---
title: "As Above"
section: art
description: "High-altitude aerial photos with quirks of light and color."
tags: ["photography", "travel", "aerial", "altitude", "oceans", "pictures"]
created: 2024-03-18T21:58:00Z
updated: 2025-10-04T13:33:00Z
cid: bafkreiaiedhrxzwzyy56qe3hpnj3vph2ltdtk7f276wx6hiyvszw7cgnli
html: https://iammatthias.com/art/1710824280787-as-above
---

# As Above

Shot at altitude, the quirks of light are due to shooting through the thick acrylic windows of the plane.

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