Impressions
March 23, 2026
When I take pictures, I try to stay away from traditional plane porn (of the sort that dominates on Instagram). I like to think my shots — the better of them, at any rate — are a little more offbeat or impressionistic. Case in point, these three, which rate among my favorites.
Top and bottom: A psychedelic flood of blur and color, here’s the world as seen through an airplane window cascaded by de-icing fluid. Those red and white pinpoints in the first one are, believe it or not, the distant lights of New York City.
Center: Two Skies. The underside of a jetliner tail juxtaposed with an afternoon sky above Somerville, Massachusetts.
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That first picture reminds me of my Navy days when we were at sea after a previous night of wine, women and song (and not necessarily in that order). I can state with some authority that being aboard a rolling and pitching destroyer on the North Atlantic after said night was something best heard about, not experienced. 🙁
Don’t retire.
I agree with Matt D that art appreciation is highly subjective.
That said: I really like these!
I encounter plenty of technically competent & “precise” (for lack of a better word) aviation photography. Nothing the matter with that, it has its place in the photographic pantheon.
But your photos (especially that rainy shot) evoke a *mood,* and at day’s end that’s of much greater interest to me personally. I say keep shooting more photos like this, and don’t hesitate to keep posting them for your readers.
Well they are…..different. I’ll give you that.
Anything creative-and photography definitely is an artform-is of course highly subjective and personal.
So if that style of pictures is what gratifies you, then more power to you.
But I definitely prefer the more conventional style. I post them pretty much daily in various Facebook groups. Both old pictures (from the 1990’s) as well as current.