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People look really small from 116 meters above. This photo has been taken from the 2nd floor of Eiffel tower through “the vision well”.

I went for the first time at Tour Montparnasse observation floors. It is the highest skyscraper in France but it will be exceeded by First Tower (formerly known as Axa Tower) in 2011.

The views from a small plane flying at low altitude are usually a lot better than high altitude views. Still, it is very difficult to get good pictures because of the haze and the reflections in the window. I have always liked Yann Arthus Bertrand‘s pictures but only now I realize how hard is to get composition, light, image quality and a good subject together.

The first three pictures show the Limerick power plant, the meanders of lake Nockamixon and the curving shape of Interstate 80 near Columbia lake.

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The Chrysler Building was designed by architect Van Allen on the orders of the automobile magnate Walter Chrysler. When it opened (in 1930), it was the tallest building in New York, but it was detronated just one year later by the Empire State Building. The smokestacks in the background are part of the Ravenswood power plant. They remind me of the movie Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson.
The New Yorker Hotel was inaugurated in the same year. This photo was taken from the top of the Empire State Building which casts its shadow over the city.