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Airline Pilot's Stunning Long-Exposure Photos From the Cockpit

Christiaan van Heijst shows us things passengers never get to see

By Rain Noe - October 23, 2018

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Airline pilots see all kinds of cool stuff which we, riding in the back of the plane, will never get to. Enter Christiaan van Heijst, who's not only a commercial cargo pilot on a Boeing 747, but a photographer as well. Van Heijst brings his camera gear aboard and, once aloft, shoots some magnificent sights:

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Photography geeks among you, van Heijst has written up technical descriptions of how he shoots these on PetaPixel.

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Andrew Roberson

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Really amazing photos.

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Michael DiTullo

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beautiful

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Alex Netz

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Stunniny

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O Studio

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Great photos! Except for that one where it's confirming that NO ONE IS FLYING THE PLANE. I thought my flights were bumpy...

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