36,000 feet above

I've always wanted to make a travel-esque picture by incorpating

elements of travel that everyone will recognize instantly. I could

never figure out how to make shots taken on an airplane work, but I

think this one is the most successful of all attempts. I like the

abstract nature of the picture, the shadows giving defintion to the

window and drawing the viewer's attention to the subjec matter beyond

this 'hole'. I hope to convey a feeling of curiosity; what lies

beyond this window-to-another-world? What do you think?

Previous post on the origional image

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Chaitanya Vikas, July 28, 2004; 04:20 A.M.

Hi Shing Yan Lau! That's a very beautiful photograph. It captures the romance of travel!

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W. Roger Keagle Jr., July 28, 2004; 04:46 A.M.

How many times have wel lloked out a window of the plane, forgetting the frame of the window it's self ! Well done ! Rogfer

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Crop in

Stephen Willett, July 28, 2004; 10:17 A.M.

I like your photo. Its close to the best in plane shot that I have seen. I don't like the scratches on the window though and I'd probably crop in tighter. With the black border its just too much dead space.

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Thank you allShing Yan Lau, July 28, 2004; 12:31 P.M. (edit) Thank you all for your kind comments. Stephen: I've uploaded a tighter cropped version. I do agree, there was a little too much negative space. A tighter crop improved the asthetics of the image (also changed the border to white to make it pop out).

I like this photo. So often we see shots that do all they can to exclude the elements that you've used. The lighting on the "frame" is very appropriate.