Posted on November 13, 2021
There is something faintly threatening in this silhouette of a French military helicopter against a backdrop of looming clouds. Not to worry though, it was only at a nearby air display a few years ago.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything That Flies
Category: Black & White Tagged: Air Show, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Helicopter, Silhouette
Posted on May 4, 2017
In response to the theme of ‘Danger’ for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge, here is a photograph I took a few years ago from the balcony of our apartment in Abu Dhabi.
A fire had broken out in a residential block just around the corner, and the emergency services had to evacuate some residents by helicopter.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Danger
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Abu Dhabi, Danger, Emergency Services, Fire, Helicopter, Rescue, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge
Posted on February 13, 2017
A view of the helicopter pad near the top of the iconic Burj al Arab hotel (seven stars, no less) in Dubai.
To put it into context, here’s a wider shot of the building:
52 Weeks Photo Challenge: Week 27 – Architecture
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: 52 Weeks, 52Weeks, Architecture, Burj al Arab, Dubai, Helicopter
Posted on August 18, 2014
A French military helicopter making an appearance at a local air show last summer
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Air Show, France, Helicopter, Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Posted on June 1, 2014
This photograph was taken a few years ago from the balcony of my apartment in Abu Dhabi. A fire had broken out in a residential building just around the corner (on Electra, for the locals) and the emergency helicopter service was called in to rescue some people who were trapped on the roof. You can just see one being winched inside the hovering helicopter, hanging on to a crew member for dear life.
I converted the original to black and white, partly for dramatic effect but also to get round the impact of the smoke haze on the colour original.