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I feel like most times that I fly, there is something preventing me from getting decent pictures.  The one exception in the past 5 years or so has been on our way home from Jamaica two years back from our honeymoon, but that was a much longer flight.  I always seem to be on the wrong side of the plane, at the wrong time of time to get any decent pictures.  Well, coming back from New York City last month I finally got some good luck!  First off, I managed to get upgraded to first class because a family wanted to sit together.  It being my first time in first class, I was pretty excited.  After enjoying my bourbon on the rocks I tucked my camera beside me, armed with just my 50mm lens.

The first view I was treated with after taking off out of Newark was the New York City skyline.  This is only the second time that I’ve seen it from the plane, so I was happy to finally grab a few shots.  The first one in the post is of midtown Manhattan, with the Empire State Building front and center.  The second one, right above, is towards the lower end of Manhattan, with Freedom Tower, Jersey City and Ellis Island all visible.

After we got to cruising altitude I took a look back at the propellers and noticed the sunset reflecting right small in the middle of it.  You can just see the speck of the sun as it dips ove rthe horizon.

Having a little more room that I normally do on planes, I leaned up to grab a shot of the silhouetted window and sunset as well.

Finally we made it back to Pittsburgh and I got the best shot that I’ve ever taken of the Steel City out of an airplane.  I’ve seen this view plenty of times, but as I am usually coming back at night, I’ve never been able to get a crisp shot.  While this one is still a little blurry, I’m really happy to have captured the view.  Pittsburgh as seen from an airplane is just as awesome as Pittsburgh seen from the ground!

One more look at the city.  To give you some perspective, the Civic Arena demolition, of which I have posted so many shots recently, is taking place on the rand hand side of the screen, where you can see the faint outline of a dark circle.  That’s where the Igloo used to stand.  Just to the left of that is the tallest building in Pittsburgh, the Steel Building, where my last panorama was taken from.

Thanks for stopping by today folks!  See you all tomorrow!