Tag Archives: aerial

First aerial photograph in USA – 10/13/1860

Posted on 10/13/2014 by sdunwell

First successful aerial photograph made in the USA, by J. W. Black, 10/13/1860, from a balloon tethered over Boston Common. Left, the original, at the Boston Public Library. Right, a view from the same spot, same day and time, 2012. … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: Orient Point, Long Island, NY

Posted on 10/07/2014 by sdunwell

Sunrise, looking over Orient Point, on Long Island. Gardiner’s Bay is at the top and Long Island Sound is on the bottom.

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Aerial photo of the week: Harvested fields, Pullman, WA

Posted on 09/30/2014 by sdunwell

Wheat fields in the Palouse area, eastern Washington. Rolling hills with late afternoon light cutting across the contour plowing. Cessna 172.

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Aerial photo of the week: Fan Pier

Posted on 09/23/2014 by sdunwell

Fan Pier, Boston: 1987 and September, 2014 aerial views. Altitude 1400 ft. Schweitzer 300 helicopter; Taylor Chase = pilot. Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant, bottom center, is now closed. The Moakley Federal Courthouse is almost obscured by the new Vertex buildings … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: Chatham, MA

Posted on 08/08/2014 by sdunwell

Aerial view of Chatham, on Cape Cod, with the entrance to Pleasant Bay (aptly named), looking north towards Nauset. Low tide in the morning. Cessna 172, altitude 2200 ft. Pilot = Jill Douglas.

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aerial photo – Battle of Bunker Hill June 17,1775

Posted on 06/19/2014 by sdunwell

On June 17, 1775, British troops attacked the fortified hill top against heavy militia resistance. The monument marks the top of Bunker Hill, although most of the fighting was on nearby Breed’s Hill.  This view looking SE towards the Old … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: Boston winter evening lights

Posted on 02/07/2014 by sdunwell

Flying after sunset with pilot Matt Shawver, in the Schweizer 300. Altitude 1500 ft; ISO 3200, KS-4 gyro. Blue Hill Helicopters.

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Aerial photo of the week: pond ice

Posted on 01/17/2014 by sdunwell

Ice patterns & snow drifts on a frozen pond, near Manchester, NH.

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Aerial photo of the week: Paris

Posted on 12/10/2013 by sdunwell

This evening view, with Boulevard Garibaldi on the left and the Tower and the Champ de Mars in the center, is from the roof of Tour Montparnasse. Flying over paris is forbidden. Almost all buildings in Paris are the same … Continue reading →

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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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