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Superhero Photo Challenge: out the window

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One of the greatest pleasures in life is the window seat on an airplane. Are you with me sisters? My husband and I have to do some serious rock, paper, scissors every time we get situated.

I always have my camera at the ready and feel a childlike giddiness when I see the world from this perspective. I am suddenly an astronaut seeing the planet for the first time: it's rich topography amazing me with its color, clouds and organic forms. It takes my breath away every time.

This week's theme is to shoot out the window. It could be an airplane, a car or even your bathroom window. As usual, leave your link in the comments and add the tag "superhero photo challenge" to your flickr page.

Hot tip: If you don't already know this, treat your airplane photos with levels or curves in photoshop (auto levels usually does the trick) and watch the landscape pop!

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i love taking pics out the window of an airplane, but i didn't know that levels trick! much thanks!

here are my offerings for 'out the window'!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missvivienne/2371386468/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missvivienne/2371386456/

i hope ya'll have a beautiful weekend!
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commentervivienne
i'm on a perpetual mission to take a good window seat picture ever since you started posting yours so many years ago. nothing worth noting yet--but i'm still trying!
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjen lemen
I actually took this out the car windshield just last night!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23413182@N06/2371458428/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterRuth
My favorite out the window shots are out my office window. I'm amazed at the pictures I can get. I love my office window! This post, the last two photos are taken right from my desk, out the office window.

http://www.wineonthekeyboard.com/2008/03/18/really-happy-person/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKacey
<a href="http://tbirdonawire.net/tbirdwp/2008/01/09/wordless-wednesday-13/">Out the Window</a>

His favorite place to be is sitting looking out the window.

March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTemmy
i take lots of pictures of houses out my car window...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23558661@N03/sets/72157603950808402/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermaya
LOVE this challenge - I tend to take lots of photos out the window when I am the passenger in our car...

proof:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandawoodward/206255818/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandawoodward/395800545/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandawoodward/202551346/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteramanda
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTemmy
wow, that's an amazing photo from the sky. the closest i can come so far is out the car window into the darkness we drive...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerashymomma/2058424539/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commentercamerashymomma
I took both of these looking out my office window. I so often find my mind wandering..instead of doing the work at hand.

http://marciescudder.blogspot.com/search/label/Yellow%20Warbler
http://marciescudder.blogspot.com/2007/05/right-back-at-you.html
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie
Thanks for the levels tip! Here's my out the window offering.

http://gloriaruggero.blogspot.com/2008/03/out-window.html
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterGloria
My first time to the party :) Shot out my second floor kitchen window in the wee early hours.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilsonian/2369312849/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterwilsonian
Great Post & so right you are!
Here's a pic that I took out of the driver's seat window, you can see me in the reflection...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicanew/275986469/in/set-72157594205951161/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjessica new
Not out a window..........but if your mode of transportation has no windows this is the shot you might get....

see me in the side mirror? It's one of my favorites!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/SammieOrton/GraveCreekBridge/photo?authkey=lHBlMn-mXeE#5077668301700255282
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSammie
I often take photo's through the car window when I'm not the one driving. This one is from a few days ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23132596@N07/2371053433/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKaren G
I took this in December. I was close to getting into a big fat fight with my 6 year old because we made this deal at the beginning of the trip that I'd get the window seat on the second leg and she changed her mind. Boy was I pissed. It took a few minutes for the adult in me to kick in and let it slide. She ended up "loaning" me the window seat for a few minutes just before sunset.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enckline/2134050949/in/datetaken/

No flights coming up, but I'm looking forward to trying the car window for a while.
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterchristie
I took this last June on our way home to Alaska from Chicago. I'm not sure exactly where this was -- somewhere over Alaska!
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAmy Kropp
Oooops -- forgot the link:

http://flickr.com/photos/62848259@N00/2371963598/

This is somewhere over Alaska.
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAmy Kropp
I've never gotten to fly, so all my "out the window" shots are either from the car or my upstairs bedroom (of sunsets, not of, you know, the spying on people variety).

http://angelagilesklocke.com/blog/2008/03/29/out-the-window/

Taken while driving to Salida, CO
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAngela Giles Klocke
My daughter loves watching her brothers and dad play hockey outside - I guess she can't wait until it is her turn.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sassyanna/2372125386/

March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAnna
Taken on the way to Mt. Hood New Years day. Amazing airplane shot btw... none of mine ever turn out that well!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/veridianblue/2371345815/
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJennifer
What a great shot! I don't fly much so I hardly ever get that kind of bird's eye view of the world. I actually shot this one very soon after "going digital."

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizgrandmaison/2371702613/sizes/o/

I think the picture of me would have been better: Envision a woman in her car in the driveway, with the tripod threaded through the steering wheel, taking pictures of the neighbor's house through the drops on the windshield. *shakes head*
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLiz

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