FlyNyon
Flying High Above Miami /
I won an incredible photography experience with NYonAir to shoot out a chopper high above Miami, a city which is experiencing an urban boom with real estate exploding, an ever expanding art scene and hordes of tourists flocking to its golden sand beaches...what better way then to document this awesome city than from high in the skies!
Flying in a helicopter without doors allows for completely clear and stunning views; it also means that you can shoot uninterrupted throughout the flight and often almost straight down if you wish.
What I really like about NYonAir which I will elaborate on in a further post from when I flew with them again in NYC, is that many of their pilots are also photographers. This means they have an understanding of how to maneuver the choppers to the best spots in order so that I could get the best shots.
I flew at sunset just as the light was fading which presented a challenge as you need to keep a high shutter speed when shooting out a helicopter both due to it's obvious movement (they can travel up to 120mph) and the vibrations caused by the rotars. Therefore, I was constantly compensating during the flight with various ISOs and apertures in order to mean I got the right exposure to capture the lights just as they came on over South Beach, Ocean Drive and the various hotels and condominiums packed along the South Florida coastline. Below are a few of my favourite shots.
I'm a winner! /
I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the winner of a recent photography contest where the aim was to encapsulate Miami in a single shot from the ground with the winner taking to the the skies to shoot South Beach hanging from a helicopter. The competition was run by the aerial content company NYon Air who have just launched their services there. They produce some amazing aerial content based out of New York providing some stunning cinematography and photography from high in the skies and are expanding across the US. I'll be blogging about this unique prize in time but, below is the winning shot and me in the chopper before take off:
