Istanbul From The Sky

Winter Reconnaissance #25

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Cancun

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Hitting Chicago

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Golden Gate

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Pacific Northwest Sunrise

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central valley, ca

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Maui Hawaii

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Island in Truk Lagoon

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Shapes

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Mt. Hood

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Leaving London

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Golden Horn, Istanbul

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Sunset Somewhere over Arizona

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The Las Vegas Strip.

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Beautiful Caribbean

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Montserrat Volcano

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DCA Fly in

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Approaching Amsterdam

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Fly West

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Plateau near Albuquerque

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Farming near Albuquerque

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To infinity...

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sunrise over New York

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On the way to Hanalei

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RDU - PHX

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Grand Rapids, MI

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The land of Oz

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Across American landscape

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Across American landscape and beyond...

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Languid...

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Sunset on the wing

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Crossing the Amazon

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Thailand

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Honolulu Hawaii

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Space Shuttle Launch view from over Orlando, FL

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Dawn over the Rockies

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Riviera Maya

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Flinders Ranges, SA

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Sky in Phuket

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Desert Red, River Green

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