This collection of photographs is compiled from thousands of aerial photos and hundreds of hours flying around Florida over the past 15 years. Some of the photographs are from assignments while many others were captured while traveling to and from specific locations. Perhaps the most interesting shots were captured while waiting for the perfect light to hit a subject. The image of the seniors exercising in the pool is one such serendipitous moment. Much of the aerial work I do is technically challenging and requires special equipment. An experienced helicopter pilot with many hours of flying for still and motion photography is also essential.

To follow is a list of photo equipment used for these images and some of the types of aircraft I have flown in.

Film Cameras:

• Hasslblad C and CM 6x6 camera system with 50mm, 80 mm and 150mm lenses
• Hasslblad SWC 38mm superwide camera
• Hasslblad Xpan 35mm panorama camera that produces a 24x65mm panorama on 35mm film
• Mamiya 7 - 6x7 cm medium format rangefinder camera system with 45mm, 65mm, 80mm and 15omm lenses
• Mamiya 645 cm medium format SLR camera system with 35mm, 45mm, 65mm, 80mm and 120mm lenses
• Fuji GX 6x17 panorama camera that produces a 6x17cm image on 120 roll film for very large high quality enlargements
• Noblex 120 swing lens camera that produces a 6x12cm 140 degree panorama on 120 roll film

Digital Cameras:

• Canon EOS 1Ds mk2
• Canon EOS 1D mk2
• Canon Lenses: 16-35mm L zoom, 24-70mm L zoom, 70-200mm IS L zoom,
• Canon Lenses for Low-Light shooting: 24mm f1.4, 35mm f1.4 L, 85mm f1.8, 134 f2 L
• Hasslbald H1 and H2 medium format camera system with assorted lenses fitted with a Phase One digital camera back.

Other Stuff:

• Really Right Stuff quick release mounting plates and pano head's
• Kenyan Gyro Stabilizer KS-4 system
• 2 and 4 gigabyte compact flash cards (various manufacturers)
• 12" Mac PowerBook
• External hard drives and storage devices for instant backup

Aircraft:

• Hughes 500 - jet powered helicopter (various models) with a 5 blade rotor for maximum stability and smoothness, this is the best option for most photography work
• Bell Jet Ranger -jet powered helicopter (various models), a work horse aircraft but not the smoothest ride which can be critical for low light shooting
• Robinson R44 - piston powered helicopter (my least favorite)