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3. Aerial views


There are not a lot of aerial views in my collection - I would like more - because the landscape is so fascinating in high from a small plane.  It was a toss up between the flight over the great salt pan of Lake Eyre in flood or this flight over the Whitsunday Islands.

In the end I picked the Whitsundays because of the colour and unexpected swirls in this shot. Taken towards the end of a short exhilarating flight over islands and coral reefs.

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  1. JulieDecember 4, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    And a view I have not seen before. The colours and shapes are wonderful, Joan. I had a chopper ride over the Bungle Bungles which engendered the same feelings.

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    1. Joan ElizabethDecember 5, 2014 at 3:29 PM

      That would be great flight to take ... maybe one day.

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  2. WinamDecember 4, 2014 at 6:45 PM

    The colours and shapes are glorious.

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  3. Joan ElizabethDecember 5, 2014 at 3:30 PM

    The colour of the sea up that way is to die for.

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  4. VickiDecember 6, 2014 at 7:37 AM

    Stunning view. It all looks so unspoilt.

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    1. Joan ElizabethDecember 7, 2014 at 3:58 PM

      Actually the area is quite unspoilt. Even the resorts seemed to nestle into their islands.

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  5. UnknownDecember 9, 2014 at 5:06 AM

    What a gorgeous view! Fantastic shot.

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