Through the Clouds

I really don't know how many times I have taken pictures from airplane windows, mesmerised by the magnificent, awe-inspiring view below, uplifted at having captured something stunningly magical, only to discover later that the pictures far from being wondrous are flat, dull and frequently blurred because of focus problems through the double windows of the plane. Yet, even knowing this this, I still can't help myself when confronted with a nice view from the air. And sometimes the result captures something of the magic. What it never captures is the continuously changing vista as the plane moves forward, for that only video or film would work; photographs can only ever capture moments. Here, the moment is the enthralling parting of the clouds to reveal a fairy-tale-like landscape over south-eastern Norway, dusted with light snow, just as the sun is preparing to set. It's above a landscape like this that one can imagine oneself flying Peter Pan-like on some epic fantasy flight. My only regret was that I was not in the cockpit, for surely the pilots must have had an even greater view of this magical vista. Location: Ostfold,Norway