A Collection of Aerial Photos I Took from Flying in Helicopters with the Doors Off

in photography •  7 years ago  (edited)

Photography has presented me with a lot of opportunities I wouldn't have had if it weren't for the desire to go take cool pictures. Over the past few years I've had the privilege of flying in helicopters across the country. Ever since I flew with the doors off the first time, I try to fly with them off as much as possible. It's just a different experience. The freedom, the breeze, the speed, the adrenaline rush, the photos, etc.

Below are a few shots I grabbed from flying in Hawaii, Chicago and Vancouver.

攝影給了我很多機會,如果不是因為渴望去拍攝酷的照片,我不會有。 在過去的幾年中,我有幸在全國各地的直升機上飛行。 自從我第一次飛過門之後,我盡量和他們一起飛行。 這只是一個不同的經歷。 自由,微風,速度,腎上腺素,照片等。

以下是我在夏威夷,芝加哥和溫哥華飛行的幾張照片。

Hawaii:
Jurassic Park.jpg

Honolulu-Aerial.jpg

Vancouver:
Heli-Over-Pitt-River.jpg

Downtown Vancouver Aerial.jpg

So Icey.jpg

Pitt Lake.jpg

Brad Friesen + Bentley + Bushy Wayne - Revenant.jpg

Smokin Buds.jpg

DSC07577.jpg

DSC07241-Edit.jpg

Chicago:
Windy City.jpg

Reflecting Over Chicago.jpg

Willis Tower from Above.jpg

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The pictures look so dope :o keep up the good work :) when is the next time you plan a trip to bali or the maledives?

amazing photos

The pictures look awesome ! I wish i have more opportunities to fly in a helicopter !

If you get a chance to, do it with the doors off if you can.

Yes i will try, thank you for sharing your experience !

Hectic @jefflombardo :) photography does indeed present many opportunities. I am also a photographer, feel free to check out my post

Woah dud thats such a awesome post, upvoted and promoted. Hopefully u can check out my FridaySkyblue one. Thanks!

amazing pictures thanks for sharing

A-mazing pics !!! thanks for sharing !! will follow you for sure :D !

2nd Vancouver shot is wild!

That seems to be a popular one :)

Beautiful picture @jefflombardo

very beautiful places.

Thank you, @mayur007!

I'm so jelly @jefflombardo! The photos look spectacular.

It must feel great to be free and flying above everything.

Resteemed.

太漂亮了。需要把自己绑在飞机上吗?

These pictures are amazing. Hope to see more and maybe Seattle. ;)

its mind blowing efforts.....man .....u r expert on this hobby

@jefflombardo WOW! super impressed! your photos can be easily wallpapers :D
I think I also have good shots on my chanel so kindly take a look if you will find a minute! all the best!

killer shots! I know that feeling you described. I earned my skydiving license a few years back, and that was my favorite part, the ride up with the door to the airplane open. There is a very fine line of safety and utter danger. It's thrilling. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing more of you content in my feed.

WOW! Just Wow! Followed!

@jefflombardo I was reading one of your article on PetaPixel ages ago, you are lucky man to get all those opportunities it's some kind of blessing but also a lot of talent. I've been doing photography 8 years and never had those opportunities. Keep it up.

Really? I think PetaPixel was the first one I ever did. The internet feels like a small world sometimes. And having a camera opens so many doors within yourself as well as other people. They weren't lying when they said photography is 20% Photography and 80% Marketing.

It's true, I've worked in Malaysia, Taiwan,UK, Paris (fashion weeks), for some big gigs and designers , however I'm really shit in marketing myself, probably that is why I'm so much behind. Now I'm trying to rebuild everything from the scratch, so hopefully it will give some effects at some point.

I love Hawaii and chicago pictures, nice one, much colors, good point of view.

Great pics...need some b%#^s to do this....I have fear of heights..😂

@jefflombardo nice work
keep connected and keep following
if possible visit my blog i also love photography

Awesome. Photography is fun.

Great pictures. Damn, almost makes me want to get in a helicopter.... Emphasis on the word "almost". lol. Nice pics tho.

Incredible!! I love your photos.

Thank you @parveen.

The picture of trees with a snow covered road in the between looks awesome.

That's a waterfall! ha.

Oh yeah, it is. Maybe I wanted it to be a road so badly that my mind easily conjured it up for me. I want it to be a long road leading upto an isolated house. Kind of a setting for a horror story.

I love your work, Jeff! Following you and looking forward to more.

This is amazing! I will go to Canada next month a Ill try to rent a helicopter for half an hour. Great job on those pictures!

It is not always easy to take a clean, vivid aerial shots but these photos really find its way. Really awesome! keep it up :)

Wooooo! Beautiful! I want a helicopter too!! :)

a lovely place to see, hawai

Amazing shots that present the beauty of these vastly different places from a unique perspective. By the way, did you use Google translate for the Chinese? There are some grammatical mistakes in there.

@jefflombardo Your photo's are stunning!!!

I have upvoted and followed you now :-)

Check out my blog @mysticlilly16 and follow and upvote me

I am still a newbie around here and trying to build up my steem portfolio with followers as well as interesting posts :-D

ahahaha

Is it just me, or is the island in the second photo under Hawaii look like a guy who just fell face flat onto the ocean?

faceflat.jpg

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what an amazing experience you had your picture are amazing and I especially like the chicago ones with all the lights and I'll be glad to hear your opinion about it here is the link and hope you'll like it :)
https://steemit.com/life/@othmanesl/that-view

😍😭😭!!!

Wow man, these are probably some of the better pictures I've seen on STEEM. Awesome. I think I'm going to use some of these as my background.

Breath taking .