From a Flight on Sunday, September 18, 2011...

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Hi everyone and welcome to another smorgasbord of Aerial Photography, (63) photos in all, the most I believe I have ever featured in a Highlights post thus far. The reason being is that the flight included a climb to nearly 8,000 feet over

New York City for a look around town, so to speak, and the surrounding area.

As we climbed through 5,000 feet we cleared a scattered cloud deck, and continuing to climb higher the air became eerily still, perfect for shooting aerial photos. Towards the end of the day, the skies became more overcast with very little breaks of sun, especially towards the Jersey Shore, as you will soon see.

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

#1 - Strange markings in a field near Princeton, NJ

#2 - Garden State Parkway,
Route 9 & Route 35 crossing
the Raritan River in New Jersey

#3 - Staten Island and the Arthur Kill, looking west

#4 - Oil Storage Tanks along the
Arthur Kill in Staten Island, looking west

#5 - Looking east at the south shore
of Long Island, New York

#6 - Staten Island, looking west

#7 - Shipping docks just east of
Newark International Airport along Newark Bay

#8 - Lower Manhattan, looking northeast

#9 - Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay

#10 - Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay

#11 - Jersey City, New Jersey, looking northwest

#12 - Ground Zero in lower Manhattan
and construction of the new Freedom Tower

#13 - Ground Zero in lower Manhattan
and construction of the new Freedom Tower

#14 - Ground Zero in lower Manhattan
and construction of the new Freedom Tower

#15 - Lower Manhattan and the new
Freedom Tower @ Ground Zero at right

#16 - Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges
over the East river in New York City

#17 - Manhattan, looking north

#18 - Midtown Manhattan, looking west

#19 - 59th Street Bridge over
Roosevelt Island and the East River

#20 - Midtown Manhattan, looking west

#21 - New Jersey side of the
George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River

#22 - La Guardia Airport, looking east
towards Long Island, New York

#23 - Tri-borough (left) and
Willis Avenue (right) Bridges
over the Harlem River

#24 - Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

#25 - Bronx area of New York City, looking west

#26 - Bronx area of New York City, looking west

#27 - New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx

#28 - Broadway (near) & the
Henry Hudson Parkway (far) Bridges
over the Harlem River

#29 - Subway / Rail Yard in the
Mount Vernon area of New York City

#30 - Yonkers Raceway

#31 - Neat cloud hovering over
White Plains, looking northwest

#32 - City of White Plains, looking northwest

#33 - Westchester County airport, White Plains, NY

#34 - South shore of Connecticut,
looking south at the Long Island Sound

#35 - South shore of Connecticut, looking
south at the Long Island Sound

#36 - Danbury Airport, Danbury, CT (looking north)

#37 - Interesting looking building complex
on Long Island, NY

#38 - Impressive highway interchange on Long Island, NY

#39 - Looking south towards Jones Beach
on Long Island.  Note my custom Aerial Video
unit mounted on the wing strut

#40 - Enormous cemetery on Long Island, NY

#41 - Parking lot at Jones Beach, Long Island, NY

#42 - Parking lots at Jones Beach,
Long Island, NY

#43 - Beach area along the south shore
of Long Island

#44 - Long Beach on Long Island, New York,
looking northwest

#45 - Aircraft landing at JFK
International Airport with the
Manhattan skyline in the distance

#46 - Far Rockaway, New York, looking northeast

#47 - Aircraft on Final Approach for
JFK International Airport, looking west

#48 - Rockaway Beach on Long Island, NY,
looking north, with the Manhattan skyline
in the distance

#49 - Coney Island amusement area, New York

#50 - Island in the Lower New York Bay,
south of the Verrazano Bridge

#51 - Housing development near Jamesburg, NJ

#52 - Corporation near Princeton, NJ

#53 - Corporation near Princeton, NJ

#54 - Unusual raised area behind a
home in Hopewell, NJ

#55 - Farm fields in Hunterdon County, NJ

#56 - Rail yard in Ringoes, NJ

#57 - Lush, green farm field in Hunterdon County, NJ

#58 - "Dotted" farm field in Hunterdon County, NJ

#59 - Private airstrip in Hunterdon County, NJ

#60 - New solar farm construction in Hunterdon County, NJ

#61 - Solar farm in Hunterdon County, NJ

#62 - Lush farm fields of Hunterdon County, NJ,
with the Delaware river in the distance

#63 - A gem of a home amongst lush
green fields in Hunterdon County, NJ

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I sure hope you enjoyed this epic flight over the Greater New York City area,

as well as over picturesque Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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See you after the next flight...

From a Flight on Wednesday, August 17, 2011...

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The purpose of this flight was to spend the afternoon motor-biking

around Cape May, New Jersey, with our motorized, folding Dahon bikes

that we stow in the back of the aircraft with the rear seats removed.

All but the last photo was shot in the morning on the flight to Cape May,

and all photos were shot within the state of NJ.

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

#1 - A private residence nestled in the trees

#2 - Auto auction near Bordentown

#3 - Mobile home park near Bordentown

#4 - Route 206 & Route 70 traffic circle

#5 - Roads and rails to nowhere...

Actually, they head straight east

to Atlantic City

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In these next (2) photos, marsh meets Delaware Bay

nearby the Cape May area

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#7

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Cape May / Lewes Ferry terminal just north of

Cape May in these next (2) photos

#8

#9

#10 - Concrete military bunker at the southernmost
tip of New Jersey (Cape May)

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These next (5) photos show Cape May, from the older Victorian

style homes to the more modern hotels and resorts that line the shore

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#15

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These next (5) photos are of Wildwood amusement areas,

including the beach where you must walk for what seems like

an eternity just to get to the ocean. Really, out of all of the beaches

in New Jersey, Wildwood has the widest, with the most distance

to cover from boardwalk to ocean

#16

#17

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#20

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#21 - Condos / Townhouses just
outside of Wildwood

#22 - A flooded area of homes adjacent
to a bridge leading to Wildwood

#23 - Prison west of the New Jersey
Turnpike near Bordentown

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See you after the next flight...