This collection of aerial photographs giving a spectacular bird's eye view of Britain from above had been released to mark the Queen's Jubilee year. From the Bustling cities contrasted with, serene stretches of glorious countrysides. From the ground, areas are transformed into unique and wonderful images when viewed from above. The heart-stopping shots are the work of aerial photographer named, Jason Hawkes who developed a love of Britain’s varied landscape since taking his first flying lesson 20 years ago.
The Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland featured in the Harry Potter films
Buckingham Palace dominates the landscape in this aerial view of London
Pictured from above these sports pitches and the ant like people playing make for strange geometrical beauty
The Oval cricket pitch in South London at night becomes a field of dreams
A rollercoaster track twists and turns to form an incredible colorful image at this amusement park in Southend-on-Sea
A rarely seen view of Anthony Gormley's Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead
Brighton Pier
Centre Court at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club with an ace of a view
The suburbs of London
A quiet moment at Stonehenge
A field of Flax in Buckinghamshire takes on magical blue grass properties
You can see it much better over here >
http://initiativestain.multiply.com/photos/album/379/379#photo=13
cool.... thanks for posting these !!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome Lin.....great photographer he is.
ReplyDeleteSure he has that geometrical, spherical and whatever lines as defined by engineers to be able to get the proper lineage, and exact measurement of spaces to come up w/ these photos. A some kind of genius when it comes to photography if I may say
ReplyDeleteWhile learning more and Jason Hawkes I ran across a spot with some of these same photos -- and many others -- viewable in 3D, if you have 3D glasses or the right software: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/10/uk_in_3d_pictures_from_england.html
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank Grammy it's rather amazing this digital age. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThis is too cool as within my flickr there are professional artist combined with amatures...again thanks.
He does, it's captures which I literally could spend two hours just looking at them all as there is one friend which is apart of a group in flickr and
ReplyDeleteI was sent this. Many times I feel that a picture really does not need much to mention. I don't think that most try to be exact it's that go with the
flow if you will.
Thanks my apologies I forget your first name!
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