Moscow, Russia. A winter shot from an airplane.

“Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008.”

China from above.

Passing The Golden Gate Bridge.

“A firefighting airtanker drops Phos-Check fire retardant over the Gap fire as more than 1,000 wildfires continue burning across about 680 square miles of central and northern California, on July 3, 2008 near Goleta, California”.

Burj Dubai construction.

“A breathtaking view from the top of Golden Gate Bridge reveals the span far below where it enters Marin County.”

Crops above the Great Plains, USA

Meandering river of northern Alberta

New York From Above. Mid 1930s.