Flying Whale

Posted by Craig Persel (Montreal, Canada) on 7 November 2006 in Transportation and Portfolio.

Los Angeles, California

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Comments (12)

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Great shot! Many of your subjects tend to take on a surreal quality. I don't know how you do it.

7 Nov 2006 7:01am

Arun from Pune, India

lovely composition...

7 Nov 2006 7:20am

Prashanth Manikyarajaiah from Bengalooru, India

beaytiful one.. .and I agree with Helen...

7 Nov 2006 7:40am

Claireg from Dendermonde, Belgium

it looks 3d! it feels like the plane is coming out of the pic. Great!

7 Nov 2006 7:57am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

I am still wondering how did they allow you to take pictures.

7 Nov 2006 8:31am

@Shuva Brata Deb: Well . . . it's a bit risky. I do it very casually and openly, so that no one thinks I'm trying to hide something. Also, I don't do it around the security check points, but only near the gates or outside. Still . . . and especially at places like LAX . . . they are probably not happy with photographers. :-)

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

an HDR i presume? We tend to see airplanes in its whole. Nice perspective you took here. good work

7 Nov 2006 9:53am

@Kelvin Chan: No HDR. I do have a tendency to bump up the contrast quite a bit on my photos. Plus, it was a rainy/cloudy day (yes it does rain in southern california) which gave a very nice light. Also, I like to zoom in on details of objects. I feel this "abstracts" ordinary scenesa and objects, gives us a different perspective and possibly an altered feeling, mood and/or meaning.