Alex MacLean, a professional aerial photographer and a fully licensed pilot, gives us a different take on the different sights all over the world with these stunning images that he took from the cockpit. His exhibit, aptly called “Aerial Perspectives”, features years of his extensive work that showcases marvelous and thought-provoking landscapes, architecture, and human behaviour from a bird’s eye view.
“It’s a lot easier than trying to take pictures out of a car because you’re dealing in 3-D space. The plane will fly itself straight and level. That’s even without autopilot. I usually set myself up, pick up the camera for five or 10 seconds, and take the picture out an open window.”
Sky really is the limit when it comes to expressing creativity, wouldn’t you agree? Check out these photos as well as the rest of Alex’s aerial shots, which are currently on exhibit online at Beetles+Huxley.
OVER RAMPS, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA, 2008
GOLF OASIS IN DESERT HILLS, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, 2009
DESERT HOUSING BLOCK, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, 2009
OCEAN CITY AMUSEMENT PARK, OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, USA, 2011
POOLSIDE TANNING, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, 2012
FLOWER FIELDS, LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA, USA, 2013
LOADED COAL TRAIN CARS, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USA, 2011
MARIAS RIVER DRAINAGE AND PIVOT IRRIGATOR, LOMA AREA, MONTANA, USA, 1991
DINGHIES CLUSTERED AROUND DOCK, DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, 1993
B-52, ‘BONE YARD’, TUCSON, ARIZONA, USA, 1991
FREE SWIM, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, 2012
PHELPS DODGE LARGE OPEN PIT MINE AND TAILINGS I, BAGDAD, ARIZONA, 2005
STAKING OUT TERRITORY, LIVORNO, ITALY, 2007
WATER CONNECTION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, 2007
WHEAT STRIPS RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE PREVAILING WIND, CONRAD AREA, MONTANA, USA, 1991
FLOATING DAISY DOCKS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA, 1990
BAY CHANNEL, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, USA, 1984
RAILROAD TURNTABLE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA, 1985
LOGGING RAFTS, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, USA, 2005
Source: Beetles+Huxley
