Island Life

On this crisp and clear January day, my friend who is a pilot and I decided to fly higher over New York than I ever had. At the flight's zenith, we made it just under 11,000 feet in altitude above New York Harbor. The conditions that day were perfect for photography, and the views went on for at least 50 miles in either direction. This may have been the most special flight I have ever taken simply for the ability to see how the rivers have carved away at the land, and formed this area. New York is a city of rivers and islands, and no other image in my archives highlight that fact more than this.