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Friday, November 18, 2011

Clouds

German photographer Rüdiger Nehmzow strapped himself into an airplane, put on an oxygen mask and took these cloud photographs four miles above ground, with the airplane doors wide open. BOLD!

(Via Honestly...WTF)

62 comments:

  1. Those are gorgeous... they look like something out of A Neverending Story!

    -meesch
    http://www.aperfectkindofday.com

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  2. Wow, incredible photos! Really breathtaking!

    Guess strapping yourself to an airplane pays off!

    Amelia @ UGLY DUCKLING x
    http://iwasanuglyduckling.blogspot.com

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  3. WOW just thinking about that makes my stomach queasy, what a brave dude. at least the photos made the risk well worth it!!

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  4. Dorky confession - any time I'm in an airplane and look outside, I always think to myself "wow, I bet a cloud would make an amazing pillow" and these pictures completely show me why!

    Becca

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  5. So worth it! Beautiful results.

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  6. Wow. I love art where the process is just as lovely/fascinating as the piece itself.

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  7. Thank God there are people like him to bring us photos like that!!

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  8. meesch, i haven't thought about a neverending story in AGES. that was one of my favorite movies growing up:)

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  9. these photos are divine!

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  10. I love clouds! Just posted a picture that I took of some the other day... I especially love fall clouds because they always seem really menacing, but they rarely produce scary storms.

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  11. That's insane! Reminds me of the theory of duende: nothing is truly beautiful unless it risks death...which, I have to say, this guy pretty much did!

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  12. Absolutely brilliant. I have a bit of a cloud obsession myself but I'm not so sure I could be so brave.

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  13. Totally worth it...these pics are amazing!! Anytime I fly I think...man I wish this double pane glass wasn't interfering with my photo opt.

    ♥ Shia
    worldaccordingtoshia.blogspot.com

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  14. Uh, yes. Bold. All for the sake of (some pretty stunning) art, I suppose!
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  15. What gorgeous photos, and what a great find! Have a beautiful weekend!

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  16. So inspiring to really do whatever it takes to follow your dreams. And whatever it takes to make your art happen!

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  17. These are amazing!

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  18. people always make fun of me for saying i'd love to do that, so now i have someone who's a fantastic example of why it's awesome!

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  19. I'm a pilot, and no matter how many clouds I see, they are always beautiful and breathtaking in their own way. Never, ever gets old.

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  20. Anonymous11:19 AM

    gorgeous!

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  21. Oh, wow. Those are amazing. Not at ALL the experience I remember when I was leaning out of a plane with the door wide open... Granted, I also wasn't 4 miles above ground, I was 15,000 feet above the ground. And felt like I was going to hurl, because I was strapped to a man who was about to throw himself out of the plane.

    Ah, skydiving.

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  22. That is so amazing beyond words. When I went on the Edgewalk at the CN Tower, that was as close as I ever got to be close to the sky, and these images are as if one were in the heavens..
    Thanks for sharing Jo, have a wonderful weekend!

    Joanne

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  23. Oh these are so gorgeous!! I love clouds! And what a brave thing for him to do.

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  24. They almost look like the Universes own tie-dye art...super cool... wouldn't that be great wall paper for a kids play room? xo

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  25. Wow. Those are gorgeous. I guess it pays to be bold!

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  26. scary but amazing! last week i was looking into the clouds from my airplane window and daydreaming. beautiful.

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  27. Winter Wonderland. Wish that I could but it all :)
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  28. Cloud photos are some of my favorite! Those and ocean pics. I have a box full of polaroids I've taken of both and some of the best of clouds were taken from an airplane, mind you, I was sitting INside the place, and looking out the window!
    Love these, thanks for sharing :)
    xoxo

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  29. Wow that's really amazing, and they look so dreamy.

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  30. These are the times that I wish I was a bird. Absolutely stunning!

    ox,
    Christina

    www.becauseofmadalene.blogspot.com

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  31. wow, gorgeous!

    Lisa
    http://lisafyfe.blogspot.com/

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  32. Oh how beautiful. As a student of photography I loved and was moved by Alfred Stieglitz series 'Equivalent'- moving. This post reminds me of that. http://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/artwork/Stieglitz-Equivalent_Series1.htm

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  33. Ellie1:51 PM

    Joanna, have you seen this awesome sink?

    http://meggielynne.tumblr.com/post/12819379860

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  34. So not to be a copycat or anything but I've always wanted to make a coffee table book of JUST clouds. I've always LOVED taking photos of them. Now would I do it 4 miles above the ground wearing an oxygen mask? He might just be more dedicated than me. ;-)

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  35. Pure and clear.... Even

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  36. Gorgeous. And brave. :)

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  37. so amazing! that;s commitment to your art, ha!

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  38. Oh my word! I don't know what's more amazing, how he gets those shots or the majestic pictures themselves. I want to make wall paper out of some of those shots (I'm kind of on a wallpaper kick right now). I would feel so revitalized everyday if my wall were one big cloud! Ha!

    Thanks for sharing!

    xoxo
    Lidy
    http://hellolidy.blogspot.com

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  39. Nothing short of AMAZING!

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  40. These are amazing, what a daring way to capture so much beauty.

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  41. Beautiful! Reminds me of these...
    http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1foPP3/ericcahan.com/portfolio/sky-series/

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  42. I mean this sincerely, some of the most beautiful images I've seen in a long long time. Stunning.

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  43. The cloud photographs are beautiful. They remind me of the ocean!

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  44. Beautiful photos! Whenever I am lucky enough to get a window seat on a plane, I always wish I could capture the beauty of the clouds in photos. I guess it takes an oxygen mask and bravery to get such shots!

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  45. I'd do it. It sounds amazing.

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  46. JO, your blog always lift my spirits and gives me a smile, but today this post really helped me. I'm with my mom while she is in the hospital. She's very sick and I was feeling pretty glum and worried. Then I looked at your blog and the photos reminded me that the world is big and good and beautiful and that I'm not alone. Thank you for always bringing pretty and positive things to us. Xo. <3

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  47. i will love Clouds like it i can felt it with me seeming : )

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  48. completely amazing -

    makes me think of #cloudporn on Instagram.....


    AnnA
    http://annagosby.blogspot.com/

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  49. Definitely an extreme method of capturing great photography, but I certainly appreciate his work from down here on the ground!

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  50. I've hung out of a plane with the doors wide open and it's no easy feat. These are stunning and well worth it.

    Maria xx
    www.cheekypinktulip.blogspot.com

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  51. So warm~Beautiful mother~So happiness~

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  52. OMG! Just amazing!!!

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  53. Love it !

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  54. stunning photos!

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  55. Brave brave person. Definitely worth it, though I'd rather him than me! Just put a mini collection of things shaped like clouds on my blog, like mobiles and lights. Nothing quite so dramatic as these, I must say.
    (:

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  56. absolutely gorgeous!

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