photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Flying Dutchman | profile | all galleries >> A visit to the stratosphere tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Afghanistan | Around the world - Country by country | A visit to the stratosphere | Clouds | Fokker 50 | Boeing 737 | Cleared to land | My personal favourites | Flightcrew | Cabincrew | Other - Aviation | Other - Non aviation | Jetje the ACVT-duck | Drawings for the pilots | In Box | Black & White | My camera equipment | My Miniature World | For My Eyes Only

A visit to the stratosphere

'Flight is freedom in its purest form,
To dance with the clouds which follow a storm;

To roll and glide, to wheel and spin,
To feel the joy that swells within;

To leave the earth with its troubles and fly,
And know the warmth of a clear spring sky;

Then back to earth at the end of a day,
Released from the tensions which melted away.

Should my end come while I am in flight,
Whether brightest day or darkest night;

Spare me your pity and shrug off the pain.
Secure in the knowledge that I'd do it again;

For each of us is created to die.
And within me I know,
I was born to fly'



A unique view into a completely different world high up in the air.
Lightning in the clouds below
Lightning in the clouds below
MD-11 overtaking us
MD-11 overtaking us
Air Berlin head-on
Air Berlin head-on
Ursa Major guiding us home
Ursa Major guiding us home
Incoming traffic at night
Incoming traffic at night
The world from above
The world from above
The Sahara
The Sahara
Sunset
Sunset
Moonlight over Italy
Moonlight over Italy
Moon over Italy
Moon over Italy
Egyptian coastline
Egyptian coastline
'Night-Shining' luminescent clouds
'Night-Shining' luminescent clouds
Traffic passing overhead
Traffic passing overhead
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Sunset behind the plane
Sunset behind the plane
Colours as the night comes in...
Colours as the night comes in...
Moonrise over the Atlantic
Moonrise over the Atlantic
Moonlight over Europe
Moonlight over Europe
Earth on fire?
Earth on fire?
Thunderstorm at night
Thunderstorm at night
Night over Germany
Night over Germany
Dark lines in the atmosphere during sunrise
Dark lines in the atmosphere during sunrise
Navigation chart
Navigation chart
Flying High
Flying High
Sunset over Africa
Sunset over Africa
Sunset
Sunset
Sunrise over the Northsea [Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye]
Sunrise over the Northsea [Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye]
Sunrise between the clouds
Sunrise between the clouds
The Alps underneath a layer of clouds
The Alps underneath a layer of clouds
Traffic
Traffic
Halo around ... me?
Halo around ... me?
Sunrise over the cloudy hills of Spain
Sunrise over the cloudy hills of Spain
The colours of dawn
The colours of dawn
t6%2f23%2f582523%2f4%2f87356657.06mJm6VX.jpg Dawn
Dawn
View over the Atlantic ocean
View over the Atlantic ocean
Tenerife in sight
Tenerife in sight
Brussels at night
Brussels at night
Approaching the Portugese coast at night
Approaching the Portugese coast at night
Dutch sunsets are sometimes like paintings...
Dutch sunsets are sometimes like paintings...
Fire in the sky
Fire in the sky
Dutch coast during in the evening
Dutch coast during in the evening
Sunset, clouds and ships at sea
Sunset, clouds and ships at sea
Last bits of sunlight
Last bits of sunlight
German mountains
German mountains
Paris at night
Paris at night
Belgium at night
Belgium at night
Zeeland
Zeeland
Flying in a rainy night
Flying in a rainy night
Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps
Midnight above Europe in summertime
Midnight above Europe in summertime
Holland during our approach to Schiphol
Holland during our approach to Schiphol
The Balkan from the cockpit
The Balkan from the cockpit
Greece
Greece
Fires near Athens
Fires near Athens
The Balkan
The Balkan
Extremely high clouds in the far North.
Extremely high clouds in the far North.
Sunset over the clouds
Sunset over the clouds
Morning over the Alps
Morning over the Alps
Cloud over France
Cloud over France
distant clouds
distant clouds
Sunset over France
Sunset over France
Sunset over France
Sunset over France
The Thames and the setting sun over London
The Thames and the setting sun over London
Sunset over the Northsea
Sunset over the Northsea
Sunset at The Hague
Sunset at The Hague
Setting sun above the Mediterranean
Setting sun above the Mediterranean
Afghan valley and clouds
Afghan valley and clouds
Navigation chart of Northern France
Navigation chart of Northern France
Mist in the Alps
Mist in the Alps
Colleagues 2000ft above
Colleagues 2000ft above
sunset
sunset
Italian Alps
Italian Alps
Sunset above the clouds
Sunset above the clouds
Contrail
Contrail
Last rays of light over Holland
Last rays of light over Holland
Cloudsfront over Germany
Cloudsfront over Germany
Sunset over the clouds
Sunset over the clouds
Sunset over the Balkan
Sunset over the Balkan
Clouds on this afternoon
Clouds on this afternoon
Incoming traffic
Incoming traffic
Aircraft high up in the air
Aircraft high up in the air
Strange clouds over the Atlantic
Strange clouds over the Atlantic
Sunset from the air
Sunset from the air
Huge CB above kabul
Huge CB above kabul
Sunrise above Kabul
Sunrise above Kabul
Rays of light
Rays of light
Sunset
Sunset
Last rays of light
Last rays of light
Sunset
Sunset
Sunrise and clouds
Sunrise and clouds
Clouds near Barcelona
Clouds near Barcelona
Sun between cloudlayers
Sun between cloudlayers
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunrise above the clouds
Windy cloud
Windy cloud
Clouds over Southern Germany
Clouds over Southern Germany
Clouds over Italy
Clouds over Italy
Window view
Window view
last rays of light
last rays of light
clouds
clouds
Sunrise cockpit
Sunrise cockpit
view
view
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
The sun
The sun
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunset
Sunset
Northsea
Northsea
window view
window view
Big CB over the Pyrinees
Big CB over the Pyrinees
alphs
alphs
office view
office view
Clouddeck
Clouddeck
Sunset over the Northsea
Sunset over the Northsea
Glareshield sunset
Glareshield sunset
Sunset over the Northsea
Sunset over the Northsea
Surfing the clouds!
Surfing the clouds!
Sunset over Holland
Sunset over Holland
Clouds over the Northsea
Clouds over the Northsea
clouds over the sea
clouds over the sea
Flying into the sunrise
Flying into the sunrise
Sunrise above the clouds
Sunrise above the clouds
Santorini emerging from the dark
Santorini emerging from the dark
cloudswamp
cloudswamp
Dodging CB's
Dodging CB's
The Pyrinees at sunset
The Pyrinees at sunset
Mountains
Mountains
Overview of Nice
Overview of Nice
The world under our wings
The world under our wings
Cloudlayers
Cloudlayers
Hills with contrailshadow
Hills with contrailshadow
Sunset with wing
Sunset with wing
Turning towards the sun
Turning towards the sun
Island in the Mediterranean
Island in the Mediterranean
Huge line of CB's
Huge line of CB's
Last light
Last light
Huge CB's over Spain
Huge CB's over Spain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sunrise above Spain
Sunrise above Spain
Sunrise above the Pyrinees
Sunrise above the Pyrinees
Sunset over the Atlantic
Sunset over the Atlantic
Sky over Africa
Sky over Africa
Beautiful sky over Africa
Beautiful sky over Africa
Taking pictures of the sky
Taking pictures of the sky
Moisture in the air
Moisture in the air
Where ocean and desert meet
Where ocean and desert meet
Sahara
Sahara
Sahara and engine
Sahara and engine
HinduKush mountains
HinduKush mountains
Ipod
Ipod
Valley in Afghanistan
Valley in Afghanistan