Landscape - 1st HM

Extremely cool! No nits whatsoever from me... What altitude were you guys at?

Between 2000 and 3000 feet (in the highlands)

Definitely looks organic Emmanuel. Been really enjoying your aerials from Iceland. Have you tried this genera in other locations like Scotland, Greece, other amazing places?

Hm, that is a loaded question Eva. First of I was never into aerial photography before, I fell into the project completely by accident. I’m still uncertain if I’m actually open on doing more aerials in the future. I always liked the idea of moving into space rather than facing it from a distance.

It all started with my three year old daughter, who is quite taken by Jackson Pollock the painter. So we often spend time messing about trying to paint for fun and look into painters who mostly do abstract work. Quickly that sparked ideas for photography, and one idea followed another until I went to Iceland and by that time I was looking for themes I could have a flat approach to.
Strangely as I was studying Iceland I was surprised to find out via Google earth that they have about a million airways. That means they all fly up there just to get to their farm or something, further research indicated that would be something to consider as I saw that from above I could find patterns that would be of interest. Will I do it again? I don’t have a clue, although now I have acquired some taste for aerials.

Utah might be interesting, some of the isolated areas.

Wow, like some amazing etching of a wind-blown tree. I could look at this a long time. Love it!

Awesome Emmanuel! Could you explain what's going on here? I'm assuming it's some kind of shallow water run off, near the ocean?

Just amazing.

Ted, yeah I would say shallow, something between 2 to 6 meters deep and about 15 to 30 meters wide on the widest parts, would be my guess.

Amazing! Lots to love about this.

Fascinating abstract image Emmanuel. I really like this one and I bet it would look great as a large print. I can't see you can make this one any better. Well done!

Wow. That's wild. One of the best abstracts Iv'e seen. Way to go Emmanuel!

These are fascinating photos Emmanuel. I agree, these need to printed real big to be fully appreciated.

This is stunning Emmanuel. Congrats on such a beautiful image! Just spent some time on your website as well, soooo very impressed with your new work.

This one is my favourite of the aerials you have shown us thus far. The colour palette is sumptuous.

Awesome shot Emmanuel! A magnificent abstract that sets my imagination wild!

Really cool!

Fine abstract Emmanuel and very unique view. Love the tones and colors in this.and very nice composition. Excellent.

Extraordinary. Of course, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and Art Wolfe have been the most well known photographers to do this in the past, but your work so far equals anything they produced.

This one looks like a majestic windblown tree. I like the added negative space on this one, but both this and you're previous posts are outstanding.

Incredible! The large version is just an absolute killer. By far, the neatest aerial shot I've ever seen.

This is awesome!!!! Wonderful abstract. Without knowing what it is, I would never guess. Not that it matters in the least for the image to work.

Flawless.

this is a super abstract, i hope i can find like these textures here in my country

well done man

Looks 3 dimensional!

I usually don't like HDR, if this is HDR, but this photograph really caught my eye in the thumbnails because of the design and graphics. I find it quite intriguing. Great image!

I usually don't like HDR, if this is HDR, but this photograph really caught my eye in the thumbnails because of the design and graphics. I find it quite intriguing. Great image! And I feel if an image is really good, it stands out at any size.

why would you assume this is HDR? Especially considering it's an aerial photograph taken from a moving plane 3000 feet in the air.

Margo, this is not HDR, which I never do. It a single exposure from a D800E, with minimal post processing. As a matter of fact the two aerials that I posted and most of the others from my recent aerial collection demand a single curve adjustment layer and a couple of other subtle adjustments.

This is truely fascinating stuff, Emanuel. Lots to enjoy and savor here; particularly in the large version. This rocks.

Ed

Another amazing abstract - each better than the last. I think the creamish tones are what really makes this abstract to me - just doesn't match anything I have seen (not to say it looks unreal, but that it is unreal that something like this exists). Great work

Another wonderful image, Emmanuel!

Awesome! Love the perspective and patterns! May have to give this a try one time!

WOW this looks fascinating. The big version is amazing. This must look stunning as big print. I can look at this for hours.

Fantastic. I like the tree-like pattern presented here.

Max

This looks amazing Emmanuel, I absolutely love it.

Gary.

Awesome shot - congratulations.

Emmanuel, congratulations for your EPA win.
Thank you very much for sharing this amazing shot with us.

Congrats! I am glad for this selection! Well deserved!

Wow! This is just a spectacular abstract. Love the flowing lines and muted color pallette. It's very stylish -- I'd hang it on my wall, no kiddin'.

An amazing photograph that I sit and stare at trying to figure what is going on???
Congrats!

Stunning - congrats on the 2013 EP!

Sandy