The women (both in their early 60s) released their first book three years ago covering Geelong and on November 16, launched the second instalment of their Aerial Perspective series covering the Surf Coast.<\/p>\n
\u201cAerial Perspective – Victoria\u2019s Surf Coast took a year because we wanted to get various seasons and events over the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe covered the Pier to Pub, Falls Festival, the Cadel Evans bike race and various surfing events at Bells Beach,\u201d Lindy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an overview of the Surf Coast shire and some of the lovely patterns and changes in the farmland over different seasons. I love the freedom you feel flying, you feel really special being up there, it\u2019s not something everybody is able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Karen said as an artist and sculptor, she took a photography course to capture images of her works to send to galleries, and that evolved into a passion for photography itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was flying in a window seat looking down at the landscape and was fascinated by the colours and the patterns. I\u2019d done a photography course and thought how could I enhance the photography side of things?\u201d Karen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came up with this idea of doing an aerial photography book around Geelong, you don\u2019t often see images from the air. You see drone shots but nothing like the images we capture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Karen said they went for a test flight and opened the door of the plane while she was strapped in, she put her foot outside to steady herself and began capturing the images.<\/p>\n
\u201cI normally don\u2019t like heights, but up in a plane it\u2019s very different. Once the doors open, I just start photographing. I don\u2019t worry about where I am, I have total trust in Lindy\u2019s flying ability.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Surf Coast is so spectacular, it\u2019s hard to choose a favourite image. You feel so privileged to be up there, it\u2019s very exciting. We\u2019re old chooks (in our early 60s) that followed a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
To purchase the book online or to view a selection of the images, head to aerialperspectivebook.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The women (both in their early 60s) released their first book three years ago covering Geelong and on November 16, launched the second instalment of their Aerial Perspective series covering the Surf Coast. \u201cAerial Perspective – Victoria\u2019s Surf Coast took a year because we wanted to get various seasons and events over the year. \u201cWe […]<\/p>\n