Above All - Ohio | Stock Photo of the Week Archives | 2010

March 8-14, 2010

"Just Around the Corner..."

...and up the giant hill, down the giant drop off, through the loop, and beyond the corkscrew! Winter is coming to an end here in the northern hemisphere and we're looking right past spring and into summer. We aren't the only ones - Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, is currently hiring for many positions in preparation for the crowds that will soon be enjoying the park.

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March 1-7, 2010

"Weathering the Elements"

This aerial photo shows a paint and finish weather testing site in Ohio. A variety of paints are applied to a variety of materials and exposed to the elements to see how they hold up. The small rectangle in the lower left corner of the image is an automated weather observation station that continuously monitors and records the conditions.

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February 22-28, 2010

"Icy Cleveland"

Crisp winter air provides the opportunity for nice wide angle photos like this view of downtown Cleveland and a mostly frozen Lake Erie. The bright orange seats in Cleveland Stadium stand out prominently along the lake shore in this nearly black and white image.

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February 15-21, 2010

"Brandywine"

Ski season is winding down in Ohio, but there is still plenty of snow on the ground in northeastern Ohio. Brandywine Ski Resort in Sagamore Hills, Ohio (between Cleveland and Akron), is located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. If the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver have inspired you to hit the slopes, get out there while you still can!

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February 8-14, 2010

"Snow Covered Trestles"

Record snowfall in the eastern U.S. this month has created some beautiful views from the air. Thundering freight trains have been unable to clear the snow off of this triple trestle railroad bridge in western Pennsylvania.

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February 1-7, 2010

"The Big Game"

Ok, so this isn't *exactly* the site of the "Big Game" between the Colts and the Saints this weekend, but it is perhaps the site of some big games for future players in THE Big Game... In any case, the game in Miami gives us a good excuse to take a break from wintery photos and post something with some nice green grass in it!

This is actually a low level aerial photo of the stadium that is the new home (as of the 2009 season) of the Universtiy of Akron Zips football team. Officially, it is called "InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field".

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January 25-31, 2010

"Cold Winter Sky"

This unusual winter view was captured while flying between an approaching layer of altostratus clouds and a scattered layer of a few thin fair weather cumulus clouds. The orangish yellow tint assures us that the sun is still shining out there... somewhere...

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January 18-24, 2010

"Shooting Range"

The "hunter orange" debris visible in this field are the remains of thousands of clay pigeons. Sportsmen (and sportswomen) shoot these small disks out of mid-air for sport. Don't worry - we are very careful to fly beyond the range of the shotguns used for skeet shooting!

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January 11-17, 2010

"Bon Voyage"

Here's another photo of something that could only be seen from our aerial vantage point - a good bye message to Pat and Steve. We guess that someone wrote the message in the snow on top of the brand new parking garage in downtown Medina (Ohio) to say good-bye to friends or family flying home after the holidays.

Update: We have learned that this was actually a message written in the snow by the local sheriff's department to say goodbye to two retiring employees. This is definitely the biggest retirement card we've seen!

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January 1-10, 2010

"Baby New Year?"

Sometimes, patterns that could never be seen from the ground really stand out from high overhead. In this case, we thought we saw an infant smiling up at us. Someone else thought it looked like Kenny of "South Park" fame - thus proving once again that beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

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