The weather is perfect, freezing cold polar air providing clear conditions.
At the airport, the runway lights are on. My buddy does the final check and then starts the pipercub.
With a happy hum, the plane whizzes into the air. We look around us in the dark. Lights everywhere. It looks like Christmas. We fly in the direction of Enschede. And yes, the city is already there. Lights everywhere. Enschede lights up all night. We watch it silently as we take pictures.
How special night is, seen from above.
Plenty we enjoy. The heater in the plane is on full power. So we still have some time left. And take another spin over Enschede.
And then...my buddy turns the plane to head back to home base, Stadtlohn. We hope to have captured that bit of magic of the night flight in the photo.
The night is beautiful
I am a hobby photographer and my big passion is aerial photography. I shoot with my trusty Nikonp1100. Aerial photography is mesmerisingly beautiful. A passion for me. It also makes me totally zen... Read more…