdunwell

Rows of gambrel-roofed houses in Somerville, MA. Low angle oblique telephoto to compress and dramatize the repeating pattern. Helicopter is Robinson R-22.

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Aerial photo of the week: Fort Independence

Posted on 06/19/2013 by sdunwell

Fort Independence, on Castle Island, Boston. Early in the morning, after a harbor skyline sunrise shoot. Castle Island, once isolated, is now connected to South Boston and the Conley container terminal.  Several forts have used this site, with names including … Continue reading →

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Aerial Photo of the week: Boston Harbor + Fan Pier

Posted on 05/22/2013 by sdunwell

A new aerial view of the Boston harbor skyline, showing Fan Pier and Vertex on the left. Altitude 1400 ft. A beautiful morning with no wind.  Helicopter is Schweizer 300, from Blue Hill Helicopters.

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Aerial photo of the week: Boston Marathon

Posted on 04/15/2013 by sdunwell

The start of the Boston Marathon, Hopkinton, MA. Left, from 10 ft up, on a ladder. Right, 800 ft up from a small helicopter. The runners are crowded at the start, and moving slowly downhill; 26.2 miles to Boston.

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Aerial photo of the week: Cambridge & Harvard snow

Posted on 01/16/2013 by sdunwell

Sunset lights up the taller buildings in this snowy landscape, from Cambridge looking east to Boston. Helicopter R-22.

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Aerial photo of the week: Boston Tea Party – 12/16/73

Posted on 12/16/2012 by sdunwell

December 16, 1773 – A great crowd gathered at the Old South Meeting House to hear speeches protesting new taxes on imports, including tea. Shouting “Boston harbor a tea party tonight,” they went down to the nearby docks. Thinly disguised … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: “New Vitality” Downtown

Posted on 11/27/2012 by sdunwell

Front page image Boston Globe 11/26/12 :”New Vitality” downtown, compared with similar aerial photo 10/13/12 helicopter R-22.

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Aerial photo of the week: U Mass Boston

Posted on 11/20/2012 by sdunwell

University of Massachusetts Boston campus view sunrise,  Boston Sunday Globe this week  half-page ad. Helicopter Schweizer 300.  Blue Hill Helicopters.

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