From a Flight on Monday, October 27, 2014...

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Finally, a new entry to my Flight Highlights BLOG after a six month hiatus, mainly due to an ongoing aerial video project that has taken time away from my aerial photography.  For much of the summer, I have experimented with various Pan/Tilt camera mounts of my own design. I shot numerous videos using these mounts with a GoPro HERO3+ action cam.

As for the photos below, they were shot on a very pretty day with temps near 60F and sunny, deep blue skies with only scattered, fair weather clouds.  I mainly wanted shoot the construction progress of New York's replacement of the existing Tappan Zee bridge.  There are quite a few pictures of the construction site on the Hudson river as well as other views around northeastern New Jersey.

As always, I hope you enjoy the view from above...

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#1 - Spruce Run reservoir in Clinton,
New Jersey

#2 - Spruce Run reservoir in Clinton,
New Jersey

#3 - Spruce Run reservoir in Clinton,
New Jersey

#4 - Spruce Run reservoir in Clinton,
New Jersey

#5 - Spruce Run reservoir and lovely
Fall foliage colors throughout the
campground area in Clinton,
New Jersey

#6 - Residential palace and playground
near Kinnelon borough, New Jersey

#7 - Construction of new bridge to replace
the existing Tappan Zee bridge over the
Hudson river in southeastern New York

#8 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project

#9 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project

#10 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project

#11 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project, looking east

#12 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project, looking east

#13 - Tappan Zee bridge replacement
construction project, looking west

#14 - The large floating crane in the
foreground made the journey here from
Seattle, WA, navigating through the
Panama Canal; this view is looking southeast

#15 - Pallisades Center Mall in West Nyack,
New York

#16 - Pallisades Center Mall

#17 - Corporate office complex in
Bergen county, New Jersey

#18 - Boonton reservoir near
Parsippany and Boonton, New Jersey

#19 - Fall foliage and lovely landscaping
near Califon, New Jersey

#20 - Lovely landscaped homes near
Califon, New Jersey

#21 - Fall foliage near Califon, New Jersey

#22 -Bright yellow Fall foliage near
Landing, New Jersey

See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Saturday, April 28, 2012...

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always refer to the Post Date, Photo Number and Description.

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to return to the BLOG

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Today's flight was a bit turbulent at 2,000 feet,

what with the cool temperature, the heating of the

sun, and the approaching weather system from the

west.  Regardless, the trees looked very beautiful

as the budding leaves are now showing, as well as

many other colors representative of this time of year.

As always, I hope you enjoy The View from Above

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#1 - Hoffman park in Hampton, NJ

#2 - Farm fields near Clinton, NJ

#3 - Solar field off of Route 31
in Glen Gardner, NJ

#4 - Columbia Trail (rail trail) bridge
over the south branch of the
Raritan River amongst beautiful
greenery in Annandale, NJ

#5 - Solar arrays atop the former Toys 'R' Us
distribution center in Flanders, NJ

#6 - Blue Crest Farm, mid-way between
Middle Valley & Long Valley, NJ

#7 - Bus parking lot, school & athletic fields
in Long Valley, NJ

#8 - Tree-line winding road throughout a
housing development in Long Valley, NJ

  

#9 - Solar array atop and surrounding the
Prudent Publishing Company in Landing, NJ

#10 - Transformation of the Netcong traffic
circle into a "ginormous" traffic-light
controlled intersection in Netcong, NJ

#11 - Former Boonton Radio (ARC)
airfield (now athletic fields) in Boonton, NJ

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These next (7) photos feature affluent residential homes in the

Mendham / Bernardsville / Far Hills area of NJ

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#18

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These next (5) photos feature the

pharmaceutical company Merck, with its

sprawling property featuring a solar field,

under-building parking and three heliports,

all within a spectacular landscape

in Whitehouse Station, NJ

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#23

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These next (2) photos show the Exxon / Mobil

Corporation Clinton Research Facility with the

Round Valley reservoir in the distance,

in Clinton, NJ

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#25

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#26 - Lush fields belonging to
Exxon / Mobil (see above)

#27 - A horse ranch near Pittstown, NJ

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See you after the next Flight !!!