Alex MacLean: Aerial Photography

Alex MacLean Portfolio Page One

Two Men Say They're Jesus, One of them Must be Wrong

Two Men Say They're Jesus, One of them Must be Wrong,
originally uploaded by Johnny Huh.

The title comes from a Dire Straits song that has always stuck with me over the years.

And I love the idea of a pack of wandering Velvet Jesus's. I wonder who they worship? Elvis, the king of all that is velvet?

Either way, this used to be one of my favorite pictures, I found it again the other day and still like it enough to put up to Flickr.

Secret Meeting Under the Chair

Secret Meeting Under the Chair,
originally uploaded by Johnny Huh.

I almost forget what a beautifully photogenic and funny dog Modoc was. He was such a great hound with a funny and quirky personality. This is a perfect image of him, a quizzical look in a funny place and something beautiful as well.

I still miss him, even if he was a little bit on the loopy and goofy side. Or maybe because he was a little bit on the loopy and goofy side?

Are You In There Max? Max?

Are You In There Max? Max?,
originally uploaded by Just Jo.

Dogs are funny. In the midst of play, one might even put its head inside the mouth of another. And sometimes, their owner happens to have a camera handy.

Chair. Backyard. Spring.

Chair. Backyard. Spring.,
originally uploaded by mathowie.

Simplicity, elegance, a single thought extended into a visual image. Mathowie creates a "Form" of Spring. The simplest elements, together in perfect balance. The grass within the fence is, indeed, greener. The hill behind has some character of its own and the birdhouse helps to hold the chair down.

The fact that he took this with a cameraphone is almost more impressive than the shot itself.

Nature Will Win

Nature Will Win,
originally uploaded by Johnny Huh.

Where man and nature collide, nature will, eventually, overcome the frenzied machinations of man. This tree, over the course of years, was retaking the space zoned off by the chainlink fence. I should go back and see how much further its gone now since it was a year and a half ago that I took this shot.

As an aside, I really like these kinds of pictures. Where a tree is growing around some object, there's something compelling about it to me. The pic that got me thinking about this one is this one by Deborah Lattimore (one of my Flickr addictions).

Sunset over Red Waves

Sunset over Red Waves,
originally uploaded by Philosopher Queen.

Note to self, make sure to take a vacation in Ixtapa before too long. This sunset is simply too gorgeous to not go and witness for myself.

Swim Practice

Swim Practice,
originally uploaded by Johnny Huh.

Another kind of cool shot from one of Graydon's recent swim classes. I like the lighting effect, no filter was used, just a red eye reduction flash.

Tiny Joy

Tiny Joy,
originally uploaded by Johnny Huh.

An old pic just reloaded into iPhoto. One of my favorites, a random little girl running down an aisle at CostCo.

Color WWI Photos

I'm still skeptical that its some kind of colourized hoax but check out these French WWI Photos in color. Pretty interesting way to look at that war after so long of seeing nothing black and whites.

Some of the images are particularly interesting, like this one and this one among the others.

I've been warned against the rest of the site so consider this warning to avoid the rest of the site unless you have a burning need to embedded patriotic midis and "extreme patriotism" themes.