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

July 12-18, 2010

"Stone Arches"

The stone arches of this railroad bridge have been standing in southern Medina County for many years - we believe the bridge is between 70 and 80 but have not been able to confirm it. Perhaps one of these days, we'll venture out to take some ground-based photos and look for a date...

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July 5-11, 2010

"THE Air Force Museum"

The official name of this museum is the National Museum of the US Air Force®, but most people know it simply as "The Air Force Museum". It is the largest and oldest military aviation museum and is located in Dayton, Ohio. The museum is great for the whole family and offers free admission and parking. The three large hangars contain hundreds of aircraft and several more are on display outside (a close-up view of them can be found in our Dayton stock photo gallery...) The museum also has one of the coolest gift shops that you'll ever find with aviation themed items for all ages. We highly recommend visiting if you are ever in the area.

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June 28 - July 4, 2010

"Summer Fun"

Zoombezi Bay waterpark in Powell, Ohio, (on the northwest side of Columbus) is a popular place for families to cool off in the summer. The park is right across from the Columbus Zoo and was the subject of our Stock Photo of the Week once before in the summer of 2008 (albeit from a distance...).

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June 21-27, 2010

"Giant(er) Eagle"

This Giant Eagle supermarket is in the final phases of a renovation project which nearly doubled its size. We document many projects of all sizes from the air - from small ones like this to huge developments with budgets in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Aerial photos provide a complete overview and record of a project's progress. Larger projects benefit from weekly photography, especially in the early phases of construction. Smaller projects may use monthly photography.

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June 14 - June 20, 2010

"Lake Medina Revisited"

This aerial photo shows Lake Medina (in Medina, Ohio). This lake was the subject of our photo of the week once before in 2007. That photo was taken in early spring before the trees were green.

At the bottom of this photo, Summa Health System's new facility, the Health Center at Lake Medina, can be seen currently under construction just south of Ohio State Route 18. It is slated to open in the fall, 2010.

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June 7-13, 2010

"City-Within-A-City"

The JPMorgan Chase Bank employs about 15,000 people in the Columbus area - a population greater than most towns in Ohio. Many of them work at the company's corporate headquarters seen here. The McCoy Center is located in the Polaris Centers of Commerce (or simply POLARIS) business park north of the city.

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May 31 - June 6, 2010

"Remember"

This Civil War monument is located in Spring Grove Cemetery in Medina, Ohio. The monument is draped with a patriotic red, white, and blue ribbon for Memorial Day.

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May 24-30, 2010

"Graduation Season"

Case Western Reserve University, near Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the nation's top medical schools. (This view shows only one part of the beautiful campus.) This spring's commencement address was delivered by Katie Couric, who received an honorary doctorate degree for her contributions to medical research. In the upper left corner of the photo, part of University Hospital's Case Medical Center campus can be seen.

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May 17-23, 2010

"Higher Education"

This beautiful building, built in 1931, is part of the Pontifical College Josephinum, situated on a 100-acre campus just north of Columbus, Ohio. According to their web site, "The Pontifical College Josephinum is a Roman Catholic seminary whose mission is to prepare men for the ordained priesthood..."

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May 10-16, 2010

"The Q"

Quicken Loans Arena is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team. The Cavs and the Indians are neighbors in downtown Cleveland. Part of Progressive Field can be seen on the right side of the photo. We wish LeBron James and the rest of the team the best of luck in the playoffs!

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May 3-9, 2010

"Holding Short"

The six airplanes that can be seen in this photo are waiting their turn for takeoff. The airplanes must wait behind the black and yellow "hold short" line until the air traffic controller clears them onto the runway for take-off. These planes will be departing on runway 24L ("Two-Four Left") at the Cleveland Hopkins airport.

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April 26 - May 2, 2010

"Visual Meteorology Lesson"

This photo provides a good example of what happens when air passes over a large body of water to land -- clouds pop up due to the uneven heating. Note that the edge of the line of clouds is the same shape as the shoreline of Lake Erie.

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April 19-25, 2010

"Drive-In or Fly-In"

The Skyline Diner at the Salem Airpark in eastern Ohio is popular with both locals and pilots because of the great food and friendly service. As the pilots of these four Aeroncas and one Cessna know, the airport is a great place to meet your friends and make new ones. For those of you lucky enough to be able to fly in, the airport identifier is 38D. If you need to drive (or the weather is bad), the address is 11718 Salem-Warren Rd, Salem, OH 44460.

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April 12-18, 2010

"Play Ball!"

The newly restored Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland stands out nicely on the horizon in front of Lake Erie in this photo of Progressive Field. The Cleveland Indians will begin their 2010 home season this week. Quicken Loans Arena is also visible in this photo, but unlike it is shown here, it will not be in the background of the minds of northern Ohio sports fans for a couple more months. We will be watching as the Cavaliers wind down their great season (or - dare we say it??? - their championship season...) before our focus turns completely from basketball to baseball.

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April 5-11, 2010

"Waiting for Warm Weather"

Record high temperatures in northern Ohio the past couple of weeks have many people thinking about summer fun on Lake Erie. This photo is from last year, but we're certain the boats will be out of winter storage and back at the docks soon!

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March 29 - April 4, 2010

"Around the Block"

This photo of a neighborhood in Medina, Ohio, was taken at the very end of April, 2009, but record warm temperatures in northern Ohio this week have caused the trees to begin to fill out and bloom early this year. We expect trees to be filled out a full two weeks earlier than they did last year.

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March 22-28, 2010

"Cleveland and Hopkins"

The runways and taxiways of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport point to the Lake Erie shore just north of downtown Cleveland. On the horizon and just to the right of downtown, the Perry Nuclear Generating Station is visible (despite a layer of haze/smog). The power plant is about 45 miles from the airport, demonstrating the excellent visibility of early spring air.

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March 15-21, 2010

"NEOLS"

The Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers operates miniature trains at this facility northwest of Medina, Ohio. The land is part of the Lester Rail Trail park. The members of NEOLS host many events throughout the year, including free rides (donations appreciated!) for the public - these events are always popular with both children and adults!

This photo clearly shows all of the estimated 2.5 miles of track at the facility only because there are no leaves on the trees. If you need something photographed that will be obscured by leaves, act quickly or you'll have to wait until November!

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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 extreme lower left corner of the image (right below the "2009" in the copyright notice) 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 Olympic Winter Games 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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